I'm so excited to announce that both The Shadow Reader and The Shattered Dark will be published in France by Brangelonne Editions! I don't have more details than that, but I've been doing a happy dance since I heard the news. I think it's awesome that more people...
I feel like I've just been thrashed by the In-Between. I'm not sure if I have that line in either of my books, but I should because I'm sure this must be the way McKenzie feels after a particularly rough fissure. Worn out. Spent. Nope, I haven't been sick. I've just...
A few years ago when my husband and I were living in London, we started watching a program called Dragon's Den. We really enjoyed it, and not just because it was the only thing on besides Friends (seriously, they showed Friends all the time over there!), but it...
(Grr. My laptop just froze up on me. Had to rewrite this post. Usually, it only freezes when I move it, but I swear I didn't do anything other than use the keyboard. This laptop is only 2.5 years old. It shouldn't have these problems!) I haven't finished last...
Sometime between Sunday and Monday, I passed the 1,000 rating mark on Goodreads. Whoohoo! Thank you everyone who's read and rated The Shadow Reader. You all totally rock! I really wanted to have a swag giveaway when I reached the 1k milestone - and when I reached the...
I'm wearing my pre-pregnancy jeans! And I can still breath! Whoop! That's super exciting, but I have even more super exciting news. Guess who's story is going to be made into an audiobook? McKenzie's story!!!* Yes, that's right. Tantor Audio will be producing the...
My second quarterly newsletter went out last week. The contest question was "What is your favorite scene from The Shadow Reader?" I loved reading your responses! Since I had more than one person interested in everyone else's answers, I thought I'd share them here. If...
Posting late today, so this will be quick. Had a good but busy weekend. I was able to get some writing done, thanks to my wonderful husband who watched the boys and kicked me out of the house so I could work. Also was able to do some fun stuff, like hang out with...
Amazon Taxes: I discovered last weekend that, since June of 2011, every Kindle book purchase I've made has been charged a sales tax. As I said on Twitter, I'm not exactly upset at being taxed - I think Amazon will have to tax all purchases soon - but I am annoyed...