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March 21, 2014

VOYA Magazine

VOYA Magazine has namedThese Broken Stars one of their best science fiction and fantasy books of 2013! Check out the other titles listed by clicking here.

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Published on March 21, 2014 07:30

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January 23, 2014

TBS is Heading to Television!

These Broken Starshas been optioned for television byHavenstar Eric Balfour andOff the Grid Entertainment.Check out the full announcement here, complete with interviews and casting speculation!

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Published on January 23, 2014 06:27

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December 27, 2013

I’m harder on female characters than I am on male characters.

I'm harder on female characters than I am on male characters.:

bookgeekconfessions:



I came to this realization while reading “These Broken Stars.” If you haven’t read my review of the book, know this…I LOVED IT, but not at first. When the characters first crash landed on the planet where the story unfolds, I must admit that I was annoyed. With Lilac.


Lilac was born of…



This is pretty cool… one reader’s reaction to THESE BROKEN STARS was to realize that she’s a lot quicker to judge female charact...

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Published on December 27, 2013 15:05

December 18, 2013

On Luck

So I’m going to talk to you guys about luck.


In this profession, as published authors, as women, we’re encouraged to smile modestly and duck our heads and say “Well, I got very lucky.”I admit, I have done this many times when someone praised my work. I’m uncomfortable with praise like that, and my entire first year as an author was spent learning to just say “thank you.” But every time the words “I don’t know, just lucky, I guess” escaped my lips, I felt a little bit worse about myself, about...

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Published on December 18, 2013 07:14

December 16, 2013

HuffPo Best Overall YA Book!

The Huffington Post has named THESE BROKEN STARS their best overall young adult book for 2013! We’re so excited… come share in the partying!

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Published on December 16, 2013 07:06

The increase in requests for THESE BROKEN STARS swag has…



The increase in requests for THESE BROKEN STARS swag has fiiiinally made me get my act into gear and open a new PO box. Hooray!


So! Once more my deal with you guys is open: send me a SASE and I’ll send you goodies. (If you don’t know what a SASE is, click here. Very important part of the process.) Signed bookmarks, post cards, and, if you’ve written a letter, you’ll get a reply from me too. I do my absolute best to answer everyone!


For my address, click here. Remember, do not send me actual boo...

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Published on December 16, 2013 06:58

December 9, 2013

These Broken Stars Available now!

Today’s the big release day for THESE BROKEN STARS in the U.S.! We’re so excited, and so grateful for all the support and enthusiasm of our friends, family, and fans.

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Published on December 09, 2013 22:00