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On Meeting my Agent, Rob Thomas (Of Veronica Mars), and Blogging Friends

In September, I made the drive up to Dallas to meet my agent, Marietta Zacker, IN PERSON! She was a speaker at DFW's SCBWI conference, so I met up with her the day before for lunch and, of course, ice cream! She's smart, she's kind, and she's hysterical! We had a GREAT time, just like old friends.


Aren't we cute?! I'm one blessed gal, that's for sure. *hugs agent*

And last weekend I went to the Austin Teen Book Festival! What an amazing event, headed up by the one and only Jen Bigheart. Sh...

Newsletter Sign Up! For News and ... such

Howdy!

I've just added a sign up widget thingie over on the right --> under my picture and bio. If you so wish, you can get emails from me to keep you up to date on things like cover reveals, book release dates, and I dunno, THE LAUNCH PARTY next spring!

I promise not to spam you every day with junk. I plan to only send out news when there is actual news.

That is all. :)

A Class of 2k14 Giveaway for Teachers and Librarians!

The Class of 2k14 is having a BACK TO SCHOOL GIVEAWAY specifically for teachers and librarians!

If you are a teacher or librarian, CLICK HERE to go to the giveaway! If you aren't, fear not! We'll have more awesome giveaways for you soon!

YA Outside the Lines

I'm the newest member of YA Outside the Lines, a blog of YA novelists that write from the heart! I'd like to send y'all over to my first post HERE. We're talking about teen memories of summer this month, which means ice skating!

There's even a picture of 13 year old me! GO SEE GO SEE!

Audiobooks, Copyedits, and the Cutest Hippo EVER!

1. I've been listening to audiobooks lately. I'm currently listening to The Giver by Lois Lowry read by Ron Rifkin (from Alias!). It's taken some work to train myself to pay attention because I'm more of a visual, but if the narrator is good, they really bring a story to life. I find myself enjoying stories I may not have taken the time to read, and if I listen while on a walk, sometimes it makes me want to walk farther!

2. Copyediting is DONE! What a weird feeling to see your book m...

Class of 2k14 Website Launch, and New Author Page

HELLOOOOOO friends! I have two exciting things to share today, so let's get to it!

FIRSTLY, my debut author group CLASS OF 2k14 has a SPIFFY WEBSITE! And to celebrate, we're giving away a $100 gift card so you can buy BOOKS!



Check it out and enter to win HERE!


Also, I finally created an author page on FB to avoid spamming my friends when I get to announce ALL THE THINGS. The link to my spiffy new page is HERE!

HAPPY JULY!! Sunscreen is your FRIEND! ;)

Summertime and the Reading is Easy

It's hard to believe that this time next year, people will be able to buy a physical copy (or ebook) of my book, stick it in their beach bags, lay it on their towels, and, yannow, read it. I've had some time to get used to the idea. Over the past few months, I've done the revisions and I'm working on the copyedits right now. But most days I'm just like, IS THIS REALLY HAPPENING?

That's one of the reasons I haven't posted anything lately. I've been so confused about what to do with this space....

Agent-Author Chat! Me and My Agent!

The lovely Krista Van Dolzer at Mother. Write. (Repeat.) asked if Marietta and I would be interested in participating in her blog series, "Agent-Author Chat." I'm a long-time follower of Krista's blog, so I jumped right on that opportunity!

I'm excited to announce that today is the day and the interview is UP! Head on over HERE to read my answers to my agency's form submission, what about my story captured my agent's attention, as well as my agent's very wise querying advice.

And Krista re...

The Class of 2k14 Debut Author Group!

Just a quick HELLO to YOU! I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend and took some time to  remember those who have sacrificed so much for this country. We are forever thankful and our hearts go out to your families.

In exciting news, I'm part of the Class of 2k14!! We're a group of twenty authors debuting next year, and I couldn't be more excited about ALL OF IT! The website is coming together nicely and I'll announce the launch as soon as it's live!

In the meantime, FOLLOW US ON TWITTER!!...

Iron Man 3 and Writing Full-Time

1. Saw Iron Man 3 over the weekend. Loved it. Must see it again. It's a great character study too. I love how flawed Tony Stark is. And how hilariously awesome.

2. Sigh.

3. ALMOST caught up on all my photography edits, and I have one last straggler of a session this evening. Once I'm done with these edits, I will be...

4. A FULL-TIME WRITER?! It was sort of an accident. I didn't intend on leaving my part-time office job, but it became necessary for reasons that don't have much to do with me...