I’ve talked before about how hard it can be for middle grade authors to go indie … but I cheer on like crazy the ones that take that leap. The lovely and talented Elle Strauss – fellow Indelibles author of the YA novel Clockwise – has jumped with both feet and has graciously stopped by for an interview. First, her… Read More
I’ve successfully cloned myself and will be multiple places at once today. (Sorry, the visitors from the future swore me to secrecy on the cloning technology. But there are nasty side effects like nervous twitching, excessive caffeine consumption – which may cause the twitching, now that I think about it – and general goofiness.) WRITING Yup, I’m doing that today,… Read More
********* FIRST: The winner of the signed copy of Beth Revis’s A Million Suns is … Ciara Knight (author of the Battle for Souls series)! Thanks to everyone who shared their favorite author crush! ********* Sweat Equity: Not Just For Houses You put a ton of time into writing your novel. You and/or your publisher put up-front money into turning… Read More
I have author crushes. The kind that transform me from a well-educated middle-aged articulate woman into a gibbering, incoherent fangirl mess. #itsawesome The Breathless Tour (Marie Lu, Beth Revis, Jessica Spotswood, Andrea Cremer) was coming to my local Indie Bookstore (Anderson’s in Naperville) and I was beyond excited to finally meet Beth Revis in person! Backstory: I’ve been blogger-friends with… Read More
I just thought this was cool. These are all books. What you’re looking at is essentially a way to visualize the “also boughts” list on Amazon. Here’s a closer view: If you have a book for sale, or just want to see books that are similar to a favorite novel, try it out. Also: it moves.
The In His Eyes Anthology with sixteen romantic short stories by Indelibles authors is HERE! The anthology includes my short story prequel to Open Minds, called Mind Games: Raf, a regular mindreader, is in love with Kira, the only girl in school who can’t read minds. Raf struggles to keep his thoughts about her private, but secrets are something that only zeros like Kira… Read More