

Heading to Boskone today! Here’s my schedule!
This will be my third Boskone, and every time I go to the con, I love it more and more. I’m participating in several panels and giving a reading, so if you’re in Boston this weekend, come say hello! Here’s my schedule: Continue reading “Heading to Boskone today! Here’s my schedule!”

Claire got me a cajón for Valentine’s Day!
I-I-I-I-I-I don’t wanna work; I just wanna bang on this drum all day! Continue reading Claire got me a cajón for Valentine’s Day!

An Excellent Video of the Cuban Accent!
Confession time: I am Cuban American. And for the life of me, I can’t do a Cuban-American accent. Continue reading “An Excellent Video of the Cuban Accent!”

The good news is that a fantasy writer can be well-known enough to be the subject of a subway ad

Rick Riordan Presents—OR—I Am NOT Throwing Away My… Shot!
It feels weird to be in a position to be helpful to early-career writers. I mean, I’M an early-career writer, despite not exactly being… ahem… the youngest chicken in the coop. But now that I’m part of Team Rick Riordan Presents, I’ve already been asked by many people how I scored a break this big. So I’ll tell you.
Luck + preparation + endless pools of hope + literally cannot imagine not being a writer, therefore could never stop trying. Continue reading “Rick Riordan Presents—OR—I Am NOT Throwing Away My… Shot!”