Author Archives: Kourtney

Free Book Contest+ Book Review for Paige Shelton’s If Fried Chicken Could Fly

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Kourtney

Paige Shelton’s If Fried Chicken Could Fly is a delicious romp in the former wild west town of Broken Rope, Missouri, with a cast of absolutely engaging characters that you are dying to spend another book with. I’d jump in my … Continue reading →

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Guest Post over on NascentNovelist about Conflict and Tension

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Kourtney

Today, I’m guest posting on NascentNovelist’s blog about James Scott Bell’s fabulous Writer’s Digest Conference workshop on Conflict and Tension. So head over to NascentNovelist’s blog and show Martine some blog love. I’ll be popping over there throughout the day to … Continue reading →

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How an Introvert Can Extrovert at a Writing Conference

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Kourtney

Confession time. This is my worst nightmare. Having to walk into a crowded room and start up conversations with strangers especially if they know each other and I don’t know any of them. Whenever I get invited to parties, I … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Hot Property by Jenna Bennett

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Kourtney

Hot Property is the second book in Jenna Bennett’s Savannah Martin mystery series. Here are my top three reasons to read this book: 1) The chemistry between Savannah and Rafe is off the charts and had me squealing at 1 … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Kourtney

This is not a book to read when you are nervous about Pitch Slam. Which is of course when I was reading it. Lisa Gardner delivers a heart-racing, pulse-pounding thrill ride that never stops. NEVER. Do not read this before … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Kat Bender Talks about the SCBWI Winter Conference & Tension in YA Fiction

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Kourtney

First of all, I am delighted to be doing a guest blog for Kourtney! We met during the Writers’ Roundtable at the SCBWI conference two weeks ago. I highly recommend the critique sessions. Sharing your work is a great way … Continue reading →

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The Sunshine and Liebster Blog Awards

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Kourtney

Triple award winning JM McDowell awarded me the Sunshine Blog Award. A hundred daisies worth of thanks! My mom would chuckle at that (especially when she tries to converse in the AM), but I’m going to smile and thank JM for … Continue reading →

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Four Agents’ Views on the Current Market-SCBWI panel

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Kourtney

  At the Winter SCBWI Conference in New York, I attended a panel where four agents (Ginger Knowlton, Regina Brooks, Chris Richman, and Ken Wright) shared their views on the current market. Here are some of the main points I … Continue reading →

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The Business of Being a Writer: Reblog of Jessica Negron’s Post

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Kourtney

Jessica Negron did such an amazing job capturing everything that Dan Blank talked about during his Writer’s Digest Conference workshop, that I decided to do a reblog today. You can read her in-depth summary of his talk about  Becoming an Author … Continue reading →

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Long Overdue Blog Awards Post

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Kourtney

I am incredibly grateful for all these blog awards from my fellow bloggers. I was delighted when they popped up in the blog comments while in New York for conferences. I couldn’t blog about them from my Ipad though, which … Continue reading →

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