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• 2016-01-27The Day I Forgot how to Talk (i.e. the day I met Marianas Trench)
• 2015-08-03Pitch Wars 2015 Bio and Wishlist
• 2015-04-02
• 2014-10-28New Release!!
• 2014-10-02Ginormous Book Signing!!
• 2014-10-02Fall 2014 YASH Scavenger Hunt!
• 2014-09-29YASH Fall 2014
• 2014-04-03Spring 2014 YA Scavenger Hunt!
• 2014-03-28Skip a Starbucks Day Adoption Fundraiser + Giveaways Galore!
• 2014-02-14Valentine's Day Spreading the love charity giveaway!
• 2013-11-01REVELATIONS pre-order/release contest!
• 2013-10-03YA Scavenger Hunt
• 2013-09-24HOUSTON BOOKRAVE: After Party and Online Book Sale
• 2013-09-10REVELATIONS back cover blurb and upcoming events
• 2013-08-27REVELATIONS is coming your way!
• 2013-03-07Fan Art Contest
• 2013-02-25Cover Reveal Giveaway Winner!
• 2013-02-22Sunshine Tour Stops, Freebies, and Signed books. Oh my!
• 2013-02-18REVELATIONS' cover is live!
• 2013-02-14Title reveal for Book 2!
• 2013-02-14Elysium Chronicle's Valentine's Short Story and A DARK GRAVE FREE today.
• 2013-01-16Lance Armstrong
• 2012-12-31Happy New Year's eve!
• 2012-12-26A DARK GRAVE now available!
• 2012-12-04Book Lover’s Holiday Giveaway Hop
• 2012-11-29YA Scavenger Hunt
• 2012-11-13Launch day is here!
• 2012-11-085 days until Renegade Surfaces
• 2012-10-22YAmazing Race with MGnificient prizes
• 2012-10-18Elysium Underground Is LIVE!
• 2012-10-16First blog tour starts today!
• 2012-10-09Happy Book Birthday!
• 2012-10-08The awesomeness that is awesome!
• 2012-10-05Fish Friday is BACK!!
• 2012-10-04Good news, congratulations, and awesomeness
• 2012-10-02Happy Book Birthday
• 2012-10-01New website is live!
• 2012-09-12Renegade Launch and YOU!
• 2012-08-20Renegade's German Book birthday!
• 2012-08-08Young Adult Giveaway Hop.
• 2012-08-01YA Scavenger Hunt
• 2012-07-18Cover reveal: Broken by A.E. Rought
• 2012-07-12Blog Tour and Housekeeping
• 2012-06-25Monday Musings: ARCs
• 2012-06-21The Nightmare Affair by Mindee Arnett Jacket reveal + giveaway
• 2012-06-06RIP Ray Bradbury
• 2012-05-25Fish Friday: The Electric Eel
• 2012-05-24Tip Thursday
• 2012-05-23Wating On Wednesday: ANGEL EYES
• 2012-05-22Happy Book Birthday: DOWNSIDE OF BEING CHARLIE
• 2012-05-21Monday Musings: Pet Peeves
• 2012-05-18Fish Friday
• 2012-05-17German Cover Reveal for RENEGADE!
• 2012-05-16Waiting On Wednesday: The Downside of Being Charlie
• 2012-05-15Happy Book Birthday: Gilt
• 2012-05-14Monday Musings: Writing and Reading
• 2012-05-11Birthday Bash Giveaway
• 2012-05-09Winner Announced: YAmazing Race Part Deux
• 2012-05-09Waiting On Wednesday: GILT
• 2012-05-08Happy Book Birthday
• 2012-05-01YAmazing Race with MGnificent prizes part Deux!
• 2012-05-01Happy Book Birthday!
• 2012-04-30Veteran Plea for Help: Bob Strait and Family from RangerUp videos
• 2012-04-05Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Giveaway Hop
• 2012-03-13RENEGADE's Release date
• 2012-03-08RENEGADE's first blurb!
• 2012-03-05Extra! Extra! Read all about it!
