“I was inspired by my own children to write YA novels. We had been reading John Green and Jennifer Niven books together. I was pleased to learn that I could write for young people without including vampires, monsters or the end of civilization. The group of friends I invented, who call themselves The Sophisticates, is full of stories. I hope to write about meaningful characters who have fun, struggles, love and hope.”
CAMP ELSEWHERE
YA Fiction, 85,000 words
17-year-old Nora wants to stay sober, but she’s not very motivated by life. She enrolls in a summer self-discovery retreat and can’t possibly see how she will fit in with the eager and positive participants. When she happens upon a counselor from a camp for sick kids across the lake, she’s inspired to try harder. But life’s challenges push Nora to an edge she promised she never go near again.
TRAIN
YA Fiction – Coming Soon
Lane fits in with his group of friends at school, The Sophisticates. Nora and the others see him as the sensitive, poetic type. But they don’t know about the darkness in the rest of his life. He doesn’t take them to his house, because he rarely goes there himself. He can’t talk about how anxious he gets in crowds or at parties. He feels powerless. He is powerless, until a gun falls into his lap and things begin to change. Will this type of power redeem Lane’s life or tear his world apart?
