LE DeLano Author

You Never Realize Your Jaw Is Capable Of Dropping That Far, But It Is

I have no idea why, but I didn’t check my email that day. I opened it the following morning, while munching on a bagel at my day job. And then… Read more You Never Realize Your Jaw Is Capable Of Dropping That Far, But It Is →

I really don’t remember how I found out about the Swoon Reads YA novel contest – I think perhaps on Twitter. I’d only just started tweeting on a regular basis… Read more Sometimes You’ve Got To Take A Leap Of Faith →

I had a book. Or at least, I thought I had. I took the idea of there being another world on the other side of the mirror, and I expanded… Read more It’s Up To You, New York, New York →

I waded through the fetid Fanfiction swamps (much like that dreck above) in search of the ever-elusive pearl: a well-written story featuring the characters I loved. As a Oncer, I’m… Read more What’s A Nice Girl Like Me Doing In A Place Like This? →

I have never not been writing. I’ve journaled for as long as I can remember, written stories innumerable. I even wrote Star Trek fanfics as a kid that I would… Read more So What Made Me Think Anyone Would Want To Read Me? (A Little Backstory) →

So I was sitting at my desk at the day job, and bemoaning to my coworker that I loved to write, had written a lot of romance and some cool… Read more Writing Your YA Novel 101: It All Started With A Creeped-Out Little Kid… →