Kami Garcia’s Birthday Party
You know Kami Garcia from BEAUTIFUL CREATURES and UNBREAKABLE. I’ll be forever grateful to her because she blurbed STARTERS long before she ever met me. This is a taste of her birthday party, hosted by her partner-in-crime, Margaret Stohl who also has her solo series beginning with the wonderful ICONS.Read More →
Starters is in its 8th Printing!
Found out today that STARTERS is in the 8th printing now and ENDERS is actually going into a second printing already! Thanks to you who made it happen, we’re all very grateful. That’s how happy I am! Copies in bookstores now will still be first printings of Enders. Anyone whoRead More →
Keynote – Write to Thrill
A keynote address to motivated high school students who came out on a beautiful Saturday to learn about writing.Read More →
STARTERS at an Oscar Party for Charity
Many thanks to the lively bidders who went after my package which included a gift card to Once Upon A Time Bookstore. Congrats to the winner who helped us raise $300 for charity. Read More →
STARTERS is finally in Japan!
Starters was just published in Japan and author Miranda Kenneally (who wrote Catching Jordan) spotted it on in the bestseller’s section!Read More →
Get a $110 gift card for $75 & books & a call from me!
This is for a great established charity called MEND (Meet Each Need With Dignity). The auction ends Mar 2, so hurry. 1. $110 gift card to Once Upon A Time Bookstore in Montrose. They will ship. They can order any book and they also have great gifts, kids items, babyRead More →
Con or Bust Auction is Up
You might remember I participated in this last year and I’m doing it again. This auction benefits people of color by helping them get to attend conferences, where the numbers are sorely underrepresented. The emphasis is on SFF cons. I’ve donated a copy of Starters that includes Portrait of aRead More →
The John Campbell Award for New Writer
Something wonderful happened last week. In the midst of my disappointment at having to miss my east coast tour, a legendary author gave me an endorsement. Let me back up and explain. I am eligible to be nominated for the John Campbell Award for New Writer. This is an awardRead More →
Teens Who Write – CCA Writer’s Conference in San Diego
This is the only free writing conference for high school students and I’ll be a keynote speaker! It happens Feb 22 in San Diego. There will be many talented authors and even agents there. All you have to do is email in your registration. Follow the link for all theRead More →
Winter Storm PAX Grounded Me
So I had my suitcase in the hall, along with my clothes and travel goodies. I’d squeezed in all my appointments so I could be on an airplane today for the “Fight for the Future” Tour. That name proved to be all too accurate. Delta emailed me two days aheadRead More →