Tag Archives: Jenny Martin

Remember that time I needed you to help me pick out author pics…?

Yesterday was crazy and fun. I got some fantastic pro help from Connie (hair artiste!), Ash (make-up goddess!) and Amy (genius photographer at Amy Seiger Photography and Design!). And I ended up w/ a slew of surprisingly non-hideous, lovely shots. … Continue reading →

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FutureMe: A Letter from the Past

Last year, my sweet friend Erin Bowman posted about a letter she’d written to herself before her first books sold. She’d used a cool site called FutureMe, which allows you to scribble a letter to your future self and schedule … Continue reading →

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NEW BLOG SERIES: Addictions You Should Adopt!

Okay guys.   From now on, whenever I spot/hear/read/eat/fall in love with an amazing/inspiring/delicious/brilliant album/book/snack/whatever, I’m going to try to pass on the awesome. I’m calling this new blog/twitter/tumblr series: Addictions You Should Adopt, because…well, we could all use a … Continue reading →

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Carrying the Fire: Bullies in School

You have to carry the fire. I don’t know how to. Yes you do. Is it real? The fire? Yes it is. Where is it? I dont know where it is. Yes you do. It’s inside you. It was always … Continue reading →

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Free Writing Class!

Do you live in the Dallas-Forth Worth Area? If so, I’m teaching a FREE, two-part writing class for the Allen Public Library. At 2:00 p.m., on Saturday, February 9th, I’ll be teaching about writing craft. In this session, we’ll discuss: … Continue reading →

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YAK Fest!

This coming Saturday, I’ll be making my very first author appearance. How fun is that? And I hope you’ll be able to join the fun and attend YAKFEST ’13, where I’ll be moderating a YA panel. And wow, is it … Continue reading →

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The People Who Carry You

(Roman Holiday’s THE LONG WAY HOME, my anthem and TRACKED’s theme song, btw.) This past week has been amazing, and I’ve been heartened by all the well wishes about TRACKED, but something’s been gnawing at me. I didn’t do this … Continue reading →

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In Which I Go into Shock: A.K.A THE BOOK DEAL

Guys. GUYS. I AM HAVING AN UGLY CRY ABOUT POSTING THIS AND I AM STILL IN SHOCK AND I CAN’T STOP SHOUTING IN RANDOM CAPS-LOCKY WAY BECAUSE… My agent sold my debut. Our first book deal.  (C’mon. I know you … Continue reading →

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#DessertedReads = Cake + Book = YUM

I blame Stephanie Pellegrin. She just had to to tweet pics of her Coca-Cola cake. The cake looked so gooey and delish, it got P.J. Hoover and I talking about cake-offs, which led to tweets about blog recipes, which led … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Reasons DFWcon 2012 Rocked Like Grohl

I belong to a great writers’ workshop, and we put on a writers’ conference every year. And this year, DFWcon melted my face off like Dave Grohl rocking during a Foo Fighters’ encore set. Lemme give you 10 reasons why: … Continue reading →

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