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The Clearing’s RITA Award Night
It was a great honor for my little book, The Clearing, to be nominated for the RITA Award for Best Young Adult Romance of 2011. Last week, I got to go to New York City to see how it would all turn out. If you’ve never attended the RWA conference (Romance Writers of America) it’s … Read more
Two Teen Authors in One Apartment!
My friend Tera Lynn Childs is visiting me and Harper for a couple weeks. It’s been fun introducing her to Seattle and all the things I love about it. Here we are on my friend Ryan’s boat, sailing on Lake Union. It’s only fitting that an author of mermaid books gets out on the water. … Read more
The Clearing Giveaway!
To celebrate The Clearing’s RITA Award nomination for Best YA Romance, I’m giving away a Farmhouse Prize Pack. Signed Copy of The Clearing Assorted Fine Teas Briggs Family Biscuit Recipe Biscuit Cutters Cool Fortune-Tellers Tea Cup *Important!* Here’s how to enter: Click over to BooksBoysBuzz, the YA fiction blog I share with 6 other of … Read more
Kindle Version of Sometimes by Moonlight!
It’s ALIVE! I have unleashed the eBook novella sequel to Never Cry Werewolf. I’m so excited, you guys! It’s my first ever attempt at publishing my own work electronically and it’s been quite an adventure. The title of the sequel is Sometimes by Moonlight: A Novella It’s a 92 page eBook. It is available for … Read more
Sequel News for Never Cry Werewolf
So many fans of Never Cry Werewolf have written to me requesting a sequel that I have finally decided to publish it myself. Sometimes by Moonlight: A Novella will be an original e-book arriving in just a few weeks. It’s the first time I’ve indie pubbed anything, but I’m super excited to share the further … Read more
You Need Good Friends…
I jumped at the chance to don a colorful wig for the launch of my good friend Liz Gallagher’s second YA novel, MY NOT-SO-STILL LIFE, which came out last week. Ok, maybe jumped is too strong a word. How about I relished the opportunity to go totally smurfy-punk rock in honor of her main character … Read more
Back to the real world…
So, the trip to Italy was so amazing that I didn’t want to leave. I was very sad on my last night in Rome, and even sadder on the ride to the airport to fly home. First of all, the city is unbelievably cool. Around every corner, you find history, or literally chunks of history. … Read more
Upcoming Travel
Hey, lovely readers ~ I’m going to be on the road, traveling to Italy next week. It’s the first time I’ve really been there (I don’t count a stop in a Milan train station during college) and the very first time I’ve traveled internationally to a place where I didn’t know a soul. It will … Read more
RT Teen Day Rocked!
Ohmigosh, you guys! I’m just back from the RT Booklovers Convention in Los Angeles, where they had their first ever Teen Day Event. It was so awesome! First, there was a great dinner at Melissa de la Cruz’s home in Hollywood. Rubbing shoulders with writers like Melissa Marr, Alyson Noel, Kimberly Derting, Sophie Jordan, Carrie … Read more
The Clearing is a Rita Award Finalist!
It’s crazy good news — The Clearing is a finalist for the RWA’s Rita Award! This is like the Golden Globes for the romance world, and The Clearing really is pure Young Adult romance. You can see all the finalists at this link: http://www.rwa.org/cs/2011_rita_and_gh_finalists_announcement Hugs, Heather
