In praise of my book’s cover
This is the cover of my book, which comes out this summer. Isn’t is great? Thank you, Claudean Wheeler!
View ArticleApril Event at the Weston Public Library
Weston Library (Weston, MA): Tuesday, April 9 at 7:30pm Image courtesy of vidalia_11 (flickr.com) “Be an Editor for an Evening” This one-hour workshop will help you develop the keen eyes of an editor–a...
View ArticleAround the corner!
The book’s release is right around the corner! Hard to believe. Even harder to believe, you can PRE-ORDER it now–you know, so you don’t forget later. Available on Amazon, Powell’s, or your fave...
View ArticleHi!
Picture by Peter Su Hello, and welcome to my author webpage. This site has been a long time in coming–not just because I’m not so hot with the technical stuff and it’s taken me an absolute AGE to get...
View ArticleYA Writing Tutorial LIVE on Writer’s Digest
The awesome folks over at Writer’s Digest have put up a downloadable tutorial I’ve been working on, called “How the Latest Trend in YA Can Move Your Career Forward; Making Short Work of It“ It’s been...
View ArticleCalifornia Dreamin’
I’m going to be at the LA Times Festival of Books: Saturday, April 20, 3pm I’ll be moderating a panel of 4 amazing YA fantasy writers: Lauren Oliver, Lissa Price, Victoria Schwab, and Veronica Roth!!...
View ArticleA poem for National Poetry Month
In the hopes of inspiring other to participate in my literary journal YARN‘s cool National Poetry Month poem-a-day project, I have written a short poem in response to Day 3‘s prompt: ”Write directions...
View ArticleARCs are IN!!!
Okay, so now I feel like an author. The Advanced Reader Copies (ARCs) of my book arrived at my editor’s office today!!
View ArticleThe LA Times Freakin’ Festival of Books!
Terrible picture of me, but it does prove I was there with Veronica, Lissa, Lauren, and Victoria (sadly, not pictured here). In case you haven’t seen on Twitter or Facebook–or on the Today Show with...
View ArticleAm I a poet and I didn’t even…..you know.
Okay, I’ll admit it. In the spirit of experimentation and commitment to craft that is at the heart of my book This is Not a Writing Manual (TINAWM), I am writing a series of Twitter poems called...
View ArticleFigment Awesomeness with Free Excerpt
The excellent folks at Figment are hosting a week of This is Not a Writing Manual fun next week (June 10-14), which will include a Sweepstakes (Win a copy of the book!!), 5 days of Daily Themes...
View ArticleGiveaways! Interviews! Blogs! Parties! The Summer Book Launch Tour is underway!
It’s happening! Mostly online, so more of you can join the party. And because it’s online, the party can go on and on! THANK YOU to the kind writers, librarians, YARN staffers, PR gurus,...
View ArticleTINAWM is featured!
July 28: I’m sending a BIG Thank you to Jan Gardner of The Boston Globe, who featured This is Not a Writing Manual in her “Notes from the Street” column, and gave it a very nice review indeed: “Kerri...
View ArticleBoston Teen Author Festival!
It’s fall! My fave season. Pumpkin lattes, sweaters, apple picking, new pencils, and new events! One of the highlights is getting to participate in the Boston Teen Author Festival on September 21!...
View ArticleLook What a Loyal Fan Found!
At a certain bookstore in the Boston area! This picture was taken at a bookstore in the Boston area! How cool is that? And it’s not the only report of TINAWM being found on “Writing” themed tables...
View ArticleFall Events!
I’m going to be around, doing workshops and signings! In the Boston Metro area, and in the NYC area. Check it out, and tell your friends. See you there I hope! Image courtesy of Troy B. Thompson
View ArticleReview?
Maybe you’d like to review This Is Not a Writing Manual, like Sara at the page sage, or Casey at ccriley.com. I just LOVE getting tweets about unsolicited reviews like these, by aspiring...
View ArticleInterview with Yvonne Ventresca
I love talking books, YA, and writing, so imagine my delight when debut novelist Yvonne Ventresca asked if I’d like to chat about those very things for her Teen Tuesday column! This is short and fun,...
View ArticleA Strand Bookstore Staff Pick!
Image my absolute THRILL, deep down in my toes, when I received this emailed pic from a former YARN intern showing me that my book is a STAFF PICK AT THE STRAND in NEW YORK CITY!!! For those of you who...
View ArticleI blog, too!
Happy new year, everyone! It occurs to me that not all of you know that I blog over at my literary journal, YARN. In fact, I just posted one about why I think it may actually be a good thing overall...
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