See this Instagram photo by coffeeboy.and.fox instagram.com/p/CbW_9VftqLC/… A reader drew this fantastic portrait of Jeff, the main character from my novel SUICIDE NOTES. I love it when art inspires more art!

I see Otter Pops trending, and all I have to say about that is that if Louie-Bloo isn't your favorite Otter, I don't think you've considered the question carefully enough.

Why you should never believe the packaging. Actual PW review: "The book is a roller-coaster, alternately boring and exciting; the prose is often awkward and wooden, the people never more than cardboard figures..." Review as it appears on book cover: "Exciting!" -- PW

Who thought it was a good idea to make writers responsible for paying our own taxes? Half of the time we can't even figure out how to make our characters do what we want. Money? Like, what even is that?

I feel like "figuring out how to make a book go viral on TikTok" is the new "figuring out how to get this to Oprah."

Doing Taxes at 20: OMG, I need to make sure everything is perfect. Doing Taxes at 53: Enclosed is a Bed, Bath & Beyond coupon in lieu of a check.

Sadly, the 10 minutes of positive mental health time I seem to have every day are apparently not enough to get the 12 hours of work I need to do done.

Congratulations to @ELWaters on winning the Bram Stoker Award for YA Literature for THE RIVER HAS TEETH!

Because time has no meaning anymore, I forgot that today is the release day for THE LONELY GHOST. Thanks to @annakbloom for letting me write it and to Jonathan McFerran for giving it the best possible cover. Now go read it!

’Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology’ - chilling tales about what it means to be different ebar.com/story.php?ch=E… So pleased to see this anthology that I have a story in getting so much love!

A young reader made me a shirt based on a line from my novel SUICIDE NOTES. Thanks, Soph! Brandywine

Going to see The Mountain Goats in Columbus in Feb. If I loiter around the merch table muttering incantations, will John appear to sign my copy of DEVIL HOUSE?

Coming September 2023 . . .

Not a huge fan of this place in general, but I have to say that it's wonderful to see YA and MG authors routinely supporting each other here. And to the readers who use it to connect with us, thank you.

Last Friday I was in the ER having my heart restarted. Today, I got Dougie Poole 's new album in the mail. This is a much better day.

This Saturday I have the pleasure of moderating a panel discussion with the five finalists for the inaugural Lilian Jackson Braun Award presented by the Mystery Writers of America. It's free to attend. But you do need to register, which you can do here: bit.ly/MWAJacksonBraun

So excited that this novel will be getting an official UK release!

I read FIRESTARTER when I was 12 and knew I wanted to write books too. 43 years later, my latest YA is on a bookstore shelf with the new one by Uncle Stevie! Stephen King

New podcast episode today featuring a great conversation with Michael Thomas Ford about his new book "Every Star That Falls" buzzsprout.com/1886680/135517…

The paperback edition of EVERY STAR THAT FALLS comes out in a few weeks. Should you want to reserve a copy, Barnes & Noble has a preorder special happening until April 19!