Oct 31st, 2009 | 17 Comments
c’est l’halloween
THIS IS A HALLOWEEN POST! Happy Halloween! It is the most wonderful time of the year! Here is a song I learned in French class about Halloween when I was a kid that I have never ever forgotten. ... READ MORE ›
Oct 27th, 2009 | 16 Comments
Some Girls Are – Chapter 2 + Teasers, Up Now!
In celebration of yesterday's good news and the fact that I cannot think of one way to follow it up with an ordinary blog entry, I am releasing TWO teaser videos for Some Girls Are and THE SECOND CHAPTER instead today. ... READ MORE ›
Oct 26th, 2009 | 17 Comments
Forest of Reading
Today, the 2010 OLA (Ontario Library Association) Forest of Reading nominees were announced.
Uhm.
Today, the 2010 OLA Forest of Reading nominees were announced and Cracked Up to Be is one of them.
It is a nominee for The ... READ MORE ›
Oct 20th, 2009 | 14 Comments
video teasers & bookshelves
Yesterday, on Facebook and Twitter, I released the first of nine (NINE!) video teasers for Some Girls Are. Each teaser includes an audio snippet of the novel, as read by the amazing Kim Hutt, who gave her time and voice to ... READ MORE ›
Oct 14th, 2009 | 21 Comments
odds, ends & query letters
I was looking through old back-up emails and found a notepad file full of notes and some deleted scenes from my Cracked Up to Be days. That always freaks me out and amuses me a little because it's a bit trippy ... READ MORE ›
Oct 10th, 2009 | 19 Comments
Giveaways, Cybils & ECLIPSE
If you're still interested in getting an early read of Some Girls Are, there's a giveaway going on over at GoodReads! 20 COPIES are available! Which is 19 more than I gave away when I did my ARC contest. ... READ MORE ›
Oct 6th, 2009 | 13 Comments
An Interview with Amy Reed
It's hard to find the right words to to describe what reading Amy Reed's YA novel, Beautiful, was like. It's an incredibly intense story about a thirteen-year-old girl named Cassie, who makes the decision to sit with wild and troubled outsider ... READ MORE ›
Oct 2nd, 2009 | 30 Comments
Some Girls Are – The Book Trailer!
Oh hay, welcome to the INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE of the Some Girls Are BOOK TRAILER.
Yes, I had to announce it that way. Had to!
So I will not bore you with how excited I have been to put this up and unleash it ... READ MORE ›
