A big thank-you to all who downloaded a Kindle copy of His Own Good Sword last week! The promotion was an enormous success; as I tweeted on Tuesday, I gave away more copies of the book in the first nine hours than I sold all last year. Still more exciting, the book slipped several times [...]
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5 Feb 13
Blurb for The Sword Unsheathed
I’ve been working sporadically on the blurb for The Sword Unsheathed over the past few days. Here’s what I’ve come up with; let me know what you think! Challe Risto barely has the time to mourn her father’s death before she’s bound in marriage to the son of the man who killed him. Knowing she [...]
17 Jan 13
Calling it what it is
As most of you bookish types probably already know, a couple of weeks ago the Daily Mail ran a piece opining that young-adult literature is morbid and exploitative and do young adults really need to read stuff like that—the article calls it “sick lit”—after all? (John Green’s novel The Fault in Our Stars, with a [...]
31 Dec 12
The list 2012
I didn’t do quite as much pleasure reading as I would have liked this year, since I still have to at least pretend I’m doing reading for school. I did discover a few new favorites nevertheless (and, despite my grousing, I enjoyed some of my school reading, too). I’m ashamed to admit I’d never read [...]
18 Dec 12
By Blood or By Bond blog tour
Today I have the honor of hosting the first stop on the blog tour for Hazel West’s new YA historical novel, By Blood or By Bond! I’m so excited to be part of this tour, since I enjoyed the book a great deal and can recommend it to any ancient-history buff or historical-fiction reader. Fans [...]
Introduction
I'm a student, amateur historian, coffee connoisseur, movie buff, hockey fan, cat lady, and all-around nerd. I'm currently pursuing a degree in history and political science at the University of West Georgia. In my spare time, I write historical fiction and fantasy. My debut YA historical fantasy novel His Own Good Sword was released on 7 May 2013.
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