October Fieldingpalooza Contests and Tour

It’s a busy time around here! October means FOUR new releases, and then a fifth release on November 1. To celebrate, a contest! Or really, multiple contests. Now, pay attention, because there’s a test at the end. First off, we have three Rafflecopter giveaways. You can enter all three. If you comment, please specify which contest …

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New release! “Standby” in Stranded anthology

They’ve been shipwrecked and abandoned. Marooned and cast away. And left helpless and high and dry. But you should never underestimate the tenacity of the human heart… Stories Included: Craiving Stains by Alina Popescu Trapped since birth in a sterile, hospital-like apartment, Wynn longs to break free to experience the world. Enter Doyle. But is …

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Please welcome Kay Walker!

    Hi there! I’m Kay Walker, and I’m very thrilled to be here to discuss an anthology I’ve had the privilege to be a part of.  Thanks so much to Kim Fielding for hosting me today!   Earlier in the year, a group of writers via Bru Baker on Twitter had a conversation about …

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Banned Books

As you may know, we’re in the middle of National Banned Books Week. You can see the list of most-challenged books here. In addition to being an author, I’m also a parent. My kids are 11 and almost-15, and they’re both avid readers. My younger one, who favors fantasies, has almost exhausted her school library’s …

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It’s called karma

I flew to Seattle this weekend for GRNW. The conference was fantastic. Got to hang out with some great people and had a lot of fun. I’m pretty sure that if she wanted to, Tracy Timmons-Gray could take over the world. I gave away a lot of unicorn ducks. But first I had to get …

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How to Get Boned

Tsk tsk. Get your mind out of the gutter! As it turns out, October is a very bony month. On October 10, the 3rd book in my Bones series, Bone Dry, releases. Not only can you preorder it now, but you can preorder the paperback at 35% off through September 21. And if you’re going to GRL, you can …

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Souvenirs

If you’ve read my blog entries before, you’ve undoubtedly surmised that I love to travel. When I do, I pick up souvenirs. I have a few special themes, such as my collection of children’s books in other languages, and I have a tendency to buy earrings. But one of my favorite things to snag is …

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Please welcome Lex Chase!

 Americana Fairy Tale  (Fairy Tales of the Open Road #1) by  Lex Chase Blurb: Modern fairy-tale princess Taylor Hatfield has problems. One: He’s a guy. Two: His perfect brother Atticus is the reincarnation of Snow White. Three: Taylor has no idea which princess he is supposed to be. Four: Taylor just left his prince (a …

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I got the blues….

I don’t really. But I was doing some cleanup in my study the other day, which means I was sifting through geological layers of magazines, children’s artwork and report cards, papers that seemed vitally important six years ago, etc. And I found these lyrics my husband and I wrote a while back. Suburban Middle-Class Blues …

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