Lessons Learned from Last Time

We Hear the Dead launches on Saturday, and next week I’ll have my new novel on the shelves of bookstores! It’s an incredible feeling, as I know from my experience publishing the original edition of this book a few years back. I was a real newbie back then, and I think...

A Special Thank You

I almost forgot that next Saturday is the official release date of We Hear the Dead!How could I possibly forget, you ask? Maybe it’s because Amazon and BN started shipping early, so I feel as if the book’s already “out.” Last weekend, a few people had already received...

Interview with Bekka Black, Author of iDrakula

I’m very excited to bring you an interview with Bekka Black, author of the upcoming Sourcebooks Fire novel iDrakula. It’s a cell novel re-envisioning of the classic Dracula story by Bram Stoker, due out this fall in book stores … and on your cell phone.1.Bekka,...

Need a Tagline Pronto!

So … May 1, the official release date of We Hear the Dead quickly approaches. And yet, several people I know already have copies of the book on the way or in hand. Amazon.com and BN.com apparently received shipments early and have already mailed out pre-ordered...

Ivory Tower Thinking

Are you sick of hearing me complain about standardized tests? My students are certainly sick of taking them. One of them even came to school yesterday in spite of having thrown up at home that morning. He held himself together just long enough to finish his test.If he...