Kick-Ass Girls of YA Blog Hop

Today is the Kick-Ass Girls of YA Blog Hop, where we’re talking about pretty much anything involving strong female characters in young adult books. But strength doesn’t always look alike. And strength isn’t the absence of flaws (perfect characters are boring). In my 1918 mystery, I have two awesome girls who demonstrate two different kinds of strength. They’re so different… Read more →

New Series Starter: The Orchid Caper, Now on Pre-order

Everyone says you’d have to be bonkers to write more than one series at a time. You’ve just split your writing time, your marketing time and dollars. And while some fans will come over from the previous series, especially if you’ve changed genres, you’re sort of starting over. Well, I’m just that bonkers. Introducing The Orchid Caper, a humorous upper-YA… Read more →

Snag Some Discounted Ebooks–Historical Fiction and Nonfiction

Hey, guys. Just a heads up that the The Poison in All of Us and You Can Love Writing are each featured in one of Ryn Shell’s Mid-Month (14th and 15th) book promotions. It’s a great chance to check out new authors with discounted or free ebooks. There’s the historical fiction promotion: And a nonfiction promotion, highlighting books on writing… Read more →

The Golden Snitch–A Doodle

Just a quick picture post this Monday. This week’s theme for the 52-Week Illustration Challenge was “Ode to Favorite Children’s Book.” Like a lot of folks–especially those of us in our preteens or teens when the first book came out–the Harry Potter series was a big influence for me. I even stood in a few midnight release lines. Kids actually… Read more →