Many of you know that there are some video interviews of me out there, and God knows I have done enough blog interviews about Witchlanders to choke the internet, but I had never actually done a radio or audio interview …
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ABOVE by Leah Bobet
Today on Cynthia Leitich Smith’s Cynsations, I interview the utterly lovely Leah Bobet, whose fantasy debut ABOVE was called a “dark, dazzling tale” in a starred Publishers Weekly review! Have a look!
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Deal News!
Ahhhh! I have been sitting on this news forever, but my agent tells me that the deal for my forthcoming book has been announced in Publishers Marketplace. I am so thrilled, delighted, nervous–and many other adjectives!–to be working with …
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Editor Interview: Christie Harkin of Fitzhenry & Whiteside
I had such a wonderful time getting to know Christie Harkin, children’s editor at Fitzhenry & Whiteside books, when I interviewed her for Cynthia Leitich Smith’s blog. Read all about it over on Cynsations today, where I’m Canadian Correspondent.
Witchlanders– A CRYSTAL KITE WINNER!!!
Holy moly! I’m completely speechless this morning to have learned on Twitter (before it even showed up on the SCBWI website!) that WITCHLANDERS has won the Crystal Kite Award for my region. (It’s up there now so–yes!–it’s official!) From the SCBWI …
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Debut Novelist, Richard Ungar
My interview with Richard Ungar posted on Cynsations yesterday. He talks about making the transition from picture books to novels, his mentor Peter Carver and–of course!–his debut novel, TIME SNATCHERS. Have a look!
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Newsy Bits – Crystal Kite Nomination!
Still in a tizzy over being on sub, but I hope to have some news about that soon! As a result my blogging has ground to a halt, but I do have a few bits of news to pass on! …
On Sub! and Other News
I’m just getting back to work and writing after being sick. I feel like Rip Van Winkle–I went to bed when it was still winter, and when I woke up, it was spring! To be honest, I’m finding it a …
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Baaaaaad Blogger: Do I Have Social Media Fatigue? Or Am I Just Lazy?
Wow. It has been exactly one month since I last posted. I don’t think I’ve ever let that much time elapse since I began this blog way back in February 2011. Oh, what interesting things I had to say back then. …
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My OLA Scrapbook!
Last weekend, hundreds of librarians and authors from across Canada converged on Toronto to attend The Ontario Library Association’s Super Conference 2012. I was there to present Witchlanders in a three-minute infomercial with 34 other authors at CANSCAIP’s annual OLA …
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