Follow the Path! 24 incredible illustrators and artists have picked their favorite scenes and characters from HARBINGER to give you a taste of Faye’s world. Each week, in the gallery at the Holbrook Academy website, a new illustration will unlock… This week’s art reveal is hosted by: i swim for oceans SWE: Hi Ken, I [...]
Harbinger Extra: Brian Ormiston – Interview with the Artist
December 1, 2011 – 1:46 am
Follow the Path! 24 incredible illustrators and artists have picked their favorite scenes and characters from HARBINGER to give you a taste of Faye’s world. Each week, in the gallery at the Holbrook Academy website, a new illustration will unlock… This week’s art reveal is hosted by: Icey Books SWE: Hi Brian, I love that [...]
Harbinger Extra: Aileen Holmes – Interview with the Artist
November 23, 2011 – 12:22 am
Follow the Path! 24 incredible illustrators and artists have picked their favorite scenes and characters from HARBINGER to give you a taste of Faye’s world. Each week, in the gallery at the Holbrook Academy website, a new illustration will unlock… This week’s art reveal is hosted by: Teens Read and Write SWE: Hi Aileen! I [...]
Harbinger Extra: Marilyn Scott-Waters – Interview with the Artist
November 17, 2011 – 1:43 am
Follow the Path! 24 incredible illustrators and artists have picked their favorite scenes and characters from HARBINGER to give you a taste of Faye’s world. Each week, in the gallery at the Holbrook Academy website, a new illustration will unlock… This week’s art reveal is hosted by: Daisy Chain Book Reviews! SWE: Hi Marilyn! I [...]
Screaming Camels- Half Remembered Dreams
November 15, 2011 – 1:38 pm
“Once an idea has taken hold of the brain it’s almost impossible to eradicate.” – Inception Writers are often asked where they get their ideas. The trick is to go exploring, whether in your neighborhood or halfway around the world: keep your eyes open, your notebook and camera handy, your ears sharp. Half Remember Dreams [...]
Harbinger Extra: Andrew Mitchell- Interview with the Artist
November 10, 2011 – 1:57 am
Follow the Path! 24 incredible illustrators and artists have picked their favorite scenes and characters from HARBINGER to give you a taste of Faye’s world. Each week, in the gallery at the Holbrook Academy website, a new illustration will unlock… This week’s art reveal is hosted by: Steph Su Reads SWE: Hi Andrew, I love [...]
Harbinger Extra: Joan Charles- Interview with the Artist
November 3, 2011 – 1:10 am
Follow the Path! 24 incredible illustrators and artists have created Harbinger-inspired artwork to give you a taste of Faye’s world (and to generally rub it in that they’ve all read Harbinger and you haven’t!) Each week, on the Holbrook Academy website, one picture will unlock, and a new picture will go up under lock and [...]
Learning to Play
October 31, 2011 – 10:53 am
“Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.” -Miles Davis Last week, I went to Laini Taylor’s book signing at Mysterious Galaxy. She’s one of those rare writers that is both skillful at plot and masterful with language. She started off by sharing her experience of writing Daughter [...]
Harbinger Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
October 27, 2011 – 12:50 am
Today the first Harbinger extras are revealed! 24 incredible illustrators and artists have created Harbinger-inspired artwork to give you a taste of Faye’s world (and to generally rub it in that they’ve all read Harbinger and you haven’t!) Follow the Path! Each week, on the Holbrook Academy website, one picture will unlock, and a new [...]
Kid Lit Costume Party!
October 23, 2011 – 3:02 pm
In a follow-up to my post about community, I thought I’d share a few pictures from the Kid Lit costume party last night. Mischief was definitely afoot at the Wellesbourne Saturday Night! So good to see all these [...]
A writing cave full of friends
October 21, 2011 – 1:36 pm
Your writing cave can be a dark and lonely place. Unless you’re careful, you’ll end up huddled in a damp corner, trying desperately to light a fire, your own voice echoing against the wall. That is why a vital part of writing is finding a community. I will not deny that Facebook and G+ and [...]
Conwy Castle: Half Remembered Dreams
October 18, 2011 – 1:48 pm
“Once an idea has taken hold of the brain it’s almost impossible to eradicate.” – Inception Writers are often asked where they get their ideas. The trick is to go exploring, whether in your neighborhood or halfway around the world: keep your eyes open, your notebook and camera handy, your ears sharp. Half Remember Dreams [...]
Half Remembered Dreams
October 7, 2011 – 3:00 am
A few weeks ago, I shut my laptop, put down my pen, and did the most important work of writing. Living. I ran off to Great Britain and hiked through blustery North Wales, waded through the bogs in Isle of Skye, and zoomed around the Underground in London. I’d had my nose in a book [...]
First Drafts Jitters
July 19, 2011 – 4:00 am
So… I’m almost finished with the first draft of my new book. And I have to admit… I’m nervous! In a couple weeks, I have to turn it in to my editor and while I LOVE my new story, it’s still raw… like early drafts are. But the crazy part is, I thought it’d feel [...]
You’re a Wonder?
April 19, 2011 – 11:47 am
I love Wonder Woman. If you’ve ever met me, you’ve probably noticed. My sweatshirt, my notebook, my watch, my ringtone… all profess an undying love for this magnificent superhero. You might even call me obsessed (but I’d deny everything). The thing is, I didn’t grow up watching the show or reading the comics… so why [...]
Covers and Christmas Decorations
December 2, 2010 – 11:55 am
I’ve been thinking a lot about decorations recently. It might have something to do with the fact that stores started decorating for Christmas way back around Halloween. Or maybe it’s cause I’ve been drinking eggnog for 3 weeks already. But yesterday, I took a break from writing and we put up lights and blasted holiday [...]
Braving The Oregon Trail
November 23, 2010 – 11:20 am
The other day, a friend of mine posted this beautiful quote about writing. “I feel that I am transcribing verbatim from a flow of language running through the room, an ink current into which I dip the pen. It is a dark stream, swift running, a twisting flow that never doubles back.” – Louise Erdrich [...]
The Vacuum
November 16, 2010 – 12:17 pm
At the SCBWI Summer Conference I quickly bonded with Amy K. Nichols over our love of Dr. Who. Starting there and working our way through the world of fiction, we became fast friends. Recently, she invited me to guest blog for The Parking Lot Confessional. If you’ve never been to this site, let me just [...]
Supernaturific!
November 9, 2010 – 4:33 pm
So, every time I tell someone that I sold my book, the first inevitable question is… “What kind of book is it?” Strangely, I find myself shuffling my feet and staring down at something incredibly fascinating on the sidewalk. Now this awkwardness has nothing to do with writing for teens. I LOVE writing for teens. [...]
Nothing To Fear But…
November 4, 2010 – 10:52 pm
When I was about 7, my family went to the water park with some friends. And I was terrified. I was the kind of kid who imagined a hundred horrible outcomes for every situation. What if I flew off the slide? What if someone poured acid in the swimming pool? What if there was a [...]
