Category Archives: The Blood Confession

Bram Stoker’s birthday

We should be celebrating with red velvet cake and raspberry sauce. Or chicken with lots of paprika and wine from Continue Reading →

vampires, robots, and wolf boys

My graphic novel obsession continues! Yesterday I curled up with a mug of tea and this awesomeness: AMERICAN VAMPIRE by Continue Reading →

Tonight at Brookline Public Library!

I am doing a brief book talk/reading tonight at the Brookline Public Library. I will be talking about The Blood Continue Reading →

Roxanne.

Roxanne died in her sleep on Wednesday. She was thirteen years old, and we have had her for 12 years. Continue Reading →

Harry Potter. Plus, searching for theme music.

Now that all the books AND movies have been released, I’ve been experiencing some post-Potter sadness. It’s bittersweet that something Continue Reading →

Methuen High School

Yesterday I attended a fantastic author event at Methuen High School, with Christopher Golden and Ellen Wittlinger. I was paired Continue Reading →

inspiration and F. Murray Abraham!

On Friday I went to the gorgeously refurbished Paramount Theatre in Downtown Crossing to see AMADEUS – my favorite movie Continue Reading →

bella swan: boring or bad?

Being a YA author, I’ve been asked what I think of Twilight. What I think of Bella Swan. Recently, this Continue Reading →

i share with you my shame

I have a lot of writing notebooks. A lot of them. Tom often makes jokes about that crazy dude in Continue Reading →

middle school, horror of horrors

I just got word that the bloody Countess of Hungarian legend was a topic of discussion in the cafeteria of Continue Reading →