Archive for the 'Interviews' Category

Book Signing Recap

Monday, November 21st, 2011

[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. [...]

Two Recent Reads

Monday, November 14th, 2011

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, [...]

Friday Five

Friday, November 4th, 2011

Wowza, this week has been busy! Here’s what’s been going on: 1. First, a HUGE thank you to all of you for celebrating my official release date with me. I can’t tell you how happy it’s made me to see people as excited  about the book as I am! 2. My interview spree continues: Today [...]

Halloween and Giveaways and Twitter Games

Monday, October 31st, 2011

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 [...]

Interview with Author/Agent Ammi-Joan Paquette

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

First off, if you have a minute, swing by Heather Kelly’s blog tomorrow for the next stop on the UnFairy Tale blog tour. There will be fun games and prizes! Today I’m so excited to welcome my lovely agent, Ammi-Joan Paquette, who agreed to answer some questions about her brand new middle grade novel, Nowhere [...]

Q&A with YA Author Alisa Libby

Friday, January 28th, 2011

I have a special treat for you guys today. My friend and critique partner Alisa Libby was nice enough to write a letter to herself a while back, and now she’s agreed to come back and answer some questions about herself and her writing. Alisa has two published YA novels, The Blood Confession and The [...]

ALA and My First Blog Interview!

Friday, January 15th, 2010

This weekend, Boston is being taken over by ALA, and I’m excited to join in the fun. I’ll be meeting some fellow Enchanted Inkpot members, checking out the exhibits, and attending a Kid/YA Lit “Tweetup.” It’s promising to be a whirlwind of activity, so I’ll be sure to report back next week! In other news, [...]

Help a Librarian!

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Since I managed to crash two computers yesterday, I’m going to take a hint and stay away from technology as much as I can today. But before I go, I want to send you over to the Enchanted Inkpot, where I interviewed a middle school librarian on the fantasy reading trends in her school. As [...]