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12.3.2011 A teacher from Seaford Middle School in Delaware asked me to
read a chapter from Outrage. So here's the video.

11.21.2011 While my two new novels in progress are still stuck in Revision
Swamp, it's nice to know my characters are fending for themselves.
Connor from Outrage gets a girlfriend in Sizzle, a new HIP book by Joan
Contrada (see her Amazon page here) scheduled to be released in fall
2012. Sizzle is part of the Edge series (like Outrage and One Last Scar)
which is written by several authors with intertwining story lines. I can't
wait to read it.

7.29.2011 An important part of writing is dropping back and reexamining a
current work. This involves rattling around the ideas and trying to make
them better. Rattling around ideas means spending amazingly little time
actually writing. Instead, I've been preparing lessons for an AP course in
the fall, reading, taking classes, and writing a few articles for the
International Reading Association's online magazine, Engage. If you are a
teacher and are not yet a member of IRA, I encourage you to join. There is
a membership fee, but that fee gets you a lot of new ideas to revitalize your
job. And I'm all about making teaching fun. With a just a few weeks left in
summer, it's time to end the reflection and finish one of these books!

6.2.2011 My teacher/writer interview came out today on Engage, the
International Reading Association's web magazine. Check it out here.

5.25.2011 I just noticed that One Last Scar has been nominated for ALA's
2012 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers.

5.11.2011 We're finishing out the school year here in the next few weeks.
Then it will be time to shift back into author mode. In the two months of
summer, I need to finish revising two manuscripts and begin a third. I also
decided to start teaching a senior AP lit class in the fall, so I'll have a lot or
reading to do. I'm going to need a longer summer.
This week I am scheduling school and library visits in the next few months
and doing an interview. I'll post a link when it comes out.

2.5.2011 Darby Karchut just told me Fakie has been nominated for the 2012
Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award. Insert emoticon here.

1.1.2011 Happy New Year! For details about yesterday's book signing with
Libby Street, click here. Hint: Batman and flying squirrels.