• 2012-03-02Riddle Answer
• 2012-03-01Riddle me this
• 2012-02-29Waiting On Wednesday: Starters
• 2012-02-28Happy (real) Book Birthday: WHEN THE SEA IS RISING RED
• 2012-02-24Young Adult Paranormal Activity Giveaway Hop
• 2012-02-22Waiting On Wednesday: Fair Coin
• 2012-02-21Happy Book Birthdays
• 2012-02-20Different, yet the same
• 2012-02-17Another Anniversary
• 2012-02-16A few thank yous (and news)
• 2012-02-15Follower Love Giveaway
• 2012-02-14Cover reveal contest winner
• 2012-02-11"That's YAmore" Blogfest
• 2012-02-07Follower Love Giveaway Hop
• 2012-01-31Happy Book Birthday ARTICLE 5 and INCARNATE
• 2012-01-26To comment or not to comment.
• 2012-01-25Waiting On Wednesday: Everneath by Brodi Ashton
• 2012-01-23COVER REVEAL IS TODAY!
• 2012-01-20Cover Reveal Scavenger hunt!
• 2012-01-16YAmazing Race with MGnificent prizes
• 2012-01-13I haz a cover!
• 2012-01-06Young Adult Fantasy and Faeries Giveaway Hop
• 2011-12-28Mid-Winter's Eve Giveaway Hop Winner Announcement
• 2011-12-21Mid-winter's Eve Giveaway Hop
• 2011-12-08Hoppity-hoppity
• 2011-12-08Happy Birthday, Liz Czukas!
• 2011-12-07Waiting on Wednesday and Blog Hop Winner Announcement
• 2011-12-06Torment Tuesday: Revising the suck
• 2011-12-05Winner's Announced for Book Deal Celebration Giveaway!
• 2011-12-02Book Lover's Holiday Giveaway Hop
• 2011-12-01Happy Book Birthday
• 2011-11-30Waiting On Wednesday: A Million Suns
• 2011-11-29Happy Book Birthday, Amaranthine!
• 2011-11-28Monday Musings: Crit Partners
• 2011-11-23DESTINED tour stop and giveaway
• 2011-11-22Book Review: DESTINED
• 2011-11-21ARTICLE 5--A Shout Out
• 2011-11-14Monday Musings: A rant--don't engage the crazy
• 2011-11-02Character Interview with Evelyn.
• 2011-11-01Book Deal Celebration Extravaganza
• 2011-10-17Winner announced for query crit contest
• 2011-10-12Waiting on Wednesday: Virtuosity
• 2011-10-11Reading to our kids
• 2011-10-10Celebrate the small stuff
• 2011-10-06The power of words
• 2011-09-19I'M PREGNANT (with a book)! or How book publishing is like expecting a baby.
• 2011-09-14Waiting on Wednesday: The Other LIfe
• 2011-09-06Tor Tuesday: Anna Dressed in Blood Winner Announced
• 2011-08-31Waiting on Wednesday: Incarnate
• 2011-08-30Tor Tuesday: Anna Dressed In Blood Contest
• 2011-08-24Waiting on Wednesday: Article 5
• 2011-08-10Waiting on Wednesday.
• 2011-08-08Monday Musings: Location, location, location
• 2011-08-02Dystopian August
• 2011-08-01Monday Musings: Author photos
• 2011-07-29Friday News
• 2011-07-27Waiting on Wednesday
• 2011-07-25Monday Musings: What I think about crits.
• 2011-06-22Writer's Wednesday: Book Review -- Breath Of Angel
• 2011-06-15Born Wicked cover release
• 2011-06-14Happy Book Birthday
• 2011-06-13Oops!
• 2011-05-25How I got my editor.
• 2011-05-23Silence of the blog
• 2011-05-09Easter Hop Giveaway: Winners announced
• 2011-04-28Thankful Thursday: Book series
• 2011-04-20Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Blog Hop
• 2011-03-28Winner's Lucky Leprachaun Hop
• 2011-03-17Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop
• 2011-03-16250 blog contest winners announcement.
• 2011-03-04Fantastic Friday: A request
• 2011-02-21Monday Musings: Writer's Block
• 2011-02-17Tip Thursday: Tips from the Masters
• 2011-02-16Writer's Wednesday: Book Review-Nightshade
• 2011-02-15Teaser Tuesday:
• 2011-02-14Happy Valentines Day and 250 Follower Contest
• 2011-02-11That's YAmore Blogfest
• 2011-02-11Funny Friday: Jokes and Quotes
• 2011-02-04Funny Friday: Jokes and quotes
• 2011-02-03Tip Thursday: Which vs that
• 2011-02-02Writer's Wednesday: Book Review: Beastly
• 2011-02-01Teaser Tuesday
• 2011-01-31Monday Mullings
• 2011-01-13Contest winner announced
• 2010-12-31Last official post of 2010
• 2010-12-30Tip Thursday: Advice: Sorting the wheat from the chaff
• 2010-12-29Writer's Wednesday: Results and guest post
• 2010-12-27Music Monday: The Game Has Changed
• 2010-12-24Fun Friday: Writing Assingment
• 2010-12-23Tip Thursday: Tips and Tricks for Beginning Writers
• 2010-12-22Writer's Wednesday: Book Review Preacher's Bride
• 2010-12-21Agents: Gatekeepers or Champions?
