So the month of April is National Poetry Month. And I love National Poetry Month. When I was a bookseller I loved making the big display with glitter and picture books and all that jazz. I loved making the teen display of verse novels, too. And for the last several years I also have been [...]
~ read more ~I do things old school. So I got out my trusty fedora and put all your names in a hat. And then I found out who won the book! And if you want to find out, watch the video below! Keep your eye on this blog, because the EPIC UNSUNG YA GIVEAWAY I’ve been talking [...]
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I may write books for kids and young adults, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been inspired by adult authors. There are a couple in particular who write books that consistently get me to think outside the box, who write characters that are so real and distinctive that I can call them to memory years [...]
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Below I will talk about two ladies whom I love. They are writers who are generous with their time and their hearts, who put themselves out there and embrace members of the writing and reading community. They are also both authors who really get teens, who remember their own teenage experience and write about it [...]
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I don’t think I could do Author Appreciation Week without mentioning these luminaries in the field of literature. Forget keeping these two under the umbrella of young adult and children’s lit, because, regardless of the fact that they have both written several books outside the field, these two have paved the way for so many [...]
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Today I want to talk about two ladies from the Austin community who have revolutionized the way I approach writing. They are people who love their community, and who embraced me immediately when I moved here and became a bookseller. When they found out I was a writer, they urged me to stay in the [...]
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So, Ms. Heidi R. Kling thought this would be a good time for us to get together and blog about the fabulous authors whose awesomeness makes the world – of literature and otherwise — a better place to be. I’m going to post two authors a day this week, in pairings that feel appropriate to [...]
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I’ve been reading a ton, as usual. Here are some of my favorites from the past two weeks — definitely books I’ll recommend to anyone who’ll listen. In fact, I’ve already lent most of these books to friends! What have you all been reading? And what do you think of the titles I’m reviewing below? [...]
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So I’ve been in a bit of a creative slump for the past few days. And I’ve been asking around to see what my fellow writers do when they just can’t seem to crank out new words. I’m usually a big advocate for “write through the block no matter what!” But right now, it’s just [...]
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So earlier today I told some of my friends (er, and all of Twitter) that my big plans for the day were to go with James to the HEB Plus grand opening in my neighborhood. Yikes, I know. I sound pretty lame, right? Well, you know, after two intense weeks of revisions, I’ve sort of [...]
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