Today, I’m excited to feature author J.M. Sullivan on the blog. She’s a YA writer and also the host of #authorconfession over on Twitter. Check it out. It’s a lot…
**UPDATE 7/11/17** The contest is now closed. Winners listed below 2 runners-up Christy H. Charlotte D. Grand Prize winner Nicole O. Today marks TWO MONTHS!!!!! until publication for Chasing…
I am so excited that WHEN PLANETS FALL by Abby J. Reed is available now and that I get to share the news! I met Abby as a fellow debut…
I was tagged by J.M. Sullivan (@_JM_Sullivan) on Twitter, and I’m always up for a fun game of Tag! Thanks J.M.!!!! So here’s the game. It’s an online tag…
Chasing Eveline Release Celebration (July 11, 2017) In my debut YA novel Chasing Eveline, main character Ivy spends an awful lot of time listening to music. She also has an…
Music Match-Up is here again! This is a weekly(ish) celebration of books and music. I take a book and pair it with a song that either reminds me of the…
Welcome to the Author Toolbox Blog Hop! It’s a new monthly blog hop organized by the lovely Raimey Gallant aimed at helping authors discover all sorts of tools to help…
Chasing Eveline Release Celebration (July 11, 2017) When Ivy’s mom leaves, that means Ivy is now the one to take care of her dad. Dads always need taking care of.…
Chasing Eveline Release Celebration (July 11, 2017) Buried Deep Within My iPod I have once done a particular something that brings two blooms of shame to my cheeks. It’s the…
A Mixed-Tape Love Poem by Leslie Hauser Crazy how you make it all alright love. You quench my heart, and you quench my mind- All I could hope is to…
Chasing Eveline Release Celebration (July 11, 2017) Hoosier Pie Did you know that in 2009, Hoosier Pie was named the Official State Pie of Indiana? This pie may have originated…
Chasing Eveline Release Celebration (July 11, 2017) Album Covers I Love What album covers do you love? xoxo
This is a very special Cover Reveal edition of Photo Stories today… Once upon a time, a girl wrote a book. She toiled for days, scratching out word after word.…
A Winter Dream Sam sat quietly in the back as the subway car traveled over rickety rails, gasping for breath in the chilly February air. Little by little, the subway…
My tiny patent leather shoes made clicking sounds on the black-and-white tiled floor. Chairs with plastic-covered cushioned seats and silver wire backs filled the room, and the whole place smelled…
Book covers are the best! Especially when they are for your very own debut novel! I’ve chosen a cover for CHASING EVELINE, and I want you to join in on…
It’s difficult to write a book. Seriously. But sometimes I think it’s not just the putting the words down on the paper that’s the toughest. (Although a first draft, for…
They said it would be easy. No web site experience needed. Just the click of a button. I’m here to tell you this: they are wrong. Changing over to a…
Okay, so it’s not technically a poem, but it is poetic… Love Love is the younger sister of Patience, Courage, and Beauty. She depends on her older sisters for survival;…
Today I want to share one of my own poems that I think is pretty cool. Inspired by Death Cab for Cutie’s Coney Island and my own trip to Coney…