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Infinite Days: Bookmark It, and Read It if You Like YA!!

Sometimes I think I have pretty decent writing chops. Then I read a book like this and reconsider. Rebecca Maizel's debut novel doesn't come out until August, but bookmark it in your mind as one I highly, HIGHLY recommend. While in NY, several agents spoke on how their authors' upcoming books were exceptional. When they were done, some handed out free ARCs. This book was one of them. More than two weeks passed with this book sitting in my luggage. Tragic, that. Then last night, I started...

Video Coming Soon!

A big thanks to everyone who came to the park last night while the storm clouds threatened... all bark and no bite, thank goodness!

I'll post a video ASAP, but I just wanted to leave a note of thanks for those who came and those of you that I got to meet for the first time! Cathy, Juleen, Tara, Shani--and people I haven't seen for YEARS like Lori and Marcia. And to thank them is not to leave those of you I see frequently.

Thank you all, and I hope you love the book!

I look forward to your though...

BOOK LAUNCH THIS MONDAY, JUNE 7TH!!!

It's time to get down and have some fun. Meet me this Monday in Sugarhouse Park (approx. 2100 South and 1500 East in Salt Lake) for cookies, punch and fun! The whole family is invited with plenty of access to open grass (bring a frisbee!) and a playground. Entertainment in the form of butt-kicking at 7:30, but feel free to drop in anytime between 6:30-9:00 pm to celebrate with me :) For this special event, "City of Angels" will be $10 even (tax included).
Can't wait to see you there!!!

OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE!

TA-DA! It's official. City of Angels is considered a released book. And to celebrate that, ANYONE can win again today... well, anyone who's read Spies, Lies...

I made few changes for the reprint, as you know. One thing I did was drop all the nicknames. So, today's winner will be the one who can say what the nicknames are for these characters:

Paul:
Delores:
Keith:
Jason:

First person wins :):)

HAPPY FRIDAY!

The Sad Kitty

Days to Launch at Sugarhouse Park: 4 (EEEEK!)

Okay, since the other trivia was too intensive, we'll switch gears to a riddle.

An indian runs at a tiger. The tiger is faster and beats the indian, but the indian is safe anywaybecause one man says so. Who's the man?

Winner gets a FREE book!

FYI

Happy news! My book is starting to pop up on online sites, such as amazon and barnes & Noble. But for those of you who have emailed me to say that you can't afford books right now, I've listed 2 books as a FREE giveaway on www.goodreads.com.

Click. Enter. Win.

Or, at least, that's the ideal scenario :)

Just thought I would let you know. Yesterday's question is still open, so scroll on down. If you're waiting for tomorrow's, though, that will be coming in a matter of hours!

A Little Digging

Days to Launch: 6

So there's this guy I call Uncle John. He has a passion for the Bible, calendars, and the stars. In fact, he has a PhD in astronomy. Frequently he will combine his passions and write speculative articles, which some in the scholastic world might consider unacademic, but absolutely inspire the fiction writer in me! The first book I ever wrote began with my uncle explaining the Mayan calendar. Making the rules of the calendar into a whole new world was my way of assimilating th...

Technophobia... I really need to get over it!

Technically, I'm guilty of technophobia on many levels, but the truth is that we have an upcoming generation that will learn, express, communicate, and relate in ways that those of us even 10 years older might now completely understand.

This video is the example of a high school teacher cluing in to an online trend and rather than balking, he created this video with them.

How many students do you think will be signing up for his classes next year, do you think? :)

Happy holiday weekend, and enjo...

Guess the book, and you win the book...

Days to Launch: 10 :)

So today's give away is sponsored by me. The prize is an ARC (advanced reading copy) of a book that is not coming out until November (first hint). It is a distopian YA novel written by an author who lives within easy driving distance of me, but the book is being published by a huge publisher in NY. I read it on the flight home from BEA, but will obviously hold back on reviewing it at this time.

For some of you, the information above is enough to give it away. And for the r...

It's Still Wednesday... Technically!

So TECHINICALLY it's still Wednesday. I was "trapped" at BEA without internet... or rather, internet that was so slow it might as well not have been internet at all and didn't get a chance to post.

Go 3G!

Anyway, today's trivia should be easy for Broadway lovers. I saw a show tonight. Two of the actors deserve to be nominated for Tonys (but only one was). One of the actors did not show up to prove one way or the other if they deserve a nod. One of the lines in the show is, "My favorite bar on 2...