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Teen Author Tuesday Presents Chelsea Campbell!

Teen Author Tuesday features some of the hottest and up-and-coming young adult and middle grade authors. Today I'm excited to welcome my author-friend and fellow Tenner, Chelsea Campbell. Chelsea's debut novel, THE RISE OF RENEGADE X, is due out May 11, 2010 from Egmont USA. It's a Superhero YA (cool genre, right!?) for ages 14 and up.



Welcome, Chelsea. Can you tell me about your book in seven words or less?
Supervillain teen discovers his dad's a superhero.

Sounds great! Other than your main...

NYC Highlights

I apologize for my lapse in blogging. It is (most definitely) not because I have nothing to share. The last two weeks were an absolute whirlwind and even though I'm home now (shhh, don't tell anyone just yet - I'm hoping no one notices until at least Wednesday) I don't feel like I've gotten my bearings yet.

The most exciting news of the day, for me at least, is that my book comes out in exactly three months from today! I had a list of things I had planned to be doing for promotion at this poin...

Teen Author Tuesday Presents Shannon Delany!

I'm honored that the fabulous Shannon Delany decided to kick off her blog tour on my Teen Author Tuesday feature!



Welcome to Shannon Delany's Start Your Day with Serial Tour! Shannon's debut novel (and first in her YA paranormal series) 13 to Life started as a winning cell phone novel written in serial segments. During the tour you can read bits of the book in order. Miss a day? Hop to Shannon's blog http://13toLife.us/blog and check the link to the blog tour calendar in her sidebar.

There will...

The Class of 2k10: A Few Escapades

There is so much to share about my trip to New York City, and to be honest, I've been putting off blogging about it because of the vast amount of stuff I wanted to include. I've finally convinced myself to get started and share things in small snippets as I have a few moments.

Today I thought I'd start with a few of my most fun moments with the Class of 2k10. We first met up on Monday night at the Teen Author Carnival at the Jefferson Market branch of the New York Public Library. Several of ou...

Teen Author Tuesday Presents Kristina McBride!

This week, I'm excited to welcome another fellow Class of 2k10 author, Kristina McBride. Her debut novel, THE TENSION OF OPPOSITES, is due out May 25, 2010 from Egmont USA. It's Contemporary YA for ages 14 and up.



Welcome, Kristina! Can you tell me about your book in seven words or less?
Abduction, return, friendship, romance, struggle, photography
Sounds intense! And I love books about photography. Other than your main character, who's a favorite character of yours in your debut novel and why?

T...

Book Expo and First Times...

I am writing this from my critique partner, Shana Silver's, apartment in New Jersey, just across the Hudson River from The Big Apple.



We are gearing up to go to the Book Expo of America, one of the publishing world's biggest events, coming up this week. In preparation, there have already been many "first times" for me.

It is not my first time meeting Shana Silver, but it is my first time visiting her hometown and apartment. It was my first time (honestly!) getting a pedicure this week, so my t...

Teen Author Tuesday Presents Janet Fox!

I'm excited to welcome another classmate from the Class of 2k10, Janet Fox. Janet's debut novel, FAITHFUL was released May 13, 2010 from Speak/Penguin Group. It is YA Historical Fiction for ages 12 and up.



Welcome, Janet! Can you tell me about your book in seven words or less?
Romance, mystery, Yellowstone, Gilded Age, life and death

Sounds wonderful! Other than your main character, who's a favorite character of yours in your debut novel and why?
Nat Baker, a secondary character, is a favorite...

Seattle and Stuff...

I'm crazy-busy getting ready for NYC (eeeee!!!) but I did make time to take a short trip down to Seattle yesterday for Chelsea Campbell's launch party. It is almost a three-hour drive, though, so I always try to make the most of my trips down south.

So yesterday, I was fortunate enough to be able to meet up with the lovely Mindi Scott for a late Mexican lunch.


It was so much fun to talk writing, all things Simon & Schuster, as well as plenty of non-writing things (it's true, we DO have non-wri...

Teen Author Tuesday Presents Christina Diaz Gonzales!

I'm excited to welcome another fellow Tenner today, Christina Diaz Gonzales. Her debut novel, THE RED UMBRELLA, is due out on May 11th from Knopf/ Random House. It is a Historical Fiction for ages 10 and up.


Welcome, Christina! Can you tell me about your book in seven words or less?
Revolution, friendship, family, separation, culture

Sounds great! Other than your main character, who's a favorite character of yours in your debut novel and why?
Mr. Baxter. Although he doesn't say much, his...

Start Spreadin' the News...

Between Teen Author Tuesday, March Madness, and the Fools of April, it seems like it's been a while since I've posted news or even a writing post. Since I have "news" that's piling up, I'll start with that today.

Many of you know, I'm headed to NYC this month for the Book Expo of America (insert enormous squee!)Sixteen of the twenty-three members of the Class of 2k10 will be meeting there and we've planned several bookstore and library events in and around the city.

What? You say you'll be ther...