My Favorite YA Books of 2012!
Originally published on Teen Writers Bloc. Hello everyone, it’s that time again, the time when we take the arbitrary ending of the year on the calendar and make a big deal out of it. But hey, there’s...
View ArticleMary’s ConFusion Roundup
Originally published on Teen Writers Bloc. I just got back from my second sci-fi/fantasy convention ever, and it was a total blast! For those of you who don’t know, there’s this whole circuit of...
View ArticleMary’s Great Middle Grade Reads
Originally published on Teen Writers Bloc. Hello Teen Writers Block readers! Today I want to share with you a couple of great middle grade books I read this month. First, I was lucky enough to stumble...
View ArticleSeptember Happenings!
Wow, I haven’t written anything on the blog for a long time! I even managed not to write anything here plugging the release of my new book, Escape from the Pipe Men! I don’t know what happened to me...
View ArticlePreorder Evil Fairies Love Hair!
I meant to do this post as a cover reveal. I first saw the cover back in July, and I couldn’t wait to share it with everyone! But I also wanted to share some preorder links in case, you know, people...
View ArticleCome to Books of Wonder this Saturday, October 26!
This Saturday I have the honor of being on a panel at Books of Wonder entitled “Fantastic Middle Grade Reads” with three fabulous authors! Here are the great books you’ll get to hear about in addition...
View ArticleA Religious Girl We All Can Love: The Drowned Forest by Kristopher Reisz
What book could bring me out of my lunatic-busy-too-overwhelmed-to-blog hole and compel me to write something? That would be The Drowned Forest by Kristopher Reisz (Flux 2014). I became interested in...
View ArticleA School Visit with the Teen Author Festival!
Today I got a chance to do one of my favorite author activities—a school visit! Today was the best because as part of the Teen Author Festival, I was paired with four other awesome authors. All of our...
View ArticleThe Wise and Wonderful Words of L. Frank Baum
Have you ever wondered what’s so great about children’s fantasy? Have you ever asked, Why bother writing or reading about stuff that isn’t real? Have you ever had some strange imagination-less person...
View ArticleEvil Fairies Love Hair Release Events!
Hello friends, relatives, and book lovers! I’m so excited that my new book Evil Fairies Love Hair will be out in the world tomorrow, Tuesday, August 5, 2014. Did you ever want to learn all about how to...
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