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RSVP to the GIRL POWER PANEL
Posted on February 23, 2015 1 Comment
The countdown is on to the Girl Power Panel on March 16th, 2015 from 6-8pm at the Centerville Library at 585 Main Street Centerville Massachusetts. This is a FREE event and is open to the public, though we do appreciate RSVPs whenever possible. If you would like to RSVP, you can do so on Facebook […]
Cruel Summer’s Cape Cod Guide for Teens
Posted on February 19, 2015 Leave a Comment
It is no secret that all of my books in the UNDERTOW series are basically a teenager’s guide to Cape Cod. What to do, where to go, how to nag your parents. Well – okay, maybe not that last one, but if you do, don’t point fingers at me. In UNDERTOW, readers were introduced to […]
Book Review: Unconditional by Cherie Hudson
Posted on February 16, 2015 Leave a Comment
Unconditional by Cherie Hudson **This title is NEW ADULT and not appropriate for teen readers** Many thanks to Pan Macmillan for offering me an ARC of this title. Their generosity has no impact on my review. I enjoyed this title and burned through it in one day. It’s a light-hearted semi-fairy tale of a young […]
Cape Cod International Council on Reading
Posted on February 6, 2015 Leave a Comment
On Saturday, February 7th (2015) I will be speaking to a room full of English literature professionals about Young Adult books for reluctant teen readers. You’re thinking, “Oh, she will run down those stunning, award winning books that all the professional reviewers are raving about.” Umm . . . nope, and here’s why: most reluctant […]
Sites to advertise your ebook
Posted on January 22, 2015 Leave a Comment
Greetings everyone! I hope you had a great time at the Writers Night Out, presented by the Cape Cod Writers Center. As promised, I am listing all the promo sites on which authors (and publishers) can post their e-books on the days which they will appear for free or at a discount. Some of these sites are […]
Writing Real Characters
Posted on January 18, 2015 5 Comments
So, lately I’ve not been here, on my blog, because I am trying to get the final edits to CRUEL SUMMER done, so you can get your hot little hands on Kian, Ana, and MJ on March 16th, 2015 at the Girl Power Author Panel (deets to come). But I needed to squeeze in some […]
Common Core, I SMITE THEE!
Posted on December 28, 2014 Leave a Comment
UNDERTOW HAS A RESOURCE GUIDE! I had many, MANY requests from teachers for an educator’s guide for UNDERTOW. After much procrastinating (and perhaps rolling around on the floor, pitching a hissy fit), I finally sat down and made one. OMG, no wonder authors hire OTHER crazy people to do this. Anyway, here it is for all you hard […]
Book Review: ZEROBOXER by Fonda Lee
Posted on December 15, 2014 Leave a Comment
ZEROBOXER by FONDA LEE Flux, April 8, 2015 Preorder: AMAZON, B&N TEASER / SUMMARY: A high-action sci-fi about a young man battling to make it to the top in the world of zero gravity prizefighting, amid brewing interplanetary conflict, pitched as Rocky meets Gattaca. Eighteen-year-old Carr “the Raptor” Luka is an athletic phenom, a rising […]
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