Geek Girls and Big Ideas

Today on the HERO Book Tour, we have: My “The Big Idea” essay, hosted by John Scalzi, in which I talk about…well…the big idea behind HERO. Which is always fun! ANd John is a particular hero of MINE, so it’s an honor to have an essay on his site. *** Another one-of-a-kind Fairy Tale Rant Video for www.geekgirlinlove.com, in…

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Today’s Blog Offerings

HERO landed in bookstores today, and exploded all over the intarwebs in a big way! *** At the Waterworld Mermaids, I blog about my spectacular, almost supernatural ability to pull off things at the Last Minute. Includes a few stats on Beloved, the first draft of which I finished last night around 11pm. (Click here to read and enter…

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Happy Book Birthday, Dear HERO!

There will be a lot more from me on the intarwebs later, now that I’ve finished the manuscript for Beloved (*fanfare*), but first I’m gonna relax a bit. Right after I say… HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY, HERO!

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My 2013 Baltimore Book Fest Schedule

ACK! Too many things going on! I will only be appearing at the Baltimore Book Festival one day: this FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH. Here’s my schedule: 3:00-4:00pm YA Paranormal/Romance Location: Maryland Romance Writers Pavilion 4:00-5:45 Workshop: What’s New in Young Adult Fiction: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal Location: SFWA Pavilion I will be around all day (or, as soon as I…

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The Princess and Miss Print

Today’s bit of the blog tour takes us over to Emma Carbone’s award-winning Miss Print site, where we have a really fun interview posted. CLICK HERE to visit! Be sure to check it out, comment, and enter to win the Blog Tour Fairy Tale Basket!

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Princess Alethea Rants About Rumpelstiltskin

Good morning, my darlings! On this lovely first day of the HERO BLOG TOUR (*fanfare*), we bring to you the awesomeness that is one of Princess Alethea’s Classic Fairy Tale Rants. Deb from Debz’s Bookshelf requested specifically that I rant about one of her favorites, “Rumpelstiltskin.” And I had so much fun, I once again thought, “Hey…I should really…

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No Thank YOU!

An author doesn’t just write a book. An author writes a story, gives it to her editor, and her editor comes back with a page (or three) of editorial comments that need to be dealt with. The author revises. The editor comes back again (on track changes, if you’re lucky) for more fixes. The author revises. Then a copyeditor…

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The Adventure Begins!

Hero starts shipping from the HMH warehouses TOMORROW. Eep! So you know what that means! (Yes, I know it means I have to shut up and write more Beloved.) But what it also means is that it’s officially the launch of the Hero Blog Tour! This year I’m being helped by the good fairy Laura from Prism Tours to…

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