Yes, it's true. I'm having two launches! One of the reasons for this is that I have so many amazing friends who live in the far four corners of the earth (*waves!*). Even though they are so far away they are some of my biggest supporters. So I've asked some of my...
As you may remember, a box arrived from Skyscape full of paperbacks of GILDED. Much to my surprise ANOTHER box arrived and this one was filled with hardcovers! They are so pretty, and yes, these smell perfect, too! Thank you Skyscape! My favorite part other than the...
Yesterday a big brown box was sitting on my doorstep. Inside were my author copies! A huge thank you to my awesome publisher Skyscape. I love all my pretty little books. I videoed the whole experience since I wanted to share this moment with you! Check it out...
I am honored and beyond thrilled to announce that GILDED has been chosen as a Kindle First Pick! Basically this means that GILDED was one of four books chosen to be featured on Amazon. Prime members can pick one of these four books to download for FREE on their Kindle...
Check out these gorgeous bookmarks that Amber at Me, My Shelf and I created for me: Here's a video where I show them off! If you'd like a bookmark and an autographed bookplate, send a...
Yesterday was an amazing day for me. I got to hold my book for the first time. It was so surreal and wild and awesome all mixed into one. My editor sent me a paperback proof with a nice little note. There definitely is something special about holding a physical book...
Happy Holidays everyone! There has been such a great month. I feel so incredibly blessed and excited about everything that has happened this year and what's in store for 2014. And let me tell you, 2014 is going to ROCK! I got a very special gift from Santa that I'm...
There are so many milestones along the way toward publication. Each step is kind of crazy and wild and full of adventure. Today I'm super excited to share with you my first blurb from NY Times bestselling author of the ACROSS THE UNIVERSE series, Beth Revis. Here's...
Photo credit: Bing Ramos (Creative Commons) Many of my friends and co-workers have been asking me why is it taking so long for my book to come out. Why does it take over a year to hit the shelves? Why can't we just buy it now!?! There are actually a lot of reasons for...
Over on the OneFour Kidlit YouTube channel, I'm acting out some scenes from GILDED. Two of the scenes were actually shot in Seoul, South Korea. One was from my orange belt test where I had to break a board and the other is when I learned how to shoot a Korean horn...