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Cover Love … and DROWNING INSTINCT Winner!

What makes for a good cover?  Trot on over to ADR3NALIN3 for a peek at various ASHES  covers (US and overseas) and let me know what you think.  Also, congrats to our DROWNING INSTINCT winner, Melanie Goodman, who also wrote…

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January 2012 Recommended Reads, Listens and Looks

Sometimes I think I should stop reading. When I’m in the throes of outlining and beginning a new novel–or deep INTO a novel–I can be the most unforgiving of readers because I’m so darned critical of my own stuff. Finding…

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DROWNING INSTINCT Book Birthday Giveaway!

Feb. 1 is my new baby book’s birthday! Yay!  Pom-poms!  Candles!  CAKE! AND to help celebrate and ease DROWNING INSTINCT‘s way into the world , one lucky winner will get an autographed, personalized copy (hardcover, no less). The only rules are…

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We Creatures of Habit on ADR3NALIN3

Bop on over to ADR3NALIN3 today for a post on my latest nightmare and musings about why we writers have our quirks, habits, rituals and other, ah, interesting superstitions.

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My Monster & Me

Today, on ADR3NALIN3, a post on the proper care and feeding of my little monster, as well as some words of advice on criticism:

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December 2011 Recommended Reads, Listens, and Looks

So, you’ve noticed this is a week late? Blame ADR3NALIN3, the brand-spanking-new blog and brainchild of Jordan Dane, award-winning adult and YA novelist. Jordan contacted me about joining in on the fun late last year and after some hemming and…

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ASHES Book Trailer

Some lovely kids from Devizes School in the UK did an ASHES book trailer for a project.  Well, the result is fabulous.  You can see how hard these kids worked, and I am honored they chose my book. Enjoy this. …

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WHITE SPACE goes to Egmont USA

As reported today on PM: Children’s: Young Adult Ilsa Bick’s WHITE SPACE, pitched as The Matrix meets Inkheart, about a seventeen-year-old girl who jumps between the lines of books and into the white space where realities are created and destroyed…

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ADR3NALIN3

Today marks the kickoff of a new group blog of which I’m proud and honored to be a member: ADR3NALIN3. The pros you’ll find here all enjoy rides on the dark and wild side; in fact, I remember when Brett…

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The Bicks ‘n Flicks: Time for moo goo and a movie!

Source Code is just one of the flicks the Bicks will be screening this year with their moo goo.  Want to see all ten?  Check out my guest post for Smugglivus 2011 🙂  

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