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I've Moved!
If you're looking for the blog of YA author Sara Bennett Wealer, you've come to the right place... sort of. This actually is my old blog. I now blog at sarabennettwealer.blogspot.com. You can visit me there for the latest and greatest, or stick around here and browse some of my old posts. Enjoy! -
Changes are Coming
I've got a lot of exciting things planned for 2012, one of which is resurrecting my blog with a pretty makeover. This poor thing has never looked that great, and I haven't had a lot of time to devote to updating. But I'm cooking up ideas for ways to make it more interesting, one of which will probably entail moving to a new location. I plan to re- ( Read more... ) -
Happy Holidays from Friends Furry and Not
Wow - how is it already Christmas time? I can't believe how fast this year went. And, as usual, I got so behind on Christmas cards that I didn't end up sending out any! That's why I was thrilled when Saundra Mitchell suggested putting together a video holiday card featuring YA authors singing Winter Wonderland. I love seeing what everybody did - ( Read more... ) -
Congratulations!!
Congratulations to fellow Elevensies Rae Carson, Ruta Sepetys and Guadalupe Garcia McCall - their books were nominated for William C. Morris awards!! Congratulations, you guys - you wrote wonderful books, and your nominations are so well deserved! -
Like Your YA a Little Artsy?
RIVAL is one of several arts-related YA and MG books that have come out this year, so if you like music or dance or drama or art AND YA literature you're in luck! For the past few weeks Page Turners Blog has been featuring YAs that feature the arts, and this week they're spotlighting my book. Check out this week's posts to find out how you can ( Read more... ) -
It's Not THAT Dark Out There
Over the weekend I participated in a wonderful panel discussion at Books by the Banks here in Cincinnati. Joining me were Kristina McBride (THE TENSION OF OPPOSITES), Julia Karr (XVI) and Katrina Kittle (REASONS TO BE HAPPY). The topic: is today's teen and tween fiction too dark ( Read more... ) -
Where in the World is Sara?
I can't believe how fast this year has gone, how is it already fall?!?!
My debut year has been wonderful and hectic and crazy (as most years are for me, to be honest). But the best part of being a new author has been when I get to connect with readers, either through the wonderful emails that you send me, or at events. If you live in the Ohio area ( Read more... ) -
"Don't you wish bullies had never been invented?"
That (points to subject line) is what my daughter said to me the other day, and I loved how simple her thought process seemed - somebody somewhere thought bullies were a good idea, and man, mom, weren't they wrong?
Of course bullies are invented every day, in many different ways and, of course, we can't wave our wands and make them go away. But we ( Read more... ) -
Announcing: Stages on Pages!
One of the things that seems to interest people about my book, RIVAL, is the arts angle - it's about two girls who are passionate about music, both preparing to go up against each other in a major singing competition. I wrote the book for teens who are like I was back in high school, interested in the arts but unable to find many books that tackled ( Read more... )
