What a fantastic way to start 2010--CANDOR is a finalist in the Cybils Award category of Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction! The Cybils are awards given by the community of bloggers who review books for children and teens. The award is aimed at books with the "highest literary merit and kid appeal".

What amazing company CANDOR is in--fellow ( Read more... )

And here's the book trailer for your viewing pleasure! I will post soon about how I made it, where I found the photos and where I found the music.

Hope you enjoy it!

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To celebrate the posting of my brand-new book trailer for CANDOR, I am hosting a Spread the Message contest!

Here are the prizes:

• Two lucky winners will each receive a signed advanced reader copy of CANDOR
• Two lucky winners will each receive a signed hardcover copy of CANDOR, as soon as they are available
• One lucky winner will receive a $20 iTunes ( Read more... )

Thanks to Betsy Bird for the CANDOR love over at Fuse #8. Lots of great details about the Egmont debut Fall list--not to mention a lovely pic of the Harvard Club's stuffed elephant head (or maybe there's more than one? yikes).

I am very pleased to announce that CANDOR will be traveling abroad: my US publisher's sibling Egmont UK has purchased the rights to publish CANDOR in the UK, Australia and New Zealand! It will most likely pub in those areas sometime in 2010.

Just as I'm adjusting to the idea of people in the US actually reading my book, now I am wowed to imagine ( Read more... )

It's finally here! The fantasic final cover for CANDOR is complete, with a thumbnail below. Click on the image to see a larger version of the cover. It does a great job of tying into the story, introducing the elements of isolation, conformity, rebellion, and a really hot guy who obviously is up to no good. Just 6 more months until you can all find ( Read more... )

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FedEx delivered my page proofs today. My story is laid out in page format, complete with copyright page, acknowledgements, and dedication. I'll have about two weeks to do one last read of CANDOR and mark any necessary changes ( Read more... )

My sister just pointed me to Wordle. Paste in the text of your book and it'll make a word cloud from most frequently-used words. You can pick the font, the colors, and tweak the layout. Addictive--and actually could be a good writing tool, if you want to see what words you tend to use most frequently ( Read more... )