Anyway, I got to meet with the Humanities club which is run by two of my favorite teachers, Ms. McLeod and Mrs. Fine (shout out also to Mr. Stack for organizing!), and 20+ AMAZING students showed up for the discussion.  I was SO blown away by these kids, seriously – they ranged from freshmen to seniors and were just so incredibly thoughtful and bright and well-read, and had so much to say about a great variety of topics. We touched on everything from my inspiration for Stitch

It’s almost here! Squeeee!!  (Okay, I’m really not a squee-er, but you get the point.) So I know my blogging has been a little slow lately (sorry!), and that’s because I’ve been working diligently on finishing up the revisions to Shudder and getting this publishing/promotion train MOOOVIN’! I’ve now got an almost-final ARC manuscript ready to send to the printer (and to myself for e-book formatting, ughhhh), 80+ bloggers signed up for the tour (and more on the way!), and a lo

I wanted to give a big thanks to Sheri and all the mods over at Shut Up and Read for hosting me for an interview today!  Lots of great questions touching on my favorite scenes,  the writing process, and even hidden talents (or, rather, my lack thereof) – check it out: Q: Do you have any hidden talents? A:  I actually always joke that if I was going to be in a talent show, I have no idea what I’d do. I haven’t played an instrument (the baritone horn) since middle school, my si

There’s another copy of Stitch up for grabs as part of the AMAZING prize packs over at Sitting With A Book’s 1-Year Blogiversary!  Stitch is part of Prize Pack 4, which includes 10 other awesome titles.  Don’t miss your chance to enter! And don’t forget about Elle Casey’s Springtime Indie Book Giveaway which ends in 2 days!!  This is just a small subset of the 1554 copies of 190 titles you could win! Click here for the full tapestry of books up for grabs and links to their Am

MASSIVE giveaway of 1,554 copies of 190 different indie books (and yes, of course Stitch is one of them!).  Best part is that you can choose which books you’d like to enter for, and you can enter for as many books as you’d like!  Genres run the gamut from fantasy/paranormal to sci-fi, romance, horror, mystery – so there’s something there for everyone! Definitely swing by today to enter!  Here’s the link: Elle Casey’s Springtime Indie Book Giveaway.  And here’s an awesome view

In a new guest post up today at Reutreads, I’m offering a glimpse into the handful of things that are keeping me awake in these nights leading up to Shudder’s release.  Here’s a quick preview: 1. How do I make my book NOT SUCK? Okay, I’ll be straight with you – I don’t think the current draft of my next book sucks. I actually think it’s pretty good. But I thought that about my last book, too, up until the day I released it, and then almost immediately after I realized that I

This content was originally posted on www.reutreads.wordpress.com as part of the Shudder Blog Tour in 2013. What goes through an author’s mind leading up to the release of his/her book? Of course, every author’s experience is different, but speaking from the perspective of one author with a big release looming on the horizon, I can tell you one thing for sure – it’s A LOT. I published my first book, Stitch, in the summer of 2012, and at the time of writing this post, I’m curr

I just noticed that it appears Amazon has reduced the price of the Stitch print version from $9.99 to $8.99.  Not sure how long this will last, but figured I’d pass the word along in case you know of anyone who’s been saving up for a paperback copy! Here’s the link: Enjoy the rest of your weekend! #amazon #sales #stitch