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  • Skyping Fun with a Middle School Book Club

     I had great fun today Skyping with a middle school book club from First Presbyterian Day School in Macon, Georgia. I loved getting a glimpse of the The Scourge through the eyes of a group of bright, teen readers. Savannah, Susannah, Grace, Erin, and Lauren had super questions about what it’s like to be an…

  • The Scourge chosen as a Top Pick on Underground Book Reviews

    Katie from Underground Book Reviews chose The Scourge as a top pick on her YA Hot Spot. Never thought I would see the word “master” and my writing mentioned in the same sentence, but I sure could get used to it . . . Here is her spectacular review and here is her interview with…

  • Getting The Giver

     This past weekend my daughter and I had the opportunity to see Lois Lowry’s The Giver performed onstage at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Published back in 1993, The Giver is frequently credited as the first dystopian novel written for children. After the steady stream of amazing dystopian young adult novels published in…

  • And the Winner Is …

    I randomly selected a name from the sequel notification list to give them a $15 Amazon gift card. And the winner is … SHARON Congratulations, Sharon! I’ve sent you an email letting you know how to collect your gift card. Thank you to everyone on the list. You still have a chance to win, as…

  • Would you like to win an Amazon Giftcard?

    If so, don’t forget to sign up for a sequel notification. On the left. Yep, right over there. I’ll choose a person from the list at random on Thursday so get your name in soon! (Disclaimer: Gift card probably will not be for 50 bucks as pictured above : )

  • Drumroll, please . . .

    As I said in my post yesterday, The Scourge, Book 1 has a new cover! And here it is …   Isn’t it gorgeous? I love the old cover, but the new, vibrant cover pops off the page on ebook retail sites, hopefully providing more visibility for the book. Here are some of the changes,…