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Great news! School Library Journal reviewed the audio edition of The Eighth Guardian and gave it a wonderful starred review! Gr 7 Up –Action, conspiracy, love, and war are just a few of the fascinating elements in McCardle’s debut. Amanda … Continue reading

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I’m so excited to finally announce this! It’s been in the works for a long (loooooong) time. I’m teaming up with my publisher, Amazon Children’s Publishing/Skyscape, and five other amazing authors within Amazon/Skyscape family, and together we’re launching THE SKY’S … Continue reading

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I am so so SO excited that I finally get to share the cover of THE EIGHTH GUARDIAN with the world. I’ve been in love with it ever since I first got to see my first glimpse of an early … Continue reading

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How many times have you heard the grumblings of a writer who lost several thousand words of a WIP because he failed to back it up? Or read an impassioned plea from another writer who nearly lost her entire book … Continue reading

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NaNoWriMo has been on my radar screen since 2001 or so, but I’ve never actually participated. Laziness, lack of inspiration, being overwhelmed by a demanding day job, I’ve had a whole host of excuses. But this year actually seems like … Continue reading

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RACHAEL M. Congrats, Rachael! I’ll be contacting you shortly. Thanks to everyone who entered, and if you didn’t win, well, go buy a copy, dang it. It’s worth it!

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Just a quick note that I’m over on Pub(lishing) Crawl today, with a fairly personal post about the realities of the publishing industry and the lessons rejection has taught me. Plus, I’m giving away a signed ARC of SOMETHING STRANGE … Continue reading

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