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How you know you’re a seasoned author

February 9, 2009

I was thinking about this as I got ready for my panel last night at Changing Hands. My how things have changed since my first book event! First book event an author does: You have dreamed about this day for…

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Changing Hands Author Panel Tonight at 7:00

Hey fellow Arizonians,If you’re looking for something fun and free to do tonight, stop by Changing Hands Book Store for the Teen Author Panel Discussion at 7 pm. Explore how to write, market, and publish first-rate teen literature with authors…

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Princess of the Midnight Ball

February 5, 2009

When I was little I always wanted to be a princess. In fact when adults asked me what I was going to be when I grew up, I always told them I was going to be a princess. My older…

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Where I get my characters’ names

January 31, 2009

I love choosing my characters’ names. I get to use all the really cool names that my husband wouldn’t let me name my children. (I tried to strike a deal with him that he could name all of the children…

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Optioned!

January 24, 2009

Good news! My Fair Godmother was just optioned! This basically means that a very brilliant producer wants to make the book into a movie. Now I’m waiting and crossing my fingers that everything else will come together, because I’ve always…

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professional jealousy

January 17, 2009

I was going to put up pictures of my Utah trip, but alas, Techno Bob is on a scout camp-out with one of the offspring, and I am pathetically unable to upload pictures onto my blog. (And no, I don’t…

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Win My Fair Godmother

January 7, 2009

I like to have contests that match the book I’m giving away, but I’m drawing a bit of a blank on this one. Hmmm. Tell me a story about when you defeated an ogre? Nah. Best tips for getting rid…

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Just One Wish interview

January 1, 2009

Despite the fact that my expression in the beginning of this interview makes me look like I am about to discuss something extremely distasteful (politics, grout stains, Paris Hilton) I am actually talking about something fascinating–my book. Okay, at least…

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Just One Wish interview

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An interview about Just One Wish

December 29, 2008

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Cool technology? (In which I reveal my secret identity)

December 22, 2008

Okay, I admit it. Just like Clark Kent and Peter Parker and other extremely cool people, I have a hidden identity. Besides being mild mannered Janette Rallison YA author, I am also Sierra St. James, exotic romance writer. Not that…

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The other thing that bothers me about a lot of contemporary YA literature.

December 15, 2008

Okay, I get that the teen years are turbulent , emotional times, and that many teen girls are drawn to drama. I am embarrassed to admit that I, myself was that way as a teen. I even wrote ultra melodramatic…