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Bookanistas Review: THE MOON AND MORE by Sarah Dessen
This month my Bookanistas Review is THE MOON AND MORE by Sarah Dessen. The great Sarah Dessen. The master of contemporary YA. I don’t need to review this book. It was awesome. But I want to add a...
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Things on my To-Wacko-Do-List!
It’s been awhile since I’ve been late posting my blog. But here I am, keeping it real. LOL! What is making me late today? In a nutshell, there are a mess of things on my To-Wacko-Do-List. In not...
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Instead of Talking about NaNoWriMo, Let’s Chat About ALLEGIANT
Yesterday I had this great dream and it was about today’s blog post. I remember being really excited about coming up with such a crazy awesome idea, but now… I DON’T REMEMBER THE ACTUAL DREAM!!!!...
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The Music of Your Words
I’ve always drafted my books with a musical playlist inspiring me. Sometimes I would play the same song over and over and over again as I wrote a scene. But all throughout NaNoWriMo I haven’t felt...
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What You Give Up to Get NaNoWriMo Words on the Page
I’ve passed the 30,000 word mark for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and although it’s still a ways away, I can see the light at the end of the 50,000 word long tunnel. I know I’ve mentioned...
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Bookanistas Review: YOU LOOK DIFFERENT IN REAL LIFE by Jennifer Castle
Today’s Bookanistas Review comes to you with a side dish of local author love. Jennifer Castle lives pretty darn close to me, so we get lots of opportunities to hang out at author and writer events...
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Bookanistas Review: SPLIT SECOND by Kasie West
I LOVE it when I get the opportunity to write a FABULOUS Bookanistas review for a member of Michelle Wolfson’s Wolf Pack. I can’t begin to tell you how amazing it is to be one of Michelle’s pups....
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Bookanistas Review–BREAKING GLASS by Lisa Amowitz
It’s a brand new year and I’ve got more great books that you might be missing. Time to kick of 2014 with something to keep your pulse racing. Here’s a little bit about BREAKING GLASS by Lisa Amowitz…...
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Goals: You Have to Talk Nicely to the Universe Before You Disturb It
In typical fashion, the new year kicks off conversations about goals and fears–particularly the fear of not achieving said goals. I imagine this to be true for the majority of folks that breath, but I...
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Read a Sample of TOUCHING THE SURFACE on Wattpad
Hey everyone–I’m on Wattpad! Or at least I’m working hard to figure it out and find my place there. If you’re anything like me, you’re saying watt what? So let me fill you in… Great stories bring...
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Bookanistas Review: PUSHED by Corrine Jackson
It’s time for another Bookanistas Review!!!! As you guys know, I’ve moved recently and all the moving related stuff has tried to cut into my reading time, but I am still listening to audio books in...
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Bookanistas Review: 3:59 by Gretchen McNeil
It’s time for some Bookanista thrills and chills and no one does it better than my fellow Apocalypsie Gretchen McNeil. She makes me crazy giving me characters I fall in love with and then putting...
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Bookanistas Review: LADY THIEF by A. C. Gaughen
Squee!!!!! It’s SCARLET #2 aka LADY THIEF by A. C. Gaughen. I’ve been waiting forever to sneak back into Scarlet’s world and hang out with my boyfriend Robin. <3 Scarlet’s true identity has been...
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Win One of SIX Signed Copies of TOUCHING THE SURFACE for Your Favorite...
It’s been a long time since I’ve run a contest for signed copies of TOUCHING THE SURFACE. Last weekend one of my dear friends and a fabulous children’s librarian, Cathy Nuding, volunteered her time to...
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Bookanistas Review: BRAZEN by Katherine Longshore
Katherine Longshore keeps getting better and better. In my opinion, BRAZEN (The Royal Circle, Book 3) is her best book yet! Mary Howard has always lived in the shadow of her powerful family. But...
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The 6th Annual Hudson Children’s Book Festival is THIS Saturday!
Woo hoo!!! I am so excited to be a part of the 6th Annual Hudson Children’s Book Festival!!!! I’ll be there with my sharpies signing copies of TOUCHING THE SURFACE!!! But it’s not just me! There is...
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Look at What the Dust Bunnies are Reading on Throwback Thursday!
Everyone thinks that Dust Bunnies don’t like to read. In fact, because they blow all over the floor–a little to the left, then a little to the right–everyone assumes they only excel at dancing. And...
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Highlights from the Hudson Children’s Book Festival
I had an amazing time at the Hudson Children’s Book Festival this weekend!!! What an amazing group of book loving people. Let me share some of them with you… Setting up–the calm before the book storm....
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We Need Diverse Critiques On Our Manscripts
Recently the hashtag #WeNeedDiverseBooks has been all over twitter and the blogoshere. I’ve loved hearing and seeing the amazing requests for books and covers to reflect all the lives and faces of...
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Celebrating I read YA Week!!!!!
I read YA week is here!!!! And you can be a part of it. Follow @this_is_teen and the #IreadYA hashtag on twitter. Every day we’ll be talking about a different topic. Go HERE to download on of your own...
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