Hands down it has to be Roxie a snarky, saavy, hilarious twelve-turning-thirteen-year-old from 13 on Halloween. Her ideas about luck & popularity are seen through the animal kingdom. She uses humor and her own unique language to understand her changing world and her role in it. It’s what I love about her. She is a …
YA Indie Carnival: My favorite character to write? 13 on Halloween’s Roxie! Read More »
This week is all about character. Here’s 13 on Halloween’s Dream Cast: Chloe Moretz as Roxie O’Grady : Roxie Speak: Tarantulas– scares the heck out of people Hamsters– hops from one thing to the other without really doing anything Cats– annoys the heck out of me Owls– knows everything Zebras– thinks everything is black and …
MY INDIE IDOL: The bestselling YA author M. Leighton! For those of you familiar with the Blood Like Poison series, you know Lucius. Sexy. Flirtatious. Irish. Vampire. But for those of you who haven’t, I’d like to introduce you to him. He will be the subject of the next book in the Blood Like Poison …
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 …
YA Indie Carnival : WINNING! Back To School Special! Read More »
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 …
I host two amazing YA authors today. Heather Cashman’s book Perception, part of the Tiger’s Eye Trilogy, has received amazing reviews and Amy Maurer Jones, author of the Soul Quest Trilogy, keeps confounding us with a powerful message in her fantastical world. Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have fun learning a little more …
YA Indie Carnival Q & A & GIVEAWAY! With YA Authors Heather Cashman and Amy Maurer Jones Read More »
Welcome back to the carnival! This week’s post feels a lot like the classic “What I did on my summer vacation” essay. I’m a debut author, so I’m posting the 3 tips I found the most successful for launching my debut novel, Winnemucca, a young adult small-town fairy tale about a teenage girl’s enchanted road …
YA Indie Carnival : 3 Tips For Young Adult Indie Authors Read More »
Teasers are always so fun. But I have to tell you I wasn’t sure which new paragraph to share. 13 ON HALLOWEEN, my first book in the YA coming of age fantasy series, comes out this September and I’d would LOVE to share its first paragraph, but I want to wait just a bit longer:) …
Welcome back for another ride at the YA Indie Carnival. This week’s topic is a question most writers get asked and I think one of the easiest/toughest to answer. Of course inspiration lies everywhere. But, specific things inspire my stories. Everyday there’s something new. As I look back, here are my top 5: 1. Anything …
YA Indie Carnival : Where do you find inspiration for your writing? Read More »
Thanks for stopping by my booth at our Indie Carnival today. My biggest surprise about going Indie? It’s hard to pick only one. There have been so many. Like the level of support the community gives each other. The things I was told that would happen if I went Indie that haven’t. But the biggest …
