Have you ever heard of the Page 99 Test? Because Mother’s Day is coming up, I thought I’d give it a go with Winnemucca, a small-town fairy tale. In the story, Ginny is trying to solve the riddle of her past regarding a mother she never knew. Here’s page 99: “How are you called?” Old …
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Yes, SPRING BREAK usually means sun & fun. But some teens aren’t that lucky. Winnemucca, a small-town fairy tale, opens with the beginning of Virginia Mae’s enchanted road trip to her true self. It’s SPRING BREAK and Ginny takes a walk to the prison outside of town where she awakens to her own intuition. She listens …
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Hey y’all welcome to this week of the YA INDIE CARNIVAL! Can I just say how AMAZING my fellow carnis are? I feel so lucky to be able to read all of their inspirational posts! SQUUUEEEE! Today’s topic kind of made me go…what??? I mean, do I tend to write a season? Of course not. …
I’m going to post on the tour soon, but in the mean time, Abby, a friend of Tiffany King’s and an amazing photographer, just sent us some incredible images and I want to share a few with you! A BIG thank you to the students of Deltona High and Galaxy Middle Schools. MISSING MY PLUMES! …
Jake & Samantha win copies of 13 on Halloween & Winnemucca! Congratulations to : 8-12 YEAR OLD WRITERS First place: The Unseen Blight by Jake Flinthart 13-17 YEAR OLD WRITERS First place: Monster by Samantha Whitehouse ADULT WRITERS Two great entries tied for first place in our adult category.
Your book is written. Curiously, you’re finding, that wasn’t the hard part. No, writing the 50K, 100K, 200K words wasn’t hard by a long-shot. What’s the hardest part? You want to share it with the world. And you say, very publicly, “I’ve written a book.” It might be at a party. It might be a passing comment …
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!
Last night I landed in Savannah. The landing was my first scare on The Paranormal Plumes Society Haunted Book Tour. We were literally about to touch down, leaning back in our seats waiting for the wheels to hit the tarmac when, the plane all of a sudden took to the air again. Quickly. All of …
Diary of debut authors: Nichole and I have our TV Debut in beautiful Savannah Read More »
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 …
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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