Hi! I’ll be in town this weekend for the NYC Teen Author Fest! If you’re in or near NYC, I’d love to see you. I’ll be at many of the events from Friday-Monday, but mine are as follows:

Saturday March 21, Symposium (42nd Street NYPL, Bartos Forum, 5th Ave at 42nd St)

4:10-5:00 - Creating Strong Characters

Explanation: We often talk about “strong” ( Read more... )

I fell way short of my 2014 reading goal of 75 books. Even counting manuscripts I read for critique, I only got to 56 books. I’m hoping to read 100 next year - I did that in 2009 and it was so good for me creatively.

But here are my favorites of 2014:

Favorite book of 2014: The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski

Favorite fantasy: The Winner’s Curse ( Read more... )

Hi! Ugh, I am terrible at updating the blog lately. So sorry! I started working recently at the DC Public Library as a part-time children’s associate. This means I’m spending twenty hours a week doing things like:

• finding books on spiders
• making scrolls for an upcoming ninja party
• becoming best friends with the Accu-Cut in order to cut out a Dr. ( Read more... )

( Read more... )

I’ve been sitting on this super happy-making news for exactly a month, and I am so happy to finally share:


( Read more... )

I’ve been sitting on this super happy-making news for exactly a month, and I am so happy to finally share:


( Read more... )

I’ve been sitting on this super happy-making news for exactly a month, and I am so happy to finally share:


( Read more... )

Hi! Today we’re celebrating Sara Raasch’s debut, SNOW LIKE ASHES, which comes out today!

Before we start - why are they called Thrice interviews? The original titles for the Cahill Witch Chronicles were THRICE BLESSED, THRICE CURSED, and THRICE FATED. I have a tattoo with the word thrice, which is partly to remind me how joyful writing that first ( Read more... )

Hi! I’m Jessica Spotwood, author of The Cahill Witch Chronicles. Books 1 and 2, BORN WICKED and STAR CURSED, are out now in paperback. Book 3, SISTERS’ FATE, just came out in August! My books are historical fantasies about witches and sisters and kissing that will hopefully make you swoon - and cry. And at the end of this post, I’m giving away some ( Read more... )

Hi! SISTERS’ FATE has been out in the world for a month already! How crazy is that?! Have you had a chance to read it yet? What did you think?

There are SO MANY BOOKS in the world. If you’ve already made the time to buy (or borrow) SISTERS’ FATE and read it - thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart!

And if you’ve made time to review it ( Read more... )