![]() Q: How did you first get the ideas for the books you've written?Ĭarlson: I wanted to write about a treasure hunt, because I had wonderful family friends who had set up treasure hunts for the kids in our neighborhood every summer. Mann: When I was 33, I was telling my daughter's niece a story, and somebody said, “You should write that down!” I thought, “Maybe I should.” I wrote it down, and I sent it in to Highlights (magazine) for children, and they published it - and I was, like, “This is the best thing ever!” So I started (writing) right away, at 33. ![]() Q: When did you realize you wanted to be a writer? ![]() ![]() 17 at The Doylestown Bookshop, I had the opportunity to interview seven fantastic authors of middle-grade fiction: Caroline Carlson (“Magic Marks the Spot”), Melanie Crowder (“Parched”), Elisabeth Dahl (“Genie Wishes”), Kit Grindstaff ("The Flame in the Mist"), Kristen Kittscher (“The Wig in the Window”), Jennifer Ann Mann (“Sunny Sweet is So Not Sorry”) and A.B. ![]()
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![]() Last year’s Heart of Obsidian left us at the dawn of a new Psy world. But as the world turns to screaming crimson, even Ivy’s fierce will may not be enough to save Vasic from the cold darkness. Now, she’ll fight for her people, and for this Arrow who stands as her living shield, yet believes he is beyond redemption. But Ivy Jane has never done what she should. Having rebuilt her life after medical “treatment” that violated her mind and sought to stifle her abilities, Ivy should have run from the black-clad Arrow with eyes of winter frost. To stop the wave of death, Vasic must complete the simplest and most difficult mission of his life.įor if the Psy race is to survive, the empaths must wake… His soul drenched in blood, his conscience heavy with the weight of all he’s done, he exists in the shadows, far from the hope his people can almost touch-if only they do not first drown in the murderous insanity of a lethal contagion. That is who Vasic is, who he will always be. ![]() If you buy the book using that link, I will receive a small commission from the sale.Īssassin. This post contains affiliate links you can use to purchase the book. ![]() This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. ![]() I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. ![]() Published by Berkley Hardcover on June 3rd 2014 Shield of Winter (Psy-Changeling, #13) by Nalini Singh ![]() ![]() ![]() The trio grow up with an unusual set of household rules, mandated by their mother, who knows that her children are dangerously unique. THE RULES OF MAGIC follows the lives of the Owens siblings-difficult Franny, thoughtful Jet, and the charismatic, if troubled, Vincent. I was transported to a magical 1960s New York City. But in my head, it was fall-with a cool, crisp breeze and that sense of magic in the air that always permeates the atmosphere during the month of October. 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