This week, we’re celebrating the debut of Emily Lloyd Jones’ YA novel, ILLUSIVE, pitched as X-Men meets Ocean’s Eleven! Wow, does that sound awesome or what? Let me tell you a secret. It is! If you love both of those movies then this book is for you. Emily has asked...
Each year the international school librarians in Korea pick nominees for the year's Morning Calm Medal Book Award program. It was such an honor for GILDED to be chosen to be on this prestigious list for the high school level! Here are the books that were chosen: I am...
Last week my agent called with more great news for GILDED. It was bought by Scholastic Reading Clubs to be a book in their upcoming reading clubs and book fairs! As a teacher this is a pretty big deal for me. Every month during my teaching career, I'd pass out the...
Guys! It's been so long since I've last given you updates on all that has been happening. And a LOT has been going on. I've been busy lately writing as fast as I can on upcoming and still secret projects, hence my lack of blogging. As you know, SILVERN, will be...
Today is another big book birthday! Meredith McCardle's THE EIGHTH GUARDIAN is out today! Here's a quick blurb about the book from Amazon: Amanda Obermann. Code name Iris. It’s Testing Day. The day that comes without warning, the day when all juniors and seniors at...
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:...
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...
GILDED will be touring around the blogsphere over the next few weeks. I hope you'll take the time to stop by and chat with each of the tour hosts and say hit. And while you're touring, maybe you can learn a little about Korea and GILDED! I'll be giving away 10 Korean...
Fill the Quiver (with inspiration) Plus giveaway of THE PROMISE OF AMAZING below by Robin Constantine Last October I went on my first writing retreat. Going in, I didn’t know what to expect. I imagined a group of us with laptops, clicking away, occasionally taking...
Equipping Your Arsenal Plus giveaway of a GATED pack (2 winners- audio and t-shirt and bookmarks) by Amy Christine Parker To watch it on YouTube go here. And Amy is giving away to a GATED pack (2 winners- audio and t-shirt and bookmarks)! Enter here: a...