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November 15, 2016
The Lost Girl: Book 2 Cover + Giveaways
Have you seen the new cover for book two, The Lost Girl yet? It’s been making the blog rounds over the last week, and we are also giving away a signed copy along with a signed copy of The Lost Knight (book one)!
There are two ways to win:
1. Enter the raffle-copter contest simply by signing up here.
This contest ends at midnight Thursday morning, so get in your entry today or tomorrow!
2. Sign up to be a Lost Knight Wanderer– my free, low-volume, zero-spam newsletter.
We will choose at r...
November 2, 2016
The Lost Knight at GoodReads: Fun, Reviews & New Contest
We are ever grateful for the incredible reviews The Lost Knight’s been receiving, and wanted to thank everyone who not only reads, but follows up with ratings, reviews and recommendations to your bookaholic friends. Keep the addiction to reading flowing everyone – we just may save the world.
To celebrate, head on over to GoodReads and enter to win a signed copy of The Lost Knight. It may or may not save the world, but it’ll be lots of fun. 
September 1, 2016
Writing Outside the Lines with Dyslexia
I’m not sure when dyslexia became a common word. I remember seeing a commercialfor it when I was younger, but in school I was labeled dumb, lazy, and a “slow reader.”People seem to think it goes away when you get older. It doesn’t. You just learn how towork with it.
Dyslexia is like someone telling me that I’m mispronouncing a word, but then not tellingme how to pronounce it correctly. I know I’m doing it wrong, but I don’t know how to do itright.
The most debilitating for me is that I can’t...
August 25, 2016
Why Do Thirteen Year Old Girls Disappear?
I made Agatha Stone, the protagonist of The Lost Knight Series, thirteen yearsold to embody just how unprepared she was to save the world. But I discoveredsomething interesting: she doesn’t have a lot of other girls her age to stand nextto on the shelf.
When I finished the series, my daughter was thirteen. She might have been ableto save the world, but no one asked her so we will never know. No one ever asksa thirteen year old girl to do anything. We often say how hard “that age” is, butthere...
July 19, 2016
How Traveling Can Spark Your Creativity
Who doesn’t love to travel? Well, perhaps the crowded airports, missed flights or cramped busses and trains may not be so much fun, but when you reach your destination you’re ready to forget all of the inconveniences that can pop up, right? After you relax and clean up after your grueling trip across the states or around the world, take some deep breaths and prepare to be awestruck!
Whether you decide to go backpacking, visit a Caribbean region or take a learning vacation out of the country,...
July 18, 2016
Candy Atkins Author Interview on ThisIsWriting.com
A huge thank-you to Scott Mullins for taking the time to sit down and chat with me about my writing process and The Lost Knight!
Click to read the interview here.
“Live an extraordinary life. Travel the world. Meet people and create YOUR story.” ~Author Candy Atkins
Click to Read More!
July 13, 2016
How Do You Debrief Social Issues?
The best thing about our youth is the freedom we feel. Often times we don’t have to deal with a lot of the issues that plague adults. As we inherit the society that was shaped and formed before we were born though, it’s pretty important that we stay aware of the issues going on around us.
Thankfully social media has brought the world much closer to us so we can learn about things going on in other cities and around the world at the touch of our computer or smartphone keys. At times, all of t...
July 12, 2016
Enter The Lost Knight GoodReads Giveaway
We’re really excited to announce that we’ll be giving away a signed copy of The Lost Knight, plus a $20 Amazon gift card at GoodReads.com.
July 11, 2016
Another Amazing Fan Video
We love what our Wanderers are saying about The Lost Knight. Special shout-out to Austin for sending in this insightful review!
July 6, 2016
How Books & Pets Are The Same
True book lovers know that reading is one of the best things you can do for your mind and imagination. Pet lovers probably treasure their furry friends just as much as bibliophiles value their book collections. The correlation between books and pets is a strong one. Just like we treasure our pets and take good care of them, we do the same for our beloved books. You want more ways that show how books and pets are similar?
Here are a few:
We can spend hours engrossed in our books and pets. Th...
