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The Drought Has Ended!
I know it has been several months since I’ve written a genuinely fresh post on here, but I promise I’ll explain my absence soon. I’ve just been keeping afloat with with my evil child development class...
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The Winner’s Crime
****(*) 4.5 stars for “The Winner’s Crime” by Marie Rutkoski CAUTION! Potential spoilers ahead, though I will try to keep them to a minimum. Ebullient, Joyous, Giddy, Eager, Tortured, Dissatisfied,...
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Guest Post and Giveaway Entry
Hey all! So if you stopped by here last night, you probably saw my heat-of-the-moment rant/lament/explanation of my passionate love of “The Winner’s Crime” by Marie Rutkoski. And you might be thinking...
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We’re Blowing Up Amazon Today!!!
No, not literally; I’m not actually contemplating arson, crazy pants! I listed a contest for a few copies of “Chasing Shadows” in paperback on Amazon after just discovering that authors can list...
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The Triple 7 Challenge
The 777 Writing Challenge caught my attention a couple weeks ago, and I decided to jump in on the action. Who doesn’t like a bit of writing/blogging fun? ^_^ ~Rules~ Go to page 7 of your...
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Someone Thinks I’m Lovely!
I read Suzy’s title for the interview we worked on together and went all, “Aww, stawp!” Haha. This one actually got me thinking and got my creative juices flowing, which is one of an author’s favorite...
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A Cold Legacy Review
***** FIVE STARS FOR A COLD LEGACY!!! A few words to describe this story: poignant, maddening, beautiful, heartbreaking, marvelous, gripping, haunting, heartwarming, and just plain old fashioned...
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Another Beautiful Review for Chasing Shadows!
I love the way that Christine writes on her Musings of An Elf blog; it’s so beautiful and heartfelt, and seeing how similarly impassioned we both get over good books was the reason why I asked her to...
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Ahoy! Spoilers Ahead!
Okay, so this could definitely be considered cheating, but I am DYING to share a little snippet from Book III in the Rising Shadows trilogy! Yep, you heard right. I’ve been writing several pages each...
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Vote for Ink Smith Publishing!
My publisher just shared a link on our group page to vote for Ink Smith Publishing in the Mission Main St. Grants competition. This is an amazing opportunity for our company to expand and grow, and it...
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Author No-No #1
I contacted Ness a little over a month ago because I fell in love with the carefree attitude and sense of humor she portrays on her blog. The questions she sent me to fill out for the author interview...
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A Time to Speak is my New Patronus!
I was lucky enough to be a beta reader for “A Time to die,” Book I in the Out of Time series by dystopian author Nadine Brandes, and have been salivating for the sequel ever since! Nadine and I have...
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Comic-Con Status: CONQUERED!
As quite a few of you know, I spent this past weekend at Comic-Con, reveling in my first experience with such a large number of fangirls (like me) and fandoms and freaks (also my people). It was …...
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Spotlight Saturday with RHL!
Romantic Historical Reviews is one of my favorite historical book review sites, and so I was preeeeeety excited to be featured on today’s Saturday Spotlight. (Two seconds for fangirl shrieking, aaaaand...
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Giveaway? Why, yes, please!
The best part of my birthday being a week from Saturday is that I know the next day (Oct 4) Chasing Shadows turns 1-year-old! Make sure to stop by here, Twitter, my Facebook page...
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Amazon Giveaway Just Went Live!
I listed a giveaway for a free paperback copy of Chasing Shadows on Amazon to get this little 1 Year Celebration started! But these things go by and reach their limit really quickly (I still don’t know...
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1-Year Celebration Giveaway Details
After much deliberation and some serious use of the ol’ noggin (and also picking my sisters’ brains), I pulled together all of the prize details and entry rules for the Chasing Shadows 1-Year...
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Goodreads Event Created
I just created the Chasing Shadows 1-Year celebration on Goodreads for people to join! (I have no idea why I haven’t thought to add it for previous events) I sent out invites to all my Goodreads...
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Chasing Shadows 1-Year Celebration & Giveaway!!!
HAPPY 1-YEAR BIRTHDAY, CHASING SHADOWS! AND congrats to this blog on its 200th post! (yes, I did purposefully time it this way) I cannot believe it’s been an entire year since I received the news—the...
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Defying Shadows—A Glimpse Between the Pages
So you’ve seen the ah-mazing fan art that @Readiculousgirl created for “Chasing Shadows” (drool worthy!!!), and the giveaway went live this morning—the entries are pouring in! Keep entering and sharing...
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