Here we are again! My fourth except of Seaside Sorcery comes from the teenaged witch’s POV. Even if she has found a boy to crush on, not everyone likes the girl who lives on a schooner and puts to port along the Scottish coast. Coral froze at Spike’s voice. Act normal, just act normal. She […]
Joining other writers to share six sentences is really starting to fit my schedule. Here’s my third installment of a YA I’ve completed, Seaside Sorcery. In today’s excerpt, Ty debates approaching a new crush, Coral, with his work pony Pepper. “Should I try to see her again?” Ty asked Pepper. “Or let the whole thing […]
I enjoyed last week’s Six Sentence Sunday posts so much I’m in again. I’ll continue with another snippet from my YA novel Seaside Sorcery, this time from the hero’s POV. (My chapters alternate in this story.) So here’s Ty’s reaction to meeting Coral…a teenage witch he’d like to see more of. Her hair fascinated him, […]
Thanks for joining me for my first Six Sentence Sunday. Here’s an excerpt from the meeting of my hero and heroine of Seaside Sorcery: Their gazes locked and the sight of his eyes silenced her. His eyes were silver–dark, glinty, silver irises, fixed steadily on hers. Oh, Orb curse it! Silver eyes meant silver energy. […]
I went to see one of my favorite YA authors, Maggie Stiefvater, at her book signing of Forever at Barnes and Noble in Tysons Corner, Virginia. She generously signed all my copies in the series. Thanks, Maggie, for a great series. I’m sad it’s over.
The coordinator of Oklahoma RWA’s Finally a Bride Contest called today to tell me Seaside Sorcery placed first in the YA category! I’m so excited! Here are the other 2010 winners. Congratulations to all. We’re invited to the awards ceremony at RWA Nationals this summer. 2010 Winners/Finalists Mainstream with Romantic Elements: 1st (TIE): Courage and […]
With fellow fantasy writer Marta Blieze, I attended the DarkoverCon in Timonium, Maryland over Thanksgiving Day weekend. Multiple tracks of science fiction and fantasy programming kept us busy, but I especially enjoyed the Steampunk track and a chance to dress up. The small con offered many chances to mingle with fantasy authors, including a […]
A week ago I was asked by my former Girl Scout co-leader to talk to the troop about writing for their Reader badge. I actually jumped at the chance–my first request as a writer to speak to a group. I went over the bare bones of what a writer needed to do to transform an […]
What fun! One of the first writers I met at a RWA Nationals conference has featured me in her blog post today . Eliza March and I met in the lobby while I was trying to spot an agent from whom the computer had bumped my pitch appointment. We were so new, I had no idea […]
Indiana’s Golden Opportunity 2009 Congratulations to all our Winners! Best of the Best will be announced approximately November 18th. Historical Finalists Judge — Jesse Feldman, NAL The Soldier by Patricia Patton Love and the Heir by Patricia Patton The Yard Man Affair by Jill Stone Mainstream Finalists Judge — Paige Wheeler, Folio Literary Management Odin’s End** by […]