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… Continue reading Spirit and Dust Contest
Category: Spirit and Dust
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… Continue reading News bulletin from the writing cave
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… Continue reading The Epic Update (is epic)
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… Continue reading
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… Continue reading In which we meet Mr. Carson (Spirit and Dust excerpt)
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… Continue reading Spirit and Dust week continues
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… Continue reading SPIRIT AND DUST DAY
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… Continue reading Spirit and Dust Countdown
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?)… Continue reading Things that make me happy
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… Continue reading Better Than Chocolate and Hot FBI Agents