Posted Jun 16 2011 in author, fiction, Patty Blount, promotion, QR Codes, social networking, YA
I just read Bill Cameron’s COUNTY LINE and found QR codes sprinkled throughout the novel. Intrigued by the thought of extras much like those on a DVD, I couldn’t wait to find out what else Bill had in store for his readers. But you need a camera phone with internet access to scan QR codes […]
Read More...Posted Jun 8 2011 in author, blood, Dracula, fiction, legends, Patty Blount, romance, teens, Twilight, vampires, Vlad, YA
Since Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt donned fangs for Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, I’ve had a weird attraction to all things vampyre. I’m totally Team Edward, I can’t wait to do Bad Things with Bill Compton and Eric Northman, I drool at Damon Salvatore and just wanted to give poor heart-broken Angel a […]
Read More...Posted Jun 5 2011 in author, chocolate, Chocolate Sunday, diet, fiction, Miscellany, Patty Blount
It’s Chocolate Sunday again, but I have no recipes to share. I am dieting. *cries* I hate dieting. I have been dieting since 2001. I never had a weight problem. I was one of those people who could anything and not have to worry. When I had my children, I gained about forty pounds with […]
Read More...Posted May 25 2011 in author, fiction, profanity, sex, Stereotypes in Fiction, teens, violence, YA
While I was writing my first YA novel some years back, I wrestled with the best ways to straddle the too much information fence. I may be writing for young adults but their parents are likely the ones buying books and it’s hard trying to please everybody, particularly when it comes to writing realistic scenes. […]
Read More...Posted May 22 2011 in chocolate, fiction, Inez Kelly, recipes, What I'm Reading
Wow, it’s Sunday already. That was a fast week. For this week’s chocolate treat, I’d like to introduce you to *drum roll* The Chocolate Orgasm I discovered this awesome recipe by following a Twitter link. To my surprise – and profound enjoyment – the recipe was posted to promote the release of SWEET AS SIN, […]
Read More...Posted May 2 2011 in bullying, characterization, Dan's Blog, fiction, teens
For a place filled with so many smart people, school is like, ridiculously dumb. You think? I roll my eyes, but ignore Kenny’s attempt at wit. Schools are run by all these people with advanced degrees, smart people, people who were – a long time ago – in school and must know, couldn’t possibly have […]
Read More...Posted Apr 25 2011 in Dan's Blog, fiction
“Why are you so nervous? Aren’t you like a pro at this yet?” I extend my middle finger. Kenny doesn’t get it. Nervous doesn’t come close to what I’m feeling. It’s not even in the same zip code. Sick to my stomach? Check. Would rather donate an organ? Check. Oh, let’s not forget scared to […]
Read More...Posted Apr 21 2011 in fiction, What I'm Reading
This month, Book Hungry reviewed THE SKY IS EVERYWHERE, by Jandy Nelson. The book is Jandy’s debut novel and is divided into two parts. In Part One, we’re introduced to Lennon Walker, a seventeen-year-old band geek whose sister, Bailey, recently died a sudden natural death, and the supporting characters – Gram, the grandmother raising Lennon […]
Read More...Posted Apr 14 2011 in fiction, Process
In response to my last blog post, Abby Mumford posted this comment: “I love hearing how your mind works.” And I love hearing people tell me they love hearing how my mind works. ‘Cause that happens ALL THE TIME. </sarcasm> Actually, people do seem interested in how I got the idea for SEND, a story […]
Read More...Posted Mar 21 2011 in fiction, Process
This weekend, I had the incredible privilege of meeting author Eloisa James at my local RWA chapter meeting. As she spoke, my mind wandered – not in an Oh-not-another-boring-meeting way- but in a synapses-firing-at-warp-speed way. Eloisa admits she is a pantser not a plotter but likes to truly know her characters before she starts a […]
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