In my early writing, all of my characters were exactly the same person. They all spoke the same, made the same types of jokes, reacted the same, etc.….

Come on," Alec said, already stomping down the ramp. "Let's find us a squirrel." He swept the weapon back and forth as he walked, looking for any int….

i felt her absence. it was like waking up one day with no teeth in your mouth. you wouldn't need to run to the mirror to know they were gone.

...You'd think the little part about them supposedly killing us would be the attention getter..

Can you do that?” Thomas asked. “Huh?” “Kill someone three times.” “I’d figure out a way..

I love the sound of it," Trina whispers, as if speaking too loudly might interrupt the drumming patter of the rain outside. "It makes me want to slee….

Bluh-huh-huh" Minho groaned, a shudder of repulsion, like he'd just stepped in a pile of klunk..

It's kind of hard to ask a dead guy what he did wrong..

You'll work hard to create characters that are compelling and unforgettable. But in the end, it's the story that matters..

Your demons are always with you, Skale answered. His voice seemed even raspier than the day before. Don't you understand that by now? Always with you….

He pulled the envelope out of his pocket and ripped it open, then took out the slip of paper. The soft lights that ringed the mirror lit up the messa….

I just...feel like I need to save everyone. To redeem myself..

Dude, you tried to slice my you-know-what's off!" Thomas laughed, something that he hadn't done in a long time. He welcomed it happily. "Too bad I di….

Whatever had happened to him [Newt] out there — maybe even related to his lingering ankle injury — had been truly awful..

I really love middle-grade. Middle-grade books have a little more of a magical, light-hearted feel. You can be a little bit more quirky, you can have….