To celebrate 12.12.12 (or The End of the World As We Know it), The League of Extraordinary Writers, where I blog, is giving away a package of 12 of our books. It ends in four days, so head over and enter on the rafflecopter. This contest is open Internationally, (butRead More →
As many of you know, I am a big fan of libraries. I remember my mother introducing me to the public library before I was in school. She stood by a wall of books and waved her hand saying, “All of these are free.” I couldn’t believe how wonderful itRead More →
Writer’s Digest is still going strong discussing the craft of writing and I’m thrilled to be in the current January 2013 issue pictured above. I’m part of a six page spread on five debut authors. And what a treat to have Lee Child on the cover. You can visit themRead More →
THE CONTEST IS OVER! I HAVE WINNERS FOR MY SIDE CONTEST. From the rafflecopter – two winners of the chapter sampler and bookmarks: Sarah K. and Mandy S. And Orchid is the grand prize winner. The International winner is Hannah McC from the U.K. I picked the last winner ofRead More →
For more than 20 years, a German award has been given called the “its Eselsohr” for the best YA book of the year. The jury is made of teens from 13-16, boys and girls. I was absolutely delighted to learn today that last week they picked Starters. I’ll be gettingRead More →
Starters was chosen by readers in Germany as one of their favorite YA books of 2012! This is a different voting contest and it ends in a few days. 1. Please go here: http://www.lovelybooks.de/leserpreis/2012/Kinder-Jugendbuch/ 2. You do not have to register, just look for the Starters title about halfway down theRead More →
I received some wonderful news via FB today that STARTERS has won its first award and a trophy! It was one of five finalists for the Crimezone Award for Best YA Thriller of 2012, an award given out in the Netherlands, but I didn’t expect to win against such heavyweightsRead More →
In some of the happiest news of the year, Barnes & Noble picked STARTERS as one of the Best Teen Books of 2012, as you can see by clicking on the picture below. We’re one of five debuts chosen. And Chapters/Indigo, the Canadian book chain, also chose STARTERS asRead More →
STARTERS is nominated for Best YA thriller in a Netherlands online site. I’d love your vote at Crimezone for Best YA Thriller: Shortlist Buitenland (non-Netherlands http://www.crimezone.nl/yaverkiezing/ 1. From your computer, not from a mobile phone, you must vote for two books: One YA book that is from the Netherlands (yourRead More →
First, this wonderful writer/blogger is running an auction through this weekend to support the victims of the storm, through the Red Cross. You can win a query critique (and a signed copy of Starters) from me. That means I will read your query letter that you will send to agentsRead More →