• 2010-12-20Music Monday: Can't believe It's Christmas
• 2010-12-18New comments program launched
• 2010-12-17Funny Friday: Best Idea Ever
• 2010-12-16Tip Thursday: Passive vs Active Voice
• 2010-12-15Writer's Wednesday: Book Review Paranormalcy
• 2010-12-13Music Monday: Holiday Tunes!
• 2010-12-06Music Monday-Katy Perry
• 2010-12-03Friday Funnies- Turkey Recipe
• 2010-12-02Tip Thursday: Inspiration Amnesia
• 2010-12-01Writer's Wednesday: Bad Girls Don't Die Book Review
• 2010-11-29Music Monday: Bruno Mars
• 2010-11-22Happy Thanksgiving Week
• 2010-11-19Two more blog awards
• 2010-11-18Make your own luck? Or a roll of the dice
• 2010-11-17My hero: J.K. Rowling.
• 2010-11-16Teaser Tuesday: Artifact Spirit
• 2010-11-15Music Monday: Christina Aguillera
• 2010-11-08Music Monday: Avril Lavigne
• 2010-11-05Fun Friday: Grocery Store Wars
• 2010-11-04Thankful Thursday: Remember to be thankful, even when we don't think we can.
• 2010-11-03Writer's Wednesday: Winner of Personal Demons
• 2010-11-02Teaser Tuesday: Artifact Spirit
• 2010-11-01Music Monday: Secrets
• 2010-10-29Fun Friday: Pumpkins
• 2010-10-28The closet, the bathroom, and Jefferey
• 2010-10-27Writer's Wednesday: Personal Demons Book Review and Contest
• 2010-10-26Teaser Tuesday: Toothless
• 2010-10-25Music Monday: Monster Mash (UP)
• 2010-10-22Fun Friday: Cats
• 2010-10-21Tip Thursday: 3 reasons to Ditch your Novel's Prologue.
• 2010-10-20Writer's Wednesday: Why I was jealous of my vacuum cleaner.
• 2010-10-19Teaser Tuesday: REAPING
• 2010-10-18Music Monday
• 2010-10-15Fun Friday: Peanut Butter and Jelly and a dog.
• 2010-10-13Writer's Wednesday: 11 Senses Excercise
• 2010-10-11Music Monday: Alanis Morrissette.
• 2010-10-08Fun Friday: Kids say the darndest things.
• 2010-10-07Tip Thursday: Fiction Writing
• 2010-10-05Winners announced for Banned Book Week Contest
• 2010-09-30Thankful Thursday.
• 2010-09-28Banned Book Week Giveaway
• 2010-09-27Music Monday: Avril Lavigne
• 2010-09-23Tip Thursday: Verb Tenses
• 2010-09-22Writer's Wednesday: Characterization
• 2010-09-20Another Blog Award!
• 2010-09-17Fun Friday: The Nuclear Battery
• 2010-09-16YA publisher looking for Unsolicited Submissions
• 2010-09-15Writer's Wednesday: How to fix a blank page.
• 2010-09-14Tuesday Tunes
• 2010-09-13How to get more of your writing time.
• 2010-09-10Funny Friday: Why not to bother your computer technician
• 2010-09-09Tip Thursday: Absolute Write
• 2010-09-08Writer's Wednesday
• 2010-09-06Monday Sanctuary
• 2010-09-03Blog contest
• 2010-09-03Freestyle Friday: Interview with author Jordan Deen
• 2010-09-02Half Moon Tour
• 2010-09-01Tip Thursday (A day early)-- Children's Writing
• 2010-08-30How to send Requested Materials
• 2010-08-29Interview with agent Natalie Fischer
• 2010-08-26Thankful Thursday
• 2010-08-25To Nudge or Not to Nudge. That is the question.
• 2010-08-24We have a WINNER!!!
• 2010-08-23Penguin UK accepting email submissions?
