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I set up a little special deal on eBay for Destiny & Destiny Unveiled for my friends & followers. You can get both print books in the Destiny series for only $28 with free shipping. Price on Amazon is $14.95 each plus shipping costs. I just want to give my awesome followers a chance to re... read more »

This is sort of a continuation of Monday’s post about the importance of writer friends–but it’s more about whywe don’t always seek out those relationships. Or why wemight not even breathe a word about our writing for the first while (or possibly forever).

I bet you can guess where I’m going with t...

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It's update time already! I hope all my ROW80 peeps have had a great week so far! For some reason, my Wednesday updates aren't as moments as my Sunday ones, so hear goes:
On the writing front, I've added 550 words to PARADIGM and 400 words on my short story.
My basement is flooded again...we had mo... read more »

I have some exciting news to share with guys about foreign rights for my books. I've been sitting on most of this for awhile, but now I can share
most
of it. Yes, still waiting on a few other things.


The Covenant Series

HALF-BLOOD and PURE have sold to Cbj (Random House) in Germany. (Ja!)

PUR... read more »

Free: Curse of the Cobra and Mystery of the Egyptian Scroll:Available on Amazon Thursday May 24 - Friday May 25Score them for your Kindle, or if you don't have a Kindle, grab them for your iPad, laptop, desktop, phone, or tablet and be sure to download the free Kindle app specific to your device.... read more »

And a request for support :) http://www.markalders.com/mark-alders... read more »

I'm happy to say that
Fairy Metal Thunder
is now available in three places--Amazon, Nook and Smashwords--and is on its way back to Apple, Sony, and Kobo!


I'm so happy that I just made Fairy Metal Thunder free on Smashwords, so feel free to grab a copy in your favorite format: .mobi, ePub, PDF... read more »

Sometimes, someone says something that has me shaking my head. A few weeks back, I witnessed a discussion where one commenter said they hated when authors said the anus fluttered. This commenter was met with several agreements. I just sat there and thought, have you never seen an anus during high...

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Can you give us a brief overview of your latest book?

Destiny Awaits is my debut paranormal romance novel and I’m so excited to be
able to share it! It follows the life of Alayna Scott who decides to move to
the small town of Juniper Grove after the tragic accident that claimed the
lives of her par... read more »

As of today, there are just five months left until The Evolution hits shelves! And as promised, your second extra scene from Noah's point of view awaits under the cut.

The scene takes place in Chapter Four in the hardcover of The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (page 28). To ground you, I've included t... read more »

On Monday, I had my first classroom visit.

I think this is different from normal school visits because instead of speaking to a bunch of students at once, I hung out in one classroom and spoke to each class, and also had a lunchtime chat with some of the students who’d read INCARNATE.

From what I c...

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You finish your lofty/literary/nonsense tome and you feel a sense of pride and exhilaration. You want to shout – I’VE DONE IT, I’VE FINISHED, NOW THE WORLD WILL SEE I WASN’T MASTURBATING IN MY ROOM 24/7, but you quickly realise it’s 4am. The world is asleep and the pedant in you suggests writing... read more »

Book Two of the Mindjack Trilogy
When you control minds,only your heart can be used against you.
Eight months ago, Kira Moore revealed to the mindreading world that mindjackers like herself were hidden in their midst. Now she wonders if telling the truth was the right choice after all. As wil... read more »

So yesterday I tweeted this:





And I so meant it. As of right now, I've listened to the song 237 times. (I told you I get slightly crazy while rewriting...)


Anyway, soon after this, my friends over at @FigmentFiction tweeted me a link to Paradise Fears, a band that did an acoustic cover of the song... read more »

Преди повече от година споделих колко добре се мисли поредица (Шеста кохорта), когато имаш възможността да работиш две книги едновременно (и двете на Малкълм Гладуел). Можах да подходя концептуално, така че да оформя поредицата без типичните „ограничения“ в шрифт, цветове и повтарящи се графични...

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Writing is going a little better. I wrote over 800 words on Monday. Last night, I didn’t write because I was busy putting Pampered Chef orders in bags. I couldn’t believe how long that took! And I was also trying to watch two kittens so I could keep them out of trouble. They kept knocking over my...

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I went for a walk last night and saw this snail. It was 3 metres from the spot where I’d last seen it, about 10 hours earlier. I felt a flash of camaraderie for this snail, because I’ve been kind of bogged down lately. I’ve had sick kids, a sick partner, a wicked virus followed by a sinus i...

