actually, “kids these days” can be awesome

People sometimes talk crap about today’s teenagers.  You ask your typical Baby Boomer (my folks’ generation) or typical Gen Xer (mine) what they think about “kids these days,” and you might get something like: “They don’t know how easy they have it”  or “They can’t think for themselves” or “They’re Continue reading actually, “kids these days” can be awesome

31 things no one tells you about self-publishing

Though I have no regrets about self-publishing my debut novel, Dragontamer’s Daughters, there are several things I wish I had known beforehand.  It would have saved me time, effort, money, and irritation. In June 2012, I released my book(s); in the weeks and months that followed, I quickly learned that: Continue reading 31 things no one tells you about self-publishing

the hunger games and dragontamer’s daughters

The other night, I was hanging out with my buddy Pat, who is currently reading and enjoying the first Dragontamer’s Daughters book.  The topic soon turned to other young adult books, which led us to The Hunger Games, the blockbuster series that I bet you’ve heard mentioned a time or twelve. Continue reading the hunger games and dragontamer’s daughters