GIRL MEETS BOY at ALA Midwinter in Dallas, TX -- January 21, 2012.
WOW!
Don't miss the GMB contest at Wattpad's fabulous writers' site HERE! Win signed copies of GMB, a 25-page editorial review of your manuscript and two of my favorite books on the writing craft! Adults and teen authors welcome!
AND...these sensational bloggers are making the GIRL MEETS BOY Blog Tour something special! Be sure to check out their terrific features -- and chances to win signed copies of the book -- via the following links! Thank you, blog mistresses! You ROCK!
January 26 -- www.chroniclebooks.com
January 27 -- http://sararyan.com/ -- GMB Contributor!
January 28 -- http://www.rebeccafjellanddavis.blogspot.com -- GMB Contributor!
January 29 -- http://www.teenlibrarianstoolbox.blogspot.com/ -- TEEN CONTEST!
January 30 -- http://www.thestorysiren.com
January 31 -- Http://actinupwithbooks.blogspot.com
February 1 -- www.stilettostorytime.wordpress.com
February 2 -- www.thebookcellarx.com
February 3 -- www.pageturnersblog.com
February 4 -- http://motherdaughterbookclub.com
February 5 -- www.flamingnet.com
February 6 -- http://alifeboundbybooks.blogspot.com/
February 7 -- www.sithereandread.com
February 8 -- http://addicted2novels.blogspot.com
February 9 -- http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/ -- GMB Contributor!
February 10 -- http://childrensandteensbookconnection.wordpress.com/
February 11 -- http://365daysofreading.com
February 12 -- http://www.shootingstarsmag.blogspot.com
February 13 -- www.BethFishReads.com
February 14 -- www.chroniclebooks.com
AND...these sensational bloggers are making the GIRL MEETS BOY Blog Tour something special! Be sure to check out their terrific features -- and chances to win signed copies of the book -- via the following links! Thank you, blog mistresses! You ROCK!
January 26 -- www.chroniclebooks.com
January 27 -- http://sararyan.com/ -- GMB Contributor!
January 28 -- http://www.rebeccafjellanddavis.blogspot.com -- GMB Contributor!
January 29 -- http://www.teenlibrarianstoolbox.blogspot.com/ -- TEEN CONTEST!
January 30 -- http://www.thestorysiren.com
January 31 -- Http://actinupwithbooks.blogspot.com
February 1 -- www.stilettostorytime.wordpress.com
February 2 -- www.thebookcellarx.com
February 3 -- www.pageturnersblog.com
February 4 -- http://motherdaughterbookclub.com
February 5 -- www.flamingnet.com
February 6 -- http://alifeboundbybooks.blogspot.com/
February 7 -- www.sithereandread.com
February 8 -- http://addicted2novels.blogspot.com
February 9 -- http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/ -- GMB Contributor!
February 10 -- http://childrensandteensbookconnection.wordpress.com/
February 11 -- http://365daysofreading.com
February 12 -- http://www.shootingstarsmag.blogspot.com
February 13 -- www.BethFishReads.com
February 14 -- www.chroniclebooks.com
Yak Fest: January 15, 2012 in Keller, Texas
Thanks, Literary Duck!
You recommended GIRL MEETS BOY as a great gift, and that means you're SWELL in my book! Or maybe that means my book is swell? Either way, THANKS! All the writers in GMB salute you!
"Halls—who writes wonderfully enjoyable nonfiction books and works with Chris Crutcher—invited pairs of YA authors to submit stories from differing points of view in a story. That is, one writes from a boy’s POV, one from a girl’s, but it’s the same story. Or is it? The list of great YA authors in this anthology includes Ellen Wittlinger, James Howe, Rita Williams-Garcia, Terry Trueman, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Joseph Bruchac and more—and my favorite story, one that’s on the slightly more adult side of young adult, comes from Portland’s Sara Ryan and Randy Powell. That is a power group—and most of the authors really come through. A lighter book than this list’s dystopian heavy-hitters (and the psychological thriller that is Chime), Girl Meets Boy provides both pleasure and thoughtful contemplation for those who crack it open and dive in."
