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YA Winter Scavenger Hunt: ‘Tis the season of the squeeee!
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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Golden Blood’s Gemma Dishes Her Teen Time Travel Guide, with Author Melissa Pearl
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 …
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Teaser Tuesday: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t …
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YA Indie Carnival: The Rise of YA Fantasy or Thank you Tokien, Rowling & Meyers
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 …
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YA Author Dee White, Writing Classes For Kids & A Writing Competition
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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YA Indie Carnival: The Mystery Hand
I can’t tell you how much I love Halloween. It seems that at every stage of my life there is a Halloween memory that tops the last. But childhood Halloweens have a special place. Maybe it’s because nothing can ever be quite as magical as a child at Halloween, no matter how extravagant the party. …
Interview with Courtney Cole author of My Tattered Bonds
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 …
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Teaser Tuesday: Perfecting Perfection by Teen Author McKenzie McCann
I had the pleasure of meeting McKenzie McCann at WordStock in Portland. Fellow Rain Boots Required author Lisa Nowak introduced me to McKenzie and she was such a blast to hang-out with that I want to introduce her to you all and let you know about her debut YA contemporary novel, Perfecting Perfection! McKenzie just …
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Diary of a debut author: The first book tour–rain boots, nerves & magic
October is a very busy month! I’m on a blog tour and two book tours! Squuee. Last Friday night was a big one for me. It was like going to a new school, in a way. I had never talked about my writing to a group of teens and parents before. But, the West Linn …
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