If you like male narrators . . .

Over at book blog, The Reclusive Bibliophile, Melanie has a feature called "If You Like . . . " where she has one topic or theme and various other book bloggers weigh in with suggestions. Last week, the topic was "If You Like Male Narrators." Freefall was one of the suggested titles, and there are many, many more on the list. I see lots of search terms coming up through my website indicating that readers of Freefall are looking for something similar, so this list might be a great place to look!

Interview at Tangled Up In Words

Drea at Tangled Up In Words asked me a few questions about being a writer, and I answered them here, for your perusal! :-)

KlaHaYa Days

The city of Snohomish, Washington, is celebrating KlaHaYa Days this coming weekend. Denise Jaden and I will be at the Uppercase Books booth, hanging out and signing books on Sunday, July 24th from 3-4 p.m. So if you're in the area, please stop by!

New Blog at the Contemps

I posted over at the Contemps today, detailing the (unusual?) rules at my high school against displays of affection! Please visit the Contemps site to read it. And, if you'd like, leave me a comment there sharing what the rules were like at your high school. Pretty please? :-)

Contemporary YA Authors Needed

The Contemps group is looking for new members.

Would you or someone you know like to be a member of the 2011/2012 Contemps Group?

You must:

* have a contemporary YA novel with a traditional publisher coming out between 9/2011 and 8/2012.

* be able to commit to blogging at least once a month.

* offer up ideas, skills and/or abilities that could serve a group of authors and help us to connect to readers, teachers and librarians. Please note: this is a working group.

To be considered for membership, please send an e-mail to thecontemps(at)gmail(dot)com and request an application. Applications will be accepted through July 10, 2011. 20 to 25 members will be selected and everyone will be notified as soon as possible after the 15th so work can begin to get the new group up and running by mid-August.

Please help us spread the word to message boards, author groups, etc. And then stay tuned for our new group of authors to be revealed someday soon! Thank you!!