Forman began her career writing for Seventeen magazine, with most of her articles focusing on young people and social concerns.

[3] In 2009, Forman released If I Stay, a book about a 17-year-old girl named Mia who has been involved in a tragic car accident and lies in a coma fully aware of what is going on around her.

The novel follows Allyson Healey, who, on the last day of a post-graduation European tour, meets a Dutch vagabond actor named Willem.

[14] [citation needed] At the 2010 annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Forman participated in panel discussions.

She was on the panel "Young Adult Fiction: Teens and Turmoil" with Jandy Nelson, Cynthia Kadohata and moderator Sonya Sones.