Aug 30th, 2010 | 43 Comments
Fall For Anything Cover Reveal!
So I forgot to mention that I put the summary of Fall for Anything up on the book's page! But since you're right here, right now, this is what Fall For Anything is about:
When Eddie Reeves’s father commits suicide her life ... READ MORE ›
Aug 18th, 2010 | 17 Comments
The Contemps & A Sneak Peek at Some Book
INTERNET, I have an exciting announcement to make! Remember this post, that I made four days ago?
I will give you a moment to be shocked at the fact that there has only been four days between this post and the ... READ MORE ›
Jun 29th, 2010 | 39 Comments
on unlikeable female protagonists
I've wanted to do a blog entry on writing unlikeable (why did I write 'unlickable' first?) female protagonists for a while now, because it's something I get asked about with a surprising--to me--amount of frequency.
The only problem was I wasn't sure how ... READ MORE ›
Jun 19th, 2010 | 13 Comments
release dates & delicious food
This always happens: every time I say more news will be forthcoming, I write it under the assumption that news won't be forthcoming until like many weeks later, and then the NEXT DAY it forthcomes. Book news is determined to ... READ MORE ›
Jun 1st, 2010 | 32 Comments
grief & writing
My grandfather has this sweater he'd wear constantly. Blue with black patterning. It's hard to conjure up a memory with him not wearing it. He had it so long, the wrists wore through and my grandma had to sew ... READ MORE ›
May 16th, 2010 | 29 Comments
I’m Alive! Or: Fall for Anything! Or: Festival of Trees!
So yesterday night, I was sitting at my computer when a daddy long-legs descended from the ceiling and landed DIRECTLY ON MY KEYBOARD, wandered off my desk and crawled under my bed.
It was pretty exciting.
But it was not the most ... READ MORE ›
Jan 8th, 2010 | 25 Comments
In Which Jeff Probst Says Hi to Me & A Book is Released
INTERNET, Some Girls Are was released on Tuesday and it was amazing but something else just happened and it was so extraordinary that I have to share it here with you first. THIS MAN:
Said hello to me on Twitter.
HOLD ON, COURTNEY. ... READ MORE ›
Dec 11th, 2009 | 18 Comments
Agent Appreciation Day!
Some Girls Are Video Teaser #6 contains a little friendly advice, especially for people named Regina:
Every time I host a giveaway and people come out of the woodwork to enter it, I am thrilled. So before I announce who won my ... READ MORE ›
Nov 5th, 2009 | 45 Comments
On Mean Girls & Writing Some Girls Are
I'm giving away the first of four ARCs of SGA very soon. This particular giveaway will be on Facebook only. International entries are welcome. Future giveaways will be US & CAN only, so if you're anywhere else in the ... READ MORE ›
