Leslea Wahl is one of my fellow Catholic Writers Guild members, and I was thrilled when I won a copy of her award-winning YA novel The Perfect Blindside in a recent giveaway. Since the grad school spring semester has now winded down, I was able to delve into this book–and once I did, I was […]
I’m so excited to share with you the cover for Seven Riddles to Nowhere! What do you think? Tell me in the comments below. I’d love to hear your thoughts. 7 riddles. 1 fortune. Way too many competitors. All seventh grader Kameron Boyd wants to do is keep his little Catholic school from closing. It’s […]
For a while now, the ebook price of Angelhood has been $1.99. That price is going up within the next few days, so if you’ve been thinking about buying a Kindle, Nook, or iBook copy of Angelhood, now is the time!
Last weekend, I went out and did some photo shoots of some of the Chicagoland locations used in my upcoming middle grade mystery Seven Riddles to Nowhere. In this video, I take you behind the scenes of the Chicago suburban location that started it all! For more behind-the-scenes peaks, be sure to sign up for […]
Cinder has been on my TBR pile for a couple of years, at least. Yes, that’s how long my to-be-read list is! I had started reading it last summer, but then my mom fell ill and grad school started up, and the book had to be returned to the library. Thank goodness for spring break […]
Hope you are enjoying a great Easter week! I successfully pulled off co-hosting Easter dinner with my dad. We had 19 people for dinner. For those of you keeping track, I’ve now hosted Thanksgiving dinner and Easter dinner in less than a year. Who knew I was such a domestic diva! 😉 I even made […]
In April, my debut novel Angelhood will be one year old. Awww! To celebrate, I’m giving away five copies of the audiobook version of Angelhood to five people who subscribe to my newsletter during the month of March. What else do you get when you subscribe besides a chance to win an audiobook copy of […]
This year, I was once again asked by my parish to write a couple reflections for our Lenten reflection book. Here’s my first entry for this year. It’s based on Matthew 25:31-46. Every year, instead of making a New Year’s resolution, I choose a “word of the year,” something to focus on during the coming […]
In January, I had the pleasure of speaking with the Chicago chapter of ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) about how to use Pinterest as a marketing tool for authors. If you missed it, you still have a chance to hear my talk–and you don’t even have to leave your home! I’ll be presenting on how […]
As some of you know, a few of my fellow YA authors from the Catholic Writers Guild have banded together to form a group on Facebook. You can find us here if you want to learn more about Books for Catholic Teens. We also have a Pinterest board and an Instagram account. If you’re on […]
