Those following on Facebook (and sometimes Twitter) know that right now publicity for the paperback of Enchanted is the LAST thing on my mind right now, as my niece undergoes a very dangerous heart surgery up in Burlington, VT. But, as my very wise and significantly more published friends have reminded me, the publishing machine does not stop for…
My dear awards-sister, Sarah Beth Durst, has already devoured her ARC of HERO and has this to say: “I loved HERO. It’s the kind of book that makes you smile from the inside out.–Sarah Beth Durst, author of Vessel How wonderful! I’m all aglow. Thank you, Sarah!!!
How to Lose An Award Without Losing Your Mindfor the Waterworld MermaidsJune 3, 2013 Two weeks ago, I lost a very important award. How important, you ask? Important enough that I had an essay posted about it on USA Today’s Happy Ever After blog the day before the ceremony. Important enough that my nerves had me writing this open…
In this cute YouTube video, a young fan reads all of the AlphaOops letters…in order.
No..wait! It’s not what you think! A while back, fellow Mermaid author Carlene Love Flores dropped me a line to tell me about a really cool project her neice was doing in school. “Alex’s 8th grade class is doing a group assignment where they have been asked to design a new cover of one of their favorite books and…
I’ve been out of it since Nebula Award weekend. To be fair, I did plan for it. I knew that I would have a week after traveling cross-country to get over whatever I needed to get over before BEA. I did not, of course, plan to lose an entire day (last Thursday is around here SOMEWHERE) and then, you…
I am proud to announce the birth of MY VERY FIRST NOVEL OUT IN PAPERBACK today! Please buy ten copies for yourself and a few for all your friends. Make sure your local library has one, and your school library, and your kid’s classroom. Then tell everybody you know. WE CAN HIT THE NEW YORK TIMES, PEOPLE! Also, the…
I am proud to announce that HERO has been named the October 2013 selection for Washington Loves Romance! ******************* Washington Loves Romance is an online book club for the many readers of romance fiction in all its forms with a special focus on the romance authors and readers in the metro Washington, D.C. area. Each month readers will gather…
Yes, Sweetheart, I AM your biggest fan (don’t tell Dad!) When you were little and they told us you were a gifted child we were so worried that we would somehow let you down as parents. It’s hard enough knowing what to do with a normal child but a gifted one?? What they didn’t tell us was that we…
Dear Mom– I’m writing this one for you, since you’re the most avid reader of my blog…and the real reason I’ve kept it going all these years. I’m sitting here in the hotel room in San Jose with Mary Robinette, waiting for my curlers to set before I put on the big fancy white awards ballgown (thank you for…
Dearest Squad, I got home from my travels up…
As we get ready for the THIEFTESS release on…
Dearest Squad, A new chapter is now live! Chapter…
