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November 17, 2018
Inside Story - Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018
Title: Inside StoryDate: Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018
Time: 3 - 5 pm
Location: Central Library
1000 4th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104 Join me and 23 other authors at Inside Story on Sunday, December 2, presented by SCBWI, Seattle Public Library, and Secret Garden Books. Twenty-four local authors and illustrators will fascinate you with 2-minute, lightning-fast stories behind their new books, which span from board books to young adult.
There will be trivia questions, prizes, the chance to meet local authors and illustrators, and an opportunity to cross some book lovers off your holiday shopping list!
Secret Garden Bookshop will provide books for sale by this amazing lineup:
Bonny Becker
Martha Brockenbrough
Barbara Davis-Pyles
Kevin Emerson
Christine Grabowski
Ben Guterson
K.D. Halbrook
Amy Hevron
Kelly Jones
Suzanne Kaufman
Mark Maciejewski
Jennifer K Mann
Rae McDonald
Gretchen Brandenburg McLellan
Lisa L. Owens
Dan Richards
Karen S. Robbins
Erica Sage
Dennis Schatz
Paul Schmid
Will Taylor
Laurie Ann Thompson
Trudi Trueit
Suzanne Williams
THIRD PLACE BOOKS EVENT - Nov. 11, 2018
Title: Author NightDate: Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Third Place Books
17171 Both Way NE, #A101
Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
On Veterans Day, 26 people came out to learn about Dickensen Academy and my road to publication. According to the bookstore, that was a huge number of attendees for a Sunday night, especially in the middle of a three-day weekend.
The book will be on sale near the register in the "Recent Events" section until early December.
November 15, 2018
NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month, also known as NaNoWriMo. (It took me about two years to figure out how to consistently say that word.)
After spending most of my writing hours marketing Dickensen Academy the past few months, I am happy to spend this month more focused on writing. My goal is to draft a sequel to Dickensen Academy by the end of the year. That might be a stretch considering the holidays are quickly approaching. But I'm going to try.
If you haven't read my first book, consider adding it to your "to read" list. Dickensen Academy
And now, back to writing the next book.
- Christine
After spending most of my writing hours marketing Dickensen Academy the past few months, I am happy to spend this month more focused on writing. My goal is to draft a sequel to Dickensen Academy by the end of the year. That might be a stretch considering the holidays are quickly approaching. But I'm going to try.
If you haven't read my first book, consider adding it to your "to read" list. Dickensen Academy
And now, back to writing the next book.
- Christine
October 24, 2018
Indie Author Night - Oct. 25, 2018
Title: Indie Author NightDate: Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Brick & Mortar Books
7430 164th Ave NE Suite B105
Redmond, WA 98052 Join me and 17 other local author for Indie Author Night at Brick and Mortar Books in Redmond. It promises to be a lot of fun with author/illustrator Dana Sullivan as the host. Come ready to answer author trivia and win free books.
September 29, 2018
5-star Top Pick Review
On my birthday two days ago I opened my email and found a wonderful 5-star Top Pick review by Nigh Owl YA.
Check it out: https://www.nightowlreviews.com/v5/Re...
Check it out: https://www.nightowlreviews.com/v5/Re...
September 16, 2018
Release Week
This has been the most exciting week of my writing career. Here are the highlights:
1 - In the past three days, Dickensen Academy was #1 in New Releases on Amazon in children's coming of age fantasy.
2 - I had my first book signing.
3 - I met so many wonderful and inspiring writers at the PNWA conference the past four days.
4 - Reviews of the book keep popping up everywhere.
I"m actually looking forward to a more quiet week beginning tomorrow.
1 - In the past three days, Dickensen Academy was #1 in New Releases on Amazon in children's coming of age fantasy.
2 - I had my first book signing.
3 - I met so many wonderful and inspiring writers at the PNWA conference the past four days.
4 - Reviews of the book keep popping up everywhere.
I"m actually looking forward to a more quiet week beginning tomorrow.
August 25, 2018
Dickensen Academy
Dickensen Academy will be released on Sept. 12 by The Wild Rose Press. I would love it if my Goodreads friends and followers considered checking it out.
It is a YA paranormal/fantasy.
It may be a dream come true when Autumn Mattison discovers her boarding school is teaching an unbelievable secret. But as she uncovers more about the dark side of the high school and struggles with its curriculum, she questions whether Dickensen Academy is where she truly belongs. Caught between secrets and dreams, can she find her true self?
It is a YA paranormal/fantasy.
It may be a dream come true when Autumn Mattison discovers her boarding school is teaching an unbelievable secret. But as she uncovers more about the dark side of the high school and struggles with its curriculum, she questions whether Dickensen Academy is where she truly belongs. Caught between secrets and dreams, can she find her true self?
August 24, 2018
Dickensen Academy LAUNCH CELEBRATION - SEPT. 30, 2018
Title: Dickensen Academy Launch Celebration Date: Sunday, Sept. 30
Time: 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Location: Redmond Library
15990 NE 85th Street
Redmond, WA
Join me to celebrate the release of my debut novel. I will give a short presentation about the book and my road to publication. Bring your questions for a Q&A session. There will be light snacks, prizes, and giveaways.
For more details or to register for the event, click here: REGISTER
August 12, 2018
my first signing event - Sept. 14, 2018
Title: PNWA Autograph PartyDate: Friday, Sept. 14
Time: 8:30 - 10:00 pm
Location: Doubletree by Hilton - Seattle Airport
18740 International Blvd.
SeaTac, WA 98188
My book release coincides perfectly with this year's Pacific Northwest Writers Conference. On Friday night, I will be signing my books along with dozens of other northwest authors. Scary, but exciting.
The signing event is open to the public, and it's free. I'd love it if you stopped by to support me. Plus, you will have a chance to meet many other authors.
Let me know if you plan to attend, so I can look for you.
April 26, 2018
Preparing for book release
Now that Dickensen Academy has finished with the big edits, I have shifted much of my time to creating and implementing a marketing plan.
It's a whole new world as I learn about the hundreds of ways I can promote my book. Some free and some with a huge price tag. Of course, I can't do everything, so I'm trying to prioritize as well as spend some time each week editing my work in process and re-reading Dickensen Academy now in a PDF version to make make sure it looks good they way it is laid out on the pages. Until this point it has been in Word.
Back to updating my website. And then time to take Ruby for a walk.
It's a whole new world as I learn about the hundreds of ways I can promote my book. Some free and some with a huge price tag. Of course, I can't do everything, so I'm trying to prioritize as well as spend some time each week editing my work in process and re-reading Dickensen Academy now in a PDF version to make make sure it looks good they way it is laid out on the pages. Until this point it has been in Word.
Back to updating my website. And then time to take Ruby for a walk.
