I just wrapped up the first round of revisions for my newest book, The Raven's Tale —my novel about Edgar Allan Poe 's teen years—wh...

Photo by fellow 2013 debut author, Amy Tintera ( Reboot ). I had the opportunity to spend this past weekend at the American Library As...

On March 23, 2012, my brilliant editor, Maggie Lehrman of Amulet Books/Abrams , sent me a seven-page letter detailing her suggestions fo...

My editorial letter for In the Shadow of Blackbirds arrived last Friday, so between now and mid-May I'll be nearly nonexistent on the w...