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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 […]
Why the agony of writing for teens is worth it
Posted on December 6, 2014 2 Comments
Writers can become burned out. I don’t mean the hyperventilating, “OMG I have no story ideas!” type of burn out. I mean the grind of the words, the constant push to out-write your last book, the stiff necks, the time crunches, and the piecemealing of a life outside of your characters’ worlds. You try to balance […]
Six Weirdos, Two Hours, One Awesome Time
Posted on November 16, 2014 1 Comment
YA FALL FICTION PANEL: Come Meet the Voices Behind Some of Today’s Most Popular Young Adult Fiction! Scott Blagden, author of DEAR LIFE YOU SUCK/ HMH Hillary Monahan author MARY: THE SUMMONING/ Disney/ Hyperion Trisha Leaver author of CREED/ Flux Books Lauren Roy author of NIGHT OWLS/ Ace Books K.R. Conway: Author of STORMFRONT Moderated […]
Wattpad, Giveaways, and Cruel Summer
Posted on October 27, 2014 Leave a Comment
I am so very excited to let you all in on a few fabulous things: A. CRUEL SUMMER I am loading to Wattpad (a chapter every Friday until it is set to go live as a print book). The link is here: http://www.wattpad.com/77897632-cruel-summer If you don’t already know it, UNDERTOW is also loading to WattPad […]
BEER and BOOKS TONIGHT!
Posted on October 21, 2014 Leave a Comment
ABOUT THE AUTHORS A.C. Gaughen is shamelessly addicted to staying up far too late (it feels like stealing time), diet coke (it burns so good), Scotland (stupid country stole her heart and won’t give it back. Interpol has been ineffective for prosecution) and thieves (so she technically isn’t that mad at Scotland). She is published by Walker Books […]
Stormfront in free on Amazon
Posted on October 13, 2014 Leave a Comment
Today (October 13th) I am placing STORMFRONT for free on Amazon as a huge thank you to all my readers!!! Go grab the sucker while you can! – CLICK ON THE PHOTO TO TAKE YOU TO THE AMAZON PAGE! –
Writing Prompts for the Terminally Stuck
Posted on October 8, 2014 1 Comment
Every once in a while a storyteller can’t think of . . . well, A STORY TO TELL. That’s when writing prompts come in handy. Below are a few jumping-off points for potential story ideas (some from me, some I found online). Enjoy! WRITING PROMPTS: You wake up feeling refreshed, a new day […]
Indie author life and other forms of torture
Posted on October 3, 2014 Leave a Comment
Last night I had an epiphany. One would think it would have been obvious to ME for a while now, but it wasn’t. You see, I am a self-published author, though I refer to myself as an “Indie” mainly because I operate like a business – like a small press. I am also a professional […]
Book Review – The Secrets We Keep by Trisha Leaver
Posted on September 19, 2014 Leave a Comment
While I do not have a sister, the idea of giving up one’s whole existence for the sake of another is both poignant and painful to absorb. In The Secrets We Keep by Trisha Leaver, readers travel through Ella Lawton’s life – that of a semi-outcast whose popular twin sister, Maddy, has cast her aside for […]
Why a NYT Bestselling author gave the money back.
Posted on August 29, 2014 Leave a Comment
I get asked all the time about being a self-published author. Why I did it, how hard was it, etc. I did it for many reasons, but like Karen Traviss, I too was a professional journalist for nearly 20 years. I was paid to write the story THEY WANTED ME TO WRITE. With UNDERTOW, I […]
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