Author Archives: Jenny Martin

About Jenny Martin

Librarian, Writer, Beatlemaniac

(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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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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Writing friends, I just gave up. Completely surrendered. Again. And you know what? It felt great. I’ll probably do it again tomorrow. And the next day, too. I see the confusion on your face. Surrender?? Gave up on what??? Stuff … Continue reading

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If you’re a writer, you’ve probably heard “Show, Don’t Tell’ a million times. It’s one of those maxims you can’t escape. But I’m going to stick my neck out and declare… I think that advice has led to a lot … Continue reading

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Thanks to an idea from Steph Pellegrin and PJ Hoover, today is all about sweet bites and decadent reads. So without further ado, I give you my #DESSERTEDREADS matchup: WICKED AS THEY COME by Delilah S. Dawson Flap copy: When … Continue reading

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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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Sometimes, I love a book so much I have to shout it from the rooftops. Leigh Bardugo’s debut, Shadow and Bone, is that kind of read–seriously one of my absolute top picks for 2012! Of course I had to beg … Continue reading

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