Holler Good and Loud
Dear Teen Me is a great site where authors write letters to their teen selves. My letter was published today (June 8) and can be accessed here. Since I tend to censor myself a bit when I'm writing (especially from a biographical standpoint),…
DARK FUTURE and TEXAS WIDE OPEN by K.C. Klein
I met K.C. Klein at the Arizona Dreamin' Romance Reader Event last weekend and found out that she contributed to the HOTTER ON THE EDGE anthology with Erin Kellison, who I featured in a previous post. K.C. is loads of fun and her books sound…
365 Days of the Query: Are You Getting Enough Rest?
As aspiring writers (especially those of us with full-time jobs), it's very easy to burn the candle at both ends while we pursue our dreams, especially if we want to be the best in every aspect of our lives. But I've come to realize (espcially…
GLITCH, by Heather Anastasiu
This week's featured author is Heather Anastasiu. I discovered Heather through the Dear Teen Me website, and her entry blew me away--I contacted her and found out she wrote this awesome book called GLITCH, and the premise was so compelling I…
365 Days of the Query: What Keeps You Going?
Anything we strive for always comes with barriers to success. This is especially true in writing. The mountain gets tougher the higher we climb--and if we fall from near the top, it gets all the more difficult to pick ourselves up.But we must…
ZERO, by Tom Leveen
I had the fortune of hearing Tom Leveen speak at the Desert Dreams conference last month. Not only was his talk inspiring, but incredibly funny! Tom will also be at this year's Comi Con in Phoenix (which starts today).Tom's new book, ZERO, is…
365 Days of the Query: Be a Squeaky Wheel, But…
While querying, I've always tried to err on the side of courtesy, mostly because agents tend to get bombarded--and I'm sure the last thing they want is more people banging on their door (or email inbox). And, thanks to Janet Reid, I have one…
NARC, by Crissa-Jean Chappell
Crissa-Jean Chappell wrote the award-winning YA book TOTAL CONSTANT ORDER. This coming August will mark the debut of her her second book, NARC. I chose to interview Crissa based on NARC's incredibly intriguing premise (especially the opening…
365 Days of the Query: The In-Person Pitch
Since it's conference season, a lot of people are preparing in-person pitches. I did some at Desert Dreams, but before I share what I learned, be sure to read this post from Meredith Barnes' blog, La Vie en Prose. Here's what I have to add:1.…
GRETA AND THE GOBLIN KING, by Chloe Jacobs
GRETA AND THE GOBLIN KING will debut this November, but I've decided to feature it early because it sounds like such a fantastic read. GRETA AND THE GOBLIN KINGWhile trying to save her brother four years ago, Greta was thrown into the witch’s…