Posted Dec 7 2012 in author, bullying, Patty Blount, Send
Amber Arnett ~ “I started reading this book yesterday and couldn’t put it down….” (More) slsmitty25 Shannah ~ “What a great book! I was immediately hooked from the get go…” (More) Kimberly Sabatini ~ “My heart simultaneously breaks and soars for the characters in this book…” (More)
Read More...Posted Aug 23 2012 in bullying, cyber-bullying, Kristen Stewart, Patty Blount, Robert Pattinson, teens, trampire, Will Ferrell
A few weeks ago, Kristen Stewart released a public apology to her boyfriend of three years, Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson, for apparently cheating on him with a much older and married man. This unleashed the most vicious hate campaign since the last presidential election. Fans took to the internet, recording tearful editorials, posting remarks that […]
Read More...Posted May 31 2012 in author, bullying, cyber-bullying, fiction, Patty Blount, social networking, teens, YA
So… one of my Book Hungry friends – the READING MACHINE Karla Nellenbach, suggested I do an ARC Tour of SEND. What the $%&*!@ is an ARC Tour? Glad you asked. Here’s how it works. If you can’t wait to get your hands on the actual physical ARC of SEND pictured here, email me your […]
Read More...Posted Mar 30 2012 in author, bullying, cyber-bullying, Dan's Blog, fiction, Patty Blount, Send, suicide, teens, violence, YA
SQUEE! ! ! ! Please forgive the abuse of exclamation points but SEND HAS A COVER AND IT’S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING EVAH! Behold… Do you love it?!? Tell me you love it. Lie to me if you must. It’s really happening. My precious is A REAL BOOK! *happy dance* I um… *coughs*… went a […]
Read More...Posted Feb 9 2012 in author, bullying, parenting, Patty Blount, suicide, teens, violence, YA
We’re six months away from the release of my novel, SEND, a story about a former bully learning to cope with the suicide he caused when he was thirteen. When I began writing SEND, the plot was made up — born partly from my own fears as a mother of teens and partly from an […]
Read More...Posted Sep 24 2011 in bullying, cyber-bullying, Jamie Rodemeyer, Patty Blount, social networking, suicide, teens, violence
The following blog post was written by my oldest son, Rob, and pre-empts this weekend’s usual chocolate post because the subject is too important to trivialize. I warn you – this is not easy to read and as Rob’s mother, I promise you, it’s even harder to bear because each time I read it, I […]
Read More...Posted May 2 2011 in bullying, characterization, Dan's Blog, fiction, teens
For a place filled with so many smart people, school is like, ridiculously dumb. You think? I roll my eyes, but ignore Kenny’s attempt at wit. Schools are run by all these people with advanced degrees, smart people, people who were – a long time ago – in school and must know, couldn’t possibly have […]
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