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Alan Cumyn and My Bronte Summer
I’ve got two guest posts out today on two of my favorite blogs, Cynsations and One A Day YA. On Cynsations, check out my interview with award-winning Canadian author Alan Cumyn on TILT, his first YA novel. Erections, first sexual …
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Young Adult Faeries & Fantasy Giveaway Hop!
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. The winner is announced here! I love YA fantasy. That’s why I jumped at the chance to participate in this blog hop, where over 100 YA fantasy novels are being given away! Here at my …
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Check out the trailer for THE WAY WE FALL
So many great books are coming out in January! It’s my birthday this month and I plan to get myself CINDER by Marissa Meyer, THE CABINET OF EARTHS by Anne Nesbet and THE WAY WE FALL by Megan Crewe (and …
Happy Holidays!
And a happy new year, everyone! I’m taking a little blogging break, but check back in January for all new posts!
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Thanks Tennessee!
Very honored the WITCHLANDERS is in some great company today! UT Literature Center: Great Books for Kids to Read during Holiday Season
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A Magical Movie About Movie Magic: Review of Hugo
When I heard that Martin Scorsese was making a movie of one of my favorite books, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, I was delighted. Then when I heard they were changing the name to Hugo (which I’m still not happy …
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Some Thoughts on Scene Structure
I was minding my own business one day when a piece of wisdom floated by on my Twitter feed: “What’s the precise turning point in your current scene? Make its trigger more dramatic—or less obvious.” It was from the agent …
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Canadian authors! Have you written to your MP yet about Bill C-11?
In its current form, Bill C-11 is a catastrophe for authors, since it directly undermines copyright, which is how authors earn their meagre incomes. -Paulina Ayala, MP forHonoré-Mercier,Quebec All right, if you are American you might just want to …
And the winners are…
Congratulations to the two winners of my WITCHLANDERS giveaway, JUDY RUSSELL and CHERIE!!! I’ll be emailing you later today to get a mailing addresses. Yay! These winners were chosen by the Random Number Generator at RANDOM.ORG Here’s what you win: …
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Witchlanders Gets Another Star! (That Makes Three!) And Give-Away!
I never say “squee.” I mean, what kind of word is that, anyway? Surely there’s a better word for a woman of a certain age to use when she’s excited about something. A dignified word like: Topping! Oh Topping, Muffie. …
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