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And the Winner Is….

ANNA DASE!

Please join me in congratulating Anna for winning the first three audiobooks of The Gatekeeper’s Saga and the Book Lover’s Holiday Stocking stuffed with goodies!

Then don’t forget to grab your copy of The Gatekeeper’s House (#4) which is NOW AVAILABLE HERE!

Two Days and Eleven Hours To Release!

 

I am SO excited! Is anyone else? The Gatekeeper’s House (#4) is almost here!

It’s my favorite book so far in the series. I hope others out there will love it, too.

If you haven’t already entered the contest to win the first three audiobooks plus the book lover’s holiday stocking, (as of my typing this) you have TWO DAYS and ELEVEN HOURS to enter HERE.

 

Plano Fun!

Thanks to Suzanne Roberts, the Community Relations Manager at the Plano Barnes & Noble Booksellers, for having me and three other authors of young adult fiction at her Plano store last Saturday. Thanks also to Stephanie Shaw, the owner of Steph’s Book Club and the newest member of my street team (center of pic) for organizing it. I had so much fun getting to know them and the other authors. Although we each spoke about our books, we also chatted about our writing processes, our inspirations, and a host of other writerly things.

I learned that Fisher Amelie (upper left in pic) is writing a collection of young adult books based on the seven deadly sins, the most recent of which is entitled Vain. I really liked this concept. I think she said she’s currently working on another called Binge.

Heather Reid (lower left in pic) just published her debut novel, Pretty Dark Nothing, which she described as very dark, tending toward horror, the perfect read for Halloween. I enjoyed hearing about her writing process. She likes not knowing how her projects will end.

Amanda Havard (lower right in pic) said she’s more of a planner, but the most interesting thing about Amanda’s writing, in my opinion, is her incorporation of transmedia–such as songs and images–right there in the book. Her series, The Survivors, sounds like a fascinating read.

This coming Saturday, I’m traveling to Austin to sign at the Texas Book Festival. Please come find me at the Writers’ League of Texas table at 3:00 p.m. at booth #414-415, which is located in Exhibitor Tent 4 on Colorado Street north of 11th Street.

Also, don’t forget that the release of The Gatekeeper’s House (#4) is almost upon us. We’re at T minus ONE WEEK!

 

T Minus Ten Days!

Only ten days left . . .

 

 

until the release of The Gatekeeper’s House, Gatekeeper’s Saga, Book Four.

 

 

I can hardly stand it! I am so anxious to launch this baby out into the world on November 1st and see what all of you think. So far, reviews of the ARC’s have been good!

Spooky Spectacular!

The Spooky Spectacular Event will kick off Friday and run through midnight Sunday (Oct 18-20). Featuring 60+ of today’s hottest authors, $1,000 in prizes and tons of awesome giveaways (Kindle Fires anyone? Coach wristlets?), the event is going to be a blast!

And most importantly, readers will be able to fill up their Kindles with incredible ebooks, all priced at .99! Check out all the gorgeous books at the event’s webpage. Just click here!

RSVP at the event’s FB page to be automatically entered into the drawing for one of three Kindle Fires! Click here to visit the event page. Instructions for earning extra entries for the drawing will be on the event page! Additional links to Rafflecopter entries for other giveaways will also be available on the event page as well.

A special thank you goes out to Lisa Markson, Leanne Jacobson, Stephanie Shaw and Emily Rae for all their help with the event. You all rock!

Spooky Spectacular sponsored by …

Lizzy Ford (Website, Facebook page, Twitter)

 

Julia Crane (Website, Facebook page, Twitter)

Holiday Sock Hop Giveaway!

Welcome to the Holiday Sock Hop Giveaway! Between now and November first, hop on down to the Rafflecopter widget below to enter to win a set of three Gatekeeper’s Saga audiobooks and a Book Lover’s Holiday Stocking stuffed with goodies!

 

 

 

 

And why, do you suppose, this awesome prize pack will be awarded on November 1st? Is that just some random, arbitrary day I picked, or is there something special about it? Does anybody know? Anybody?

That’s right (I’m imagining someone knew). November 1st is quite special because it is… (wait for it)….

RELEASE DAY

for The Gatekeeper’s House (#4)!

So enter below to win. I will announce the winner on RELEASE DAY!

Good luck! You can enter daily.

 

 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Come One, Come All, to Plano/Dallas, Texas!

I can’t wait for this Saturday because I’ll be visiting with some awesome folks in Plano, Texas. If you live anywhere near the Dallas area, please plan to come see me at the Creekwalk Village Barnes & Noble on 801 West 15th St Suite E in Plano! I’ll be signing books from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

I will be joined by three other young adult authors: Fisher Amelie, Amanda Havard, and Heather Reid.

With the purchase of the first three books of my Gatekeeper’s Saga, you will receive an ARC of the fourth book (which isn’t released until November 1st) and a Book Lover’s Holiday Stocking (while supplies last). So hurry on over!

I’ll also have my “I’m a BOOK G[R]EEK” buttons (no purchase necessary), and you have to admit, these are pretty cool.

 

So let me know in the comments below if you’re planning on coming so I can be sure to reserve a Book Lover’s Holiday Stocking for you!

Plano, Texas, here I come!!!

Youth Book Club Meeting on Skype

Thanks to April Holgate at United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania and her Illumination Youth Arts Program for organizing a book club meeting for me with her youth group over Skype.

This summer, I donated a paperback edition of each of the first books to her youth group, and today we met for a half hour to discuss the series. I enjoyed talking with the nine or more teens present. They asked me some interesting questions and it was a pleasure to meet with them. I somehow ended the session by promising to name a new character after one of them.

If you are an author and would like to donate books to this worthy group, visit their website at http://www.uncnepa.org/teen-programs/.

The Book Lover’s Holiday Stocking!

Introducing the book lover’s holiday stocking! Both readers and writers might enjoy having a stocking made of words. And best of all, it’s big enough to hold most paperbacks!

I plan to take these with me to book signings between now and the holidays to give to people who buy my books. What do you think? Would you want one of these?

Did I mention that I designed and created it myself? I was inspired by the document chair I want for my office. I still haven’t bought the chair, but the stocking was so much fun to make!

Book Signing at Trinity University

Thanks to Elizabeth Ford at Trinity University Alumni Relations for organizing a fun event for alumni authors at Trinity University. I enjoyed meeting other authors from my school, and I even got to take a trip down memory lane as I visited with Dr. Kersnowski, who was a professor in the English Department while I attended!

After Dr. Colleen Grissom’s speech in the Ruth Taylor Recital Hall, each author spoke for a few minutes before returning to our tables to visit with alumni. I told a bit about my young adult series, about how a mortal girl falls in love with a Greek god, causing some gods to give her gifts and causing others to try to kill her.

While a few people came up to take bookmarks and free buttons and ask about my books, I mostly visited with the author seated beside me, Robert Delwood, who

had written a technical book for users of Word. I was pleased to meet all of the other authors and found each of their stories (about what led them to write their stories) interesting.

 

I couldn’t believe how much the campus had changed since I’d been there. Northrup Hall, where I took most of my English classes, looked as though it had been scooped up and replaced with a completely different building.

Elizabeth promised to invite me again next year. I’m really looking forward to it.

Meanwhile, next weekend I will be in Plano signing at the Barnes and Noble on Saturday at 2:00 PM. I hope those of you from the area will come and see me. I’ll be bringing along a special surprise! And no worries if you can’t make it. I will reveal the special surprise to the rest of you later in the month! (Hint: It has to do with books and the holidays!)