Cynthia Has a Secret, a gritty contemporary young adult novel by award-winning P.D. Workman

Packing for Camp NaNo

Oh the crazy weeks before Camp NaNo! Trying to clear the decks before the writing starts:
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Excerpt from Riders of the Purple Sage

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along!
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Trailer for "Diversion, Breaking the Pattern #2"

Trailer for “Diversion, Breaking the Pattern #2”

Soon, you'll be able to order "Diversion".
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Excerpt from "Tin God" #teasertuesday

Excerpt from “Tin God” #teasertuesday

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along!
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Teaser from “Thrown to the Wolves”

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along!
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Excerpt from "Stand Alone"

Excerpt from “Stand Alone”

Sample Sunday was originally an inspired idea by David Wisehart in December 2010 as a way for authors to leverage social media to share some of their work with readers.
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Stand Alone

Stand Alone

The kids at school, police, and even her mother think Justine is crazy. Her only escape is skateboarding, but with her best friend gone, she's lost. Will Justine find the key to who she really is? ...
Ruby, Between the Cracks

Ruby, Between the Cracks

Ruby is tough and independent, but she's blocked out the difficult road that has led her to this point. Gangs, drugs, and depression are part of the journey ahead ...
Excerpt from "Ruby"

Excerpt from “Ruby”

You may already have heard about Sample Sunday, but if you haven’t, it’s a really neat thing that occurs within the Author Community. The basic platform of Sample Sunday, is an author will share a sample of their work on their blog, so you can stop by and get a taste of their writing. They will then also share the information on Twitter to help spread the news.
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Social Networking Wins

Social Networking Wins


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Tattooed Teardrops

Tattooed Teardrops

I just finished the first draft of a new YA novel, "Tattooed Teardrops" tonight. This is a book that I started on a while ago, seat of the pants, no plot or outline. Unfortunately, I got stuck writing backstory and didn't know where the main book was going. So I sat down in December and worked through the Snowflake Method to get a basic plot outlined, set up a beat sheet with the main action, and dove back into it, much more excited! I aimed to get it done by the end of January, at a casual pace, but it came together a bit more quickly than that!
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Deviation, Breaking the Pattern #1

Deviation, Breaking the Pattern #1

(Book #1) Everyone knew that he was a good guy; geeky, responsible, hard-working.  Henry has had a lot to deal with in the past.  Now, as he should be focusing on his schooling and preparing himself for the future, he is hindered by abuse, the challenge of raising his baby brother while dealing with his mother’s deep depressions, and the return of a ghost from the past Henry has tried his best to forget ...
A fantastic read

A fantastic read

One of my friends suggested that I should read some of Kristen D. Randle's works, so I started with "Breaking Rank":
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10 Steps to Writing a Novel; Tips, Tricks, and Resources

10 Steps to Writing a Novel; Tips, Tricks, and Resources

NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is only a week away.  For the uninitiated, this is a worldwide event in which thousands of people attempt to write a 50,000 word novel during the month of November.  Some of us have bigger goals (for example, I aim for 100,000 words during the month – eliminating writing on Sunday, that’s roughly 4,000 words per day), but to “win”, you must write 50,000.  It is supposed to be new work, not a revision or a continuation of a work in progress, and it is supposed to be a novel.  But of course, there are rebels who choose other goals instead ...
Published!

Published!

You never thought it would come, but here it is! "Looking Over Your Shoulder" has now been published in Kindle format on Amazon:
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