One of the secret delights of being the author of three standalone fantasy novels that differ in their protagonist, their emotional tenor, and their pacing is that a lot of readers will tell me which one they prefer. And (astonishingly), readers’ preferences seem to be pretty evenly divided among the three books. It makes me… Read more »
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Some Q&A Info and a Farmer Calls the Cows In
If you want to follow along with my Q&A this week at David Estes’s Goodreads group, or even join in, here’s where you need to go. Some explanations of the setup: at the top of that page is the questions people have been asking me, listed in bold. The wonderful Jenny, who is keeping things… Read more »
Next week, I’ll be answering questions at David Estes’s Goodreads group!
So, as many of you have doubtless observed, I keep a fairly quiet online profile… And lately, I’ve been even quieter than usual, because I’m trapped under a mountain of revision pages. However, next week, I’m bursting out! The lovely folks over at David Estes Fans and YA Book Lovers Unite! have invited me to… Read more »
A Thank You to My Readers
Today I received a pile of fan letters in the mail, forwarded from my publisher, and I’ve just spent some time reading a few of them. This batch came from all over the United States; it came from Canada, Sweden, Germany, the Czech Republic, Australia, New Zealand… To answer a few questions that come up… Read more »
You Know You’re Tired…
… when you find yourself fascinated by random shapes in your hotel room. Lamps. Mirrors. The corner. My editor encouraged me to take lots of pictures while I’m on tour, and post them on my blog. This may not be what she meant. Oh well. She knows I’m a little bit weird 🙂 The tour… Read more »
A Thank You
A book release can be overwhelming. A lot of factors converge at once. Reviews, to be honest, don’t really faze me, but they do create a lot of swirling noise. There’s a lot of noise in general during a book release, and when you’re trying to ground yourself in what matters, noise can be decentering…. Read more »
Shaking Up the Blog; an Article; a FAQ — and Some Unputdownable Books!
So, after a lot of thought and some consultation with the wise, I’ve come to realize that I need to make a change on the blog. I’m so grateful to all of my readers for the enthusiasm you have for my books and my blog — but the downside to all the wonderful discussion that… Read more »
“Have we met?”
Here’s a moment from the first time Buffy’s mother, Joyce, officially meets Buffy’s vampire nemesis, Spike: Joyce [pleasantly]: Have we met?Spike: Um, you hit me with an axe one time.[Joyce looks confused]Spike: Remember? [helpfully brandishes imaginary axe] “Get the hell away from my daughter! Rawr!!!” So, now and then I like to ask my readers… Read more »
“What are your names, please?” asked Wilbur, trembling with joy.
“I’ll tell you my name,” replied the first little spider, “if you’ll tell me why you are trembling.” “I’m trembling with joy,” said Wilbur. “Then my name is Joy,” said the first spider. -from Charlotte’s Web, by E.B. White Today’s post is about my readers. That means you! I would love to know who you… Read more »
“Who are you? Are we enemies? Why am I on this wall? Where is Buttercup?”
(…said Westley to Inigo Montoya at a critical moment in The Princess Bride…) Today’s post is all about you. I would love to know who’s out there on the other side of this screen, and that’s why today, I’m extending a special invitation to any and all of my readers to comment — especially if… Read more »
