Archive
Here is the graveyard of old information that once resided on this website.
Old updates:
removed 1/3/2017
- Guest Author at Book Chat at Saline District Library on December 7
- Starred reviews for The Castle Behind Thorns in Publisher’s Weekly and School Library Journal; also a Junior Library Guild Selection.
removed 9/18/2016
- September 5-13: end of summer giveaway! 35 fantastic fantasy authors teamed up to give away a huge collection of novels, PLUS a Kindle Fire to one lucky winner! You can win my novel THE PRINCESS CURSE, plus books from authors like CE Murphy and Jenna Black. Enter the giveaway by clicking here.
- September 17: Southwest Michigan Geek Fest 2016
- Handbook for Dragon Slayers won the 2014 Schneider Family Book Award for Middle Grades and the DetCon1 Middle Grade Speculative Fiction award.
removed 3/22/2016
- Attending ConFusion, Jan 22-24, 2016 (Novi, MI)
- Speaking at Northern Illinois University’s 36th Annual Children’s Literature Conference, March 18, 2016 (Dekalb, IL)
removed 8/6/2015
- The Castle Behind Thorns is nominated for a 2015 Mythopoeic Award.
removed 7/13/15
- YAC kick-off reading at Schuler Books in Eastwood Towne Center, Lansing, July 10th at 6pm.
- Author-in-Residence this summer at the MSU Young Authors’ Conference, July 11th.
- Meet the Author at the Saline District Library on July 12th, 2-3pm.
removed 1/28/15
- 90-Second Reads at Stair Public Library in Morenci, MI, on December 6th, 2014 (2 PM)
- ConFusion in Dearborn, MI – January 16-19, 2015
removed 10/27/14
- Youth Literature Festival at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, October 18, 2014
- GenreCon at the Livonia Public Library (Michigan), October 25, 2014
removed 8/5/14
- Giveaway: The Page Number Game on Tumblr going until May 27, 2014
- Handbook for Dragon Slayers nominated for a DetCon1 award–voting closes June 22nd
- ALA Annual in Las Vegas in June 2014
- Writer’s Workshop at DetCon1/NASFIC in Detroit in July 2014