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I'VE SOLD MY THIRD YA NOVEL!

May.31.2012

There just aren't enough exclamation points in the world for this one: my third YA novel, FERAL, is forthcoming from HarperCollins!

Holly's Latest Blogs

Apr.07.2013 - 8:52 am
In honor of April being our "cruelest month," I'll admit, I've been pretty cruel to my characters in the past.  I gave Aura, the MC of my debut YA, a schizophrenic mother (...
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Feb.13.2013 - 8:36 pm
I began my full-time pursuit of publication in the spring of ’01, just after receiving my master’s.  I was convinced I’d get published quickly…I’d already placed short...
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Jan.25.2013 - 3:14 pm
When I got my master’s, my mom invited me to stay home and devote full-time attention to my writing.  It was my lifelong dream, after all—she offered me a roof, rent-free,...
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Dec.05.2012 - 3:00 pm
I dig Christmas.  I love the smell of pine and little white lights and decorating the house and wrapping gifts.  I love carols and stockings and made-for-TV holiday...
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Comments from Holly

Apr.18.2012 - 3:29 pm
In response to: WHAT LUCK IS MADE OF
Thanks so much, Victoria!  And yes--every single day, I am MORE than happy I didn't give up. 
Apr.18.2012 - 3:28 pm
In response to: WHAT LUCK IS MADE OF
Congrats on sticking with it, Dolores!  The first "yes" never comes easy, does it?
Jul.07.2011 - 1:50 pm
In response to: THE RELATIONSHIP I NEVER THOUGHT I'D HAVE
Please check out the thank you video I filmed for those who took part in the Playing Hurt Blog Tour: http://www....
Jul.07.2011 - 1:40 pm
In response to: IPPY Gold
Wearing my gold medal from the IPPYs...
Jul.07.2011 - 1:39 pm
In response to: IPPY GOLD 2
Me and my dog, Jake, the day my gold medal from the IPPYs arrived...

Published Reviews

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Published by VOYA
The last thing that ex-star basketball player Chelsea Keyes has on her mind when she arrives at Camp Lake in the Woods is a summer of training. She is miserable, reliving the...