Spirit and Dust Contest

Next week (May 13th!) I'll be celebrating the paperback release of Spirit and Dust!  It seems like the perfect time for an awesome, amazing, artistic contest! That's right. An artistic contest. This one is going to require some creativity. What's the mission, should I choose to accept it? Create any type of Spirit and Dust inspired art…

News bulletin from the writing cave

Yes, I'm still flying the flag, but here's a few cool things going on: Spirit and Dust as been chosen as an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers.  Yay!!!! I am totally jazzed to be included in this list, because a lot of bookish people love my books (and I'm so grateful!) but it's cool…

The Epic Update (is epic)

Here's what's been going on in RCM land since my last post: School Library Journal gave Spirit and Dust a starred review and said this: Daisy is an endearing, strong heroine. Her magical interactions with the spirit world are made utterly believable by finely drawn, evocative details of how she achieves them and the side…

The law breaking continues in Spirit and Dust: I was really not dressed for breaking into a graveyard. I shivered in my borrowed coat and gazed up at the fence that Carson expected me to climb--brick and iron and about nine feet tall. The moon was still bright enough to see the points on top…

In which we meet Mr. Carson (Spirit and Dust excerpt)

I'm in England until Tuesday!  Tomorrow... Today? ... FRIDAY I will be the BONUS ACT at Rachel Caine's booksigning at Waterstones bookstore in Nottingham. That's Nottingham, ENGLAND.  (Follow on Tumblr and Twitter for updates on the trip, which has no hashtag yet. I'm calling it the castle and pub tour. TODAY'S S&D excerpt! I turned…

Spirit and Dust week continues

Today's excerpt: I woke face down in a drool soaked pillow. There were worse puddles to wake up in, I suppose, but I didn't want to think about that. I just wanted to lie there, absolutely still, until I was certain that nothing was going to kill me. Not my migraine, not Agent Gerard, not…

SPIRIT AND DUST DAY

Spirit and Dust has been released from captivity in the US. Already there have been sightings. For the next week (until May 23) if you TWEET a picture of Spirit and Dust in the wild (in a store, in your house, in your shopping bag, on a bus/train/plane) then you will go into a drawing…

Spirit and Dust Countdown

The local cops kept staring at me. I couldn't decide if it was the plaid miniskirt in subarctic temperatures, or the fact that they'd never seen anyone talk to the dead before. Here's something weird about me. I almost always start writing with the first line of the book.  I know, I know. It doesn't…

Things that make me happy

It's been a rough couple of weeks at Casa Del Clement-Moore.  So to remind myself that Life is Good, today I am posting about Things That Make Me Happy. 1) My family and friends. I know this is cliche, but it's true. Read the dedication of Spirit and Dust (you HAVE pre-ordered your copy, right?)…

Better Than Chocolate and Hot FBI Agents

This morning I retweeted something from one of my favorite paranormal romance authors* (and awesome person) Alyssa Day: RT @Alyssa_DayDear Readers: You know that part where you tell us you like our books? We love that part like chocolate. First off, I would amend that to say we love that part better than the chocolate-covered marshmallow…