Talk about a TEASE! Read these first lines from the excerpts I’m going to feature on my individual giveaway at the YA Indie Carnival Secret Santa Giveaway this Friday, and then enter to WIN them here at Laurasmagicday a chance to win the GRAND PRIZE–a sleigh-full of books!! Check The YA Authors Club in the …
YA Author Cheri Lasota and I met through social media. I had networked with a lot of authors in the Pacific Northwest because my husband renovates hotels and Portland will be, off-and-on, our latest address and I wanted to get to know local authors. This helped to lead to the formation of The Pacific Northwest …
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Getting Sideways: Book 2 in the Full Throttle Series Getting shipped off to live with his uncle Race was the best thing that ever happened to fifteen-year-old Cody. Then a wreck at the speedway nearly ruined everything. Cody’s making every effort to get his life back on track—writing for the school paper, searching for the …
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Covers! Love ’em or hate ’em they have to be one of the major reasons readers get hooked on a book. CBS has some all-time greats to check out! It’s all about emotion. It’s why we read. We want to have an experience and the cover is a great window into what kind of experience we …
Howdy! Have you read and re-read The Understorey until your eyes bleed?? Have you put a notch in your lipstick case every day since the announcement that Callum & Harper releases DECEMBER 24th!! In the mood to get a sneak peek at best-selling author Fisher Amelie’s latest novel??? Well, come on in a sit a …
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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!
My oldest is moving home to California. She lived in Florida for two years. She left on a road trip home, the day after Thanksgiving.
What’s plot? It’s what makes readers turn pages. Keeps them wanting more. And what’s a better way to learn about plot than the movies? I guess it’s because my friend is a screenwriter and that’s why I use the screenplay method to plot my novels. Also because the Screenwriters Expo happens every year, for only …
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On this hunt you will be able to read/watch EXCLUSIVE BONUS MATERIAL, enter to win giveaways, and solve a puzzle to win the GRAND PRIZE–a boatload of books from the authors! This fabulous sneak peek is for four days only from Dec. 1st to Dec. 4th [noon Pacific time]. Each author on the hunt is …
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