Come and Chat Contemporary YA...

.... over at the YA Misfits blog!

Today I posted some tips on keeping your contemporary novel relevant longer. Click here to check it out!

Happy Cover Reveal Day (and birthday!) To Brenda Drake!

Good Morning!

Does everyone know what day it is for Contest Goddess and all-around fabulous person Brenda Drake? If you said her birthday, you'd be right. But it's also the day when she gets to REVEAL THE COVER of her novel, LIBRARY JUMPERS, to the world!

Woohoo!

I'm super excited to share Brenda's news with all of you here at Writer's Blog as well. So now, without further ado....

BEHOLD!!

BEYOND THE HIDDEN GATEWAYS THAT CONNECT THE LIBRARIES OF OUR WORLD, LIES A DARK AND DANGEROUS WORLD JUST WAITING TO BE DISCOVERED.

Isn't it purty?? And as if libraries weren't already the best, she's gone and made them even more amazing. When can you get your hands on this book, you ask? It releases in February 2014 from Month9 Books. In the mean time, go ahead and hop over to Brenda's blog to say congrats and happy birthday! 

Interview with Agent Peter Knapp!

Good Morning and TGIF, peeps!

Today I'm interviewing Park Literary Group's newest agent, Peter Knapp, over at the YA Misfits blog. If you've been thinking about querying, click here and check it out!

I'd also like to add that Peter is one of the judging agents for Brenda Drake's Pitch Madness Contest, which opens for submissions today. This contest was how I got my agent one year ago, so obviously I'm a huge advocate! Now go polish up those submissions, because I'd love to hear YOUR success story very soon!

Today You'll Find Me...

.... over at the YA Misfits blog sharing the soundtrack for my newest WiP, JESSE'S GIRL!

So if you love 80's music and stories with summer love, beach romance, and hot lead singers, swing by and check it out!