Tag Archives: bloomsbury

The Big Time

Posted on September 17, 2011 by

As an author working in the small presses, I always had to do my own marketing, my own promotion, making contacts, sending books for review, setting up signings and providing books, then letting the bookstore take a cut of the … Continue reading →

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After Obsession blog tour and giveaways

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

I tell ya what, this working with a major publisher is A-OK with me. Bloomsbury sent out around 90 advance reader copies (ARCs) of the book to review bloggers, and those reviews are starting to show up online. I’m going … Continue reading →

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Wraparound Dust Jacket

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

The UPS man brought me a gift today. I had no idea what it was, as I wasn’t expecting anything, and the envelop he left behind was pretty thin. I tore it open and found anthrax. Just kidding! It was … Continue reading →

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Old Friends: A post mostly about books

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

I drove 21 miles for a used book today. The book cost $3.50. I’m sure the gas it took me to get to Second Chance Books and back cost me more than the book. I could have bought the book … Continue reading →

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How things have changed

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

Over the past couple of months my writing time has been spent in ways totally alien to me before meeting and writing a book with Carrie Jones in 2008. I’ve learned a lot about working with a legitimate agent and … Continue reading →

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Literature of Hope

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

What is the worst thing you can make a 9th grader read? I would argue that it is William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. This isn’t a knock on the Bard, or his play that has remained popular for hundreds of … Continue reading →

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The Big News

Posted on May 10, 2010 by

I’m finally at liberty to announce a project that has been hinted at for well over a year. Carrie Jones and I have sold a collaborative young adult novel called Ghost Sickness to Bloomsbury. Those of you who already follow … Continue reading →

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