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Fracture
YA Scavenger Hunt Spring 2016
Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors…and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, …
My Interview on the Podcast BOOKMARKED
Last week I recorded an interview for a new podcast called Bookmarked. It’s hosted by local author/illustrator Kevin Scott Collier on Grand Haven Talk Radio and I was the debut interviewee! Listen here: (Jump to the 8 minute mark to hear me.) What do you think?
News! Feel Good Update! And Books for Sale!
This has been a BUSY week! After six weeks of writing at maximum speed (which for me is 1000+ words per day) I’m excited to share that I’ve finished the first draft of The Slope Rules! I still have a long way to go with editing, editing, a writing conference, and more editing, but I’ve …
Books Make Wonderful Self-Gifts
If you’re like me, this time of year you buy as many gifts for yourself as you do for others. One for you, one for me, etc. (Is that just me? Well this is embarrassing…. Never mind, then. Keep reading.) Anyway, RIGHT NOW you can buy the digital version of FLICKER for 99¢ — that’s …
Event This Saturday
I spent the past three days at a work conference in the same space as the Great Lakes Book Bash in mid-October, and between sessions today I received a call asking me to appear at a children’s and middle-grade book event this Saturday! Book events for everyone! (btw, the Barnes & Noble event was a …
Local Contest: Win a Free Book!
Tomorrow evening I’ll be one of FIFTY authors at my local Barnes & Noble at an event called A Trail of Michigan Authors. The event benefits the Hackley Library and every genre you could imagine will be represented—including young adult! The details are listed on my events page but I’ll share them here to save …
The Calm After the Storm
This past spring was, to put it mildly, rather chaotic. I had several book events, including two the week FADED released, so I took a much-needed break through the beginning of August. But now I’m back and ready to roll! I have four fun events scheduled this fall, plus I’m writing my next YA novel! …
Book Launch Party Fun
Last Tuesday was my first ever book launch party and it was better than I expected! I’ve heard horror stories of only a handful of people showing up, so my biggest fear was that I’d be stuck twiddling my thumbs for two hours with my mom and husband. But we had a steady flow of …
40 Reviews for My 40th
You Could Win an Advanced Copy of FADED! You’ve heard me say it before—reviews are like gold for writers. Buying our books puts the bacon on the table, but we absolutely LOVE when you write a review. As of today, FLICKER has 29 30 reviews on Amazon. Yesterday was 40 days before my 40th birthday …