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...
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Great times at the UCF Book Festival!
This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending the UCF Book Festival. It such a wonderful experience to meet and talk with people who are also passionate about literacy. I had a chance to speak with many teachers, librarians and readers from all over Central...
YA Chicks Kickin’ It Tour Recap
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:...
UCF Book Festival Tomorrow!
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...
The YA Chicks Kickin’ It Tour
Finally I get to share the news about the Central Florida tour that I will be going on with four other smart and savvy YA authors called YA Chicks Kickin' It. I will be touring with Amy Christine Parker (Random House), Jessica Khoury (Razorbill/Penguin), Anna Banks...
UCF Book Festival
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...
Interviewing 9 Florida Authors
Last weekend, I got to attend a stop on the Sunshine Tour at the bookstore down the street from my school. There I met 9 Florida authors, many good friends of mine, as well as hang out with lots of other close writing friends including Amy Parker, author of upcoming...
Orlando Literati
Last Friday night, I attended the first Orlando Literati event located at downtown Orlando. The venue was at Urban ReThink surrounded by great restaurants and within walking distance to Lake Eola.Sarah Fisk from YA Rebels organized the event and did a great job at...