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Welcome to my website.  My name is Lena Coakley and my first novel, a YA high fantasy called Witchlanders is now out From Atheneum Books for Young Readers....

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Alan Cumyn and My Bronte Summer

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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!

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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 …

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Happy Holidays!

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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!

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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

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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?

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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 …

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And the winners are…

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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!

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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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