Greetings! Hope you are having a wonderful Holiday Season! We had an unusual Christmas here because our oven is broken. And so, we BBQ’d. It was kind of funny. I mean, we live in CA and the weather was perfect for BBQ, but I fought it at first. I was really disappointed. I mean Christmas …
HERE ARE THE WINNERS OF THE EBOOKS UNDER MY TREE! CONGRATS:) Send me your emails so I can get you your books! elliwrite [at] yahoo [dot] com CONGRATS TO MELVINA, WINNER OF BEYOND THE VEIL by Rachel Coles! Ever wonder if the people you meet on a paradise vacation are what they seem? Ever imagine …
Congrats! YA Indie Carnival Secret Santa Giveaway Winners! Read More »
Remember when you were in school and someone decorated your locker with wrapping paper and candy canes and big red bows? Today there’s a note taped to the outside of your locker. It reads: Enter the Secret Santa Giveaway from Dec. 16 to Dec. 22, 3PM Pacific and on Friday, Dec. 23, Noon Pacific you …
YA Indie Carnival Secret Santa Giveaway: Ebooks & Excerpts under my tree! Read More »
My name is Gemma Louise Hart and yes, I can travel through time. Freaky, I know. Man, I can’t believe I just told you that! My parents would kill me. I’m not supposed to tell anybody what I can do. It all goes back to this ancient oath. You see the first of my kind, the …
Golden Blood’s Gemma Dishes Her Teen Time Travel Guide, with Author Melissa Pearl Read More »
Why is there a rise in YA Fantasy? I guess there are three main reasons. Peter Jackson’s LOTR trilogy and the much-anticipated prequel, The Hobbit, due out soon. HP, of course. And today at the box office, part 1 of the last episode in The Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn. These have all come around one …
YA Indie Carnival: The Rise of YA Fantasy or Thank you Tokien, Rowling & Meyers Read More »
I’m thrilled to have fellow YA Indie Carnival author Courtney Cole here on Laurasmagicday. Welcome Courtney! I was excited to hear that you completed The Bloodstone Saga and couldn’t wait to have you here to talk about My Tattered Bonds! Here’s what I’m dying to know: Me: What was your favorite scene to write from …
Interview with Courtney Cole author of My Tattered Bonds 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 …
MY INDIE IDOL: The bestselling YA author M. Leighton! For those of you familiar with the Blood Like Poison series, you know Lucius. Sexy. Flirtatious. Irish. Vampire. But for those of you who haven’t, I’d like to introduce you to him. He will be the subject of the next book in the Blood Like Poison …
Roxie can’t wait to take you on the adventure of a lifetime! In a snarky romp that explores popularity and friendship, Roxie will take you to a world you’ve never been to before. Excerpt. Release Day interview with Abbi Glines—author of BREATHE, and upcoming THE VINCENT BOYS and EXISTENCE–where I talk about very best friends, …
13 on Halloween Release Day Giveaway: Doodle for books! Read More »
It’s a book! 13 ON HALLOWEEN officially releases Tuesday, Sept. 20 and we will be here to celebrate all day:) The amazing Abbi Glines author of BREATHE, and the upcoming releases EXISTENCE and THE VINCENT BOYS, hosts my release day interview on Tuesday. Later on that night, check out some awesome new release finds at …
13 on Halloween Release Day & Giveaway: Tuesday, Sept. 20 Read More »
