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Conversation with Lori M. Lee, Author of GATES OF THREAD AND STONE

Lori M. Lee, Author of GATES OF THREAD & STONE
Hi Lori! I'm so glad you agreed to stop by the blog for a chat. First off I have to say thank you. While poking around on your blog, I found your link to your writing blog posts,( http://www.lorimlee.com/on-writing /), and they're great! I had literally just been looking up what the heck a "Mary Sue" was and bam! you had a post about it. These are great! What got you started writing these posts about writing?
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Hi Jaye! Thanks so much...

We've Got The Funk. Got To Have That Funk.

Or in my case, maybe not. You see, I'm in this weird place of sophomore book blues. Getting No Place To Fall out into the world has been an absolute rush, from the Xmas in July contest, to agent decisions, to signing, to a sale, to all of the editing and milestones that come after the sale. It's a given, it's polished, and now it is completely out of my hands. Yes, it's still 7 months away from release, but for me it's done.

I thought I had my book 2 finished, but my agent and editor both felt...

A Conversation with Sashi Kaufman, Author of THE OTHER WAY AROUND

Sashi Kaufman, Author of THE OTHER WAY AROUND
Hi Sashi! I'm so happy you stopped by the blog. Your debut novel, THE OTHER WAY AROUND, is in my shopping cart waiting to be bought as we speak. Every since reading your synopsis I knew this was the book for me. Freewheeling freegans and dumpster diving are kind of in my wheelhouse. I'm a hard core thrift shopper and my kids went to a Quaker school where they routinely dumpster-dived on their eighteen day field trips. Most parents would have been...

A Conversation with Middle Grade Author, Jen Malone, Author of AT YOUR SERVICE

Jen Malone, Author of AT YOUR SERVICE Hi Jen! I'm so happy to have my first middle grade author conversation on the blog. Your debut, AT YOUR SERVICE, sounds adorable and as a life-long fan of Eloise, I'm really looking forward to reading about concierge, Chloe. I have to know, did Eloise inspire you at all? 
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Hi, JRo! 
I’m so excited to be part of the first middle grade author conversation! I have to say, when I describe this book to people the two references I hear...

A Conversation with Meredith McCardle, Author of THE EIGHTH GUARDIAN

Meredith McCardle, Author of THE EIGHTH GUARDIAN
Hi Meredith! Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. Your book, THE EIGHT GUARDIAN, releases this May from Skyscape. I'm so intrigued by the premise of a girl testing beyond her age range and having to leave everything and everyone she loves behind. Do you think that moment of first independence is important in Young Adult literature?
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Oh, absolutely. For me, that budding sense of independence is what helps shape young adult l...

A Conversation with Natalie Parker, Author of BEWARE THE WILD

Natalie Parker, Author of Beware The Wild
Hi Natalie! Thanks so much for stopping by the blog! Your upcoming novel, BEWARE THE WILD, is set in the swamps of Louisiana. As a huge fan of Southern fiction, I want to know your take on it. Do you think it has a distinct flavor? What sets it apart from stories set in other regions? Do you have favorite Southern authors?
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Hey Jaye! Thanks for having me. I'm always happy to chat with fellow fan...

YA Scavenger Hunt- TEAM BLUE - Meet Rachel Harris!!!

Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This tri-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors...and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also get a clue for the hunt. Add up the clues, and you can enter for our prize--one lucky winner will receive one signed book from each author on the hunt in my team!...

A Conversation with Kelsey Macke, author of DAMSEL DISTRESSED

Kelsey Macke, author of DAMSEL DISTRESSED Hi Kelsey! I feel so lucky because I keep interviewing one after the other of my favorite online writer friends! (Weird how you're all with Spencer Hill!) You are such a force to me in this world of writing. Your inspirational vlogs, your sunny presence on my Twitter feed, your work with charities and teen groups. I mean, WOW! But here's the story I want to know if you're willing to share. On a blog post you wrote about being whisked to NYC because a s...

A Conversation with Megan Whitmer, author of BETWEEN

Megan Whitmer, author of BETWEEN
Hi Megan! I'm so excited you agreed to stop by the blog for a chat. You are one of the people I "know" online that make me smile and marvel on a daily basis. Not only have you written your debut novel (BETWEEN - Spencer Hill Press - July 2014) but you run #writeclub on Twitter, are active in All The Write Notes, and you have an awesome author Vlog at your Youtube, Scrambled Megs channel. And you have a family! So I have to know, how do you channel all this ener...

A Conversation with Jessica Love, author of PUSH GIRL

Jessica Love, Author of PUSH GIRL Hi Jessica! I'm so glad you've agreed to stop by the blog for a chat! Your novel, PUSH GIRLS, is one that you co-wrote with television star, Chelsie Hill. How did this opportunity come about for you?
Thanks for having me, JRo! 
I got hooked up with Chelsie to write PUSH GIRL through some awesome agent/editor matchmaking. The publisher was looking for someone to work with Chelsie to tell this story, and here I was - a lover of contemporary YA who liked to wr...