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...
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...
I've emerged from my writer's cave! With a hello, a wave and the lowdown of my NaNo 2013 month. Did I reach 50k, you ask? No, I didn't. In fact, I didn't even come close! I wrote 33k, but in spite of not reaching the NaNo goal, I'm still super stoked about my...
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...
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...
It's Valentine's Day and what better day to chat about writing romance in young adult books. One of the big areas that editors were asking for in the last three conferences I have been to is more romance in YA. I think it's important for us writers to remember that...
This has been a BIG week in my world because amazing things are happening to my very dear writing friends. I am so excited to announce:Beth Revis' released SHADES OF EARTH this week. Her final book in an incredible trilogy. And due to her amazing pre-order sales, as...
Finally, finally I can scream from my rooftop that I've got a book deal! I've been keeping this little secret for a hundred years now. (Okay, maybe that's a slight exaggeration).I am so pleased to announce that my young adult paranormal, GILDED, sold to Amazon...
During the SCBWI conference in Orlando, FL, I also attended the Young Adult workshop. This was led by Noa Wheeler, editor for Henry Holt, and Nancy Werlin, bestselling author of numerous books including Extraordinary. These two ladies did an excellent job exploring...