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2 Quotes that Inspired Not Nothing

These two quotes inspired the writing of Not Nothing, my new young adult contemporary novel. This was in the pre-2016 election days, when all around me I saw apathy and people not voting, not speaking out because they felt like the world was fucked and there was nothing they could do to change it. Every line of this book seethes with the fiery energy of knowing that doing SOMETHING is better than nothing, every time. Brooklyn, like many of us, had no idea at first how far the ripple effects of her actions would go. The second quote was from Martin Niemoeller and it gives me chills every time I read it because when I started to write the book, it was a theory pulled from history alone. And then Trump was elected and we got the Muslim travel ban...
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My new YA novel begins today!

I’m so excited to start sharing my new YA book today! It’s absolutely my “fight The Man” activism book, and it really gets my blood pumping with the need for change. But before I turn you loose in Chapter 1, I wanted to share the story behind why I’m publishing this book in an all-new format than you’ve seen from me before. If you’ve been on my blog for more than 5 minutes, you know that I write fanfiction as well as original fiction books. One thing I’ve always loved about fanfiction is the community. There’s something magic about a place where status & success are taken out of the equation, and stories are offered freely, out of joy. Even the reviews are different- readers review to the author, to share their reactions about the work, instead of reviewing for...
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*COVER REVEAL* YA Contemporary

I’m delighted to get to share the cover of my new Young Adult Contemporary novel today! This book marks a lot of firsts for me. It’s my first non-romance book (though there will still be a little kissing, no worries!), my first Young Adult novel, and the first book of my original fiction that I am going to serialize, posting it one chapter at a time online at no cost to anyone who would like to read it. It’s an all-new publishing experiment for me, and I’m really excited about the possibilities. I was inspired to write this book by three things: A fire in my gut to transform widespread apathy into activism after Trump’s election in 2016 By the first Women’s March I attended in 2017, organized by two very memorable teen girls And by two quotes I saw...
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