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Blog: The effects of binging (or not) on a televison or book series

(Worry not!  There are no Mockingjay spoilers in this post.  None at all!) 

Two weeks ago, I read HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins.  Last week, I read CATCHING FIRE and MOCKINGJAY.  I enjoyed the series very much, but it's too soon to say whether they are going to stick with me forever.  I do know that  as much as I liked them, I wouldn't have voted them as The #1 Best YA of All Time.

But what if I'd read the series the way that many others did?  Waiting a year between each book?  Would the ant...

Blog: Stolen (Book) Meme

I stole this meme from Courtney Summers who stole it from Anna Jarzab. 

All of this stealing! 

Now you should steal it!

5 Books I’ve Read Recently
1. The Hunger Games (and Catching Fire and Mockingjay) by Suzanne Collins
2. Stay by Allie Larkin
3. Whisper by Phoebe Kitanidis
4. Losing Faith by Denise Jaden
5. The Absolute Value of -1 by Steve Brezenoff

5 Books I’m Planning to Read (in the near future)
1. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
2. Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan...

Blog: Back to the Future and doing things over... if you could.

One of my favorite movies growing up was BACK TO THE FUTURE.  Michael J. Fox was so very cute and funny and cool to my eight-year-old adoring self--especially when he played "Johnny Be Good" at his parents' dance.  Swoon!

The DeLorean was the coolest car ever (the doors opened upward!) and whenever I'd play the MASH game in middle school with my friends, I'd make sure it was one of my car selections.  Also, the 50s details were really interesting to me, and my sister and I loved quoting George...

I received copies of FREEFALL! Yes, the actual book!

Last night I alluded to an Unexpected Package that appeared on my porch.  Now that my camera battery is charged, I can show you what that package contained!




Oooooooh. Ahhhhhh. Ohhhhhh. It's finished copies of FREEFALL! Yay!!!!!!  These are identical in every way to the books that will be going on bookstore shelves in just...nineteen days (give or take).

So, there are a few differences between the Advance Reviewer Copy (ARC) and the real book. One is that the image on the front cover wraps a...

Unexpected Package*.

Today has been a very stressful roller coaster day.  I'm not kidding.  Lowest lows. Pretty high highs.  I'm exhausted.  I feel (and look) like hell.

But!  I came home to a package on my porch!  From my editor!

I would show you what was inside, but my camera battery is DEAD and I'm now charging it. 

Tomorrow, though.  Tomorrow I will post fabulous pictures of the items I received today.


*Heh.  I said, "Package."

New Vlog: All the rejection in the world.

My new Vlog went up this week on The YouTube. This one is about being a survivor of rejection--literary and otherwise.

Fun facts about this video:

1. I was feeling extremely unwell that day. Intern Amanda suggested that we could stop and film on a different day, but I was determined to press on!

2. The location is an abandoned elementary school. I chose it because I thought it would be quieter than Richmond Beach. I was right, but all that sound you hear in the background? That's wind!

3. A...

Do YA authors read aloud "bad" words at book events?

@$%*!&#

Profanity, expletives, cuss words, swearing.

As you might have picked up on from my "Gratuitous" entry the other day, my book.  It has them.

The book is clearly marketed for 14 and up and these words are, in my opinion, necessary for the voice when I used them.  My stance is that my characters need to speak the way they would if they were real people, not the way some people might wish they would speak.  And, you know, if you happen to know a 16-year-old boy who spends his days gettin...

Seattle-Area Man Becomes Weirded Out By Wife's Cartoon Crush.

Dwayne and I had to do various yucky shtuff over the weekend including going to Walmart to buy cereal galore as well as various toiletries and other household items.

While we were there, we stopped in the toy section to check out The Clone Wars stuff.  I was beyond pleased to see this awesomeness and made Dwayne take a picture of Anakin and me together:



I know, I'm too old for him.  Also, I'm not wearing makeup.

Later, I saw a Clone Wars comforter on a clearance table.  Only $30 for the full or ...

9/11 - My recollections.

Nine years ago. 

Dwayne and I were married in Las Vegas on September 8, 2001.  We flew home September 9th, knowing that we had to survive four days of work and then we'd be heading to Arizona for our week-long honeymoon on Friday the 14th.

On September 11th, I was driving to work, listening to The Morning End, which was a radio show comprised of Andy Savage, Jody, and Steve the Producer.  As I was making the turn at my building, someone on-air announced, "They're saying that someone crashed a ...

Friday Five: The Countdown Edition

I've spent most of 2010 waiting for things to happen.  And here we are, September 10th, and the things I've been waiting for are finally... happening!

Here's a list of some of the things I've been counting down to:

1.  September 10:  SHORECREST HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.  Tonight!  Okay, I've actually only been waiting for this since June.  But, man oh man, am I excited!  One of the big reasons is because the girl in my current manuscript is on the dance team at her school and I am looking forward ...