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Book Review – Second Star by Alyssa Sheinmel (YA)
Posted on March 12, 2014 Leave a Comment
I was given the book via NetGalley for review – thank you to Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publishing for the opportunity to give it a whirl. Second Star by Alyssa Sheinmel is pitched as a twist on Peter Pan, and touted as a “radical reinvention of a classic” which would be great . . . except […]
Book Review – THESE BROKEN STARS
Posted on February 4, 2014 4 Comments
Only once in a while, does a book shave a few decades off my aged brain and cause me to run around screaming like a teenager, out of my mind obsessed. I tell everyone about it, down to the random lady counting her coupons in front of me at Market Basket. Really – I did, though […]
The Knight Bus
Posted on January 25, 2014 2 Comments
I have a confession to make: I am a feminist. I know, I know . . . you’d never guess (ya right . . .). I’d say what makes me a feminist is a stalwart belief that I can do anything a dude can do (or another woman, alien, robot from Mars, etc). And even […]
Fiction Craft Class for Teens!
Posted on January 24, 2014 Leave a Comment
I will be teaching another Fiction Craft Class for Teens on Saturday, January 25th at the Sandwich Library, thanks to the tireless efforts of YA librarian Kathy Johnson – THANK YOU KATHY! There may still be slots open, so please head over to the Sandwich Library website – on the right-hand side you will see the […]
Book Marketing 101
Posted on January 24, 2014 1 Comment
Below is the article I wrote for Cape Women Online. It appears in their Winter 2014 issue. On January 23, 2014 UNDERTOW hit #2 on the Teens Bestseller list for Myths and Legends on AMAZON! Book Marketing 101 by K.R. Conway You’ve finally finished your novel. A beast that has been edited no less than […]
COVER REVEAL FOR CREED by Leaver and Currie
Posted on January 22, 2014 2 Comments
I am thrilled to be one of the selected blogs to reveal the cover for Trisha Leaver and Lindsay Currie’s upcoming young adult horror thriller, CREED!! Make sure you grab a copy in November . . . before you lose your nerve. Pre-order it by clicking HERE! CREED – November, 2014 from Flux Three days. Three […]
Meet the UNDERTOW cast (STORMFRONT) – Rillin Blackwood
Posted on January 17, 2014 Leave a Comment
“Are you alright? I saw you fall,” he said. His voice was deep, velvet, but with a rugged quality. It held an aged, slightly gritty undertone that spoke to the life he had lived. He looked to be in his late 20s and he reminded me of a warrior – rough, confident, and a bit […]
Finding a character’s voice
Posted on January 7, 2014 4 Comments
Ever read a great story, but you just can’t seem to stay glued to the book? Ever watch a thrilling movie, but just can’t get into the actor? Often times it is because the character doesn’t fully come to life, and that is almost always because of one missing piece: Voice. Writing for “voice” is […]
The Write Space
Posted on January 6, 2014 2 Comments
The other day my daughter came into my office (okay – more like a walk-through, jammed between my kids’ bedrooms and our great room) and said, “Wow – your office looks worse than my locker.” Ummm . . . why yes. Yes, it does. Which got me thinking (no, not about cleaning it). I thought […]
Holiday Fails and Other Epic Moments
Posted on December 26, 2013 4 Comments
In my family, we ARE the Griswalds. You know – that family, headed by Chevy Chase’s character “Clark” in which the saying, “What can go wrong, will go wrong” applies to everything. The most famous Griswald movie is probably Christmas Vacation and let me tell ya – we’ve just about got them beat. As a […]
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