• Why I Didn’t Get Much Writing Accomplished This Week

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    I love to write. I know, duh, right? Seriously, though, writing is a stress reliever that I feel is essential to my daily life. When I don’t get my writing time in, I’m known to be a little cranky. This week, I have been feeling VERY cranky. I’m going to make this short and sweet, because…

  • Mara Purnhagen’s Tagged Launch Party

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    On Saturday March 6th, I packed myself into the car for a 4 hour drive up to Cleveland. Where was I headed? Mara Purnhagen’s launch party for her debut novel, Tagged, of course. The party was held at the Chagrin Falls Library, a rustic location in the beautiful little town of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. There…

  • Reviews

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    This week, The Tension of Opposites received two more reviews. I know, I know, books get reviewed, right? But it’s still so crazy to me that MY book is being reviewed. And people are liking it! Princess Bookie Abyss (Another point of excitement for me is that I figured out how to use hyperlinks. Yes,…

  • Submitting Pages to My Agent

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    One YA Author’s Journey to Publication In my series “One YA Author’s Journey to Publication”, I’ve written about landing my agent, my year of revision – the struggle – the pain – the ingestion of roughly one ton of chocolate. I’ve featured the four books that helped me find my way when I was so…

  • The Tension of Opposites – Cover Time

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    I’ve been trying to wait until this version of my cover shows up on some of the official book-selling sites, but since it was posted on Goodreads today, I figure it’s time to share. *squee* Looks like this is the final final cover for The Tension of Opposites. I am giddy with excitement. Egmont did…

  • Cool Links: The Tension of Opposites

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    I’ve decided to try to keep track of links for reviews, interviews, and such. Here goes . . . A Sprout Widget for The Tension of Opposites: http://seed.sproutbuilder.com/TgA3eYvKH8aPnAMn Reviews: The Hiding Spot: http://thehidingspot.blogspot.com/2010/01/mini-review-tension-of-opposites-by.html Interviews: On The Abyss Blog: http://bit.ly/aRhCn0 On Jame Richards’ Blog: http://jamerichards.blogspot.com/2010/01/interview-with-egmont-author-kristina.html The Book Resort: http://thebookresort.blogspot.com/2009/11/resort-chat-kristina-mcbride.html On Margaret Skipper’s Blog: http://margaretsbookstbr.blogspot.com/2010/01/interview-tension-of-opposites-author.html WOWs: The…

  • My First Author Visit

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    On February 12, 2010, I went back to where it all began. My former professor, Jimmy Chesire, invited me to visit his Introduction to Short Story Writing class at Wright State University, and present my journey to publication to his students. It was strange, preparing for this visit. The topic – me – seemed awfully…

  • A Website is Born

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    It’s officially been an official week. Which means that not much writing has been accomplished. But that’s okay, right? At least that’s what I’m telling myself. I’ve wrapped up a major project, and I’m feeling some pressure lift from my shoulders. Who knew this writing business would be so intense? I thought it was all…

  • An Ode to My Favorite Books on Writing

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    One YA Author’s Journey to Publication After hooking my dream agent, I spent an agonizing eleven months on revisions. Now, I don’t know what’s standard or anything, but let me tell you that every moment of that eleven months felt like an eternity. Because I’ve learned more from others than I possibly could have on…

  • My First Editorial Letter (ouch!)

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    One YA Author’s Journey to Publication After nearly two years of querying, I had finally hooked an agent on my third manuscript! Several weeks after signing an agency agreement, my first editorial letter arrived. It was the weekend before the Fourth of July – 2008. I was still riding the high of being a writer…