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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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Guns, Knives & Censorship

This week, New York Times Bestselling author Ellen Hopkins was uninvited to the Humble Teen Lit Fest because a librarian and few "concerned" parents complained about the content of Hopkins' books. They were worried that her books might have a negative impact on students & their children. If you are unfamiliar with the incident, read […]

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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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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Inside a Real Civil War Fort: Fort Macon, NC

I don’t know if you’ve been inside a Civil War fort recently, but I have. I love visiting Civil War forts and battlefields because they give me a real sense of the history of the places we are writing about in BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, BEAUTIFUL DARKNESS & the yet-to-be-named Book 3.

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Sunday, June 6, 2010

Video: Hermit Crab Races

Here it is… the hermit crab race you’ve all been waiting. And yes, this is what I was doing on vacation. Note: We are still looking for Batman. Hoping he’s in the Bat Cave.

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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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