So long, blog

The past year has been amazing. Ah-ma-zing! For those who need a short recap: 1. I signed with my superhero agent, Brooks Sherman. 2. I was an inaugural winner of the Walter Dean Myers Grant from We Need Diverse Books. 3. My debut novel, THE HATE U GIVE was acquired by Balzer + Bray/Harper Collins in a 13 publishing house auction. 4. As of now, it has sold in 13 countries! 5. Fox 2000,...

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This Happened, Part II (The Holy Crap Edition)

Yes, this is me. No, I can't believe it either. A huge shout out to my superhero agent, Brooks Sherman. B, you truly are a dream agent. Thanks for making my dreams come true :). The next item on our agenda: take over the world.&nbs...

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This happened:

See that name underlined? Yep. That's me. I won a Walter grant. I won a freaking Walter grant! A huge thank you to the judges and to We Need Diverse Books. I cannot say that enough. I am honored. Stunned. Floored. Mr. Myers' works have inspired me greatly, and to receive a grant that was named...

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The Post. No, seriously, THE Post

Soo...it's been crickets around here for a few months, but I swear it's with good reason. Great reason, actually. Drum roll, please. I HAVE AN AGENT!  Yes, me. I'm more shocked than anyone, honestly. I don't think people understand when I say this does NOT happen where I’m from. Seriously,...

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Who I am

They say no news is good news. In this case, that's true. Although I'm still amazed/shocked/etc about her Royal Highness, the Query Shark, calling my query letter splendid, I have not hit the query trenches yet. I'm going through my last rounds of edits with my CP's, but I hope to hit Query Land soon. In the mean time, I realized I haven't said much about myself on this blog. I think waaay back...

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Still Stunned

When I finished the latest draft of my book, The Time Traveler, I dreaded doing a query letter. Seriously dreaded it. I prayed about it a lot and made lots of attempts at writing one. I'm sure if search my blog, you will find some of my failed attempts for the old version of my book. I also did tons of research. I've read every entry on Query Shark at least twice. If for some reason you've never...

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Hellooo out there

*Crickets* I know this place is dead. I know I'm probably just writing this for myself. However. . . I'm back! I had to step away from the online literary world for a bit. Well, by the looks of it, for about a year. The online literary world is great, don't get me wrong. Tons of awesome people, awesome advice, awesome tips and insight. But. . . Of course, there's a but. But once you start...

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