Friday, October 16, 2009

Shout Out In "Book Buzz"

I got a shout out in Book Buzz! Paragraph ten, people! This made my day.
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Thursday, October 15, 2009

BPTG To Become A Web Series!


My stage play Better Places To Go is being adapted into a 12-episode web series. Cast includes Tara Henry (as Rosie) and Eduardo Ambriz DeColosio (as Ricardo). Production starts soon. More details to follow!

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Monday, September 28, 2009

Mesmerized to be Published in 2010!

I am beyond thrilled to announce that Bold Strokes Books has acquired the rights to my young adult novel Mesmerized, which will be available in print in 2010. You can read more about the novel at Bold Strokes Books.
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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Teaching Literature

Today, my students are reading the short story No One's A Mystery by Elizabeth Tallent and three poems: Groceries by Cathy Smith Bowers, Americano by Emanuel Xavier, and Grief Call Us to the Things of This World by Sherman Alexie. All personal favorites of mine.
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Self-Censored


I am posting this article in support of one of my favorite authors Jennifer Weiner. Is it fair to ask writers to censor their work at a public reading? I, myself, have been guilty of self-censoring. I have often omitted words from my poems and/or prose out of fear of audience reaction. I need to stand behind my own work.
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Mesmerized

A Young Adult Novel by David-Matthew Barnes
Coming in 2010 from Bold Strokes Books!

While being punished for writing a controversial article in her high school paper, Serena Albright is befriended by the enigmatic loner Brodie Wiles. Serena witnesses the first time that Brodie meets Lance Royal, who is secretly rehearsing to compete in The Showdown, the biggest dance contest of the year. Immediately, Serena is drawn into their world, inspired by the instant love that she recognizes between them.

Through her close friendship with Brodie and Lance, Serena finds comfort for the grief and guilt she feels over the brutal death of her older brother, the victim of a hate crime. Frustrated that her deep-in-denial parents spend endless hours in front of the television and refuse to acknowledge the death of their son, Serena accepts the challenge to have a face-to-face meeting with the boy who killed her brother.

Set in the summer of 1986, this young adult novel explores the emotional aftershocks of a hate crime from the perspective of a young woman who finds renewed hope through two young men that are brave enough to love.

Read more about DMB and Mesmerized at Bold Strokes Books!

Ode to Boy by Alison Moyet



One of the many songs that inspired my forthcoming novel Mesmerized.