ALIEN RESEARCH by Gini Koch
Gini Koch's books are amazing. I've featured some here and others here. Her newest is ALIEN RESEARCH, #8 in the Katherine "Kitty" Kat/Alien series.When rumors of a new super-drug surface, the FBI comes to Jeff and Kitty Katt-Martini for help.…
HAPPINESS AS A SECOND LANGUAGE by Valerie Alexander
I first discovered Valerie (and her books) after reading this fabulous guest post about writer happiness. She also writes amazing pieces for the Huffington Post, and her book HAPPINESS AS A SECOND LANGUAGE is currently available on Amazon.If…
Why Shortcuts Aren’t a Good Idea
When I first started writing, I was looking for a way to stand out of the massive crowd of people doing the same thing I was--trying to get their work in front of the right people. And while my intents were good, they weren't coming from the…
SICK, by Tom Leveen
In 2012, I interviewed the amazing Tom Leveen about ZERO (selected as an ALA/YALSA Best Book of 2013) and his book PARTY. Since then, he's written the awesome MANICPIXIEDREAMGIRL, and his newest novel, SICK, really is (sick as in cool--per…
Happy New Year!
I've been in a writing/editing cave for the past few days, so enjoy this meme.Happy 2014, everyone! Make it a good one!
Merry Christmas!
I hope all of you are enjoying a joyous Christmas. In lieu of a post today, I'm going to reference a post I recently saw on Rick Riordan's blog. It has the best writing advice I've seen in awhile. Here's the link. Also, for those who haven't…
ALTERED REALITY by Eliza Green
Earlier this year, I featured Eliza Green's debut novel, BECOMING HUMAN, the first in the Exilon 5 trilogy. The sequel, ALTERED REALITY, just came out December 15!Being different is accepted. Being special could get you killed. The Indigene…
Why a 12-Hour Editing Bender is a Bad Idea
Ok, so I know linking "12-hour editing bender" and "bad idea" is a bit obvious. But this actually happened to me. Last Saturday I worked on 20 pages of editing from about 10am-10pm. I took a small lunch break, but no dinner break. Keep in…
HUSTLIN’ TEXAS, by KC Klein
K.C. Klein's new novel, HUSTLIN' TEXAS, just released today! It's the follow-up to TEXAS WIDE OPEN, which I featured here along with her book DARK FUTURE, which won a Prism award. Here's more about HUSTLIN' TEXAS:Only one person in Oak Groves…
MY SORT OF FAIRY TALE ENDING by Anna Staniszewski: the Final Installment of the My Very UnFairy Tale Life Series
I'm seriously bummed that the My Very UnFairy Tale Life series by Anna Staniszewski is coming to an end. For a recap of the previous books, I posted about them here and here.And now, MY SORT OF FAIRY TALE ENDING!Happily ever after? Yeah, right.Jenny's…