Tag: Villain Keeper

REALM BREAKER Cover and VILLAIN KEEPER/QUEST MAKER Giveaway

Look at the lovely cover art! It compliments the first two books in the series nicely. Take a look. If you’d like to enter the giveaway for books one and two: VILLAIN KEEPER and QUEST MAKER you can do so HERE.

SIBA and The Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize Long List 2016

VILLAIN KEEPER is on the long list for the SIBA Poppy’s Pants Jr. award (named this year in honor of Pat Conroy). It’s the cat’s meow to be in such great company! http://sibaweb.com/siba-book-award

There’s no place like home…

Last Friday, I visited The Country Bookshop in Southern Pines, NC – just a few miles from the house where I grew up. Actually, I remember going to the bookshop as a kid – as well as the ice cream parlor on the corner.… Continue Reading “There’s no place like home…”

Cool book things I didn’t expect – Chapter art

Today, I started thinking about some of the cool things in my finished, bound book that I hadn’t expected. One is the chapter art. The book is out in the world, and you can read a free preview here by clicking on the aptly titled… Continue Reading “Cool book things I didn’t expect – Chapter art”

Author visit (Feb. 7th) at Spellbound Children’s Bookshop, Asheville, NC

On February 7th, 2015, I’m having my first event ever at Spellbound Children’s Bookshop in Asheville, NC. There will be reading, crafts, and possibly battles with foam swords. It should be wonderful. Come and visit and possibly whack a friend with a foam sword.

Goodreads Giveaway!!

HarperChildren’s is giving away five free copies of VILLAIN KEEPER.  Enter between now and Dec 29th! https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/109969-villain-keeper  

My ARCs have arrived!

I received a nice box of lovely ARCs today.  Now. Time to stare at them for awhile.