In the last 9 – 18 months, the publishing world has been turned on its ear – e-readers are on the rise, e-books are outselling paper books, Borders is closing. These are seismic shifts. It feels like vertigo every time I open my browser. Notes from the E-Revolution is a new semi-regular feature on the blog (on Fridays),where I’ll be… Read More
Lately, you may have noticed a few things spruced up around my blog: some new tabs that make finding information about me and my books a little smoother. The sidebar’s cleaned up a bit. And the tags on the side are more descriptive of my author brand, with phrases like middle grade, science fiction, and writing journey. For a while, I’ve owned the… Read More
Today we have author Kris Yankee as a guest to talk about her new middle grade book Saving Redwind. I’m all about connecting kids to books they’ll love, and I can tell just from the description that this is the kind of adventure my boys would like. Who wouldn’t love to find a magical place hidden in the wallpaper? (Personally… Read More
Thanks to everyone who left comments while I was on blog-cation! We were traveling around Colorado, doing all kinds of cool things, including … … checking out the Butterfly Pavilion in the most humid room in all of Colorado … … climbing the snow pile (what? August?) … … reveling in the glory of the beautiful Colorado Rocky Mountains …… Read More
This week, I’m on a blog-cation! So I’m reposting some of my top posts. I may be able to sneak some quality WiFi time in when my husband isn’t looking, but probably not. So please feel free to discuss amongst yourselves! [Editor’s note: This post is over a year and a half old. It’s still basically relevant, despite the surge… Read More
This week, I’m on a blog-cation! So I’m reposting some of my top posts. I may be able to sneak some quality WiFi time in when my husband isn’t looking, but probably not. So please feel free to discuss amongst yourselves! Taking the Road Less Traveled* (originally post May 23, 2011) *Apologies to Robert Frost Sometimes I wonder what compels… Read More