Limited Motherhood
For the Prized blog tour today, I’m visiting Shut Up! I’m Reading, where Jessica asks about my inspiration for The Birthmarked Trilogy.
Aside from my answer to Jessica, the idea for one pivotal scene in the first book came from my concern for pregnant women in prison. What happens to them and their families? The Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women (NY) has sustained a prison nursery since the 1930’s. Babies stay with their incarcerated mothers for a year and then are placed… Continue reading
Fireside
We’ve been out of power again, thanks to the icy snow that dropped on Connecticut overnight. Since the leaves haven’t fallen yet, they’re now coated, which weighs the branches to the breaking point. We’ve been gathered around the fireplace, reading, playing the guitar, and drinking cocoa.
The Prized blog tour takes me today to The Compulsive Reader, where Tirzah asks me about the mid-series cover face-lift, which I just so happen to adore.
Climate in My Backyard
We woke to a dusting of snow yesterday and expect 4-9 inches tonight. Has the weather forgotten which calendar month we’re in? As a concerned planet-dweller and writer, I donate a portion of the proceeds of the Birthmarked Trilogy to the Global Greengrants Fund, a far-reaching non-profit for a just and sustainable world.
Today for the Prized blog tour, I’m visiting Manga Maniac Café, where Julie asks me about the books that most inspired me to become a writer.
Local Access
This morning, I dropped by my local access station to be a guest on Artists & Authors, hosted by Stephanie Summers. It was a friendly, fun interview which will be aired several weeks from now. Thanks to Stephanie, and to Maidie, Scott, and Ian for running it all so smoothly.
The Prized blog tour takes me to The Book Cellar today. Birthmarked was the first dystopian novel Erica ever read, and I find it cool how she came to it fresh, with no pre-conceptions.
Sweet Deal
For a limited time, the e-book of Birthmarked is available for $2.99 on Amazon. I don’t think I can take credit for this idea, but I am all for it. It’s almost as good as going to the library to take it out for free!
Do I have a Kindle? I do.
Do I prefer to read paper books? I do. Except when I’m traveling, or when it’s the middle of the night and I need a book now.
Novels in Schools
Scholastic Book Fairs and its parallel in France, France Loisirs, have both picked up Birthmarked. I was a devoted fan of the Arrow Book Club when I was in middle school, and vividly recall how excited I was whenever an order of new books came in for me, so I’m delighted the same company is now bringing my novel to readers in schools.
On the Prized blog tour today, I’m visiting The Book Pixie, where Briana asks me some out-of-the-box questions, like which color I’d eliminate from… Continue reading