It’s that time again: Let’s see what I’ve been talking doing around the web.
Back in November on YA Wednesdays, I shared my Veteran’s Day reading list rounding up my favorite YA book about (almost) every American war.
Kristi did a lovely interview with me over at The Winged Pen.
Julie at YA Interrobang talked with me about women’s history and why these stories are important.
And at Lilbooklovers, I had a great discussion about historical fiction with Linda Williams Jackson, author of Midnight Without a Moon and A Sky Full of Stars.
Over at YA Books Central, I chatted with fellow author Amy Trueblood about writing books about girls and airplanes.
And then there was the time I showed up on Bustle, The Guardian, Mashable, The Mary Sue, The New Yorker, and various other places, which…oh, just read it for yourself.
Thanks to all these wonderful blogs for having me!
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Yes, the contract that we all signed for the Porthkennack books had a clause in it which essentially prohibits us from ever taking the books elsewhere. Not even if we changed all the names and changed the setting until it was unrecognizable would we be permitted to find another publisher or self-publish a Porthkennack book. But in fact I wasn”t even offered the choice to take the book back and bury it in a desk drawer where it would never be read by anyone ever again. Riptide is quite within its rights not to release the contract, since it hasn”t been seven years since I signed, and for the Porthkennack books it chose not even to offer to give them back. It was entirely voluntary of them to have released any of their authors” books, so I can”t really complain 🙂 And yes. I figured that this way the people who wanted to read the books would get to do so, and a useful charity would be supported as well, so it”s a win win. I”m glad you approve 🙂 Thanks!