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I have been WAITING AND WAITING AND WAITING to share book news!


I've become quite the expert at dodging book three questions. Mostly because ... I only sold TWO books to Egmont back in December of 2009.

I've always had a vision for where I want the Hourglass story to go, and it's never been contain... read more »

The Water DragonCrashing waves hit the shoreline, tossing flotsam across the gritty, pebbled beach.Cleana sat alone, staring out over the turbulent ocean.He’s gone. He’s gone and he’s left me alone again.A particularly large wave crested and crashed on the shore, running up to soak her skirt in... read more »

We had a false alarm earlier this month with DIE FOR ME’s French book birthday, but it has been confirmed that today, May 23, is…the BIG DAY!!!

Me with Plus Encore Que La Vie

Today you can walk into any bookstore in France and find a copy of PLUS ENCORE QUE LA VIE, the French version of DIE FOR M...

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“Just because you’re winning don’t mean you’re the lucky one.” Guns N Roses

Now the snippet:

“Let’s get these bodies in the ground. Simon, go bring back the backhoe.”

As the others obeyed, she and Alexander wandered around, accompanied by Beyul and Spike. They came to the spot where the red-haired p...

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Hi everyone,

I’m having a blast meeting tons of amazing readers on the FATEDtour! Big, huge sparkly thanks to all of you for making theFATEDrelease such a special celebration—pics coming soon!

I wanted to take a brief moment to share that FATEDis today's "Wednesday deal" on Amazon and will be featu... read more »

For the first time today I finally have the time to actually try out the awesome new pandemonium app hat I blogged about some time ago! ( find it here!https://www.facebook.com/deliriumtril...= ) I thought I would live-blog some of my thoughts as I went through the app. Please bear with me as I... read more »

So, a guest article I wrote for IndieReader.com got picked up by Huffington Post today. Very cool to be published on either of these awesome sites, much less both!

On IndieReader.com

On Huffington Post

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Last Sunday, I was having so much fun going through Mom’s old writing books that I promised a couple more posts on the subject…forgetting that I was going to be out of town until the end of Wiscon. So you’ll have to wait a week for me to talk about the changes in the way folks talk about writing....

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Okay, I've done it, the dreaded FAQ post. Since it seems like a lot of teachers are assigning author studies that are due the last few weeks of school, maybe this will help. I think it's actually a little unfair to REQUIRE students to interview an author (because it relies on events that are outs...

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When I move on and stop arguing about something, I sort of get tunnel vision. I pretty much stop going to all the places where people are arguing about things I think are stupid. So I become unaware that argument is still happening until something random pops up in my Twitter and I realize that p...

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Daniel Kibblesmith won the commission I donated to 826CHI, and asked if I'd write a story about seeing the new Avengers movie. I met Daniel after appearing on The Late Live Show, where I made a joke about 3D movies and why I don't want to see them. I decided I should go see the Avengers in 3D,... read more »

In 1977, hired by her parents, I photographed a 10-year-old girl with blond hair and big eyes. Later, when I wrote NUMBER THE STARS, one of those photos was used on the cover of that book. The little girl was actually Swedish and had the Scandinavian look that was just right.

I have remained frien...

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I like it when Charlie gets on a good rant. This time, SF Signal asked him a question which was basically throwing raw meat to a cranky alligator:

Are SF writers "slacking off" or is science fiction still the genre of "big ideas"? If so, what authors are supplying these ideas for the next genera...

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The World Steam Expo (Dearborn, MI) May 25-28.Fri 25 5:30-6:30pm - Opening CeremoniesSat 26 3-4pm Tea in Tea Room; 4-5pm Presentation: Gothic Victorian Literary Roots of New Wave Steampunk in Stanley Steamer RoomSunday 27 11:30am-12:30pm Presentation: Injecting Comedy Into Steampunk in De Soto Ro... read more »

‫أشهد الله أنك أديت ما عليك وزيادة من جهد فى حملتك الانتخابية ...اكثر من 316 مؤتمر ولقاء وجولات فى كل ربوع مصر ...واجهت حملات تشويه ضارية من جهة ...ومؤامرات تعتيم وتجاهل لأخبارك ونشاطاتك من جهة ...ورغم كل ذلك ...عندما أتيحت لك فرصة فى العشرة أيام الأخيرة للظهور فى الفضائيات ...بدأت هجرة الناخبين... read more »

