Tada! You’re one of the first to see the cover of my second novel, Untellable. It’s still YA, it’s still suspenseful, and it’s still set in the lovely town of Honey Creek. Aspen Dwyer, recently emancipated from foster care, is … Continue reading →
Welcome to the book excerpt tour for Last Diner Standing by Terri L. Austin. If you follow my blog, you know I love cooking and writing. So when I saw the cover of this book, I knew right away I wanted … Continue reading →
There’s a reason I use the word “growing” in the title of this post and not the word “teaching.” Teaching reading is only one part of the whole process of growing readers. I use the word “growing” to give the … Continue reading →
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Congratulations! You did it! You rocked the writing world with your bada$$ word count in November. Sit back, relax, and enjoy a bit of rest. Okay, that’s enough. Are you ready to revise? Your NaNoWriMo novel will most likely need … Continue reading →
It’s not often I come across a post so insightful that I write another post about it. However, this morning I read a post by Elizabeth Langston, author of Whisper Falls, talking about her first author’s event with a teen … Continue reading →
Consider this: You’re going to a crucial job interview. It’s in a ghetto part of town. Your purse is snatched. A dead body turns up in your truck. How could your day get any worse? Oh, believe me, it does. … Continue reading →
It’s been a while since I posted a contest entry here. It seems I’ve been too busy writing my own things to keep up with tracking down contests. Thanks to John Yeoman, who dropped me a line to let me … Continue reading →
Are you looking for inspiration for a costume? I’m over at the Honey Creek Books blog today, sharing a few costumes I saw at the carnival last night. Medusa, Athena, Greek warriors…it seems the Titans and Olympians are hot this … Continue reading →