The road to publication is paved with much weirdness and starry-eyed surprises, this is both of these things. I am honored/stunned/thrilled to be part of Odyssey Bookshop's panel series to talk about YA fantasy at Jones Library in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Fire, Air, & Memory: A Young Adult Author Panel with Sarah J. Maas, Alexandra Bracken and Dawn ( Read more... )

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So, as promised, this pic-tastic post is a visual hooplah of my experience at the 2013 NY Comic Con where I had the honor and the pleasure to be interviewed by my editor whilst handing out copies of my book amidst some of the very finest offerings made to some of the very best fandoms anywhere ( Read more... )

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There will be a lightness of posts this month due to my upcoming schedule of hither and yon, but I promise to tune in if I am allowed to share some of the truly awesome things that have been brewing backstage. (No, I don't have a cauldron for the occasion, but 'tis the season!) However, be sure to check back here for the YA Scavenger Hunt starting ( Read more... )

You may have noticed a certain quietude on the blog lately. This is a combination of the High Holidays and a slew of things happening that I can't talk about (yet) but as soon as I can, you know I will! One of those things is now happening--or is soon-to-be-happening--and it's that I'm taking part in the YA Scavenger Hunt!For those who do not know ( Read more... )

Okay, so here's a first: INDELIBLE's sequel is already available for pre-order! Happy one-month anniversary, Book One of the Twixt series! WOW!

So may I be the first to formally introduce you to the title for Book Two: INVISIBLE! (And, no, I don't believe that we'll be doing a clear plastic cover, no matter how cool that might be...) There is no ( Read more... )

I wrote before about the allure of innocence, how something pure and honest has its own allure as opposed to aloof and brooding (which obviously has its own allure, too). Many people have written me about how they were surprised and pleased to find out that Indelible is a book of Ink's "firsts" as opposed to Joy's, a turn-around from most YA books ( Read more... )

Okay, I'll admit it: half the fun of having a book launch is coming up with great swag and a theme to show off your book cover. I've had incredible luck with my cover design for INDELIBLE and having been sitting on pins & needles waiting for an excuse to showcase it as the Belle of the Ball and here was my chance, a.k.a. my launch party ( Read more... )