This past month has been a bit of a whirlwind to say the least! And going on the YA Chicks Tour was a wonderful part of it all. I had the priviledge of touring around Central Florida with Amy Christine Parker, Jessica Khoury, Anna Banks and Jessica Brody. We visited:...
I'm super excited about attending the UCF Book Festival tomorrow. I'll be on the YA panel with Kristen Simmons and Amy Christine Parker starting at 10 am. Then I'll be signing right after that. It should be a great event with concerts, games for kids, books, cooking...
I'm super excited to be touring with four other fabulous YA authors:Ā Amy Parker (Random House), Jessica Khoury (Razorbill/Penguin),Ā Anna Banks (Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan), and Jessica Brody (Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Macmillan). We will beĀ visiting middle...
Yesterday we had GILDED's launch party and it was even better than I could possibly hope for. So many friends, co-workers, and students attended to show their support of the book. I was in awe. The launch party wasĀ a celebration of everything that it took to get...
GILDED will be touring around the blogsphere over the next few weeks. I hope you'll take the time to stop by and chat with each of the tour hosts and say hit. And while you're touring, maybe you can learn a little about Korea and GILDED! I'll be giving away 10 Korean...
If you would like to order an autographed copy of any of my books, Writer's Block Bookstore is my indie bookstore! If you let them know you'd like a personalized copy, I do go down every so often and sign books. Just let them know in the comments section of your...
Ā THANK YOUĀ to everyone for joining my friends and I as GILDED launched today! It was such a great day and I thank you for making that happen. To end this day, I'm leaving you with this video. If you are the oneĀ perusing your dreams,Ā make sure you have a groupĀ of...
Let it Fly Plus Giveaway of either DEVIANTS or COMPLIANCE below By Maureen McGowan Ā In publishing, as with any endeavor, youāll never hit a bulls-eye, never mind clip the edge of a target, if you leave your arrows in your quiver. Showing your work to other people,...
Ā Some People Dream, Others Hunt Them Down Plus a giveaway of anĀ autographed hardcover of THE EIGHTH GUARDIAN below by Meredith McCardle Thereās a song thatās very special to me. A song thatās gotten me through some rough times in my writing career. Through form...
Fill the Quiver (with inspiration) Plus giveaway of THE PROMISE OF AMAZING below by Robin Constantine Last October I went on my first writing retreat.Ā Going in, I didnāt know what to expect.Ā I imagined a group of us with laptops, clicking away, occasionally taking...