My first book, LUMINOUS, featured a Latina superheroine based on Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead. (Full story starts here.) It wasn't intentional--I didn't start out thinking "I'm going to write a Latina book with a strong female protagonist and a diverse cast" because, honestly, when does THAT ever work? I can only blame the synthesis on ( Read more... )

***HAPPY FIRST ANNIVERSARY, CONSUELA!!!***


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Just in time for the holidays, I wanted to offer up a special prize pack for anyone who's just *dying* to read some really good books but got caught between the rock of pre-holiday crunch-time and the hard place of a TBR pile that just won't quit. It's hard to keep up with all the great reads that are out there, so here's a few treasures you might ( Read more... )

Yesterday was my first B&N event, which thankfully involved lots of teachers and booksellers and folks who *love* to talk books. These are my kind of people!

I know that, as a newbie author, I should focus on things like self-promotion or presence or pushing my books (and there were mighty impressive stacks of LUMINOUS and DEAR BULLY flanking me ( Read more... )

This would be the first signing that wasn't one of "my" events, it would be me at a table supporting the Torrington Library, along with a couple of other local authors to sign and sell books. I had no idea what to expect and, like the Boy Scout I never was, I decided to come prepared! I had chairs and bottled water, snacks in a cooler, sunscreen, ( Read more... )

I've been having a lot of fun at signings beyond the fact that I'm being given permission to write in a hardcover book with pen--something absolutely unheard of and almost deliciously naughty to my Lawful Good, bibliophile soul. It's a great excuse to see old friends, talk great books, and (most importantly) get to enjoy the finer things in life ( Read more... )

It's been a very good day ( Read more... )

Ever have a picture in your mind about how you wish things would go? Well, I'm here to say that with a little creativity, a little luck, a bit of advanced planning and a metric ton of patience, anything is possible. Anything. Really. In this case, not only was it true for getting a book published, but also for having a rockin' launch signing! I'm ( Read more... )

My book is coming out tomorrow ( Read more... )