For those YA readers also reading adult books, please discover CAROL SNOW. Here I’m celebrating her latest young adult novel but Carol has been racking up rave reviews and populating “best” lists in both YA and contemporary
RIDERS, Veronica Rossi’s follow-up to her New York Times Best-Selling UNDER THE NEVER SKY series, hit the shelves last week. It’s an action-packed thriller that takes by the biblical notion of Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The farther I journey down this path of WRITER-LIFE, trying to grow as an author, the more I appreciate the value of critique groups, of reading good books, and of being a forever-student of the craft.
Thanks to technical assistance from my 15-year-old (and because Twitter seems to have decided to devolve into Facebook), I’ve decided to join up. I am also participating in the Instagram #AuthorLifeMonth fun. Hope to see you
VOICE IN YOUR NOVEL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2016, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Woodinville Library, 17105 Avondale Road NE, Woodinville, WA The next class in this FREE series of writing workshops will be taught by yours truly!
The publishing world is a sea of debuts. I remember those heady days myself. Before one had a sales record, an Amazon ranking, and a head full of doubts. Before one realized how many debuts pub
The EDGARS got it right in the YA category this year. Congratulations to all the nominees but an especial virtual cheer for these two novels about “mad” girls confined–one contemporary, one historical, and both fabulous! THE
My first novel, AUDITION, was a “ballet book,” and I spent my teen years in pointe shoes. So, it’s not surprising that I have a particular fondness for teen novels featuring pirouettes and pink tights. Nutcracker
A picture book text wins the Newbery. A Printz Honor goes a book in which four stories are organized around the visual concept of the helix (spiral), while the Printz sticker itself is affixed to a
KEEP UP THE WRITING MOMENTUM SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 2016, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Woodinville Library, 17105 Avondale Road NE, Woodinville, WA The next class in this FREE series of writing workshops will be taught by the