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Book Review: The Darkest Minds, by Alexandra Bracken

I listened to the Audiobook version of The Darkest Minds and I am…conflicted. The story is a dystopian one, set a near-future United States where kids between the ages of 9 and 15 start dying mysteriously from an illness called IAAN. Those kids who aren’t killed off by IAAN develop special powers, and are promptly rounded up andtaken to special “rehabilitation” camps. It felt a little far-fetched to me that citizens would let the government take their kids and mistreat them horribly and no on...

How to Read and Negotiate Author Contracts

Check out my post on the Book Marketing Tools blog on How to Read and Negotiate Author Contracts! It was pretty fun combining my twoareas of interest and expertise to write this article!

Choose your next YA Fantasy or Sci-Fi Read with the Help of this Infographic!

I had to share this Uh-Maz-ing Infographic put together by the folks over at Bookish! Having a tough time picking your next YA fantasy or sci-fi read? Never fear! This infographic is here!

According to the flow chart, I should read Death Sworn, by Leah Cypess, next!

Link to the zoom-able version here!

Host your own Book Giveaway in Five Easy Steps

Congratulations to Lily Cooper of Tempe, Arizona, who is the winner of my first YA book giveaway! She’ll have some awesome summer reading to do!

This was my first attempt at a giveaway, and overall I’m pleased with the results. Doing something the first time always takes way longer than you think it will, so I’m doing this wrap-up post to compile my own lessons learned for next time, and to help you authors or internet entrepreneurs who might be thinking about doing your own giveaway.

So, wi...

ENDED: My YA Book Giveaway: 5 of 2016’s hottest titles!

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Everyone loves free books!

To celebrate the upcoming launch of my young adult novel and to thank you guys for all your support in this process, I’m hosting a giveaway of five of 2016’s hottest YA books! Two of these I’ve read (check out my reviews here and here), and three are high on my two-read list.

So how do you enter to win? Sign up for my email list, or check out the other ways below.

Young Adult Novel Giveaway

Here’s more on what you could win!

SIX OF CROWS...

My YA Book Giveaway ENDS TOMORROW: 5 of 2016’s hottest titles!

The giveaway ends tomorrow! Don’t miss your chance to enter!

Everyone loves free books!

To celebrate the upcoming launch of my young adult novel and to thank you guys for all your support in this process, I’m hosting a giveaway of five of 2016’s hottest YA books! Two of these I’ve read (check out my reviews here and here), and three are high on my two-read list.

So how do you enter to win? Sign up for my email list, or check out the other ways below.

Young Adult Novel Giveaway

Here’s mor...

Nature as Therapy: also known as, the secret to getting it all done

I was pretty stressed last week. My workload at the officewent from a nice moderate pace to drinking from a firehose about 10 days ago. Plus, I am stressing myself out over all of the things I have to do to ready my book for launch on June 14. Update my website; set up author pages on Goodreads and Amazon; plan my book launch party; order bookmarks and business cards; arrange a blog tour; find reviewers; and on and on. And then there is the novella I am trying to edit before Moonburner launch...

YA Book Giveaway: 5 of 2016’s hottest titles!

Everyone loves free books!

To celebrate the upcoming launch of my young adult novel and to thank you guys for all your support in this process, I’m hosting a giveaway of five of 2016’s hottest YA books! Two of these I’ve read (check out my reviews here and here), and three are high on my two-read list.

So how do you enter to win? Sign up for my email list, or check out the other ways below.

Young Adult Novel Giveaway

Here’s more on what you could win!

SIX OF CROWS, by LeighBardugo
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Moonburner Cover Reveal!

It’s getting real, guys! Two huge things happened over the last week or so.

First, Moonburner has a launch date! That’s right. On June 14, 2016, you can get your hot little hands on a copy of Moonburner. That’s less than two months away!

The even more exciting news is that I got the cover design for Moonburner! Here it is!

The cover was designed by Michael Canales, of MJCimageworks.

Here is the whole thing laid out:

Sorry for my over-use of exclamation points, but I am just so excited!

I was...

Book Review: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Check out my Review of Six of Crows, by Leigh Bardugo, on theYAshelf!Six of Crows is a fast-paced heist tale with some amazing characters, so I would highly recommend it!