I am so excited about this new endeavor that a team of Florida-based young adult authors are doing and I'm a part of. We've created a Facebook page for teens, media specialists, librarians, teachers, and anyone who loves literacy to keep tabs on all of our: · ...
Once upon a time there was a dog who had crazy adventures, unbelievable stories, and perhaps even super powers. Her name was Rue. And Rue took the world by storm because we all loved her so very much. If you are on Facebook, you can read all about Rue's adventures...
Guys! I have a winner for the giveaway of Amy Parker's GATED. Drumroll!!!! The winner is ChristinaReads! Woot! Email me at Farley dot ChristinaL at gmail dot com your mailing address. I've reviewed three ARCs of upcoming 2014 young adult debuts. They are: CRUEL BEAUTY...
My Orlando writer peeps- Larissa Hardesty, Tara Gallina, Sarah Nicolas, Jessica Souders, and I- took a road trip to Amy Parker's GATED book launch. Amy has been such an amazing support to me over this past year as both were preparing to launch our YA novels. So it was...
Today I start a new school year with my 2nd grade Jedi padawans. I'm super excited to be teaching and (hopefully) making an impact in my student's lives. In the middle of setting up my classroom, I've also been busy writing and reading. As for what I've been writing,...
I was super excited to get SIDE EFFECTS MAY VARY by Julie Murphy. This is a OneFour KidLit ARC, and it arrive in the mail yesterday via Dahlia Adler. This book is currently on 'tour', visiting OneFour authors around the globe. Think of it like a yearbook. We read the...
Photo Credit: frabz I've been doing a series on the editorial letter, beginning with these two posts: 1. What is an editorial letter? 2. An how-to on tackling an editorial letter Today, I am so excited to have my critique partner and associate editor at...
I'm doing a series of blog posts chatting about the publishing process. Today, I want to share how I tackled my editorial letter. As I mentioned here in this post, editorial letters are all different in some way, but essentially they have the writer revamping core...
One of the fun things about being a member of the Lucky 13s is I get to read some of the ARCs of the Lucky 13ers. Each author sends their ARC (advanced reader copy) in the mail to the first person on a list. That person reads it, signs it and then passes it onto the...
This past Saturday I attended the UCF Book Festival. It was such a fun experience, but then I suppose any event that celebrates books is fun. There were heaps of activities and handouts for kids. Unfortunately my boys had soccer games so they weren't able to come...