Last month I recorded two podcasts, and the first of those went live today! To All the YA I’ve Loved Before featured me and Cheerleaders from Planet X as part of their “Alien April” month, including an interview with me and then a review of the book. I really enjoyed talking with fellow YA author Kaycee Racer about what life was like as a teen, which honestly was kind of…
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Some news
News Item 1: Sing, Goddess! is available now Sing, Goddess! A YA Anthology of Greek Myth Retellings, edited by Jane Watson, is available now! I’m excited for everyone to read my retelling of the myth of Icarus, “Feathers on the Wind.” Set in ancient Greece and featuring a half-harpy girl who befriends Icarus, it follows the myth pretty closely but there are some changes. It was hilarious when I was…
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Get off Twitter
This was originally posted on my personal blog, but after getting a lot of positive comments from people saying they felt it was an important part of the conversation, I decided to repost it here as well. Although I’ve been off Twitter for over a year at this point, a few days ago an author friend of mine sent me a Twitter thread to look at. It was a reaction…
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#BOWS2021: Fandom inspiration for The Iamos Trilogy
Welcome to the first-ever Book Owl Word Search, also known as BOWS! The Book Owl Word Search is a fun interactive game that lets you learn about new books and authors and enter to win a great prize. How does it work? Search through this blog post for my special Secret Word, then continue the hunt through my teammates’ posts until you’ve collected all 12 secret words. Enter them all…
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YA Scavenger Hunt, Featuring Kate McLaughlin
Note: The YA Scavenger Hunt is now over! Thanks to everyone who played and congrats to the winners! I’ll be leaving this post up for posterity, but note that the game is over as of October 4. Welcome to the YA Scavenger Hunt for Fall 2020! I’m so excited to be participating again, and to be a part of Team Red! For those of you who might not be familiar…
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Check out the newest I Heart Lesfic Megasale!
I Heart Lesfic is holding one of its seasonal megasales this week, with the theme “Love is in the Air,” for Valentine’s Day! Dozens of books with a f/f romance (any genre, but the requirement was that it have a romantic subplot, so keep that in mind!) are on sale this week, including Cheerleaders from Planet X! I am especially excited for some of the newer sci-fi and fantasy romances available,…