I've had requests asking for me to share what inspired me to write THE PRINCESS AND THE PAGE. So on my YouTube channel, I'm sharing about what inspired the book and where the concept came from. Ideas are everywhere! Sometimes they come in the most unexpected places....
Are you looking to fast draft your manuscript? Or perhaps you're participating in NaNoWriMonth? I am! Or at least a version of NaNo as I'm in the middle of revisions too. If you are drafting, buddy up with me here and we can fast draft together! I've created a video...
I'm thrilled to share with you a collaboration video I created with twenty-seven of my middle grade author friends. If you are looking for a fun laugh and a new book to read then check out our First Lines video. We had a blast creating this video and sharing the first...
When I came across MrsReadForFun's YouTube channel, I fell in love with her videos highlighting various books for kids. I chatted with her about her channel. I thought you'd love to hear her insider peek on how she runs her channel. What inspired you to create your...
As a book fanatic, I fell in love with Jennifer Bertman's Book Scavenger series. Reading, hunting and discovering clues in books? Sign me up! That's why I love Jennifer's creation of the Book Scavenger Book Swap. This hunt can be done in a classroom or even as a...
Nothing makes teachers and librarians happier than to get their students excited about books. Last week, we got to learn how to put on an incredible book festival with Reba Gordan and Georgia Parker. But how do we make those dreams become a reality. Jamie Ayres,...
Hello, friends! I’m Christina Farley, your hostess for this leg of the hunt. I wrote the GILDED series, contemporary fantasies about a Korean-American girl with a black belt and a deadly proclivity with steel-tipped arrows who discovers an ancient Korean demigod has...
I’m excited to share my new blog series TEACH & WRITE that features teachers/librarians and authors working together to create a stronger learning community. To celebrate and launch this new series, I'm offering a massive giveaway of 150 books (young adult, middle...
The castle that inspired THE PRINCESS & THE PAGE is Chateau Chenonceau, located in the Loire Valley of France. It's my favorite castle in the region, and I love the stories of the woman who once lived in there. I was so excited to return to this castle with my...
It's summer! The perfect time to be reading and writing! For the month of July, I'm participating in Camp NanoWriMonth. I may not write 50k by the end of the month, but I'm having a blast writing with friends and getting some progress on my novel to boot! I'm super...