Two of my favorite scenes in TRANSFER STUDENT happen at the Drive-In and IN-N-Out Burger. Yes, there still are Drive Ins. This is a picture of one in San Luis Obispo, CA. The one that inspired the story is sadly long gone now and used to be in Ventura, CA. Many memories there. This week …
Transfer Student goes to In-N-Out Burger and to the Drive In Read More »
Congrats to @laurathomas61 the winner of an ebook of Transfer Student! Good luck to today’s tweeters. Giveaway rules at the end of the post! Central to the story of TRANSFER STUDENT is Rhoe’s invention of the teleporting telescope. Here is a picture of the Zeiss Telescope at The Griffith Observatory. In 2006, while working at The Los …
Congrats to @Beesha1 winner of a TRANSFER STUDENT EBOOK! Good luck to today’s tweeters! Here’s this week’s swag:) Details of how to enter the giveaways below! THIS WEEK’S SWAG: PIG IN SPACE PIGGY BANK, Griffith Observatory travel mug, a HOLLYWOOD MAP OF THE STARS, signed bookmarks, Griffith Park Observatory pen & postcards, Space Shuttle Anniversary commemorative coin, …
[Nearly Wordless Wednesday] Transfer Student: Meet Ashley…& New Swag Read More »
Congrats to @TeeKyleJacobson! She’s won an ebook of TRANSFER STUDENT! All ebook winners will receive their copies [kindle or Nook] on St. Patty’s Day, 3 days before the official release:) Squueee! Good luck to today’s tweeters. MY NEUROTIC BOOK AFFAIR is hosting today’s excerpt! To win an ebook of TRANSFER STUDENT, TWEET [and leave a comment here or …
TRANSFER STUDENT BLOG TOUR & GIVEAWAY DAY 4: RODEO DRIVE Read More »
He’s everything I never wanted and everything I can’t live without. – Transfer Student
Squeeee! Welcome to the first day of the Transfer Student Blog Tour! Today Velvet at vvb32reads has the Starjump Excerpt! Here is one of the settings that inspired the excerpt. The scene starts with Ashley and Sean surfing at Zuma. Ashley wants to forget what happened to her best frenemy the day before so she …
Transfer Student Blog Tour & Giveaway Begins Today! Starjump Excerpt on Leap Day! Read More »
Griffith Park Observatory, Los Angeles, CA Two Worlds––Two Teens––One Wish Geek Rhoe and Surfer Ashley would never be friends. Even if they lived on the same planet. But, they’ll become so much more. They’ll transfer. This is the setting where the transfer occurs on Earth. It’s where Ashley makes her first wish upon her first …
Transfer Student Blog Tour & Giveaway Starts Tomorrow! Squeee! Read More »
I’m really excited about Transfer Student. When I wrote the first draft of this story in 2006 many things were going on in my personal and professional life that ended up in the book. The story was also inspired by my years of living in Los Angeles. My hubby and I first moved to LA …
This made me crack up…[language alert!] I love LA. I lived there for twenty four years, we raised our kids there and have soooo many incredible memories there. Tomorrow hubby and I head down for a quick trip and I’m SO excited. No, we aren’t going to the Oscars! Wouldn’t that be cool though? I’ll …
I take off from LAX at twilight, totally sleep-deprived. The SCBWI Conference in LA was a blast, as usual. So many magic moments, all of them lasting until 2 or 3 in the morning. And now it’s time to settle into my seat and put on my headphones, turn up the music and lay my …
