Author of Young Adult Fiction
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 …
What form will Mackenzie Thorne, of the 19th Year Trilogy, select upon turning 19? Angel Demon (of any kind) Dragon Elf Fairy Griffin Gnome Goblin Human Shape-shifter Siren Sphinx Vampire Wizard Other Please Specify: Poll Maker
It’s here! What if today never ends? What if everything about life—everything anyone hoped to be, to do, to experience—never happens? Whether sitting in a chair, driving down the road, in surgery, jumping off a cliff or flying … that’s where you’d be … forever. …
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 …
About the front: Oooh. So there’s something hot and burning up there and it’s bleeding into the title. And there’s a boy(?), man(?), person (who knows given the Gargoyle in the front) hanging from that hot-burning-fire-bomb-thing up there. I gotta say, that center sparkler keeps …
Watch … worry … wonder … then in May .. READ! What do you think?
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 …
I am SOOO excited! I get to share the cover of Day After, Book 2 in the 19th Year Trilogy, with you! And the blurby goodness … Demon crypts. Vampire lairs. Glowing angels. Sexy sirens. The stuff of fiction. Or so Winn Thomas always thought. …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
What was it like to be a teenage Amaleen Ison? My other car was a ________________ I grew up in the Cotswolds (on top of a big hill), a mile and a half from the nearest bus stop (at the bottom of the big hill) …
I’m totally stealing the good news from the J. Taylor Publishing blog! Novelist, Emi Gayle, Set To Debut After Dark, the First of a Young Adult Trilogy, In October 2012 Yes! That’s ME!!! Author, Emi Gayle, just wants to be young again. She’s been able …
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 …
Go Wildcats! Kim Jewell went to high school in Marion, Illinois – her school colors were yellow and blue. How about yours? As Kim about herself, or read below to learn more! My other car was a: Little red MG convertible. Love vintage convertibles! Instead, …
Word count. Not sure what that means? Word count refers to the number of words in a novel. Under my adult pen name, I write 80,000 – 100,000 words in per novel. For my YA stories, I shoot for 70,000- 80,000. No matter the story, …
Actually … 64,000 words so far … and counting … and climbing … to be edited, etc. 🙂 I’ve been wanting to write a YA romance for a while, but not under my more explicit pen name of Aimee Laine. So I came up with …
Think about your local bookstore. There are sections for general literature, romance, fantasy, self-help, on-fiction … you name it, it’s there. Then, over in the back, there is ‘that kid section’ which, strangely has grown over the years to encompass thousands (or so it seems) …