At long last, I'll be doing a book signing event! I'll be appearing at the Valley Mall in Hagerstown from 10-3 tomorrow for Washington County Reading Day. I'll be signing copies of Young Wizards Handbook as well as Bronze Dragon Codex, talking about both books, and demonstrating some crafts from YWH. Free handmade-by-yours-truly double doll with ( Read more... )

Wyrmling and I printed out the entries and put them all in a magical sorting pumpkin. Since we got more than 10 entries, Wyrmling pulled 2 out of the sorting pumpkin. They were ( Read more... )

No, it wasn't because of Wyrmling who, most nights, sleeps at least 6 hours (I'm very, very lucky!!!). I got an email around 8 last night asking if I'd be willing to do a 4AM interview. My first instinct was no. I was not feeling well yesterday and really thought I needed rest. Then my husband asked if the show was syndicated. I read the email ( Read more... )

To enter to win your very own copy of Young Wizards Handbook: How to Trap a Zombie, Track a Vampire, and Other Hands-On Activities for Monster Hunters! Click here for details.

Note to self. When holding a contest via LJ, make sure anonymous comments are enabled! Young Wizards Handbook giveaway contest, now open to non-LJ users!

So, while I didn't write YWH with Halloween in mind (hm, what does that say about my brain??), it's been getting a lot of attention as a good book for Halloween. Since my birthday is on Halloween, I thought what better way to celebrate than a book giveaway contest ( Read more... )

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So I never expected to need to talk on the phone as an author. This suited me fine, as I'm very much NOT a phone person. However, I'm getting scheduled for phone interviews for various radio stations! This is rather surreal. Right now, my schedule is ( Read more... )

But I have a good excuse, I promise!

Young Wizards Handbook: How to Trap a Zombie, Track a Vampire, and Other Hands-On Activities for Monster Hunters was released September 14 from Mirrorstone!


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Young Wizards Handbook: How to Trap a Zombie, Track a Vampire, and Other Hands-On Activities for Monster Hunters is book that is chocked full of handy information for an aspiring young wizard monster hunter. The book is beautifully illustrated and all of the activities are very easy to follow. The step-by-step instructions provide a fool-proof way ( Read more... )