• 2010-08-22Mockingjay Contest
• 2010-08-20Fun Friday--I like to Moo, Moo
• 2010-08-19RWA Day 3: The final day (for me)
• 2010-08-18RWA Day 2
• 2010-08-17RWA Day 1
• 2010-08-16RWA 2010- Day 0.5
• 2010-08-13Fun Friday-Silly Laws(A look around the country.
• 2010-08-12Tip Thursday
• 2010-08-11Is writing your hobby? Or your career?
• 2010-08-10Tuesday Tunes
• 2010-08-09Social Media: Friend or Foe?
• 2010-08-07The results are in!
• 2010-08-02Update
• 2010-07-19LAST CALL
• 2010-07-13Call for Revisions
• 2010-07-06Problems with comments
• 2010-07-05It Starts.
• 2010-07-05#25-THE TWELFTH OF NEVER (REVISED)
• 2010-07-05#24- Morgantown
• 2010-07-05#23-SWAYED (REVISED)
• 2010-07-05#22-DEMON AT MY DOOR (REVISED)
• 2010-07-05#21-HOW TO SURVIVE ANCIENT SPELLS AND CRAZY KINGS (REVISED)
• 2010-07-05#20-Flirting With Fire
• 2010-07-05#19-UNRAVELED (Revised)
• 2010-07-05#18- Assignment 9 (REVISED)
• 2010-07-05#17-Curse of the Granville Fortune (REVISED)
• 2010-07-05#16-THE COLLECTED (REVISED)
• 2010-07-05#15-KAT GAMBLE AND THE RISE OF THE ROMULAIRES (REVISED)
• 2010-07-05#14-SECRET KNOWLEDGE (REVISED)
• 2010-07-05#13-Twisted Summer (REVISED)
• 2010-07-05#12-DESCENDANT (REVISED)
• 2010-07-05#11-RUNAWAYS (REVISED)
• 2010-07-05#10-WISTFUL LOVERS
• 2010-07-05#9-MYTHIC (REVISED)
• 2010-07-05#8-THE CHEESEHEAD CURSE (REVISED)
• 2010-07-05#7-PERFECTION (REVISED)
• 2010-07-05#6-WANTS
• 2010-07-05#5-THE WIND WALKER (REVISED)
• 2010-07-05#4-REVENGE OF THE PINK GRANNY PANTIES (REVISED)
• 2010-07-05#3-LOST IN A HEARTBEAT (REVISED)
• 2010-07-05#2-EPHEMERAL (REVISED)
• 2010-07-05#1-DEGLAN RISING
• 2010-07-02UPDATE!
• 2010-07-01July's Secret Agent Contest
• 2010-06-28Query Critique #1
• 2010-06-23The cost of having an agent
• 2010-06-17To take advice or not to take advice. That is the question.
• 2010-06-16Another Blog Award.
• 2010-06-15Bring a little real life to the imaginary.
• 2010-06-09Sorry for the silence
• 2010-05-28The results are in!
• 2010-05-26UPDATE! Again! LOL.
• 2010-05-25UPDATE on Secret Agent Contest
• 2010-05-18New blog contest
• 2010-05-16Revised entries are up.
• 2010-05-15Query letters
• 2010-05-11List of entries that made it to the next round
• 2010-05-10Launch day for Oasis for YA!
• 2010-05-04And they're up!
• 2010-05-04#39 FATED MISHAPS (REVISED)
• 2010-05-04#38 Dark Hours
• 2010-05-04#37 Dying to Find You (Revised)
• 2010-05-04#36 THE BOOK OF GENERATIONS (REVISED)
• 2010-05-04#35 THE DARK GIFT: BIRTHRIGHT
• 2010-05-04#33 Secrets Revealed
• 2010-05-04#32 VITILIGO
• 2010-05-04#31 BITE ME, YOUR GRACE (REVISED)
• 2010-05-04#30 The Beautiful People (revised)
• 2010-05-04#29 Enchanted Goddesses: The Genesis
• 2010-05-04#28 LARCH
• 2010-05-04#27 KINGDOM JUMPER (REVISED)
• 2010-05-04#26 THE OTHER LIFE (REVISED)
• 2010-05-04#25 PRETTY GIRLS MAKE GRAVES
• 2010-05-04#24 A SILVER RING
• 2010-05-04#23 CELEBRITY STATUS
• 2010-05-04#22 Bernie Bolts Bergen
• 2010-05-04#21 Confessions of the World’s Oldest Shotgun Bride
• 2010-05-04#20 Everything That Matters (REVISED)
• 2010-05-04#19 JIM AND JACK
• 2010-05-04#18 REVENGE OF THE PINK GRANNY PANTIES (REVISED)
• 2010-05-04#17 TEMPEST
• 2010-05-04#16 The Faithful
• 2010-05-04#15 WILDFLOWER EYES (REVISED)
• 2010-05-04#14 Trapped In The Hollow Earth
• 2010-05-04#13 PREYERS (revised)
• 2010-05-04#12 HAVEN
• 2010-05-04#11 VELVET BALL AND THE BROKEN FAIRY (Revised)
• 2010-05-04#10 THE LAND OF IMAGINING
• 2010-05-04#9 BROKEN (REVISED)
• 2010-05-04#8 BENCHES (REVISED)
• 2010-05-04#7 PERFECTION (REVISED)
• 2010-05-04#6 LURE
• 2010-05-04#5 SUBLIME
• 2010-05-04#4 DESTINED
• 2010-05-04#2 Sorbet Guy
• 2010-05-04#1 Unveiled
• 2010-05-01How much time is left?
