By LK Gardner-Griffie on February 3, 2012
February is known for being the month for sweethearts… and while I’m not the majorly romantic type (I leave that to my characters) I found myself thinking about what sweethearts my readers are and wanted to do something to celebrate them.
Posted in Event | Tagged Amazon Prime, bullying, discounted books, emotions, free books, grief, Katie McCabe, LK Gardner-Griffie, loss, Misfit McCabe, Nowhere Feels Like Home, social issues, sorrow, sweethearts, Tattered, Tim Lawrence, young adult fiction |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on February 2, 2012
I’m excited to host Christine Fonseca today on her tour for the release of her novella Dies Irae. I remember having dinner with Christine a while back and we talked about some of our projects. And when she spoke about the story, both Dies Irae and her upcoming book Lacrimosa, which are a part of her Requiem Series, her face lit up.
Posted in Contest | Tagged Azzael, books, Christine Fonseca, Demi, Dies Irae, ebook, fiction, