Thursday, August 26, 2010
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5 Words to Describe What I Write

Five words to describe what I write at Wastepaper Prose. With Jon Skovron, Ally Condie, Daisy Whitney & lots of other YA authors. Check it out.

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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
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YALSA Teens' Top Ten: Vote Now

The Young Adult Library Services Association is asking you to pick your favorite books of the year. Voting is open from August 23, 2010 to September 17, 2010. So go on over and vote for Beautiful Creatures and your other favorites.

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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Finishing the Draft

Last week, we finished the draft of Book 3. It took 12 weeks, which is exactly how long it took Margie and I to draft BEAUTIFUL CREATURES & BEAUTIFUL DARKNESS. That may seem fast, but we also spend 6-8 months revising, so it isn't all fun and games. While I was drafting, I would check […]

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Saturday, June 5, 2010
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Hermit Crab Races

I bet a lot of you are wondering what Vania & I are doing in North Carolina with my family.  My life is exciting — let's not forget that — so after Vania & I fed the baby squirrels from BEAUTIFUL CREATURES (raised by my mom & all grown up), we got into something else. […]

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Thursday, April 15, 2010

I Rocked Operation Book Drop

What is Operation TBD? Operation Teen Book Drop is the combined efforts of readergirlz, Guys Lit Wire, YALSA, and If I Can Read I Can Do Anything. They will be dropping over 10,000 new YA books, donated by publishers, into the hands of teens on Native American tribal lands. Nationwide, librarians, over 100 YA authors, […]

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