Author Archives: kirstincm

Win an ARC of RULES FOR CAMOUFLAGE!

Posted on March 24, 2024 by kirstincm

WOO HOO! Want to win an Advanced Reader Copy? Head over to Goodreads and check the giveaway! It runs until April 21st. I can’t wait for you to meet Evvie, Blue, and Aretha–all of whom are on the cover. : … Continue reading →

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The second regret and how to live with the both/and

Posted on October 11, 2022 by kirstincm

A few blog posts previous to this one, I said I had one regret in my publishing life, that I hadn’t been a good book citizen. That’s still true. But I have one other regret, and that regret is ten … Continue reading →

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Two words: THANK YOU

Posted on December 4, 2021 by kirstincm

Kirstin Cronn-Mills is a fiscal year 2021 recipient of a Creative Support for Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota States Arts Board, … Continue reading →

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Watch this space!

Posted on November 14, 2020 by kirstincm

With luck and love and some crossed fingers, there will be a new book soon. It’s called O IS FOR OUTSIDER. I have no idea if editors are buying books. Hopefully? We’ll find out. This book is a little bit … Continue reading →

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Ten years, one regret

Posted on September 16, 2019 by kirstincm

  Time goes amazingly fast, doesn’t it? Maybe it’s just me. My first novel, The Sky Always Hears Me and the Hills Don’t Mind, came out in September 2009. My kid was 11. I’d been at my job for 10 … Continue reading →

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When art creates art, and YOU MEET THE ARTIST (omg!!)

Posted on July 8, 2019 by kirstincm

    The title doesn’t make it clear, but the book does: the title of WRECK is inspired by “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” a song written and performed by Gordon Lightfoot in 1976, about the shipwreck of the … Continue reading →

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The . . . disrespectful? . . . launch of WRECK

Posted on April 16, 2019 by kirstincm

    Launching WRECK has been unlike launching any other book in my career. Its subject matter is hard, and the book isn’t funny (I love writing funny books).  But more than anything, its launch feels a way I can’t … Continue reading →

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Sometimes you write the book, sometimes the book writes you.

Posted on November 26, 2018 by kirstincm

  Writing is a funny thing. You’d think you’d be in control of the process, but sometimes you’re not. Sometimes the characters do or say things you’re not expecting. Sometimes the book goes in a direction you don’t expect (the … Continue reading →

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Hello! This is not a blog post. This is a declaration of no more blog posts. Welcome!

Posted on May 1, 2017 by kirstincm

Nine years ago today (May 1), I found out SKY was going to be a Flux book. Suffice it to say (cheesy but true) my life changed that day. Writing young adult novels has been one of the best, hardest, … Continue reading →

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School friends! Back-to-school BOOK GIVEAWAYS!

Posted on September 6, 2016 by kirstincm

  Like it or not, summer is over.  Some school folks are YAAAAAAAAAAAY, some folks are BOOOOOOOOOOO, and some folks are, “Well, my favorite parts of school are students, reading books, and listening to music in my office.” Or maybe … Continue reading →

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