Your Comments and Questions
One of the things I love best about writing for teens and tweens is the chance to talk to my readers. If you have a question about my books, about writing and publishing in general, or if you just want to tell me what’s on your mind, this is the place. I’ll answer each message as soon as I can, but please remember that I travel quite a lot, and sometimes it may take a while for me to catch up. But I will write you back and you can read it here.
Or, click here if you’d rather send a private message that will not be posted.
April 2nd, 2010 at 8:48 pm
Hi again
I just wanted to ask if you had to choose a book of yours to make a movie which one would you pick? Also would you like for one of your books to be a movie ? Do you think one will?
Meg
April 3rd, 2010 at 8:13 am
Hi Meg,
Did you see the very sad story in the news this week about the high school girl in MA who killed herself because others at school were bullying her? This made me so angry and so sad…stories like this is the reason I wrote DEFYING THE DIVA. To show girls who are being bullied that they are not alone and that there are places they can go to get help. If I had to pick one of my books to become a movie, I’d pick DIVA. If the movie saved only one person, that alone would be worth it.
On a happier note, I think SEMIPRECIOUS would make a fun movie….are you listening, Hollywood??
Happy Easter, Meg.
D. Anne
April 3rd, 2010 at 12:34 pm
I love your book I remember the Alamo.I have read it and loved it.I loved the ending best.
April 3rd, 2010 at 5:34 pm
Hi Rodaba,
Thank you so much! I enjoyed writing Jessie’s story. I live in San Antonio, where the story takes place, and sometimes when I visit the Alamo, I imagine Jessie and Colonel Travis and all the rest….it’s a very special book to me and I’m glad you enjoyed it.
April 5th, 2010 at 10:44 am
Hi,
Good to find you. We moved from LeMars in 2002. Love to talk and catch up. Ann, Laurie and Isaac all live here as well.
April 5th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
Mary, hi!
Good to hear from you. Please go to the top of this page to send me a private email. Lots to catch up on….
D
April 23rd, 2010 at 1:08 pm
hi my name is paige and well at my school we have to pick a fav.author and I don’t read alot but right now I’m almost done with one of your books well i would talk more but the bell is going to ring bye for now thanks hope you write back paige(:
April 23rd, 2010 at 2:21 pm
Hi Paige,
I’m glad you discovered one of my books! I hope you enjoyed reading it. Thanks so much for writing to me.
D. Anne
April 23rd, 2010 at 5:41 pm
I’M IN LOVE WITH ALL YOUR BOOK’S THEY ARE SO COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!I CAN RELATE TO ALL YOUR BOOKS. HOPE YOU WRIGHT SOME MORE!!!!
April 23rd, 2010 at 7:28 pm
Hi Faith,
I THINK IT’S SO COOL THAT YOU THINK MY BOOKS ARE COOL!! THANKS A BUNCH FOR WRITING TO ME.
CHEERS,
D.ANNE
April 29th, 2010 at 8:18 pm
Thank you so much fir giving me the opportunity to photograph you today. I very much enjoyed our session today. From the little time we spent today I can see not only the enjoyment you get from writing but also helping our young ones in the society we live in.
I soooo enjoyed also the company of your boys! I got the best pics of them.
Thank you!
Julie Hill
April 30th, 2010 at 7:51 am
Hi Julie,
I enjoyed it, too. The boys can be a challenge sometimes, but I can’t imagine life without them.
I’m looking forward to seeing the photos.
Thanks so much for writing. Talk to you soon!
D. Anne
May 7th, 2010 at 7:05 pm
i love your books and i have a few questions. Where do you get ideas for your books? Are any of your books based on something that has happened to you.
May 7th, 2010 at 8:37 pm
Hi Rodaba,
I’m glad you enjoy my books. Some of my ideas come from readers, others come from things that happened to me or my friends. When I was 14 I had to move to a new state, a new school, and it was hard and scary. I used some of those memories to write Semiprecious.
Some of my readers suggested that I write about bullying in high school because it’s a problem, and that was what led me to write Defying the Diva.
Thanks a bunch for writing to me.
Cheers,
D Anne
June 9th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Hi!
