• Query Away! (3 Essentials That Helped Me Land My Dream Agent)

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    One YA Author’s Journey to Publication When I had my first child in 2005, I decided to resign from my job as a high school English teacher and yearbook advisor. My goals: To be a great mom. And to write a novel and get published. What came next? I wrote. And wrote. And wrote some…

  • Teacher, Teacher

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    One YA Author’s Journey to Publication All writers need guidance. Hopefully each of us has found at least one great teacher to inspire us to continue to struggle through the difficulties of brainstorming, revision, and the push to dig deeper. As I mentioned in a previous post, I was not just painfully shy about sharing…

  • My First Interview

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    Thoughts when I got the request for this interview: Someone really wants to interview me? What fun! Thoughts when I received the questions for this interview: Some of these are really hard! Thoughts when I saw this interview: OMG, it’s really happening. This whole crazy dream of being published is really coming true! *SQUEE* So,…

  • Journals Galore – The Very Beginning

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    One YA Author’s Journey to Publication Having made a plethora of author friends online, I have realized that there are as many roads to publication as there are published books. I don’t think there is a “right way” to do things, though I would encourage any writer aspiring to join the ranks of the published…

  • I Have My ARC!

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    What an unbelievable experience it is to hold my ARC in my hands! To flip through the book and see my words filling each page, to see my name on the cover! I’m at a loss right now and simply want to post a picture of my cover. I just received permission. This is not…

  • Most Embarrasing Moment of the Week

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    I have many embarrassing moments that I could share, but I think I’ll pick my most embarrassing moment of the week. I received my copy edits this past weekend and was excited to get to work. This being my first time, I was particularly careful about reading the instructions. Even though I didn’t know what…

  • Obsessed

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    Okay, it’s time to get real. I have this issue with becoming obsessed. Not possessed. But obsessed. Though, to my husband, the two probably look just about the same. During the course of my life, I have obsessed over a variety of things. Food (Hershey Kisses, ice cream, M&M’s), television shows (Gossip Girl, Flash Forward,…

  • Excitement All Around

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    I’m having the best weekend! Why? Let me fill you in . . . 1. I’m baking Chocolate Lovers chocolate chip cookies right now and my house smells wonderful. Plus, I’ll be eating them soon. 2. It’s getting chilly out, which means jeans and sweatshirts are in order. Love autumn! 3. I had a wonderful,…

  • Kristina McBride’s Author Bio

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     Name: Kristina McBride’10 Book Title: THE TENSION OF OPPOSITES Publisher: Egmont USA Favorite Bit of Writing Advice: "Write what you know." Cliché, right? But several years ago in a writing seminar, my teacher said this and it really hit me. I’d been writing suspense and horror because I love to get sucked into those kinds…