On the trail of El Cupacabra

I am delighted to see that Amazon recognizes the value of books on cryptozology. Today in my inbox, I got this: Dear Amazon.com Customer,Customers who have purchased or rated Highway to Hell (Maggie Quinn: Girl Vs Evil) by Rosemary Clement-Moore might like to know that Tracking the Chupacabra: The Vampire Beast in Fact, Fiction, and…

Highway to Hell goes paperback

Cue the Beatle's Birthday song. (Na na na na NAna nana... two three four) Highway to Hell comes out in trade paperback today. When Maggie and Lisa head to the beach for Spring Break, they get more action than they bargained for when a Jeep accident strands them in a one horse town where the…

Field Trips and Freebies!

Missed yesterday's blog post, which is sad, because I had it all planned! I headed up to Norman, OK, where I spoke to a YA Lit graduate class about writing, books, general blathering. They've been great hosts, and only made fun of my "Horny Toad" TCU sticker on my car a little bit.So I come…

Highway to Hell teaser (again!)

I know I've been letting Twitter do my work for me, posting wise. But to make up for all the microposts, here's a nice long excerpt from Highway to Hell, which, as I may have mentioned, comes out on Tuesday!Maggie and Lisa are stuck in a half-horse ranching town, and the talk in the town's…

Your Obnoxious Reminder–Enter and Win stuff

Today is the LAST DAY to enter to win a copy of Highway to Hell. The book comes out on March 10th-- One week from tomorrow! --but you can win it before you can buy it! I'll be drawing one name for every 10 people entered. So that means that you can tell your friends…

Have books, will travel

This morning I went to speak to a junior high group up in Lewisville (which is only "up" in the sense that it's north of where I live, which is the SOUTH part of the metroplex.). I really do enjoy talking to (receptive) students. It's sort of hellish when they're required to be there, and…

Highway to Hell teaser

Two weeks until Highway to Hell debuts! To celebrate, I'm running a quick and dirty, win it before you can buy it contest on my website. Click over here to enter.I'll also be posting fairly sizable teasers for the next two weeks. Enjoy!(From Chapter One, Highway to Hell by Rosemary Clement-Moore)[Maggie and Lisa are in…

Highway to Hell on a Monday Morning

Coolness. I found the text of the VOYA review of Highway to Hell (which, just as a reminder, comes out MARCH 10... oh my GOD! That's only four weeks from now. I stink at promotion. I really do.)... Okay, where was I? Oh yeah. Here's what VOYA had to say. It's mostly recap of the…

Writing tip of the day: Dialogue and Dialect

So, I was watching True Blood on HBO. (I seriously, highly recommend the books by Charlaine Harris. Go buy or check them out now.) And I'm thinking: Wow, they are really over exaggerating the rural Louisiana accents. Not one really talks like that. That's almost a caricature.Then I was in the mall on Friday, and…

New Cover!

Quick post today. Up to my eyeballs in stuff today. But look! Amazon.com now has the cover for Highway to Hell. Now I feel free to post it, in all it's glory: