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I’m once again stunned and truly honored to have my work recognized. Yesterday, I was given the news that CRUMBLE is a YA Fiction Finalist in the 2013 International Book Awards!                   … Continue reading →

In the past 48 hours, my new novel CRUMBLE (the 2013 San Francisco Book Festival Winner for YA Fiction) has received a couple of negative reviews. And I anticipate based on the subject matter that it will receive many more. … Continue reading →

I just learned that my newest novel, CRUMBLE, is a San Francisco Book Festival Winner for YA Fiction. I’m still sitting here in shock. Speechless. Breathless. I’ve been writing for 20 years. Okay, maybe more if you consider my first … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I attended the funeral of Richard Matthews, my former brother-in-law and a wonderful uncle to my son, Jacob. I hadn’t seen Richard in some time—my ex-husband and I separated in 2007, and although he and I have remained friends … Continue reading →

Each time I’m asked the question regarding how I came up with the idea for I Am Lucky Bird, I have to go back some years and try and remember. And each time I do, I discover another moment that … Continue reading →

I’ve been asked a number of times over the past year where the idea for I Am Lucky Bird came from. Did I endure the kinds of trauma Lucky Bird endures throughout the story? If so, did I write the … Continue reading →

Being a writer has many ups and downs. Writing can be time-consuming and often frustrating on some days, and on others, the pages flow quickly and freely without much effort at all. There are occasional breakthrough moments that leave me … Continue reading →

Behind the Scenes of the Book Trailer: Letting Go of Lucky Bird The I Am Lucky Bird book trailer shoot took two full days. Melissa and Kyle Bring of Bring Media (the production team hired to make the trailer) read … Continue reading →

Girlchild: A Novel by Tupelo Hassman My rating: 5 of 5 stars Rory Dawn Hendrix is a trailer park girl—raised in the Calle del las Flores, a cluster of mobile homes on a plot of dust outside Reno, Nevada. Her … Continue reading →

Earlier this week, I made a comment on a friend’s Facebook page in response to a photograph she posted of a hunter sitting in front of a dead wolf. I declared myself an animal rights activist, and stated my concern … Continue reading →