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8 Terrible Titles
Thanks to Jen Nadol (whose new YA Contemporary THIS IS HOW IT ENDS from Simon Pulse has a fantastic title) for tagging me in the 8 Terrible Titles Challenge. That was fun. And sadly, some of these are...
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Gifting Books (no strings attached), 2014
On November 29th, my daughter and I had the opportunity to participate in Indie First Small Business Saturday. I got to live my dream of being a bookseller in a fabulous independent bookstore, The Book...
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Winter Reading
Even if it hasn’t been much of a winter here in California, I still crave this season of curling up with a good book by the fire. Here are some favorites from our family so far this winter. These three...
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Stargazer Book Giveaway, take 2
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! CONGRATS TO OUR WINNER!! Ana pulled Darith L.’s name out of the hat! In celebration of the paperback release of CATCH A FALLING STAR on Tuesday, April 28th, and of...
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Summer Reads 2015
Sitting in the shade of a tree near a river. Or with a toe dragging absentmindedly through the surface of a pool. Or in the air conditioning of a cafe. Or perhaps with toes wiggling in sand as the...
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The Boot: A Writing Prompt
Last week, my family and I had the opportunity to spend a few days in Aspen, Colorado. I had never been before, and it was stunning, tilting on the cusp between autumn and winter. We wandered along...
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Why I Write: SCBWI North/Central California Holiday Mixer Talk
W.H. Auden said, “The aim of writing poetry is to enable readers a little better to enjoy life or a little better to endure it.” I think this is true not just for readers but also for us as writers. I...
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The Possibility of Now
I have a new YA novel coming out in January!! I might have mentioned it about a thousand times already. Forgive me. This is a novel dear to my teacher-heart, exploring the current culture of...
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2016 YA Contemporary Scavenger Hunt
I’m thrilled to be part of the 2016 YA Contemporary Scavenger Hunt. For information on how the hunt works, check out The Book Belles blog! As a complete fangirl myself (hello, Harry Potter references...
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The Possibility of Now book launch
Last night at our local ski shop, Mountain Recreation, The Book Seller of Grass Valley hosted the book launch for THE POSSIBILITY OF NOW. Since the book is set in Tahoe, and partly in a ski shop, it...
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