In which I try to make email sexy….
One of the things I love about writing YA is that writing in genre is encouraged and supported. In the six books I've written, three have been post-apocalyptic, one horror (okay, comedy/horror) and two fell [...]
In which I come clean…
Hello my friends, Many thanks to everyone who helped me to launch and celebrate my new book, Ransacker. We got some great press and there were lovely crowds at all the events. I'm truly grateful to all [...]
Screenwriting Tricks For Novelists
Whoa! I've had a very exciting couple of months: Handed in the second draft of Ransacker. Took on a new project for the mobile-fiction app Hooked. Hired Royal Digital Studio to build a new [...]
Get Positive
Got writer's block? Get positive. We’ve all heard about affirmations and the power of positive thinking, but I bet you didn’t know that using "Yes" words can help with your writing! It’s true. If you’re [...]
The Secret Sauce…
I wanted to share with you a tool that almost every author I know uses. This tool is mentioned time and time again when I talk with other novelists at panels and festivals, yet, [...]
Summer Fun With Color
Nope, I'm not here to tell you about the brightest new nail polish or trends in summer dresses—I want to tell you about how using paint-chips has helped me with my writing this summer. [...]
Screen Poisoning. Is That a Thing?
"Screen poisoning" is what I call an illness that sets in when I've been spending too much time in front of my computer and engaged with my phone. Symptoms include physical complaints such as:Dry [...]
Jeff Zentner: We Book People Must Stick Together
Greetings, friends. I've been going around and around on what to say to you all. These are such strange and troubling times. I have written and deleted and re-written this article a half-dozen times [...]