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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So all of us have got our topics for tomorrow night’s local author showcase at The Oregon City Public Library at 7PM: using an authentic YA voice, life experience as research, finding the courage to write, inspiration & the writing process. I’ll be talking about inspiration. So authors, what’s the strangest/oddest/funniest thing to inspire your books? Readers, what …
Voice, Research, Courage & Inspiration what’s your take? Read More »
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. …
This is a scene that happens between Bobby & Ginny. They’re engaged and had a major falling out. Ginny’s told him it’s over. And then… He held his fist out, cradled my hand under his and poured San Joaquin soil into my palm. “I love you,” he said looking at me the same way he …
Some like it Hot! A Steamy Excerpt from Winnemucca, a small-town fairy tale Read More »
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! …
So sorry my post is late this week. I had the MOST AMAZING time talking about What Makes A Great Story with the kids of Mrs. Howell’s 6th grade class. What a fun class and an awesome group of writers! We talked about what we like about the stories we are reading now and what …
YA Indie Carnival: Interview with a Villain, Transfer Student & Book Tour Read More »
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 …
I got an ice cream maker for Christmas and I’ve been totally obsessed by ice cream! I’ve made peppermint and lavender so far and I’m super excited to make some chocolate next:) So, it gave me an idea. I wanted to post some ice cream excerpts from the latest young adult fantasy fiction. I got …
