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There’s a giveaway going on…

If you’re looking to win a free copy of White Horse, head on over to CultureMob, leave a comment, and you’ll be entered to win one of three copies.

Also check out this picture from Simon & Schuster UK. Miss Bergstrom is so adorable that I barely noticed my book with its pretty UK/AU cover! Love it!

And I love this, too: Harrisburg student creates ‘Outbreak: Zombie Apocalypse’ board game. It reminds me of the old days when kids made their own fun. I can’t tell you how many times I wrapped my fa...

There's a giveaway going on…

If you're looking to win a free copy of White Horse, head on over to CultureMob, leave a comment, and you'll be entered to win one of three copies.

Also check out this picture from Simon & Schuster UK. Miss Bergstrom is so adorable that I barely noticed my book with its pretty UK/AU cover! Love it!

And I love this, too: Harrisburg student creates 'Outbreak: Zombie Apocalypse' board game. It reminds me of the old days when kids made their own fun. I can't tell you how many times I wrapped my...

Are you ready for The End? You can be!

So The End is coming, be it by meteor or zombie or killer viruses ala White Horse. Never fear, they've got real estate for that. Apocalypse Dream Homes.

Want something that gives you more of a sense of community? Buy a floor in a silo shelter. It's only two million bucks. Because you're worth it.

Can't afford any of the above? Then you'd better run. Here, you'll need this: Map of the Dead: an interactive map of resources. Enter your address to find out where you can get that last slurpie...

Stuff that’s new

So we’ve got a little housecleaning and redesign going on around here (“here” being my website). If you take a look up the top there’s now a Reviews page, with some of White Horse‘s lovely reviews.

If you’re a blogger who has reviewed White Horse I’d love to include your link. So shoot me a link via the Contact page. I promise to use it only for good.

Over at Goodreads you can read my top five picks for adult apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic fiction, as part of their Good Minds Suggest series.

Aut...

Stuff that's new

So we've got a little housecleaning and redesign going on around here ("here" being my website). If you take a look up the top there's now a Reviews page, with some of White Horse's lovely reviews.

If you're a blogger who has reviewed White Horse I'd love to include your link. So shoot me a link via the Contact page. I promise to use it only for good.

Over at Goodreads you can read my top five picks for adult apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic fiction, as part of their Good Minds Suggest series.

Aut...

A perfect (back) cover

One of THE most exciting things ever happened yesterday. The very first hardcover copy of White Horse showed up on my doorstep. I have to say, it's completely swoon-worthy, right down to the amazing back cover–which is so completely perfect that I'm going to quit raving about it and just post this picture:

Stay tuned, because soon I'll be giving away hardcovers, and some other goodies that have come my way.

A Guest post and a Giveaway!

Today I'm guest-posting over at The Qwillery. Come on over, they have cookies. Well, not cookies, but they have books, which are much better for you (and you can enjoy them with cookies).

On Stars, Reviews and Other Shiny Things

There's been a great deal of commentary lately about reviews and authors behaving badly, using their blogs and Amazon and Goodreads to berate less-than-perfect reviews (and reviewers!) Enough has been said about the topic, and by far more articulate people than me.

As far as behaving badly goes, you won't find me doing that. In fact, you won't find me commenting at all, even if your review is glowing and super-wonderful.

Why not?

Because they're not really for me. When you publish a review...

Giveaways, Glorious Giveaways!

If you're in the US or UK, there's a Goodreads ARC giveaway going on right here.

If you're in Canada, there's another Goodreads ARC giveaway from S&S Canada going on over here.

And if you leave a comment down below (between now and Friday), recommending a new or newish novel you've loved, I'll randomly pull a couple of names for a signed White Horse ARC.

Update: Wow, it's Friday already?

*Does some randomizer magic*

Valerie, Bettielee and Samuel, step right up! Shoot me an email at...

The Kindness of Cover Gods

It's a nerve-wracking time for an author, when he or she is waiting on cover art. You never know what you're going to get. We have so much control over our stories, but covers are conceived in some magical place most authors are never privy to. If we're lucky, our editors ask for our thoughts (mine did), but more often than not what we get is what we get.

Now, I can tell a story. I can paint pretty pictures on a page using words. I can do lots of things—and fairly well. But I'm as visually...