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Hi Carrie! I just wanna ask if you have any recs as to what are the best websites where I can sell my stories via ebook/epub without giving me a headache? Do I need to pay to subscribe so I can sell them? Sorry, new to everything. Thank you so much!

Hi there! If you’re just getting started and interested in self-publishing your work, there are a number of places to start that are really easy to use and don’t require payment. I’d start with Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing – all you need to do is create an account, and then there are a lot of great tutorials on the site itself on how to upload your work and format it. You don’t have to pay to subscribe, just enter in your tax information and stuff and then every pay period they’ll calcul...

A Round-Up of Awesome Asian American Protagonists in YA Lit

A Round-Up of Awesome Asian American Protagonists in YA Lit:

weneeddiversebooks:

“With that in mind, here are a few (…and then some) awesome Asian American protagonists in YA literature! From the kickass to the troubled, from gay to straight, boys to girls to somewhere in between, from the ambitious, and the humorous, to the stoic, and even more that don’t fit in boxes, no matter how much people try to make them, these teen characters are ones we think you won’t easily forget.”

Thank you for t...

"We are, as a species, addicted to story. Even when the body goes to sleep, the mind stays up all..."

“We are, as a species, addicted to story. Even when the body goes to sleep, the mind stays up all night, telling itself stories.”

- Jonathan Gottschall, The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human   (via malglories)

San Diego Comic Con 2017!

I remember my very first SDCC: I was overwhelmed, nervous, and just loved all the nerdery of it all. I walked the floors, went to panels, and waited for hours and hours in line to get a chance to see some of the creators who inspired me so much. This year I was invited as a guest to SDCC and it was such an amazing experience!

In my very first San Diego Comic Con as an author, I was honored to have my books available at the Mysterious Galaxy bookstore! I was also invited to speak on two ver...

ronniemc17:I drew ‘M’ from “Not your sidekick” Which is a...

ronniemc17:

I drew ‘M’ from “Not your sidekick” Which is a really good book with a poc lgbt main character!

Also, this will will probably be the last drawing (digital at least) that I will post in a while because I’m going on vacation!

Oh this is amazing! Thank you so much! I love your mecha-suit design!!! \(^_^)/

Hey, Is there any way to get a printed copy of "Not Your Sidekick" in Ireland? I'd love to read it and would much prefer to have a physical copy but Interlude Press only ship to America and Canada :/

Absolutely! NYS is available at many retailers, and one of them, Book Depository, ships worldwide for free! There’s a 15% off sale right now there and on Amazon! 

So excited to announce my upcoming events at San Diego Comic...

So excited to announce my upcoming events at San Diego Comic Con! Hope to see you all there!

2017 We Need Diverse Books Essay Contest

2017 We Need Diverse Books Essay Contest:

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TTBF and WNDB invite teens from diverse backgrounds (people of color, Native voices, people with disabilities, people from the LGBTQIAP+ community or other underrepresented groups) to tell us why diverse books matter. We will select 25 respondents to attend an exclusive event at the festival on October 7th where authors, booksellers, and other front line members of the book industry will share advice and insight into the opportunit...

what hogwarts houses are each of the characters in (specifically the main four)

EXCELLENT QUESTION!!! 

JESS IS A HUFFLEPUFF

BELLS IS A SLYTHERIN

EMMA’S A GRYFFINDOR

and Abby’s a Ravenclaw (although I maintain she’d argue with the Hat about it)