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November 7, 2017
An Interview with Heather Sunseri
There are so many exciting things going on in publishing right now, and so many new ways to discover authors and their stories. Just recently I learned about Kindle Worlds, a series of stories written in the worlds of other books. It’s like fan fiction taken to a whole new level, with authors writing spin-off […]
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October 30, 2017
When Truth is Stranger Than Fiction
In A Strange Companion, a lot of peculiar things happen around Kat. Another character in another story might have chalked up all these signs as coincidence, and then maybe I’d be writing a romance novel about a girl who falls for a guy who bakes a wicked chocolate hazelnut marble cake (*see below for more […]
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October 23, 2017
Can We Talk About the Sad Stuff?
Hey, you wanna talk about grief? No? Didn’t think so. Let’s face it: Nobody wants to talk about the utter misery of losing someone, or something, dear. We don’t want to see other people grieve, and we certainly don’t want to unleash our own sadness on those around us. Better to keep those feelings tucked […]
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October 16, 2017
How a Story Nerd “Sees” a New Book
I’m finally settling in to work on a new book. I’m about a third of the way into a messy first draft, which is usually where things start getting wooly and a book can go off-track. I’m about ready to get the story “up on my wall.” I’m a visual person and I need to […]
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October 9, 2017
Grab “The Smallest Thing” for Under a Buck (or a Quid or a Loonie)
If you haven’t snagged yourself a copy of The Smallest Thing yet, now’s your chance. This week only, it’s on super duper wahoo sale. Yup, you can download a copy for less than the cost of a convenience store Styrofoam cup of artificial pumpkin-flavored coffee. I mean, really, which would you rather have? So, click […]
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October 3, 2017
YA Scavenger Hunt 2017
Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! I’m so pleased to be here representing the Orange Team! Go Orange! Somewhere on one of the Orange Team blogs, I’ve hidden an exclusive never-before-seen deleted scene from my recent release THE SMALLEST THING. It’s a scene where my bad boy, Ro, shows his true colors. And let’s just say, […]
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September 25, 2017
If You Love YA, You Won’t Want to Miss This
If you love discovering new authors, you won’t want to miss the YA Scavenger Hunt. In case you’ve never heard of it, the hunt showcases 140 new and upcoming YA releases. There are tons of prizes, including individual giveaways and seven Grand Prizes, plus each author will release special bonus material, only for hunt participants. […]
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September 18, 2017
When Tragedy Strikes, Supporting Characters Suffer Too
Over the past couple of weeks, the threat of tragedy has set many people on edge. First Harvey swept into Texas, then Irma battered the Caribbean and headed for Florida. Meanwhile, Jose and Katia built, bringing more uncertainty of what they would become or where they would go. People in the direct path of the […]
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September 11, 2017
The Smallest Thing on Tour
I’m on tour with The Smallest Thing this week. Over the course of the next six days, I’ll be visiting the sites of more than thirty bloggers as they review the book. If you’d like to follow the tour and see what others are saying about the book, you can find the schedule below or […]
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September 4, 2017
A Royal Member of the Grief Club
It’s hard to believe that 20 years have gone by since the death of Princess Diana. It’s one of those moments that I remember exactly where I was when the news broke. I was in the kitchen at the restaurant where I worked as a server when the host came running in to share the […]
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