The question gets asked over and over again in the wake of a suicide. It goes something like this, “How could he decide to kill himself?” I heard people ask this dozens of times in various forms when Robin Williams died. And when Ned Vizzini, author of It’s Kindof a Funny Story (and other fabulous […]
First Chapters of BACKWARDS now Free!
September 16, 2013 by · Leave a Comment
Like words? Try this. I dare you… Candlewick just made the first three chapters of BACKWARDS available for free online. Here’s the link: http://www.candlewick.com/book_files/0763662771.chp.1.pdf Please spread the word. Literally. Like butter on bread, ’cause words are yummy. PS: If you check out the chapters, you can see that nifty backwards title font I’ve been talking about. And please […]
Presenting… The very first review I’ve seen of Backwards!
July 8, 2013 by · 5 Comments
Before I ever published a book, I didn’t understand the power of reviews. Sure, they’re a good way to get the word out about the book, but I didn’t understand how they can affect the writer and the creation of things. Now that I’ve experienced this, I have to say, reviews scare the hell out […]