Thanks to everyone who voted for Ethan in Vampire Book Club’s 2012 Alpha Showdown. The first round was betweenEthan and Atticus O’Sullivan from HOUNDED. Atticus made a good show of it–and had an early lead–but Ethan won the round. Who can raise an eyebrow like Ethan Sullivan? — My editor, gently... read more »

Guess what? The Frostbite graphic novel officially comes out tomorrow in English-speaking countries. It's already crept out down under and in some U.S. places, but May 24 is the official release day. I love Frostbite because that's where things GET REAL in the Vampire Academy series. The graphic... read more »

I wanted to thank all of you for your support this past few weeks. Our family really appreciates all of your emails and comments. We’re still dealing with our mess and having all this support makes us feel not so alone.

We are deeply grateful.

Some announcements

Blog comments. We are aware that t... read more »

Hey Guys! Come see me this weekend in Phoenix at their awesome ComicCon! Here's my schedule: Saturday: 12:00-1:00 - panel with the fabulous Diana Gabaldon 3:00-4:00 - I'm teaching a workshop Sunday 12:00-1:00 - I'm teaching another workshop The workshops will be about writing in general and ab... read more »

The Wicked Nightstrailer is now live! You can watch it here!!

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Theprint version of Fourth and Goal is now available on CreateSpace at:

https://www.createspace.com/3869640

In two to three weeks it will be available elsewhere, including internationally.

Check out the hot print cover done by Kim at Hot Damn Designs. read more »

7 days to go till TANGLE OF NEED releases!

Riley shot him an openly concerned look after Riaz left. "It might go better coming from me."

Hawke didn't take it wrong--Riley wasn't only his senior lieutenant, he was also Hawke's friend, knew exactly how this might make him behave. "No, I've got it. _... read more »

Henry Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon

On May 25, 1553–not May 21, as is often reported–a triple wedding took place at Durham Place, the Duke of Northumberland’s London house. The couples were Guildford Dudley and Jane Grey, Henry Herbert and Katherine Grey, and Henry Hastings and Katherine Dudl...

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I know what it means to manage my time, but my question is how do you know your goals?

When i read your blog i always have the feeling that you kept the invincibility of youth, that there's nothing that can come between you and your dreams, so how did you keep that?

I am finally an adult (or am s... read more »

Why did you choose to make Princess Danielle white in your princess books?

Isaac Vainio, the protagonist of your next book, is a straight man. Why did you decide to write about a heterosexual protagonist?

Jig the goblin is smart, resourceful, and in an admittedly nontraditional sense, rather courag...

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Since Scent of Triumph is about a French perfumer, I thought it would be interesting to bring another dimension of the senses—the olfactory sense—to the reading experience, especially for those in book clubs.

As I was writing Scent of Triumph, I would often set the scene—my own writing venue—with... read more »

My blog tour has three stops today: Luke Walker’s blog, Scarlett Rugers’s blog, and BooksRUs.

Arctic Wargame has landed its first five-star review on Amazon. You can find it here.

Carved in Memory and The Last Confession have also gotten their first five-star reviews, and a few sales have taken pla...

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It's up and running. I tried to add it to Goodreads, but it hasn't popped up yet. Here's the link if you want to find out more about the book. Thanks! Scott
http://amzn.to/LDQK01 read more »

“As he’d stepped out of the tiny inn’s front door, Dimas had looked all around him. A bittersweet feeling of amazement filled him. For the first time in his adult life he could go anywhere in the world he wanted.” (page 84)

Yesterday I was fending off self-doubt gremlins from my back door, and tod... read more »

I know I wanted this life—being an author—but lately I can’t help but ask myself, how sure am I that I can actually live it? Perhaps it is not just mine, but every author’s plight to be filled with self doubt every time one novel is finished and a new blank page awaits the inspiration for a new o... read more »

I have five books still left (after sending out five in the middle) to giveaway.

Thanks to everyone who entered my giveaway! : ) read more »

On May 23, 1429 Joan of Arc had raised the siege of Orleans, and was consulting with the Duke d'Alencon as they prepared to begin the battles within the Loire Valley.

On May 23, 1430 Joan of Arc was captured by Burgundian soldiers as she attempted to free the city of Compiegne with a small army.

O... read more »