Jake & Samantha win copies of 13 on Halloween & Winnemucca! Congratulations to :Â 8-12 YEAR OLD WRITERS First place:Â The Unseen Blight by Jake Flinthart 13-17 YEAR OLD WRITERS First place:Â Monster by Samantha Whitehouse ADULT WRITERS Two great entries tied for first place in our adult category.
I unwrapped some pretty amazing presents under the tree this year. Ones that really blew me away. But, this one I can actually SHARE with you:) My daughter recorded 13 ON HALLOWEEN’s Audiobook. So, for the first 12 days of the New Year, if you feel like curling up by the fire and listening to …
Thankful Thursday! Free 13 on Halloween Audiobook 🙂 Read More »
Hey all:) I’m super-excited to be the featured author on Writing Classes for Kids! There’s an awesome writing competition going on there this December AND I’m giving away 1 copy of Winnemucca & 13 on Halloween to the winner! Squeeee! Stop by and GOOD LUCK!
I can’t tell you how much I love Halloween. It seems that at every stage of my life there is a Halloween memory that tops the last. But childhood Halloweens have a special place. Maybe it’s because nothing can ever be quite as magical as a child at Halloween, no matter how extravagant the party. …
Welcome to another week of the YA Indie Carnival. On deck this week? Our favorite fan moment. This a a thank you to the teens who came out for The Rain Boots Required Tour last Friday. My favorite fan moment happened there. It was the first time I talked to teens about my writing. The …
October is a very busy month! I’m on a blog tour and two book tours! Squuee. Last Friday night was a big one for me. It was like going to a new school, in a way. I had never talked about my writing to a group of teens and parents before. But, the West Linn …
Diary of a debut author: The first book tour–rain boots, nerves & magic Read More »
Hands down it has to be Roxie a snarky, saavy, hilarious twelve-turning-thirteen-year-old from 13 on Halloween. Her ideas about luck & popularity are seen through the animal kingdom. She uses humor and her own unique language to understand her changing world and her role in it. It’s what I love about her. She is a …
YA Indie Carnival: My favorite character to write? 13 on Halloween’s Roxie! Read More »
This week is all about character. Here’s 13 on Halloween’s Dream Cast: Chloe Moretz as Roxie O’Grady : Roxie Speak: Tarantulas– scares the heck out of people Hamsters– hops from one thing to the other without really doing anything Cats– annoys the heck out of me Owls– knows everything Zebras– thinks everything is black and …
So much of 13 ON HALLOWEEN explores ideas of luck, good and bad, and lucky charms. Even what it means to be lucky. Our perceptions have a lot to do with luck. I think positive people get lucky more often. I don’t really have one good luck charm or a lucky outfit like Roxie, the …
