I owe my writing career to supportive English teachers and librarians who encouraged me during my teen years. As a YA author, I continue to see just how important their work is. As a thank you, I am running an educator appreciation giveaway. If you are an English teacher or librarian, please enter to win a hardcover set […]
Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors…and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author,
Umbertouched is due to come out 11/6/2018, and it’s time to reveal the cover and description. Isn’t it gorgeous? Here’s the cover description: The mission was a failure. Even though Zivah and Dineas discovered a secret that could bring down the empire, their information is useless without proof. Now, with their cover blown and
Edit: Signup is now closed. Congratulations to the winner carinaolsen from twitter! I can’t believe it’s time to reveal UMBERTOUCHED’S cover already! We’re doing an open cover reveal across blogs and social media platforms, and I hope you’ll join in! Participants will be entered in a drawing for the following prize pack: 1. An early
Edit: The giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to our winners: Tiffany H, @thebookenigma from twitter, @owlsneagles from twitter, and @book.words_ from instagram Rosemarked is finally here! The good news: I think Rosemarked is the best book I’ve written thus far, and readers seem to agree. It’s been chosen as an Amazon best book of the
I’m so excited to reveal the final cover to ROSEMARKED! What do you think? Preorder ROSEMARKED: Amazon | B&N | Indiebound | Blackwell’s And here’s a giveaway for an advanced review copy!
Edit: Signups are now closed. Congratulations to @vixenreads for winning the prize pack! We have a final cover for ROSEMARKED! It’s gorgeous 😀 I’m excited to share it with you all, and we’re trying something a bit different this time: a crowdsourced twitter, instagram, and facebook reveal. And there are prizes for participating! Here
DAUGHTER OF DUSK is out in paperback today! Purchase the paperback from: Indiebound | Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Blackwell’s (free international shipping)
My entire Story Writing Workshop is now up on Teachers Pay Teachers! There are seven lessons total. You can also get the complete bundle for a 22% discount. CHECK OUT THE SERIES AND DOWNLOAD THE FIRST LESSON FREE! Lesson One: Introduction to Storytelling (Free download) Lesson Two: Freewriting and Idea Generation Lesson Three: Building Strong
We’re on a roll! My lesson plans for Description and Setting are now available on Teachers Pay Teachers. How do writers bring an entire world to life through simple words? In this lesson, students learn the secrets of precise and descriptive prose, and how to filter a description through a character’s point of view.