Anybody want to come hang out with me? Pick my brains about writing or publishing? Well, I’m happy to say there are going to be lots of chances over the next couple of weeks. I’m going to update my Events page with all the information below, but in the meantime, here’s a summary of what’s coming.

Jan 22, 7:00: Twitter Party

I have never done a Twitter party before, but I’m excited about it. Full details here. Come and chat me with please. I promise to be a fountain of information and maybe fun. Maybe.

Feb 6, 8:00: Shindig Event – New Leaf Literary & Media Author Talk

If you don’t know what Shindig is, just trust me when I say it’s awesome and it’s easy. All you need is a computer with an internet connection and preferring some kind of camera/speaker. Signing up is easy and free. My fellow author Jennifer Rush and I will be online and ready to chat. You’ll get to see our faces and hear us talk in real life. Hope you can make. Details here.

Mar 11 – Mar 17: The Three Nightmares You Can’t Resist Tour

That’s right, I’m going on a group tour with Kristen Simmons and Jenna Black! How cool is that? Very cool. We’ve got stops in Dayton, Ohio, Cincinnati, Lexington, Louisville, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The official announcement is here. I’ll post additional details, such as times and anything extra as I get them.

April 5: Wayne College Writers Workshop at Akron, Ohio

I just got invited to this event, and I couldn’t be more excited. I’m doing a workshop on writing suspense (fancy title to come). And I’m also the guest speaker, apparently. Totally weird and surprising, but cool. Find details here.

April 25 – 26: 2014 Spring Fling Writers Conference, Chicago

I’ll be doing a part of the AMA (Ask Me Anything) YA Panel with my fellow authors Erica Rourke and Lori M. Lee. My super-fab agent, Suzie Townsend, will be moderating. In addition, I’ll be doing some signings. Details here.

And there you have it. I really hope to see and talk to some of you soon. Seriously, give the Shindig event a try. It’s a create way to get to chat with both authors and fellow readers!

First off, I’ve got to apologize for me overall absence from the Internet of late. I’ve got a dozen excuses for this, but none that really matter other than the obvious one — deadlines! Yes, I’m under a totally panic-inducing deadline to finish Avalon 2, aka the “Killer Book,” thusly named because writing it might actually result in my death. Kidding. It’s just been a challenge, but nothing worth doing is easy, right? hehe.

Anyway, I wanted to write up a big post about New York Comic Con, but there’s no time. Instead, I posted a bunch of pictures down and dirty like over on Facebook. You can find them here. But the short of it is I had a blast in NYC and I can’t wait to visit again some day. I met a ton of new people and had an awesome time.

And now to the my main point. I’ll going to be participating at the Buckeye Book Fair 2013, this weekend in Wooster, Ohio! I’ve heard this is an awesome event and there are a TON of young adult writers going to be there, including Rae Carson and Cinda Williams Chima. Anyway, if you live anywhere around the Wooster area, I really hope you’ll come out and see us.

Cheers!