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The YA Scavenger Hunt!

April 2, 2015 Author Events, Blogging, Check-it-out, Community, Contests, Fun and Games, Reading, Touching the Surface, YA Books, Young Adult (YA)

Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This tri-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors…and a chance to win some awesome...
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It’s Almost Time for the YA Scavenger Hunt!!!

March 26, 2015 Author Events, Blogging, Book Reviews, Check-it-out, Community, Contests, Stuff I Love, YA Books, Young Adult (YA)

It’s almost time for the YA Scavenger Hunt!!! What is the YA Scavenger Hunt? Let me fill you in… The YA Scavenger Hunt is a biannual online event that promotes collaboration between YA authors from different publishing houses, offering fans...
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Guidance and Inspiration

March 17, 2015 Blogging, Check-it-out, Community, Family, In the Wild, Pondering, Publishing, Stuff I Love

Last week has left me needing guidance and inspiration from those who are wiser and more eloquent than I… “To be Jedi is to face the truth, and choose. Give off light, or darkness, Padawan. Be a candle, or the...
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The 2015 NY SCBWI Winter Conference Part 2

February 12, 2015 Check-it-out, Community, Conferences, Reading, SCBWI, Writing for Children

I’m back with the second half of the 2015 NY SCBWI Conference recap. You can find Part 1 HERE. And yes, in case you’re wondering, I am extra tired because I stayed up too late talking to my fabulous roommate...
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How to Make an Author’s Day

January 29, 2015 Book Auntie Braggery, Book Reviews, Check-it-out, Community, Critique, Fan Mail, In the Wild, Pondering, Publishing, Reading, YA Books, Young Adult (YA)

I recently tagged a couple people in a Facebook post about a friend’s book trailer. I knew the subject matter of the book would highly resonate with them AND I know this author is an amazing writer. Win-Win for everyone!...
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