You may not know this, but BREAKING BEAUTIFUL and THE MAPMAKER AND THE GHOST are fraternal twins. How, you may ask? Well, they are both Class of 2K12 books. They are both published by Walker Books for Young Readers. And they are both being released today, April 24th! Since it’s a big day for both … Continue Reading

THE WICKED AND THE JUST comes out today.  It’s pretty fair to say it wouldn’t be here without my father. In grade school, I wrote pages of stories, mostly about cats and horses and my friends.  I filled up folders and notebooks.  I wrote like I breathed. Then I turned thirteen and I started to … Continue Reading

Due to time constraints I wasn’t able to do a video about the winner of our latest contest, so here I am, humbly writing out the post. Our winner answered the question, who is your favorite author and why? Our winner answered: “Just one? This is so hard, especially since I’ve met some of my … Continue Reading

Calling all rock stars! Once again, readergirlz and Figment are going to ROCK THE DROP in honor of Support Teen Lit Day, 4/12/12. And the Class of 2K12 is excited and proud to help.  Throughout the day, you’ll see photos of several Class 2K12 authors leaving new and gently used YA books in places across … Continue Reading

Now that A Breath of Eyre has been released, I have gone through the entire process of publication, from drafting and revising my manuscript, to sending out queries and dealing with rejection, to finally finding a publisher and working with an editor to release a real live book. It’s a tremendously long journey fraught with … Continue Reading