True North is getting a birthday party! I’ll be reading and signing books at Bakka Phoenix Books, April 23, 1 pm, to launch True North. Bakka Phoenix Books, 84 Harbord, Toronto, ON – Let me know if you can make it! Continue reading
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Sneak Peek at True North – Coming to stores on April 4, 2017!
It’s finally here! True North drops in stores (virtual and actual) on April 4 – just a few days away – but if you really can’t wait I’m posting the first few chapters on Wattpad. News on the Toronto reading/book launch will be posted very soon. True North can be pre-ordered from these fine … Continue reading
#WeShipIt Twitter Chat – March 15 – Tonight @9 EST
Tonight! March 15, 2017 — We’re painting Twitter’s toenails as #WeShipIt – don’t miss the prom photo action and more! 9 PM EST. Me and a bunch of super cool Y/A writers from Entangled will dish on book boyfriends, prom dates, movies, and more. Bring your questions to be part of our giveaways (Hint: I’m … Continue reading
#TeamEpic V.S. #TeamUrban: Fantasy twitterwar – Feb. 28
Join me and my friends, including NYTimes bestselling Y/A author Brenda Drake (@brendadrake) for a no-holds barred Epic Vs. Urban Fantasy Twitterwar! Who will bring the most snark? Whose heroes are the swooniest? Whose heroines are the most kickass? Find out — Tuesday, Feb. 28, 9 pm EST Follow the action of my team: #TeamEpic … Continue reading
TRUE NORTH COVER REVEAL – SIGN UP NOW!
True North is heading to stores in April, 2017, and to celebrate, we’re throwing a cover release party! Sign up here before January 16th to join this exclusive cover reveal! Continue reading
Epic #YAFantasy Giveaway!
Don’t miss your chance to win a grab bag full of YA Fantasy ebooks and a new Kindle reader! Get 45+ titles from your favourite YA authors (including an e-copy of True Born!). Contest extents only until Dec. 5th! Continue reading
A YA Manifesto
Kids are not kids.
Because kids are not kids, let’s not write Y/A books as though youth are young — and everything else that word implies: naive, lacking in experience, and requiring a certain padded version of existence. Continue reading
How to write a trilogy (in three easy steps)
A couple of weeks ago I penned the last sentence in the True Born Trilogy. Now that I’ve finished a draft of the third novel (whose title I’m not sure I’m at liberty to tell you yet – but book two, True North, is slated for release in April 2017) I feel like I’ve really … Continue reading
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Eggs + Milk + [Heart] = Hero?
There are about a million and one heroes out there – some good, some bad… some really bad. But what is it about that swoon-worthy, gives-you-all-the-feels fella that makes you tingle all the way to your spine? It seems to me that there are all sorts of ingredient that go into making the hero of … Continue reading
YA Series & Chill Twitter Chat
Ever wonder what the writers are up to? Drop in for a hang during our YA Series & Chill Twitter Chat – Thursday, June 23, 9 p.m. Follow the mayhem using hashtags #Bingereads and #YALit !! Continue reading
