Thanks to that gals at YA Highway for this blog prompt. If you could travel back to any historical era for research purposes, which would you choose? Definitely late 19th century United States — specifically, 1876 Philadelphia. Boy oh boy do I wanna see the International Centennial Exhibition that’s the back drop for Eleanor’s story.
I read this blog post by Juliet Marillier (one of my favorite writers when it comes to romance and love), and it inspired me to follow up on an old post of mine. Writing Self-Esteem. We all suffer from highs and lows, and not even the writes who are multi-published, have quit their day job […]
5 out of 5 stars. I thought I’d bring back an old classic: Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonsong. It was one of the first novels I read in which I truly connected with the protagonist. I didn’t just sympathize or care about Menolly’s story, I understood it. No, I didn’t live with dragons growing up. And no, […]
Okay, one more installment on the young adult (YA) internet wielders. After contacting my teenage spy network, I’ve located a few highly entertaining places the tweens and teens and lots of over-eighteens seem to be hanging out. Um, and I’m hooked now. Maybe you all are already “hip” enough to be clued into these websites, […]
**Note: I’m about to rant some… Plus I talk in circles. Sorry… The thing is, like the poor mommy in the picture above, my feelings on this topic are split. After reading this post by Hannah Moskowitz, I was prompted to take my own recent blog post about YA readers online a step further. Read […]
5 out of 5 stars. I love this movie — and yes, I realize I usually review books, but I want to spread the word about how SUPERFANTASTIC this movie is. So… Onwards. The story is set in 1930s Manchuria. The Bad is searching for a special treasure map that the Japanese want. The Good […]
I am in the FLOW with my revisions. C’est fantastique! Je ne peux pas arrêter! In fact, I have a new theme song that’s keeping me rocking and motivated as I wrap up The Spirit-Hunters for the Great Agent Hunt.
I recently saw some rather shocking publishing statistics — growth in the e-book world has truly skyrocketed. According to the Association of American Publishers, in the month of June, e-books sales jumped 118.9%. If we look at all of 2010, we see an enormous 204% growth in e-book sales. Holy digital publishing, Batman! No wonder […]
The average teenager spends a wopping 30 hours on the internet per week. So what the heck are they doing? The average writer spends a wopping 4 billions hours on the internet per week while avoiding work. So what they heck are we doing? And why aren’t we connecting with those teenagers? Hmmmm. Lets analyze […]
A few online contests are up and running. There are some great prizes to be had, and the requirements to win are practically nill. Super Mom Writes Contest reason: Holly reached 50 followers! Yay. Contest bounty: A ton of books plus Holly is gonna hook the winner up with a prize from the Wizarding World […]