We had to pick an author to write about for my 6th grade biography, and i will pick you over and over and over! ! Also i figured out something cool. I read DEFYING THE DIVE after i read SEMIPRECIOUS and PICTURE PERFECT, and you like the name’s Phoebe, Melanie, and Opal, right? Because in SEMIPRECIOUS, the mom’s name was Melanie and the sister’s name was Opal, and in Picture Perfect the main character is Phoebe. And in DEFYING THE DIVA, there were girls named Phoebe, Melanie, and Opal! And they were also from Texas, which is were PICTURE PERFECT and SEMIPRECIOUS take place!!
June 9th, 2010 at 3:49 pm
Hi Astrid,
Thanks so much for your email! And it’s so cool that you figured out about the names in my books. I think it’s so much fun to read about a character and then find her in another story, don’t you? It’s like running into an old friend somewhere when you weren’t expecting it.
I hope you have a fantastic summer!
D Anne
June 18th, 2010 at 10:02 pm
hi,
I just finished reading “defying the diva” its such a g itood book. I loved it all and I couldnt pick a favourite bit out of it because it was all GREAT!!! i think that franky was my favourite character in it because she is kind, friendly and puts others beffore herself. I think i like her too because she is a little bit like me. I also like vanessa. I also wanted to say that I have been bullied before (not as bad as halley though) and it is not a fun experience. It was in grade 6 where one of my best friends who betrayed my trust in her, emailed me saying that i had copyed her by getting the same phone as her. i was lucky because straight away I told my mum and we did something about it. then later in the year she started bullying me again by saying that i had ditched her to be with the “cool people” i had moved groups but only because i wanna to keep away from her, i emailed her back after what she said and told her that she hurt peoples feeling to make her feel good, which was the truth. she reacted back and said alot of hurtful things. in the end she got punished and suspeneded for a week. all of my friends were supportive and there for me all the time that it happened. well anyway we graduated and now i am in year 7 at a diffrent school from her. we both decided that it was best for us not to keep intouch and now we are both happier and loving our new school. defying the diva was a reall inspiration for me and i loved it. keep up the good work and i look forward to your next book.
Good luck
from Grace
June 19th, 2010 at 7:22 am
Hello,
I just finshed reading SEMIPRECIOUS and i LOVED IT it is an amazing story. I have a question Would you ever write a second SEMIPRECIOUS because if you did that would be really cool
June 19th, 2010 at 10:40 am
Dear Grace,
I am delighted that you liked DEFYING THE DIVA, and very glad indeed that your trouble with the bully is past you. Life is so hard sometimes, isn’t it? I But it sounds as if you handled it very well. Good for you!
Thanks so much for writing to me!!
Cheers,
D. Anne
June 19th, 2010 at 10:44 am
Dear Jenna,
SEMIPRECIOUS is a very special book to me, and it’s always so exciting to hear that my readers like it, too! Maybe some day I will write another book about Garnet and Opal. In the meantime, I hope you’ll look for my other books. Here on the website you can see the new cover for PICTURE PERFECT which is coming out this fall. I love it, and I hope my readers will, too.
All my best,
D. Anne
August 5th, 2010 at 9:57 pm
how does haley learn to stand up for herself during her summer??
im doing a book review for english and i have to know to finish it
i want it to be great!!!
August 6th, 2010 at 7:57 am
Hey Ciara,
I’m delighted that you’re doing a review of DIVA for your class. Take a look at the last three chapters to find the answer to your question.
Good luck with your review. I’m sure it’ll be absolutely fantastic!!
Cheers,
D Anne
August 29th, 2010 at 8:41 pm
Hello D. Anne,
It has been so long since I have commented. How’s your summer going? Have been working on any good books? To cut to the chase, during my summer vaction ,which is going to end on the 7th : (, I had to read a biography. I read an auto-biography “The child called It” by Dave Pelzer an d I was thinking about how good an auto-biography on you would be. So if you ever wrote one or had a biography done please let me know, if not you should think about. Have a nice year!
– Meg
August 30th, 2010 at 9:01 am
Hi Meg!
What a nice surprise to hear from you! Summer has been very busy, as I am working on a book for adults, and getting ready to go to a couple of writers conferences. I’m looking forward to hanging out with my writer friends and to meeting new ones.
I haven’t written an auto biography—but if I ever do, I’ll announce it here on the site. I hope you’ve had a great summer and that you have a fabulous new year. My nephew started his senior year in high school last week. He’s into acting, and has already started rehearsals for their first production.
Have a great year, my friend. It’ s always good to get your notes.
Best,
D Anne