My Monster & Me

Today, on ADR3NALIN3, a post on the proper care and feeding of my little monster, as well as some words of advice on criticism:

December 2011 Recommended Reads, Listens, and Looks

So, you’ve noticed this is a week late? Blame ADR3NALIN3, the brand-spanking-new blog and brainchild of Jordan Dane, award-winning adult and YA novelist. Jordan contacted me about joining in on the fun late last year and after some hemming and hawing–and a relentless barrage of counter-arguments to my arguments–I’m happy and proud to be part [...]

ASHES Book Trailer

Some lovely kids from Devizes School in the UK did an ASHES book trailer for a project.  Well, the result is fabulous.  You can see how hard these kids worked, and I am honored they chose my book. Enjoy this.  I love it.  HUZZAH to all involved!  

WHITE SPACE goes to Egmont USA

As reported today on PM: Children’s: Young Adult Ilsa Bick’s WHITE SPACE, pitched as The Matrix meets Inkheart, about a seventeen-year-old girl who jumps between the lines of books and into the white space where realities are created and destroyed – but who may herself be nothing more than a character written into being from [...]

ADR3NALIN3

Today marks the kickoff of a new group blog of which I’m proud and honored to be a member: ADR3NALIN3. The pros you’ll find here all enjoy rides on the dark and wild side; in fact, I remember when Brett Battles’s thriller, THE CLEANER, was introduced by none-other than Lee Child at one of the [...]

The Bicks ‘n Flicks: Time for moo goo and a movie!

Source Code is just one of the flicks the Bicks will be screening this year with their moo goo.  Want to see all ten?  Check out my guest post for Smugglivus 2011  

My Number One

If you’re a Stephen King fan–and even if you’re not–chances are you’ve either seen or heard about MISERY. Just in case you need a little refresher: I really like that film. The trailer’s soundtrack is a very cute touch, too. The music’s not from this film at all but ALIENS. As I recall, a bunch [...]

November 2011 Recommended Reads, Listens, and Looks

Jam-packed with work on SHADOWS and Thanksgiving, November went by fast.  Where did the time go?  I didn’t have much for extracurricular stuff, but what I did manage to squeeze in was well worth the effort.  Having said that, I also had some reservations about what I read/listened to this month but not enough to [...]

The Psychology of Snarky

A comment I’ve heard quite a bit from people who’ve met me is that I seem way too nice to have crafted such a dastardly novel as ASHES or be as fascinated by the evil that people do as I am.  By and large, this is true; I try to be very polite, always.  I [...]

October 2011 Recommended Reads, Listens and Looks

One thing I gotta say about touring: the things that normally aggravate the heck out of you–flight delays, protracted time in the air, downtime waiting for the next flight, a particularly bad in-flight movie–can be a real boon for a reader. Suffice to say, I read a ton this past month.  Again, it may have [...]