June 13, 2018
It's impossible to read the title of this book and not smile. Its young heroine, Peasprout Chen, doesn’t let you down. Her voice is as cocky and self-confident as the title, the story as action-packed as the cover design suggests.
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May 12, 2018
My editor has sent a quick note to say she’s finished reading the draft of WS and enjoyed it very much. I'm so relieved. At this point, as long as the feedback doesn’t include words such as “steaming pile of …" I'm happy.
April 29, 2018
The San Jose Amazon Bookstore is in Santana Row, a popular high-end shopping mall that also includes a Tesla dealership. Welcome to Silicon Valley.
October 31, 2017
The writing life is so different now compared to three or four years ago, when I only had one book published - especially when being a writer is a second career.
July 8, 2017
“Absolutely,” I said, when my publicist proposed this book tour. “I can do the driving. This is my home town after all.” Words that would come back to haunt me.
July 8, 2017
You gotta have a dream, if you don't have a dream, how you gonna have a dream come true? Dragon Springs Road hits national bestseller lists.
June 10, 2017
Does it ever get any easier? I turned to a couple of author friends for their observations.
January 2, 2017
Foxes have been characterized variously as tricksters, drinking companions, avengers, scholars, seductresses, and faithful lovers.
December 12, 2016
All the hard work of pulling your reader into the setting can be undone by careless details that break the spell for readers and take them out of the world of the novel.
December 3, 2016
Book review and analysis of writing technique. Complex emotions are needed to create powerful tensions in a story, especially if the story is character-driven. This novel shows the importance of layering on emotions when character motivations are pivotal to the story.