Yesterday, I had a twitter chat with my editor, Cheryl Klein of Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic and stumbled upon some unexpected drama. The hashtag we used--#CMchat (for Cleopatra's Moon chat)--was being used by country music aficianados. #CMchat was a fairly busy twitter convo before we came along and crashed their party for an hour.It took us a while to understand what was … [Read more...] about “Mamas Don’t Let You Babies grow up to be Twit-less!”
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It’s a Twitter Chat!
Ever want to ask me or my editor about the process of writing and publishing Cleopatra's Moon? Now's your chance!AAL Books/Scholastic Senior Editor Cheryl Klein and I will be on a Twitter chat Monday, 11/14 at 12:30 EST to discuss writing, editing, and all manner of writerly things.Cheryl has the details at the bottom of this Q&A post about the novel on her blog. The … [Read more...] about It’s a Twitter Chat!
Entertainment Weekly, the Decatur Book Festival and other Surprises
So I found out yesterday that Cleopatra's Moon made Entertainment Weekly e-zine's "Must Read" list for the week of August 22nd.What a surprise! Beyond exciting! Here's the link: http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20310286_20521465,00.html#21043406 There Selene is, sandwiched between the Coen brothers' Blue Ray collection and actor Paul Giamatti! Amazing.Jackson Pearce, me, … [Read more...] about Entertainment Weekly, the Decatur Book Festival and other Surprises
All the Ways You Can Win Cleopatra’s Moon
I would love it if everyone bought a copy of Cleopatra's Moon--after all, good sales help us writers convince publishers to consider publishing our next book. But you can also try to win a copy of my novel at the following places:Write from the Soul & VisualEyes: Gail's contest ends August 28th. Passages to the Past:Also ends August 28th. … [Read more...] about All the Ways You Can Win Cleopatra’s Moon
Launch Party: A Happy Hangover
The Goddesses: Janie Hardy, Robyn Hood Black and Donna Bowman. I'm still recovering from the launch party for Cleopatra's Moon this past Friday. And no, not because I partied too hard, but because it was so wonderful.Apparently, you can have a happy hangover. Who knew?The excitement came from seeing so many friends--many of whom drove a long way to celebrate with me … [Read more...] about Launch Party: A Happy Hangover
