Picture taken by starui62 It's fall! Which means it's only in the 80's here in Florida and my hair might curl rather than frizz. But I must say I love the heat so there is no complaining on my part. Bring on the frizz! Do you know what else happens in the fall? The...
I'm super excited to be touring this fall with the YA Chicks- Amy Christine Parker and Vivi Barnes, along with guest Lynne Matson- this week! We will be visiting schools, bookstores, and the Southern Book Festival. Everyone that comes to our open-to-the-public...
I'm so, so, SO excited because my middle grade has sold to SCHOLASTIC PRESS!!!! Here's the deal announcement. The inspiration for PRINCESS AND THE PAGE began when I took a trip to France with my sister. I remember telling the castle tour guide that I was going...
To celebrate the release of Lauren Gibaldi’s debut YA book, THE NIGHT WE SAID YES, I'm sharing about a night where I said YES. So here's my story that began as a nightmare, but turned into a fairytale. It was Valentine's Day weekend and I had flown up to Georgia to...
I had the honor of reading Kat Ross' SOME FINE DAY in its early stages, before the ebook released on Nov. 11, 2014. After breezing through this stunning science fiction thriller, the story still haunted me long after I finished the book. The kindle version of SOME...
As many of you know, one of my favorite things to do as an author is to go to schools, libraries and festivals and teacher students and adults the elements of...
I can't believe it. In 1 week SILVERN will be hitting the shelves! I'm so excited for you to read the next part of Jae Hwa's adventure. Lots of things are happening these days that my brain is on overdrive. But here's a quick rundown of everything in the last few...
As you know, things are starting to heat up as SILVERN is about to launch into the world. Over the next few weeks, I'll be sharing some of the exciting things I have planned for SILVERN's launch which is on Sept. 23rd. September is going to be amazing! If you missed...
I have great news! My publisher has kindly made it possible for fans of the Gilded series to get an early e-book copy of SILVERN. This week, 20 e-book kindle copies of SILVERN are up for grabs. Gah! I'm so excited for you guys to read this new book! How it...
I'm so excited for this upcoming fall and beyond! And speaking of excited, stop by and say hi over at Debbie Ridpath Ohi's blog where I'm taking about writing the Gilded series and giving advice to aspiring authors. This year I've taken time off from teaching to focus...