Celebrating National Library Week

rioHappy National Library Week Everyone!!

Even in small towns like mine, we are so blessed to have such robust libraries with strong collections and expert staffing. Please don’t take them for granted.

This week, come out to the Davis Library on the campus of the University of Rio Grande in Rio Grande, Ohio, to see my “Books with Bite” Author Talk at 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 18th.

Got a question? Go ahead and post it in the comments below and I’ll be sure to cover it during the talk.

Giveaways, Appearances, WIPs, and Books OH MY!!!

Here’s the latest in a nutshell, from the chief nut herself…

Enter the NEW Midnight Child giveaway on Goodreads

Book Signing, 10 p.m. to midnight, Silver Screen VII Gallipolis, before The Hunger Games midnight premiere this Thursday night. Get your pic with Peeta (the cardboard version, but hey, who’s gonna know).

Getting up early the next day to be a judge at the annual Speech Meet hosted by Ohio Valley Christian School.

Mogdoc Drawing Contest for middle and highschoolers, deadline was extended to April 8th. Rules are posted to this blog or you can contact Bossard Library in Gallipolis, Ohio for the details. Winner will be announced during Library Week festivities.

Poetry Slam, University of Rio Grande, on the courts outside the Student Center weather permitting, inside Davis Center if rain, 5:30 – 7:30 pm, April 11th. I’m one of the judges, so bring your best. Event hosted by Rio Friends of the Davis Library and the URG English Honor’s Society as part of  Library Week.

Check out Transfer Student, which goes on sale today, written by fellow indie writer and all around nice person Laura A. H. Elliott.

WIP (Work in Progress): Number 1 question I’ve been asked this week…Is Book 4 the end of the Midnight Guardian series? No, I have six books planned. Book 4, Shadows Rising, is slated for tentative release in Fall 2012. The “shadows” from Ann’s campfire story in Book 1 will be prominently featured. Book 5, currently under the working title of For All Time, has an anticipated Spring 2013 release. The final installment, which I’ve given a working title of House of Gammen, will hopefully release in November/December 2013. That’s the plan. However, my aunt tells me that I’ll never be able to stop at six, so we’ll see. I’ve got some other projects in the works that may help me cope with the loss, but more about that later.