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Guest Post: Myra McEntire on a Lesson Learned

published on August 29, 2011

Myra McEntire is freaking hilarious. I followed her on Twitter long before I had my book deals, and she was one of those kind authors who…

Guest Post: Elana Johnson on a Lesson Learned

published on August 26, 2011

Elana Johnson is a fellow Bookanista. She’s thoughtful and funny and one helluva dancer. And when I got my first book deal earlier this year,…

Guest Post: Jodi Meadows on a Lesson Learned

published on August 25, 2011

Last year for my blogiversary, Jodi Meadows wrote this amazing guest blog about why you shouldn’t quit. It was a lesson she learned through a…

Guest Post: Kathleen Peacock on a Lesson Learned

published on August 24, 2011

A couple of years ago I met Kathleen Peacock on the boards at Absolute Write. I got to know her through silly posts about anything…

Guest Post: Beth Revis on a Lesson Learned

published on August 23, 2011

Beth Revis is the reason I really wanted to be a part of the Bookanistas. Okay, I really didn’t know her. BUT the love the…

HAPPY 2nd BLOGIVERSARY TO ME!

published on August 22, 2011

July marked the second anniversary of this blog. Last year, I ran a week-long series of guest posts where awesome authors

I’m a YA Rebel!

published on August 15, 2011

Last week, I made the leap and auditioned for the YA Rebels, a group of YA authors vlogging about young adult literature. Two lessons I’ve learned…

Journaling and Italy and My Father

published on August 13, 2011

I’m not into journaling. I know a lot of writers are, and if I never get another journal as a gift, I’ll be a happy girl. I just don’t care for it. Part of me wishes I did. I…

Bookanista Review: THE UNBECOMING OF MARA DYER

published on August 4, 2011

First, to give full disclosure, I want to state that the author is a fellow Bookanista. Sometimes it can be hard to review books by friends. But…

SCBWI LA Special Edition Vlog: Roommate Etiquette

published on August 2, 2011

Yep. Another vlog. I’m sure you’re asking yourself how often I’m going to torture you with these. The answer? As often as I can. Not really, I may do them a couple times a month – hey, it takes…