June Wrap-Up Book News/Progress: My MG marketing group also officially launched our website on social media (though I showed it to you guys a few weeks ago), and we’ve had a couple of new cover reveals, so I added those to the site along with a couple of other small updates. I’ve still been working… Read more »
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May 2024 Reading & Writing Wrap-Up
May Wrap-Up What I Read:
April 2024 Reading & Writing Wrap-Up
April Wrap-Up Book News/Progress: My cover reveal!! I think most of you already saw, but if you didn’t yet, go check out the cover for THE SONG OF ORPHAN’S GARDEN. It’s absolutely everything I hoped it would be, and as a reader who definitely judges a book by its cover, I couldn’t be more thrilled!… Read more »
Cover Reveal for THE SONG OF ORPHAN’S GARDEN!!
It’s finally here!! Today I’m revealing the cover and official blurb for THE SONG OF ORPHAN’S GARDEN!! This gorgeousness was illustrated by the incredibly talented Maxine Vee. The cover design (and beautiful interior design, which I can’t wait for you to see) is done by Meg Sayres.
Just Like Click by Sandy Grubb: Review & Grubb’s Top Ten Addictions
Today I’m featuring JUST LIKE CLICK by Sandy Grubb, a middle grade contemporary about a kid who tries his hand at being a real live superhero (without any superpowers). Read on for my review of the book, and then make sure you also check out the author’s list of top ten addictions to find out… Read more »
March 2024 Reading & Writing Wrap-Up
March Wrap-Up Book News/Progress: My book has an official blurb! If you head to my entry on Goodreads, you’ll see that the book has a real, official entry now, with a blurb written by the publisher. And, wow – they made it sound really good and compared me to people I never would have had… Read more »
February 2024 Reading & Writing Wrap-Up
February Wrap-Up Book News/Progress: Preparing for a school visit: I actually have my first school visit scheduled next month where I’m teaching poetry workshops to 6th-8th graders! It seems strange to have booked a school visit before I even have a cover for my book, but I have an author friend (who’s also a teacher),… Read more »
January 2024 Reading & Writing Wrap-Up
January Wrap-Up Book News/Progress: Date Set for my Book Release: It’s official! THE SONG OF ORPHAN’S GARDEN will be released on January 21st, 2025! Maps: So, my daughter Danielle is illustrating two maps for the book. This is a bit unusual, but it’s actually working out really well because there are some complicated aspects to… Read more »
December 2023 Reading & Writing Wrap-Up
December Wrap-Up Book News/Progress: Copyedits & cover sketches!: I got cover sketches, and we chose the direction to go in. I have to say, I love it! I’m not sure if I’m allowed to share who my cover artist is (publishing rules are so weird – guess I’ll have to check on that), but I… Read more »
2023 End of Year Book Survey (& Year in Graphs!)
As I say every year, I’ve adapted this from The Perpetual Page Turner’s End of Year Survey! 2023 READING STATS Number of Books You Read: 95 I didn’t quite hit my 100 book goal this year (first time since 2013, when I started tracking), but that’s okay. I had a lot going on! (Plus, I… Read more »
