
I don't know these officials, or their supporters, but I know their secrets, and 49% of Americans are wrong. If you're a writer, keep at it! The world needs more stories and storytellers.Ĥ9% of Americans believe their government officials are honest. I'm so glad I decided to be brave with my little story and show it to someone, because now I get to write books for a living. I love making up stories in my head, but I find I love putting them on paper even more. Everything happened quickly after that (much to my surprise and delight). I worked with a writing coach, took a few classes, and eventually found an agent. Eventually, I found myself loving the characters (and the whole process of writing a book), and decided to pursue the publishing world. In fact, the whole idea scared the life out of me! But I got this story in my head and felt I owed it to myself to write it (just for fun). I've been writing for a long time, but I became a published author when Time Between Us came out in 2012. I didn't set out to publish a bo …more Hi Kristine, Tamara Ireland Stone Hi Kristine, I've been writing for a long time, but I became a published author when Time Between Us came out in 2012. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.more Tamara is a proud nerd, vinyl collector, and movie lover. The first book in her middle-grade series, CLICK'D, was a Sunshine State Young Readers Award pick, a Kids' Indie Next pick, a Cybils Award Nominee, and an NCIBA Golden Poppy nominee. Her New York Times bestseller, EVERY LAST WORD, won the Cybils Young Adult Fiction Award, the Georgia Peach Book Award, and was a YALSA Teens' Top Ten pick LITTLE DO WE KNOW won the NCIBA Golden Poppy Award for Young Adult Fiction and her debut novel, TIME BETWEEN US, has been published in over twenty languages. She feels lucky to say she's had two careers she's loved. TAMARA IRELAND STONE spent nearly two decades in the technology industry before she began writing middle grade and young adult fiction.
