I just got back from the annual NCTE conference in Las Vegas and it feels like my brain was put in a tornado of awesome; there were so many amazing people around me, but I was also a bit overwhelmed by the whole experience. I saw friends old and new, met with my editor and … Continue Reading
Browsing Category: Class of 2k12
Books and Community by Joanne Levy
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Tags: Corrine Jackson, Joanne Levy, Katherine Longshore, […]
4 20 NOV
Tags: Corrine Jackson, Joanne Levy, Katherine Longshore, […]
4 20 NOV
We Need Your Dreams
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Tags: Kimberly Sabatini, The Writing Life, Touching The Surface
6 20 SEP
Tags: Kimberly Sabatini, The Writing Life, Touching The Surface
6 20 SEP
I admit it. I’m prone to clutter. Some days I feel like I’m one dirty sock away from being on a Hoarders episode. Okay–it’s not that bad–but with three kids, a husband, two cats, two fish and a tendency towards day dreaming and procrastination, there is usually a high probability that I’m wishing I was … Continue Reading
Mistakes. Second chances. Love. Betrayal. Heartache. Hope. Death. This month’s books, EMILY’S DRESS AND OTHER MISSING THINGS (Kathryn Burak) and TOUCHING THE SURFACE (Kimberly Sabatini) focus on a variety of similar themes, but each is distinctly its own story. EMILY’S DRESS includes a missing best friend, a stolen dress, a dead poet, and a dreamy … Continue Reading
Getting Outside The Introvert Box
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Tags: Introverts, Joanne Levy, Small Medium At Large, […]
12 26 JUL
Tags: Introverts, Joanne Levy, Small Medium At Large, […]
12 26 JUL
I am an introvert. If you’ve met me, you know this; that although I can be comfortable and even witty in small groups, I shy away from parties and events where there might be strangers and the necessity for small talk. I am so very bad at small talk. And it’s not that I’m aloof … Continue Reading
The Week I Spent 9 Years Planning For
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Tags: Joanne Levy, Release Day!, Small Medium At Large, […]
4 05 JUL
Tags: Joanne Levy, Release Day!, Small Medium At Large, […]
4 05 JUL
My book released this week. My first book published, though not the first one I’d written (not by a long shot). I’ve been writing as long as I can remember, but it was about 9 years ago that I started to get serious about my writing and thought I’d like to have a book published. … Continue Reading
On Self-Censorship
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Tags: J. Anderson Coats, The Wicked and the Just
3 28 JUN
Tags: J. Anderson Coats, The Wicked and the Just
3 28 JUN
I started this post three different times. I’ve been doing that a lot lately. Writing the first few words of a post, then deleting it and squinting critically at a blank page. I’ve been blogging over at LiveJournal since early 2004. Originally I planned to stick more or less to writing, but in addition to … Continue Reading
Brace yourself, I’m going to get personal here. It may not be pretty. But if you know me at all, you know I don’t have a fondness for prettying up. If anything, I paint with a much darker brush and don’t know another way. For the past six months, I’ve been struggling with my writing. … Continue Reading
So, I’ll be honest. I expected to hate BEA. I have been really overrun and overwrought and overwhelmed lately, and I kept thinking “Great. One. More. Thing.” I was ready to be exhausted by it before I even got there. And I absolutely was exhausted. But somewhere in the middle, I realized I really loved … Continue Reading
The Story Behind the Story: Auracle by Gina Rosati
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Tags: Auracle, Gina Rosati
12 07 JUN
Tags: Auracle, Gina Rosati
12 07 JUN
There are exactly two months (!!!) remaining before my YA paranormal Auracle launches, so I thought I’d explain a few things about the story behind the story. The book jacket starts off by telling you, “16 year old Anna Rogan has a secret she’s only shared with her best friend, Rei; she can astrally project … Continue Reading
How Do I Get Published? The (Very) Basics
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Tags: Sarvenaz Tash, The Writing Life
1 05 JUN
Tags: Sarvenaz Tash, The Writing Life
1 05 JUN
I’ve done a handful of author events over the past few weeks and at every one I’ve had at least one writer ask me about the steps to take to get published. So I thought maybe there are some people looking for this sort of information. And, hey, maybe you’ve somehow stumbled upon this blog … Continue Reading
