Author of Young Adult Fiction
Nothing’s better than being on the _________ team Team stuff? Yeah, never been real big on that. I always put a huge amount of pressure on myself not to let anyone down, and if I don’t feel that everyone else is giving their 300% as …
It’s here! Mac Thorne’s time as a Changeling is coming to an end. It may have taken eighteen years, but Mac did finally manage to do what the Council wanted: she chose a teacher and renounced the in-between. There’s just one last step. She must …
Mag’s Luvs YA: “[Emi] has a way with words that will make you forget to go through life until you finish every single word she’s written.” What’s it about? In 2132, “We the people …” means nothing, and it hasn’t for a hundred years. Like …
Welcome, Jadie Jones, author of Moonlit! Let’s ask her some telling questions about her teenager years, shall we? Nerd? Geek? Jock? Snob? I was an athletic geek 🙂 I was obsessed with Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I would print out whole episode scripts, and organized …
There is more than just a Read Or Not post behind this blog entry today and I encourage you to take a moment to support Bridget Zinn, who at 33 lost her life to cancer while also having her first book published by Disney. About …
Today we have Sariah Wilson, author of The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back. When I first saw the title, I thought, Cinderella is going to get her true chance to fight, but then I re-read and went, no! It’s not Cinderella, this is the stepsister! 😀 …
Welcome, Megan Thomason to our fun-filled ‘the teenage years’ interview, here to show all readers that authors can be just as weird, loving, kind, or crazy as their characters. Read on! One night … I snuck out and you’ll never believe what happened … Hmmm… …
What was it like to be a teenage Rysa Walker? Oh … I know. Check it out below and you’ll know, too! My other car was a ________________ My first car was a very used bottle green Mercury Grand Marquis that my parents retired my …
All these awesome goodies! Grab one and share around the web! 🙂 Can’t wait to share Day After and Winn with you next May! This is book 2 behind After Dark. 🙂 Hope you love them! I do! and, my final, favorite of all …
It’s here! This is the day! I have waited SOO long to share this book with YOU! What’s it all about? Well, let me tell you … What eighteen year old Mac Thorne doesn’t know will probably kill her. In exactly eight months, five days, …
Are you ready? Count it down with me … 31 What eighteen year old Mac Thorne doesn’t know will probably kill her. In exactly eight months, five days, three hours and thirteen minutes, Mac has to choose what she’ll be for the rest of her …
Do you ever wonder what makes a person grow up, what experiences, what life elements give someone the imagination to write a crime thriller from both the point of view of the killer AND the cop and not be crazy themselves? There has to be …
No, not like that! Where did your mind go? I’m talking about under the cover of After Dark!! Woohoo! I get to share an excerpt of After Dark with you! I hope you like it! [Insert cringing and biting nails!] If you don’t, just shush. …
Hello, class! Today, the debut author of Want, Stephanie Lawton, joins us to answer a few questions about her teenage years. You’ll have time at the end to ask your own questions, but for now, pencil’s down … and let’s begin! My other car was …
I have 10 bookmarks to give away! 10! Woohoo! And they are ALLLL signed. How can YOU get one of these? Well … it’s really easy. All you have to do is read this answer the following question. Mac is not a conformist — as …
About the front: When I first saw this cover, I had to click to see more. Not because it contains my favorite colors of all (raspberry) or the pretty girl, but because of the piano. Being a pianist myself and having played since I was …
Woohoo!! Today I get to share a whole bunch ‘o goodies with you! These are all my digital tchotchkes … you know, digital dust catchers but fun ones! Check ’em out! 🙂 Whatcha think?
I’ve been tagged for a “Lucky 7 Meme”! What exactly is The Lucky 7 MEME? Here’s how it works: Go to p. 77 of current WIP So, I’ve done this, using my final manuscript for my YA novel, which will not correlate to the page …
My rating: 3 of 5 stars I was really torn on how to rate this book. I was totally intrigued by the premise and the opening chapter or 2 (that I had in the sample). But then the first 10 ish chapters seemed to be …
About the front: This cover has a totally creepy vibe to it. Wouldn’t you say? I mean … is she dead? Or … is that water really, really cold? When I think of the Red Sea, I probably inadvertently think of the Dead Sea, so …