Category Archives: Award

The Girl Gets a Moonbeam Award and the Blog Stops Start for Highway Thirteen

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Kourtney

Apologies for the late posting today. I took a break this weekend to catch up with old friends, visiting fairy homes and viewing American Impressionists.   Exciting TGWIG News The Girl Who Ignored Ghosts won the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards … Continue reading →

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A Great Review, a Nice Award, a Cool Q&A, and Exciting Appearances

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Kourtney

Foreword Reviews published their review of The Girl Who Ignored Ghosts in the fall edition of Foreword Reviews and on their website. They gave it 5 hearts! https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/the-girl-who-ignored-ghosts/ *** TGWIG is a Readers’ Favorite Book Award Finalist in YA mysteries. *** … Continue reading →

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Readers' Favorite International Book Awards in Miami

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Kourtney

On Thursday night, I landed in Miami and met up with a Georgetown friend for dinner. The best steak at Graziano’s. We caught up for a few hours. I’m so glad we did. Great way to start my time in … Continue reading →

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Listen, Teach, Travel!

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Kourtney

  I’ve been offline a lot the past week. I wish I could say I was at that relaxing spot above. Nope. I’ve been proofing my audiobook. It took about 16 hours to do it. The audiobook is only 11 … Continue reading →

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Six Train Takes the Bronze

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Kourtney

  The Six Train to Wisconsin won the bronze for paranormal in Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards! Big thank you to Carrie Rubin who won the silver last year for her book, Seneca Scourge, and introduced me to this fantastic … Continue reading →

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Greetings from Kourtneyland

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Kourtney

I can’t believe it’s mid July already! After I finished revisions on July 5th, Mom and I went back to Highwire Farm to celebrate. I met this lovely turkey. She was beautiful. Mom delighted in the kangaroo hopping about. The one … Continue reading →

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An Award, an Event, and Some Etc.

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Kourtney

  The Six Train to Wisconsin was an International Books Awards Finalist for cross genre fiction! ***** On June 7th, I will be at the 4th Annual Writers’ Conference and Intensives at Hunter College in Manhattan (68th and Lexington). I’m going to … Continue reading →

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Six Train Wins an Award and Reckonings Editorial Process is Underway

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Kourtney

    The Six Train to Wisconsin won the National Indie Excellence Awards cross genre fiction category!!! Finaling in a a contest is a great achievement, but it’s really really cool to win one too. ******   On May 8th, … Continue reading →

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Six Train’s a USA Best Book Awards Finalist!

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Kourtney

  Drumroll please…. Last Thursday I got an email and found out that The Six Train to Wisconsin is a 2013 USA Best Book Awards Finalist in the cross-genre fiction category! I was so happy, I danced around my desk and … Continue reading →

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I <3 Hart House+ EPIC Ebook Finalist + Final Book Tour Event

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Kourtney

I am so excited to announce that The Six Train to Wisconsin is a finalist for EPIC’s Ebook Awards 2014 in the paranormal category! The winner will be announced in March. So I get to savor being a finalist for … Continue reading →

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