I'm blog hopping today! Well, actually, I'm hosting the kid lit/ YA blog hop today - thanks to author Aviva Orr for tagging me last week in the hop! Aviva is the author of the fabulous YA debut novel The Mist on Bronte Moor which was just released in January 2013. If you are a fan of the Bronte sisters and their work, you won't want to miss this one. For the next stop on the hop, I've tagged YA Stephanie Keyes, author of The Star Child series, who will answer her questions next week. It's a great way to get to know other authors and their writing process. Check out what Aviva and Stephanie have to say about their writing.
What are you working on right now?
I've got a few projects in the works right now - polishing up a picture book, revising an early middle grade contemporary, and starting a middle grade mystery. Since I'm also a nonfiction author, I've also got a few nonfiction projects in the works as well. I think I'm never happy unless I'm juggling several things!
How does your writing process
work?
I've discovered through trial and error that I'm a planner. It takes me awhile to think through an idea - I usually start with a character that I love and immediately know their beginning and ending points. It's figuring out the middle and how they get to the end is what takes all the time for me!
What would you
like to try as a writer that you haven't yet?
I would love to do a big YA adventure/thriller. That's the type of novel I absolutely love reading!
Who are the authors you
most admire?
I'm a huge fan of Laurie Halse Andersen. She has done such a wide variety of projects - I love her historical fiction work in Chains and Forge (and I'm impatiently waiting for the third book in the trilogy). She also has really honest contemporary YA books in Speak and Wintergirls. Her ability to get inside her character's head in Wintergirls was incredible!
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Monday, July 22, 2013
ALA Pictures!
OK - so I'm a bit behind on giving the scoop on my ALA trip, but sometimes life gets in the way of blog posts!
Anyway, the trip was fantastic. ALA is always one of my favorite conferences to attend. The energy is great and it is so exciting to walk though the exhibit hall, checking out all the publishers and authors.
My own signing, Forensics, for Nomad Press went really well. There was a steady stream of people interested in the book - and we were out of books in about 1/2 hour!
It was fun to bump into fellow author friends - Shirley Duke and Anastasia Suen - were actually signing in the Rourke Educational booth right next to me.
After I was done with the signing, I turned into Fan Girl, getting ARCs and books signed by authors! One of the highlights for me this year was actually meeting and getting a book signed by one of my favorite authors, Cynthia Voigt, who wrote some of my childhood favorites: Homecoming, Dicey's Song, and A Solitary Blue.
Like a kid in a candy store, I came out of the ALA exhibits with a LOT of new books. Books for myself, my kids, my nephews, and niece. As I read the ARCs and new titles, I'll be blogging here about them - I've already read a few that were fantastic!
One of my favorite things about ALA, however, is sharing it with my daughter and watching her enjoy her own pile of book "candy".
Happy Reading!
Anyway, the trip was fantastic. ALA is always one of my favorite conferences to attend. The energy is great and it is so exciting to walk though the exhibit hall, checking out all the publishers and authors.
My own signing, Forensics, for Nomad Press went really well. There was a steady stream of people interested in the book - and we were out of books in about 1/2 hour!
It was fun to bump into fellow author friends - Shirley Duke and Anastasia Suen - were actually signing in the Rourke Educational booth right next to me.
After I was done with the signing, I turned into Fan Girl, getting ARCs and books signed by authors! One of the highlights for me this year was actually meeting and getting a book signed by one of my favorite authors, Cynthia Voigt, who wrote some of my childhood favorites: Homecoming, Dicey's Song, and A Solitary Blue.
Like a kid in a candy store, I came out of the ALA exhibits with a LOT of new books. Books for myself, my kids, my nephews, and niece. As I read the ARCs and new titles, I'll be blogging here about them - I've already read a few that were fantastic!
One of my favorite things about ALA, however, is sharing it with my daughter and watching her enjoy her own pile of book "candy".
Happy Reading!
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