May the holiday be an inspiration to your writing. Or at the very least, may you enjoy an abundance of chocolate and cider! Whether you're playing tricks or out searching for treats, everyone have a very safe and happy Halloween!
Today I'm post-poning the creature feature to take part in a very important blogfest honoring banned books. It was brought to my attention by the fantastic I Am A Reader Not A Writer blog . Nearly every one of the great Ellen Hopkins's novels has been banned somewhere. She writes about things that challenge kids today, sex, drugs, prostitution, terrible things for sure, but things kids are dealing with whether we like it or not. Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak, about a girl who is raped, is banned in many places. Others may surprise you such as The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares, Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, The House of Night novels by P.C. Cast, The Golden Compass novels by Philip Pullman, and the Vampire Academy novels by Richelle Mead. There are so many more that it saddens me to go on. I've recently learned that my own novel, The Secret of Spruce Knoll, will not be carried in my most local bookstore because of an intense scene in it. I unde...
The contest is now closed. Thank you to everyone who entered, the winners will be announced Wednesday September 7th! Good luck everyone! My young adult urban fantasy, The Secret Of Spruce Knoll, is releasing this month! To celebrate its birthday I'm doing a blog tour and contest followed by a live chat on YA Bound August 30th with a separate giveaway. The blog tour and contest begins next Monday and ends August 31st. Here's what you can win: 1st place: *$50 gift certificate to B&N (or the Book Depository if you're over seas). *Autographed copy of The Secret Of Spruce Knoll *Special swag bag 2nd place: *Swag bag filled with: *Autographed copy of The Secret Of Spruce Knoll * Spoiled by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan * Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan * Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick * A Need So Beautiful by Suzanne Young 3rd place: *Aut...
It seemed appropriate to reveal my special project to you on Teaser Tuesday. I needed to wait for the excitement of the Channeler's Choice tour to dim, yet here we are swept up into the mega contest of awesome (i.e. the Nook giveaway) so it seems my plans have gone awry. Nevertheless, my publisher says I may now announce the special project and I decided not to wait. My young adult historical fantasy about the last of the druids in ancient Ireland, To Ride A PĂșca , is releasing this May from Compass Press! It is a tie-in novel to the channeler series, but it isn't officially a part of it. I'm so excited because this is a novel that was written from the depths of my soul. Here is a bit about it: They say to ride a p Ăș ca changes your life forever. That doesn’t sound so bad to Neala. Her kind are hunted down, forced to live in obscurity, or be slaughtered. But when an old enemy threatens her country like never before, the druids will have to decide; rise up and fig...
chocolate, yay! I love chocolate! Autumn season always inspires me. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI know me too, unfortunately! I've heard about people that don't like chocolate but I think it's just a myth. :)
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother was actually allergic to chocolate! *shudders* Can you imagine a life like that?!
ReplyDeleteWow, that would change a girl's life! What on earth would comfort food be???
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