Notes from the Blender (18 page)

Suzanne Demarco, for support, inspiration, and for introducing me to my coauthor; Greg Ferguson, for editorial awesomeness; Doug Stewart, for continuing friendship, support, and agential awesomeness; Casey Nelson, Rowen Halpin, and Kylie Nelson, for inspiration and support; and Trish Cook, for being so much fun to work with.

Trish Cook
is the author of
So Lyrical
and
Overnight Sensation
. In her real life she’s a communications consultant, but for fun she writes songs, runs marathons, tries out for random reality shows, and plays guitar and sings for The Holly Llamas, a local pop-punk band. She lives outside of Chicago with her husband and daughters. Visit her at
www.trishcook.com
.

BRENDAN HALPIN
is the author of
How Ya Like Me Now , Forever Changes
, and
Donorboy
, an Alex Award winner. He has been featured on the
Today
show, NPR’s
Fresh Air
, and
Rosie
, as well as in
Good Housekeeping
, the
New York Times
Modern Love column, and several other prominent magazines and newspapers. He lives in Boston with his wife, Suzanne, their three children, and their dog. Visit him at
www.brendanhalpin.com
.