I spend a lot of time thinking about book covers. I blame a slim part of that on being an author, but the rest of it is the result of being a reader and being a person who is fascinated by non-verbal...
To those interested in the YA Track for the RT Booklovers Convention 2013--(Read more ...)
A very limited number of galleys of Carnival of Souls were printed for sales/accounts. In June, there will be advanced reader copies (ARCs). That month, I will sign galleys or ARCs at both Book ...
A few weeks ago I went in for my mammogram. I turn 40 in a few months, and this has been on my to-do list for my 40th since my 20s when I went through a series of surgeries. Back then my ...
[NOTE: Im still aiming for blogging semi-faithfully. I think the key is using this space to ponder & be random--which is what I first used it for. Any & all are free to comment, ignore, etc. ...
I don’t do proper reviews. In truth, I rarely even name 90% of the books I read, but there are those books that stand out, books that make me feel COMPELLED to recommend them. Recently, I ...
Im thrilled to be able to FINALLY be allowed to share more about Carnival of Souls. This is the description of my new book directly from the Harper sales catalogue:(Read more ...)
For those who dont want to read the cover by enlarging on the photo, here is the quote on the bound galley of Carnival of Souls:(Read more ...)
Im midway into my annual anti-travel season. I take trips for family or writing retreats, but every year since I started this job, Ive taken to adding "blackout" dates. There are some scatt...
The six winners are:(Read more ...)
This week I received copies of GRAVEMINDER US paperback which released last week.(Read more ...)
Im sure my attempts to blog more faithfully will fade, but since Im traveling less this year, I thought Id try blogging more because, over time, travel is why the blog became to spiderwebby. (Re...
2011 recap:It’s been a strange and kind of surreal year for me. I ended my first series in February with the release of Darkest Mercy, released my first adult novel (Graveminder) in May, and co...
I did this two years ago, & the response was overwhelming. I know budgets get cut far too often, and I have more books than I need so when they pile up (apparently every 2 years) I try to give th...
So, I have these books--(Read more ...)
Because Ive been a slack, slack author in re: updates, here is a RANDOM EXCERPT (from Ch 6 Carnival of Souls, release date Fall 2012):(Read more ...)
Movie News:I appreciate your support when the Varierty article came out, but its only fair that I tell you that the notion that the movie is dead is . . . well . . . untrue. (Read mor...
My secret project is not secret now. The deal was just posted in Publishers Weekly.(Read more ...)
*brushes back the spiderwebs & dust here* Releasing two books within three months is going to rank up there on my "yep, its busy" scale. Case in point, I think I missed April. I mean, t...
Thank you, all, for the deluge of support on the release of Darkest Mercy. The way you have embraced the character from WL forward for the last few years has been very important to me. Thank you for ...
Last year in order to fund the SMART CHICKS&nbs p;KICK IT tour, Kelley Armstrong and I sold an anthology to HarperTeen. Im seeing a few references out & about to the fact that ...
GRAVEMNDER reactions A few people have already read GRAVEMINDER & sent in their thoughts. I think it might get me a little closer to figuring out what genre to call it . . . and I know...
"But meanwhile . . . I think the first Mrs Rochester is acceptably demonstrated as mad." (Robin McKinley in her blog, continuing our difference of reading in which she thinks Rocheste...
A lot of folks are doing their year round up, so I figured I would share, so here are my top picks of the year (NOT IN ORDER!) are--(Read more ...)
So the ever-lovely Robin has (this blog post) in which she quotes my reply to her last blog & rebuts:Melissa Marr: Sometimes I adore you, especially when you’re just a teeny bit surly...
Once upon a time, I blogged more regularly. I used to do "Sentence Sundays" (which rarely happened on actual Sundays). Recently a reader I saw in person said she missed them. I ...
A while back, I posted the playlist for DARKEST MERCY, and in the spirit of thinking abt the release of the book today, I give you a few videos . . .The lyrics of these are tied into Ash & Donia ...
GRAVEMINDER US COVER The absolutely amazing Mark Tucker (whom I have had a platonic crush on since he did my first book cover & whom I continue to adore) has once more provided the photo...
If youre reading this blog, you already know that I am prone to obsessive loves. When I write, I write for hours until I cant focus, & then I crash for a few hours. When I find a food I love, I w...
So, I’m supposed to be interviewing the amazing Robin McKinley, but Robin & I decided to do things a little less . . . traditionally. I blame her for this, of course, because my ...
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