Fracture is Published!

I’m thrilled to announce that Fracture is now available on Amazon! Today you can only get the ebook, but tomorrow (probably in the evening) the print version will also be available!

Things I learned (or remembered) while prepping this book for publication:

Giveaway at PeopleReads!

Starting today, you can enter to win one of two signed copies of Flicker, or three ebook versions, at PeopleReads.com! The contest runs through Saturday so if you still haven’t bought a copy, now’s your chance to get it. (I realize ALL of my regular readers have read it —— RIGHT?! —— but you can …

This Time I’M a Guest Blogger… with Shenanigans!

The lovely Colby Marshall, who you met last month, invited me over to her neck of the internet. Pop on by to learn a few of my favorites, what I’d rescue in a fire, and something you might be surprised to learn about me. FLICKER: An A to Z Shenanigan Because who doesn’t love shenanigans?

Review & Giveaway on JeanBookNerd

You guys! I have an honest-to-goodness review and giveaway over on JeanBookNerd.com! This is my favorite part of the review: The decision to place this gift onto teenage Biz is brilliant. She is in the prime of her teenage years where discovery is a major part. What better way to tell this story as Biz …

Guest Blogger: Colby Marshall!

I’d like you to meet my friend Colby Marshall. (isn’t she adorable?) We first met blogging when I still lived in Mexico and Colby was in the middle of a challenge to blog every day for one year. I was immediately entranced with her obsession with hippopotami and spitting llamas, and I’m thrilled to feature …

Buy FLICKER for a Reduced Price!

I have an interview coming up this weekend so to celebrate I’ve lowered the price of the ebook for FLICKER on Barnes & Noble and Amazon! I’d love it if you spread the word, buy, and if you’ve read it, post a review. Word of mouth is the best way for more people to meet …

My Book is Real

I still can’t quite believe it. FLICKER is REAL. I was home eating lunch when the UPS man plopped a box full ‘o books on my front porch–a week before I expected them. I’m so thrilled with how they turned out! Here’s the buying info: eBook Amazon (Kindle) Barnes & Noble (Nook) Kobo Print Amazon …

Being Thankful

I should have done this post last week and saved the NaNo update for the final day of the competition, but since when do I do things in the proper order? Over the past week I’ve thought a lot about the things for which I’m thankful. Pretty much every aspect of my life has changed …

I’m a Blurb!

You know those quotes at the beginning of books that praise the author and her writing? I’m going to be one! Lookie! I reviewed Kelly Meding’s book As Lie the Dead last August, and apparently her publisher (or someone involved with the process…) thought my exuberance deserves to be shared. This is so cool! So …

#YAsaves : What YA Means to Me

On June 4th, the Wall Street Journal published an article by Meghan Cox Gurdon titled Darkness Too Visible, in which she states, “teen fiction can be like a hall of fun-house mirrors, constantly reflecting back hideously distorted portrayals of what life is. There are of course exceptions, but a careless young reader—or one who seeks …