If you have a minute, swing by Emu’s Debuts where my awesome editor, Aubrey Poole, talks about the process of bringing UnFairy Tale to life! I haven’t done a WIP update in a while, mostly because I’ve been a bit stuck. But the past week I’ve managed to get back into the swing of things. [...]
If you have a minute, swing by Emu’s Debuts where I talk about revising UnFairy Tale Life. And then check back on Wednesday when my awesome editor will discuss the editorial process behind the book. Also, today is the last day to enter my August/September Debut Novel Giveaway. (It’s international!) Last week I talked about how [...]
[If you have a minute, swing by Peter Salomon's blog where he's asked me three short yet insightful questions.] Now that my book is out in the world, the past several weeks have been filled with lots of exciting things. Book-wise I’ve been feeling motivated and excited, but writing-wise I have to admit I’ve been [...]
[ETA: If you have a minute, swing by Jennifer Bertman's blog where I'm featured as part of her "Creative Spaces" series. You can see pictures of my work space and learn about my (often unhealthy) writing habits.] Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of doing two book events, one at B&N in Burlington, Mass. [...]
[One last reminder about two upcoming events: I'll be at B&N in Burlington, Mass. tonight at 7pm, and I'll be at the Ames Free Library in Easton, Mass. tomorrow at 2pm. Come for the books; stay for the origami, mini-golf, and cookies!] A while back I blogged about Unearthly by Cynthia Hand and how it [...]
Lots of things going on this week: Bookplates! If you’re in the US or Canada and would like a signed UnFairy Tale Life bookplate, just send me your mailing address and I’ll get one out to you. (Let me know who you’d like it made out to.) Signings! I have two events coming up this [...]
If you have a minute, swing by Stephanie Theban’s blog where I talk writing, fairy tales, and Goodreads. And after that, stop by Audrey Vernick’s “Literary Friendships” blog where I reveal which children’s book character I wish had lived next door to younger me. I haven’t had too much time for reading in recent weeks, [...]
It’s time for another giveaway celebrating newly-released novels by my fellow Elevensies (i.e. 2011 debut authors). The winner of the giveaway will get to choose one of the Elevensie books released in August or September (listed below). More details on how to enter are at the end of this post. I can’t believe the year is almost [...]
I’m sure I’ve talked about this before, but I’ve been thinking a lot about it lately: an idea is not a story. An idea is the seed of a story, but it takes a lot of work to get that seed to bloom into something full and complete. Part of why this has been on [...]
Yesterday was the official launch party for My Very UnFairy Tale Life at the adorable Children’s Book Shop in Brookline, Mass. It was amazing to see family, writing folks and students, old friends, and new friends all together in one place. The event was a bit of a whirlwind, but I had a great time! Here’s [...]
