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What I’ve been reading… Submerged by Dani Pettrey, Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Let’s talk books today. What have you been reading? I’d love to know in the comments. As you’ll see in today’s post, my tastes are varied. I thought I’d mention a couple of books I’ve enjoyed lately...
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Dystopian – Ultimate in Crossover Potential. And some books I’ve been...
If an adult who doesn’t read much YA literature asked me where to start as far as YA, I’d have to recommend a few of my recent dystopian reads. For some reason, dystopian seems to reach a large...
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Either I’m an old stick in the mud, or some PG-13 movies are not for my...
Photo Credit - JanneM (Creative Commons) My daughter (aka Thing #1) and I have a few nights to ourselves this week. Being the movie-lovers that we are, we decided to take in some chick flicks that...
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Interesting and Most Inspiring things from WriteOnCon…
What do you think about an online writers conference? Or do you ever take Writers Digest courses or other online classes? They’re great ways to make contacts and learn things about the publishing world...
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Some Thoughts on New Adult: A New Genre or a Traditional Publishing Nightmare?
Several months ago I started noticing the phrase “new adult” being mentioned everywhere. Mostly on blogs and twitter. It was the newest and hottest genre. And it wasn’t. What??!! That’s right. If you...
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Cover Reveal: MINDSPEAK
Before we get to the big reveal, I gotta first say your kind words and encouragement in the form of blog comments, emails, Tweets, “Likes,” and Facebook messages on Monday were so appreciated. THANK...
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A Morning in the Life of a Published Writer
My first morning as a published writer: At 5:00 AM this morning, my phone buzzed with a text message alerting me that there would be no school for my children. A “snow” day!!! I fell immediately back...
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Cover Reveal: MINDSIEGE! Check it!!
I thought about tellin’ y’all how I debated long and hard about how and when to reveal the cover to MINDSIEGE, #2 in the Mindspeak series, but I couldn’t think of a single reason to release the cover...
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Cliffhangers and Young Adult Fiction: I Know. I Totally Left You Hangin’!
Photo Credit – TimOve (Creative Commons – Flickr) Cliffhangers are tough. For the writer, but especially for the reader. I know. I read books with cliffhangers. They sometimes make me so mad (said...
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Are You Ready For the Release of Mindsiege? And What’s #2 in the Mindspeak...
I can tell that we are all getting a little antsy about the fast-approaching release date for Mindsiege. I’m starting to get lots of questions. When will it release? What’s it about? Are you done yet?...
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