Just a reminder that today is the *last day* to enter to win one of two personalized ARCS of MY VERY UNFAIRY TALE LIFE! Just comment on the original post to enter. And if you have a minute, swing by Literary Rambles where the awesome Natalie Aguirre interviewed me about puns, agents, and revisions. And [...]
1. Snow! That’s right, we had snow last night. And we’re supposed to have a snow storm on Saturday. New England might be known for its unpredictable weather, but since when does October = winter? 2. Halloween! We have two parties this weekend, so the husband and I have been busily getting our costumes together. [...]
Last week I mentioned that my book had snuck into stores a bit early. Here’s proof: I can’t tell you how giddy/stunned/grateful I felt to see my book on the shelf! (And it’s in between Jerry Spinelli and Star Wars–how awesome is that?) Even though the book is out in the world now, the journey [...]
Just a reminder that you still have a week to enter to win a personalized ARC of My Very UnFairy Tale Life. And I’m also giving away two signed copies of the book on Goodreads. Last week, I read a great book called Fracture by Megan Miranda (thanks to NetGalley). The story was fascinating and [...]
Book release dates are a funny thing. In theory a book isn’t available until its release date, but in reality, it usually starts to pop up a few days early. In the case of my book, it turns out, it’s actually popped up a couple weeks early. I recently found out that it’s on the [...]
[Note: If you're anywhere near the Brookline Public Library today at 6pm, please stop in to hear myself and four other local writers sharing new work as part of "New Voices in YA and Children's Literature." There will be cookies!] So remember a while back when I was babbling about having two extra ARCs (i.e. [...]
The UnFairy Tale blog tour continues! Swing by Kris Asselin’s blog for her thoughts on the book. Not surprisingly, she particularly enjoyed my main character’s obsession with mini-golf. Okay, on to writing legacies. This is something I’ve been thinking about for a while now: what do I want my writing legacy to be? Since life [...]
The “Best Advice I Ever Got” series continues with some writing wisdom from author Peter Salomon. I have been thinking about this a lot, and have come to the rather sad conclusion that my history with ‘mentors’ of some sort giving writing advice is pitiful. Let me put it in perspective: In 6th grade I [...]
[Note: Don't miss your chance to win a copy of Tess Hilmo's With a Name Like Love which I blogged about recently. The contest ends today at midnight!] Okay, first the good news. My author copies arrived yesterday! An entire box filled with my pretty shiny books! The dog and I both agreed that they [...]
(Speaking of promoting my book, if you have a minute, swing by Jonathon Arntson’s blog where he’s posted a lovely review.) This post is a bit on the long side, but it’s about an issue I’ve been considering for a while. I’d love to hear your thoughts! Yesterday, I invited everyone and their leprechaun to [...]
