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FF - JIMMY STONE'S GHOST TOWN by Scott Neumyer

The Author:

Debut MG author Scott Neumyer lives in New Jersey with his wife and daughter. He's not only a writer, but also a publicist and a photographer. He also worked as a Media Buyer for a major national film distributor. Scott has appeared in Wanted Undead or Alive: Vampire Hunters and Other Kick-Ass Enemies of Evil (Citadel Press August 2010), and has been published online and in print in such magazines such as...

Winner and What's Up This Week

And the winner of Laurie Stolarz's DEADLY LITTLE LIES is:

Asenath

Congratulations! Please send your mailing instructions to gerb (@) lindagerber (.) com and we'll get that out to you. Everyone else, please check in on Friday, when we welcome debut author Scott Neumyer to the blog, with his new MG book JIMMY STONE'S GHOST TOWN.


What's up this week?

Happy Birthday, Edgar Allen Poe! (Anyone notice how much he looks like Bill Murray?)

Edgar Nominees Announced (The Edgars)

SCBWI NY Conference coming...

For Writers - Emotional Thesaurus with Melissa Walker

Thi s week's tip comes from Melissa Walker, author of the YA VIOLET series, and teen romance LOVESTRUCK SUMMER. She's also co-founder of the I Heart Daily newsletter, and co-creator of the website, Before You Were Hot. You won't want to miss her next book, SMALL TOWN SINNERS, the story of an evangelical girl who wonders whether falling in love means falling out of faith. It hits the shelves July 19th.
You can find Melissa on her website, on facebook, and by following her on twitter.

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FF - DEADLY LITTLE GAMES by Laurie Stolarz

The Author:

Laurie Faria Stolarz is the author of DEADLY LITTLE SECRET, DEADLY LITTLE LIES, DEADLY LITTLE GAMES, and the upcoming DEADLY LITTLE VOICES, as well as PROJECT 17, BLEED, and the bestselling BLUE IS FOR NIGHTMARES series. Laurie was born and raised in Salem, Massachusetts, attended Merrimack College, and received an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College in Boston. She loves Indian food, vegetarian cooking, aromatherapy, and The Black Eyed Peas.
You can read more about Laurie o...

WINNERS! and Lots More

The winner of GETTING REVENGE ON LAUREN WOOD is:



Vivien



And the winners of THE DEATH BY BIKINI MYSTERIES:



Orchid

Miss Kallie

JB



Congratulations! Please send your mailing instructions to gerb (@) lindagerber (.) com and we'll get those sent out to you.



Everyone, please join us again this Friday for another GCC interview and freebie with Laurie Stolarz!



Meanwhile, lots to tell y ou about this week:



DEAR BULLY is in this month's Glamour!



<Megan Kelly Hall and Carrie Jones, who made it...

For Writers - Set SMARTER Goals

For most of us, a new year represents a fresh start - a chance to let go of not-great writing habits and set about creating new ones. As I've already mentioned, I wrote down exactly one resolution this year. But that doesn't mean I don't set tons of goals. I do. Here's a helpful acronym I've learned to help me reach those goals.

Make your goals SMARTER*:

Spe­cific - Specify your objective. Exactly what needs to be accomplished? Mea­sur­able - Give yourself a way to track your...

FF - The Education of Hailey Kendrick by Eileen Cook

The Author:

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I'm pleased to welcome back GCC Sister, Eileen Cook to the blog. Eileen is a multi-published author with her novels appearing in six different languages. She spent most of her teen years wishing she were someone else or somewhere else, which is great training for a writer.

You...

Deadly Giveaway

For our first giveaway in this new year, I'm pleased to announce today's release of THE DEATH BY BIKINI MYSTERIES bindup, which includes DEATH BY BIKINI, DEATH BY LATTE, and DEATH BY DENIM.

The Books:

DEATH BY BIKINI

A day at the beach can be murder…

Aphra Behn Connolly has the type of life most teenage girls envy. She lives on a remote tropical island and spends most of her time eavesdropping on the rich and famous. The problem is that her family's secluded luxury resort allows few...