Spring Cleaning your Manuscript: Part 2
Hey there! I hope the weekend was awesome for you all. If you missed it last week, I decided spring was the perfect opportunity to spring clean your manuscript. If you missed Part 1, you can find it...
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TLA! Here I come!
It's that awesome time of year when I head to the Texas Library Association annual conference. This year the conference is in Fort Worth, Texas (which sadly means I won't be able to stop in Italy,...
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TLA 2013!
Can I mention how wonderful this past week's Texas Library Association Conference was? Seriously, the state of Texas rocks and so do all the people in it! I seem to do best summarizing these things...
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A BookPeople Bridget Zinn POISON Party!
A couple of weeks ago on Friday evening, friends, family, and members of the Austin writing community gathered at BookPeople here in Austin, Texas to celebrate the release of POISON by the late Bridget...
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DFWCon and Win SOLSTICE!
Hey all! Happy weekend!Two quick things before you head off to enjoy the weather (which I am really hoping will warm up! Seriously, Texas, what is up? It is May!) Anyway...First, I'm presenting at...
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YAB Fest is this Saturday!
Happy Monday, everyone! For you Austinites or Texans who love to drive to author events, the first annual YAB Fest is this Saturday!!!!! Come for part of the day. Come for all of the day. Just be...
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A YAB Fest Giveaway
In more YAB Fest awesomeness, the very cool Sharon Bayliss has put together an amazing giveaway of signed books by some of the participating YAB Fest authors!(And if you missed it, you can read my post...
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A Super Awesome SOLSTICE Giveaway!
Okay, so this giveaway is super awesome and super easy! Like one comment easy. And it's for real finished copies of SOLSTICE, not ARCs.Tor is offering up 4 finished copies of SOLSTICE for giveaway,...
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Featuring Joy Preble and THE SWEET DEAD LIFE
Today I am thrilled to featured my friend and fellow young adult author, Joy Preble! For those who don't know Joy, you should totally go to her next signing and meet her. She is fun and smart and just...
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I'm in the Austin Teen Book Fest!
Hey, Everyone! Happy Wednesday.I am so excited to announce that I am going to be a participating author in the Austin Teen Book Fest! Woot woot!In case you haven't heard of the Austin Teen Book...
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Avoid Shiny Things
Happy Monday! Today I’m talking about shiny things.Right, shiny things.Why, you might ask? Well, because, when writing, shiny things should be avoided at all costs.(Well, except gold. I am not going to...
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The Hungarian Cover for THE EMERALD TABLET
Happy Tuesday!I had to share the Hungarian cover for THE EMERALD TABLET with you guys! There is so much to love about it, from the buildings in the background to the awesome display of telekinesis. For...
View ArticleSummer Survival Tips for Writers with Kids
Happy summer! The summer solstice fast approaches, so I'm taking a brief moment today to talk about:The transition into summerDuring the school year my kids are in school which is all great and...
View ArticleSOLSTICE Book Trailer!
I'm so excited to share with you guys a brand new book trailer for SOLSTICE!And for those who don't remember, I made one myself a while back which I'm including here, too!What do you think?
View ArticleMy First Google+ Hangout
So I am a total newbie to this Google+ stuff, but I was fortunate enough to be invited to be part of a Google+ hangout sponsored by Candlewick Press. The theme of the hangout was "OTHER TIMES, OTHER...
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ENTER THE RED ZONE! Announcing the SOLSTICE BLOG TOUR!
It's almost here! In honor of the release of Solstice, I have an amazing blog tour planned! Huge Thank You to Mod Podge Blog Tours and Tor Teen for coordinating this fantastic line up. And a huge thank...
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My Article in the Tor Newsletter
In case you don't subscribe to the Tor newsletter (which you totally should! They have the best articles.), I have an article in today's edition. It's all about why we should let kids read dystopian...
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Happy SOLSTICE Release Day! It's a Giveaway of Epic Proportions!
It's finally here! SOLSTICE, my debut young adult novel, releases today! Woot! Woot!So yes, I am totally going to the bookstore to look for it on the shelves. And I am going to celebrate big!I am so...
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Solstice Tour Dates!
Happy Solstice! And thank you for all the Solstice support!So I have lots of great signings and events coming up in the next few months. I can't wait! And if I'm coming to a city near you, I would love...
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Celebrating a SOLSTICE Book Release!
Thank you all for such a wonderful SOLSTICE Release week!So what did I do to celebrate the release? Let's see....First, I went with my pal, Jessica Lee Anderson, to Mehndi Time get Mehndi done. This is...
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