This is a great short story contest happening on Figment. Here are the rules and prompt from thier site. What happens in the dark? Why are things different at night? Maybe it’s magic, or madness or both. A new anthology coming Summer 2013 from HarperTeen, Defy the Dark explores those questions and invites you to […]
It’s official. My blog is over a year old. This time last year, I had no clue what a blog was. My first post was Oh-My-Darling-Alistair and it had one page view which was probably me…lol I’ve been thinking about what to give away and deciding on THE IRON KNIGHT by Julie Kagawa. It doesn’t come out on until October […]
Can you believe we are in AUGUST?? Pretty soon we’ll be chowing on turkey and then all panicking over Christmas shopping. My internet has been down for a few days and I feel so disconnected from social media. It’s a strange yet relaxing feeling. Anywho…who’s ready for winners! drumroll…… Kiery Juana Esparza Gloria Schumann GRATS!!!! I’ll be sending you three e-mails […]
And the winner is……. Regina Linton! Congratulations! I’ll be sending you an e-mail : )
Brenda Drake is having another awesome contest and the judges are four teens. How cool is that! I’m pretty excited about having my target audience checking out my material. I just had a teen finish reading my ms and she loved it, such a good feeling. Anyway, rules for this one are simple. On July 17th, […]
I just finished THE SKY IS EVERYWHERE by Jandy Nelson. It was poetic, romantic and full of raw emotion. Here’s the blurb: Seventeen-year-old Lennie Walker, bookworm and band geek, plays second clarinet and spends her time tucked safely and happily in the shadow of her fiery older sister, Bailey. But when Bailey dies abruptly, Lennie is […]