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The Modern Ink Society- Featuring Brendan Reichs
FEATURING GUEST Brendan Reichs The Dark Deep (with Ally Condie) Welcome to the fifteenth session of THE MODERN INK SOCIETY! “Do one thing every day that scares you.” — Eleanor Roosevelt Introducing Brendan Bio:Born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, I attended the public school system as a proud Myers Park Eagle, Carmel Cougar and South Meck Sabre. I had many great teachers along the way, to whom I owe eternal thanks. Then I packed up and headed to Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC. When they finally handed me a degree — a B.A. in History, the most practical of …
Fall 2017 YA Scavenger Hunt!
Welcome to the 15th YA Scavenger Hunt! Hello! I am Colleen Houck, your hostess for this leg of the hunt. About Me My 2018 Calendar is steampunk themed. I am having my new home built! My goal this year is to read 150 books (I’ve read 90 so far). I love See’s lollipops. And my all time favorite romance adventure is Romancing the Stone! You are currently hunting on TEAM PINK. Looking for my exclusive bonus content? You’ll have to keep searching. Somewhere on this blog hop, I’ve hidden a sneak peak from REUNITED! Before you go looking for them, check out the amazing author I’m …
YA Scavenger Hunt Fall 2017 featuring M.K. Harkins and and Rosalyn Eves
Welcome to the 15th YA Scavenger Hunt! Hello! I am Marilyn Harkins, your hostess for this leg of the hunt. About Me My favorite color is green (but blue for clothes) I have a black and white dog named Oreo (I know, very unoriginal-but he was a rescue dog and we didn’t want to confuse him) My favorite number is 77 I’m currently writing my 7th book You are currently hunting on TEAM RED. But, first, a few rules. SCAVENGER HUNT PUZZLE RULES DIRECTIONS: You’ll notice that I’ve listed my favorite number. Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors …
Reunited Book Trailer Contest winners announced!
The long awaited moment came and went with the release of Colleen Houck’s latest book and book trailer in August and was celebrated with a party at her local Powell’s book store with a bang! We ran a contest through the month of August for a chance to win the latest Colleen Houck book, REUNITED as well as a bonus contest for one book of your choice from Colleen Houck’s library of books she’s written. And, the winners are: Fay Tanner for the Reunited book plus two surprise books! and Daniela Garcia for the a selection of one book of …
Book review for kids, by kids-Captain Underpants
For those of you who are looking for new books appropriate for middle grade that both boys and girls might enjoy, this is the place to look! Every month, a new book (or two) will be added for review right here and they will be reviewed by the best critics, KIDS! That’s right, the one’s who read them will be the judge! This blog is written by my smart and witty nephew, Alexander. He’s one of the best closers I’ve met and has an infectious laugh. He’s currently learning about contraction words and he loves to watch movies in his …
July Contest of the Month-REUNITED-Coming to book stores near you!
One more month, just one more month until the official release of REUNITED, the final book in the REAWAKENED saga! Happy 4th of July everyone! There is much to celebrate this summer. My latest book in the REAWAKENED series is being released AUGUST 8th! There will be a LAUNCH PARTY that night (see details below). I just finished a TOP SECRET book that may be published Fall of 2018! Watch for reveals in upcoming months. It’s a BIG one! I’ve received the mock up book cover designs for TIGER’S DREAM! It’s happening my tiger fans, Spring of 2018 can’t come soon enough! ~ Colleen …
Modern Ink Society
FEATURING GUEST Jennifer A. Nielsen The Genesis of Inspiration Welcome to the thirtieth session of THE MODERN INK SOCIETY! “Do one thing every day that scares you.” — Eleanor Roosevelt Introducing Jennifer Bio: New York Times Bestselling author, Jennifer Nielsen, was born and raised in northern Utah, where she still lives today with her husband, three children, and a dog that won’t play fetch. She is the author of The Ascendance trilogy, beginning with THE FALSE PRINCE; the MARK OF THE THIEF series, and the forthcoming A NIGHT DIVIDED. She loves chocolate, old books, and lazy days in the mountains. …
Top Ten Ways to get Luck on your Side
TOP TEN BEHAVIORS THAT MAKE ME FEEL LUCKY Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! Today is one of those holidays where you see shamrocks and pots of gold, little leprechauns and people dressed in green for a spot o’ good luck. You may also hear or have heard at some point in time, the old adage, “the luck o’ the Irish”. It comes as no surprise that Irish history is riddled with superstitious beliefs involving cats and mirrors and ghosts, so why not have a special day where a bunch of luck shines down on those sporting their clovers of green with rainbows and pots of gold? While …
Share the REIGNITED Book Trailer Contest Winner Announced!
The long awaited moment is finally here! Colleen Houck has teamed with Crush Creative again for a book trailer, REIGNITED. After much collaboration and creative genius, we are excited to bring you the new trailer, From New York Times bestselling author Colleen Houck comes a novella full of celestial marvel, passion, betrayal, and evil that will grow to reign over humanity forever. In celebration of this book trailer reveal, we hosted a contest where one lucky person will win a REIGNITED PRIZE PACKAGE (includes an advanced reader copy of REIGNITED and lots, lots more)! Thanks to all who participated in this one! And the winner is . . …
Modern Ink Society-Featuring Author Gretchen McNeil
FEATURING GUEST Gretchen McNeil An Author’s Week in Photos Welcome to the twenty-ninth session of THE MODERN INK SOCIETY! “Imagination is the key to my lyrics. The rest is painted with a little science fiction.” — Jimi Hendrix Introducing Gretchen Bio: Gretchen McNeil is the author of the standalone YA horror novels POSSESS, TEN, 3:59, and RELIC; GET EVEN and GET DIRTY, part of the Don’t Get Mad series; and the contemporary comedy I’M NOT YOUR MANIC PIXIE DREAM GIRL. Gretchen is a former coloratura soprano, the voice of Mary on G4’s Code Monkeys and she sings with the LA-based …
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