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Author Archives: kirstincm
The 12 Gifts of YA, #5: librarians
(Photo credit goes to Jason Puckett. What a badass tattoo! But of course you can be a badass librarian without any ink.) Meeting and hanging out with librarians has to be one of *the best* gifts of a YA life. … Continue reading
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The 12 Gifts of YA, #4: teenagers
So maybe this is obvious, but I love teenagers, probably about as much as I love pumpkin malts, so that’s pretty huge, and writing about them is a complete joy. When I sold my first book, my kid was 9. … Continue reading
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The 12 Gifts of YA, #3: other kidlit writers
Oh friends–this is one of the most awesome gifts of all. Do you know how many cool people write kidlit? No, you do not, but I am telling you, there are *so many cool people* who do! And I … Continue reading
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The 12 Gifts of YA, #2: randomness
Randomness = the gift that keeps on giving. I’m curious by nature, so I pay attention to random stuff, but I also love it because “randomness” is generally another word for “hilariousness.” It’s also a huge bonus for what I … Continue reading
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The 12 Gifts of YA, #1: readers
Duh. Writers need readers. But YA readers are especially phenomenal. Up above is my friend (and former student) Gail, reading SKY, and her bestie Teagan, reading CHASING ALLIECAT by one of *my* besties, Rebecca Fjelland Davis. And they’re on a … Continue reading
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The 12 Gifts of YA = presents for you!
Know what I love? December! It’s my favorite month of the year. Why? The semester ends, which means I have more writing time (yay!), plus it usually snows, plus it’s Christmas and my birthday, and lots of other family members’ … Continue reading
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“Gratuitous hate crimes” (?) & why I write them (?)
Bless me, book people, for I have sinned–I have continued to read online reviews of BMUC. Dangerous idea. My justification is the controversial content of this book: I want to know what people are saying. But knowing is a … Continue reading
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PLAYLISTS!
Way back in 2005, I decided I wanted to write a book where the main character is so attached to music he can’t get through his day without it (just like me). Consequently, that produced a book with a crap-ton … Continue reading
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Passion: necessary or stupid?
(When I Googled images for this post, all the interwebz coughed up was sexytime stuff. This post is not about sexytime.) So. A person is bopping along, jamming out to life, feeling passionate, doing passionate things, assuming all is well, … Continue reading
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Book trailer!
These are the days I like the most–right before the book comes out. Some people know about it and are passing it around, some people are just finding out, some people are already loving it, and some people have yet … Continue reading
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