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!”

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!”