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Writing villains might come easy to some people, but creating a well-rounded, believable, (hopefully charismatic) villain is something ...

Writing villains is a tricky subject for YA writers. Some people might think they should be humanized while others might think they shoul...

My debut novel, Betrayal of the Band , released in August. Yay! Through the last month, I discovered a few marketing successes that caught ...

To wrap up August's theme of heroes , I want to talk anti heroes . Why should you write an anti hero? Short answer: Anti heroes are ...

My book Keeping Her Secret  is part of the multi-author Endless Summer series from Entangled Teen. Today, I'm giving away two eARCs of ...

My Top Ten YA Heroes / Love Interests As our theme this month is heroes, I thought I’d indulge in one of my favourite past times – ...