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 »
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!
Need a little me time this holiday season? Colleen Houck has put together an amazing YA Winter Scavenger Hunt.  This online Scavenger Hunt is a fun way to learn about what’s new and exciting in the world of YA books. You’ll get to read/watch EXCLUSIVE bonus material, solve puzzle challenges and enter to win individual author prizes, as you hunt …
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Today, I am thrilled to have Dee White, an amazing young adult novelist. She’s a gifted storyteller and I was fortunate enough to meet Dee at SCBWI LA last August. She is passionate about writing classes for kids and adults. I’m so happy that she’s here on Laurasmagicday to tell us a little bit about …
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Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. Winston Churchill This weekend, November 11 – 14, Terri Giuliano Long, author of the bestselling novel In Leah’s Wake, joins 50 indie authors in Blog Tour de Troops, a charity blog hop sponsored by the Indie Book Collective. …
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Each Monday this October, I’m going to feature my favorites from my 26 Halloween Ghost Stories collection which you can download for free here. This is a story I wrote while I was living in Big Sur. I was inspired by the legend of the secret caves hidden along California’s central coast. THE SEVEN CAVES …
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 …
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HERE ARE THE WINNERS FROM OUR MASSIVE YA INDIE CARNIVAL GIVEAWAY!!!! YAY! Gratitude to all who participated. I hope you had a great ride! You will all be contacted by email by the Carnis to receive your swag:) Dani Snell’s Winner is BBurton! You’ve won a Kindle copy of PineLight by Jillian Peery and a …
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ANNOUNCING THE WINNER OF MY GIVEAWAY!!!!! The very first signed print edition of Winnemucca [with a 3 BONUS CHAPTER SNEAK PEEK of 13 on Halloween] and a Winnemucca coffee cup goes to….drumroll….. Aimee! YAYYYYY!!! I’ll be emailing you Aimee with the details:) Thanks so much for playing the YA Scramble yesterday. So much fun talking …
