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New Interview

Hi All,

Please check out a new interview of me on Book Talk with J & J at http://booksbypickles.blogspot.com/.  It's always a flattering and surreal experience being interview about GreenFyr and for being an author.  There's also a contest happening as well, so please check it out and leave a comment to enter.  Contest ends on January 15th, 2010.

Thanks!

Catching Up

Hi Folks (anyone?  Bueller?)

Just wanted to post a quick update and apology.  I will be posting entires at least once a week from now on, starting now, so please stayed tuned and keep coming back.

This past fall was immensely bus for me, but things are starting to settle down.  As I begin to post new updates, some of the business will become clearer.  Needless to say, a lot of things have been finished up and I'm getting back into a regular blogging routine.

Thanks again for reading.  See you...

John Green, Balloon Boy, and Our Need for Fame.

In an attempt at full disclosure, I am a Nerdfighter.  I know for some of you (anyone?  Bueller?) reading this that might not mean much.  What it does mean is that I am a huge fan of John and Hank Green.  I watch their Vlogbrother's videos on Youtube, listen to Hank's music, read John's books, and follow them on Twitter.  And it was  John's latest video, continuing his discussion on all things Balloon Boy and our society's deep seeded desire for fame, that inspired me to write this blog and...

Young Adult Novel Discovery Contest

NOVEMBER is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo.org) and Serendipity Literary Agency, in collaboration with Sourcebooks and Gotham Writers' Workshop, is celebrating by hosting the Young Adult Novel Discovery Contest!

If you've written a novel for young adults—or have an idea for one that you would like to write—Srendipity Literary Agency invites you to enter their contest. Simply submit only an enticing title along with the first 250 words from the opening of your original YA novel using...

Author Interview with Lisa Mantchev.

"All her world's a stage.

 Bertie Shakespeare Smith is not an actress, yet she lives in a theater.

She's not an orphan, but she has no parents.

She knows every part, but she has no lines of her own.

That is, until now.

 Enter Stage Right

  NATE. Dashing pirate. Will do anything to protect Bertie.

 COBWEB, MOTH, MUSTARD SEED, and PEASEBLOSSOM. Four tiny and incredibly annoying fairies. BERTIE'S sidekicks.

 ARIEL. Seductive air spirit and Bertie's weakness. The symbol of impending doom.

 BERTIE. Our...

Interview with Becca Fitzpatrick, author of HUSH, HUSH

"For Nora Grey, romance was not part of the plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how much her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her. Not until Patch came along. With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Nora is drawn to him against her better judgment.

But after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure who to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is, and to know more about her than her closest friends. She can't decide...

Interview with Becca Fitzpatrick author of HUSH, HUSH

"For Nora Grey, romance was not part of the plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how much her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her. Not until Patch came along. With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Nora is drawn to him against her better judgment.

But after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure who to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is, and to know more about her than her closest friends. She can't decide...

Author Interview: Kaleb Nation!

Kaleb Nation's debut novel, Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse, will be released on September 8th.  Kaleb's rise to stardom began over  a year ago, however, at 13 he hosted his first radio show in Texas, later launching his own program in 2006, which grew to be broadcast on AM, FM, the Internet, and satelite radio.  In 2008 Kaleb launched Twilightguy.com, giving insight to Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series from a guy's perspective.  The Twilightguy website received over 3 million hits in its...

Author Interview: Dina Viergutz & Daniel Nayeri

Daniel Nayeri and Dina Viergutz's debut novel, ANOTHER FAUST, will be released on August 25th.  Both Dina and Daniel were kind enough to sit down with me at this busy and exciting time to discuss their new novel and writing in general.

About the Authors taken from Amazon.com.

Daniel Nayeri has held many book-related jobs, including editor, literary agent, and children's librarian. He is also a professional pastry chef and award-winning stuntman.

His sister, Dina Nayeri Viergutz, is a former teachi

Ballad Trailer

So, not only is Maggie Stiefvater a pretty amazing writer, but she's apparently also a pretty good artist and muscian as well.  I think this is one of the best book trailers I've seen yet.

 

Kicking off the ARC release for Ballad, Maggie has put together a pretty cool contest for the following prizes:

1) One advanced review copy of BALLAD, mailed immediately upon end of contest
2) One finished copy of BALLAD, mailed when I get my copies (September)
3) One OTHER finished copy of BALLAD, mailed when I