"Halls—who writes wonderfully enjoyable nonfiction books and works with Chris Crutcher—invited pairs of YA authors to submit stories from differing points of view in a story. That is, one writes from a boy’s POV, one from a girl’s, but it’s the same story. Or is it? The list of great YA authors in this anthology includes Ellen Wittlinger, James Howe, Rita Williams-Garcia, Terry Trueman, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Joseph Bruchac and more—and my favorite story, one that’s on the slightly more adult side of young adult, comes from Portland’s Sara Ryan and Randy Powell. That is a power group—and most of the authors really come through. A lighter book than this list’s dystopian heavy-hitters (and the psychological thriller that is Chime), Girl Meets Boy provides both pleasure and thoughtful contemplation for those who crack it open and dive in."
I love YA literature!
There, I said it,. I've loved YA lit since I took a job as the executive editor of KidsReads.com, ages ago -- before they had a TeenReads to showcase the YA books. I had to review ten books a week (yikes!), including two YAs. It didn't take long for me to realize -- a LOT of YA books great!
Now I'm writing YA.
Most people know me for my weird nonfiction. And I'll never stop writing those books. Who could give up chasing Bigfoot or UFOs, digging dinosaurs, meeting baby bats or polar bears? But when I got the chance to write a story for GIRL MEETS BOY, and edit the whole anthology, I had to say yes!
What is GIRL MEETS BOY? It's a collection of 6 story pairs -- he said/she said stories. In other words, one writer tells the girl's story. The other tells the same story from a guy's point of view.
For the past ten years, I've been YA author Chris Crutcher's assistant. So we wrote our story pair together. But I matched other writers with other partners. Check out the duos here:
Chris Crutcher/Kelly Milner Halls
Joseph Bruchac/Cynthia Leitich Smith
James Howe/Ellen Wittlinger
Terry Trueman/Rita Williams-Garcia
Terry Davis/Rebecca Fjelland Davis
Randy Powell/Sara Ryan
This is my first YA book project, but it won't be my last. I'm working on a new anthology on a blood curdling theme (so cool). I'm also working on my first full-length YA novel too. My main character is an under-aged tattoo artist with a weird connection to the dead.
Anyway, I hope you like GIRL MEETS BOY,. Feel free to check out links to some of my nonfiction articles and author interviews, read about my writing friends, short reviews of new YA books I've read, or wander over to my other website to see my nonfiction books -- you may have seen one or two of them, too.
Kelly
Now I'm writing YA.
Most people know me for my weird nonfiction. And I'll never stop writing those books. Who could give up chasing Bigfoot or UFOs, digging dinosaurs, meeting baby bats or polar bears? But when I got the chance to write a story for GIRL MEETS BOY, and edit the whole anthology, I had to say yes!
What is GIRL MEETS BOY? It's a collection of 6 story pairs -- he said/she said stories. In other words, one writer tells the girl's story. The other tells the same story from a guy's point of view.
For the past ten years, I've been YA author Chris Crutcher's assistant. So we wrote our story pair together. But I matched other writers with other partners. Check out the duos here:
Chris Crutcher/Kelly Milner Halls
Joseph Bruchac/Cynthia Leitich Smith
James Howe/Ellen Wittlinger
Terry Trueman/Rita Williams-Garcia
Terry Davis/Rebecca Fjelland Davis
Randy Powell/Sara Ryan
This is my first YA book project, but it won't be my last. I'm working on a new anthology on a blood curdling theme (so cool). I'm also working on my first full-length YA novel too. My main character is an under-aged tattoo artist with a weird connection to the dead.
Anyway, I hope you like GIRL MEETS BOY,. Feel free to check out links to some of my nonfiction articles and author interviews, read about my writing friends, short reviews of new YA books I've read, or wander over to my other website to see my nonfiction books -- you may have seen one or two of them, too.
Kelly
