The Woods (and Sleestaks. Because Everything’s Better with Sleestaks).
The 70s was a creepy time to be a little kid. Think commercials and newspaper ads for Carrie and The Omen and The Amityville Horror. Album covers were frightening, too. That bleached bird skull on the...
View ArticleShots from the AFTER THE WOODS Trailer!
I’m geeking OUT about the trailer the wonderful Red14 Films is producing for AFTER THE WOODS. From the start, we were on the same page, from the treatment straight through to casting. I’m especially...
View ArticleWhen It Comes to Brave Girls in YA, One Size Doesn’t Fit All
When I started writing After the Woods four years ago, the big mainstream news story was about the arrival of fictional female heroines who could kick butt. Google “kickass YA heroine” circa 2012 and...
View ArticleMy Dark Materials
WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR MATERIAL? Does every writer get this question? Or just the ones that write the dark stuff? This is one of an occasional series where I attempt to answer it. I call myself a...
View ArticleBEAUTIFUL BROKEN GIRLS REVIEW ROUND UP. 7 WEEKS ‘TIL LAUNCH!
Because I feel like you’re supposed to collect these somewhere other than as bookmarks on your laptop, here’s a round-up of reviews to date for BEAUTIFUL BROKEN GIRLS, which releases February 21, 2017....
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