• 2010-05-01Secret Agent Contest
• 2010-04-27TEASER TUESDAY: Reaping
• 2010-04-26The First 250 words
• 2010-04-23The Query: Putting it all together
• 2010-04-22Query Letter: The conclusion
• 2010-04-21They Query: Part 3-Deets and Personalization
• 2010-04-20Query letters-Part 2: The Synopsis
• 2010-04-19Query letter: The Beginning
• 2010-04-16Secret Agent Contest
• 2010-04-15Secret Agent Contest!
• 2010-04-14Writer Wednesday: Blog Contest
• 2010-04-13Teaser Tuesday: Reaping
• 2010-04-12Routines: Are they as important as everyone says they are?
• 2010-04-07Before I'm thirty.
• 2010-03-31Interview: Cathleen Holst
• 2010-03-30Teaser Tuesday: It's Complicated
• 2010-03-24Author Interview: Steven Novak
• 2010-03-23Teaser Tuesday: Maid of Honor
• 2010-03-19My first blog award.
• 2010-03-17Author Interview: S.S. Michaels
• 2010-03-16Teaser Tuesday: It's Complicated
• 2010-03-15How real agents get paid
• 2010-03-09Teaser Tuesday: Mirror Image
• 2010-03-08The truth about Publish America.
• 2010-03-04THE CALL!
• 2010-03-03Author Interview Lynn Rush.
• 2010-03-01The Number One Rule to Avoid Being Scammed in Publishing
• 2010-02-26Friday Funnies - Job Resumes
• 2010-02-25Tip Thursday: 10 tips for Fiction Writers
• 2010-02-24Writer Wednesday- Interview with Fantasy Writer MJ Heiser
• 2010-02-23Teaser Tuesday: SPIRIT DETECTIVE
• 2010-02-22Hooks in Books or The first line phenomenon.
• 2010-02-19Funny Friday-College Admissions
• 2010-02-18Tip Thursday: Show vs Tell
• 2010-02-17Writing Example Wednesday- Show vs Tell
• 2010-02-16Teaser Tuesday: Mirror Image
• 2010-02-15Narrative Voice
• 2010-02-14Valentine's Short Story
• 2010-02-12Funny Friday
• 2010-02-11Professional editing: Is it worth it?
• 2010-02-09The Exiled Teaser Tuesday
• 2010-02-02TEASER TUESDAY- THE EXILED
• 2010-01-26TEASER TUESDAY- MIRROR IMAGE
• 2010-01-25Caution! Novel Under Construction: Grab your hard hats and Jack Hammers
• 2010-01-22The Writers’ Hate On For Agents
• 2010-01-21The Truth about Feedback
• 2010-01-20My Way or the Highway
• 2010-01-13Inspiration and the road to publication
• 2009-12-30Fashionably late? Or half dressed?
• 2009-12-20Book Review of Jordan Deen's debut novel, THE CRESCENT.
• 2009-12-17Never give up! Never surrender!
• 2009-12-14Book Review of "My Soul to Take" by Rachel Vincent
• 2009-12-09What's the big deal with patience anyway?
• 2009-12-06A YA contest for all those of us who are young or just young at heart.
• 2009-12-03Inspiration and other ramblings
• 2009-11-16Plotting for Non-Plotters
• 2009-11-04To Pub or Not to Pub? That is the question.