Book Trailer

Cruel Beauty has a book trailer! You can see it at the USA Today blog, along with a short post about how what inspired me to write it. (Trying to condense “East of the Sun, West of the Moon” into a one-paragraph summary nearly killed me, and I still feel …

Sirens Conference

One of my favorite conventions is Sirens, which is focused on women in fantasy literature. It’s small, friendly, exciting, and has a strong YA presence. This year I’ll be attending it for the third time, and I’m really excited — especially because this will be the very first time that …

Cover Reveal!

I saw the rough draft of my cover art last November and I was utterly thrilled. And now I finally (finally, finally!) get to share it with the world! You can see it now on the Epic Reads blog.

New Title!

Long ago, I was nearly ready to look for an agent. My opening pages glittered. My query letter shone. There was just one problem: my book didn’t have a title, and “Please represent my book UNTITLED” didn’t have quite the competent, professional air I wanted to project. I made lists …