By LK Gardner-Griffie on December 7, 2011
Those who know me mostly see the upbeat, almost to the point of perky, side of me. I’m everybody’s cheerleader in a business which is rife with rejection and disappointment — at ALL levels.
Posted in life experience, LK Gardner-Griffie, process | Tagged discouragement, hope, journey, juvenile fiction, life of a writer, LK Gardner-Griffie, Misfit McCabe, Nowhere Feels Like Home, Tattered, young adult |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on December 1, 2011
The time has FINALLY come for me to get Tattered off my hard drive and send it on its way into the world. I am very excited about this for a few reasons. One — I don’t care what book it is, DONE is a beautiful word.
Posted in 3-Tattered, Contest | Tagged blog tour, Carolina Valdez Miller, Christine Fonseca, contest, Eisley Jacobs, Heather McCorkle, Julia Swank, Juliette Terzieff, juvenile fiction, Katelyn Torrey, Katie McCabe, Kindle, Lisette Brodey, LK Gardner-Griffie, LL Book Review, Misfit McCabe, Molly Hacker, Rhonda Cowsert, Tattered, young adult lit |
By Katie McCabe on November 25, 2011
Anyone who knows me knows I think banning of books is pretty stupid. If you don’t like what’s in a book, then don’t read it. In fact, by not buying it you’re already making a statement with your wallet.
Posted in Censorship | Tagged banned books, banning, bloody mama, censorship, Katie McCabe, LK Gardner-Griffie, Misfit McCabe, New Zealand, Radio New Zealand News, Robert Thom, Tattered |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on November 14, 2011
I have a friend I met on Twitter (@cvaldezmiller), when I was fairly new to the twittershpere. My friendship with Carolina Valdez Miller has grown over the years because she is a genuine caring person.
Posted in Event | Tagged Carolina Valdez Miller, donate, haiti, helping others., medical mission to haiti, medical supplies |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on November 7, 2011
I am very excited to have a cover for the third book in the Misfit McCabe series, Tattered, for a couple of reasons. The first reason is that I love the cover. And secondly, it means the release of Tattered can’t be far behind.
Posted in 3-Tattered | Tagged book cover, books, juvenile fiction, Katie McCabe, LK Gardner-Griffie, Misfit McCabe, Misfit McCabe Series, Tattered, young adult |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on November 4, 2011
Having been a soda-holic at one point in my life… okay, let’s be honest for most of my adult life… I found this article on the consumption of sugary soda highly interesting.
Posted in Underage Drinking | Tagged characters, LK Gardner-Griffie, soda, soda consumption, teen drinking, teen drinking habits, violence, Writing |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on November 3, 2011
When someone uses their celebrity to help address one of my pet issues, it makes me feel good. That they use their pull and tap into their fanbase to raise awareness about the issue, such as bullying, it gives me hope that something positive will come out of it.
Posted in Bullying | Tagged anti-bullying, Berkman, Born This Way, Born This Way Foundation, bully, bullying, Jamey Rodemeyer, Lady Gaga, LK Gardner-Griffie, MacArthur Foundation, The California Endowment |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on October 2, 2011
Bullying is a hot topic these days. As a nation, we’re grappling with how best to stop bullying and yet more cases are jumping into the public eye. Recently the case of Jamey Rodemeyer has been making headlines, because bullying drove this fourteen-year-old boy to take his own life.
Posted in Bullying | Tagged Brandon McInerney, bullies, bully, bullying, Lawrence King, Lawrence King shooting, LK Gardner-Griffie, middle school violence, mistrial, trial, victim |