Category Archives: Author’s Notes

This week I received some sweet news; my publisher plans to have my book, “WORTH?”, out by the end of October, or at the very latest November of this year.  After years of waiting…this was sweet news indeed.  It even … Continue reading →

Besides young adult books, I am a lover of spooky, keep-you-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night, suspense books.  I have been since I was a kid. I read one over a month ago I loved so much I just have to share. Entitled “Long Lankin” … Continue reading →

This next book I’m about to tell you to read just proves the power of a raptured audience.  If we like your story, we’ll tell the world.  And that’s how I found out about this amazing series—through the grapevine of … Continue reading →

Conferences are a writer’s best friend.  Like a shot of much needed adrenaline to keep you motivated.  Listening in on “fellow crazies” stories, you’ll bask in their successes, and offer a comforting arm for their rejections, because everyone in the … Continue reading →

As a lover of the written word nothing makes me crazier than getting to the end of a book and feeling like more than half of it wasn’t pertinent to the story.  If they’re too slow, I might not finish … Continue reading →

This post is kind of an update on my previous entry about the book “Beautiful Creatures” and an observation.  I still think the book is a fantastic read, but unfortunately the recent movie in its namesake did nothing for me. This seems to happen … Continue reading →

How wonderful is it to go to a movie and the previews on the screen lead you to your next great book?  It all started with an interesting clip for a movie titled Beautiful Creatures.  Shortly after the preview I … Continue reading →

If you’re looking for a new spin on werewolves, vampires, and faeries (oh my), look no further than “Paranormalcy” by Kiersten White.  A story about a teenage girl whose ability to see any paranormal, no matter what face they’re wearing, … Continue reading →

This past week, I discovered a young adult author I’d never read before, though it seems she’s written quite a few.  After chuckling through her “Confessions of a Serial Kisser” novel, I sat wondering where Wendelin Van Draanen had been … Continue reading →

My introduction to the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series came from a fifth grade boy many years ago.  Positively thrilled with his enthusiasm, I immediately sought them out.  I had to read for myself what made them so wonderful.  … Continue reading →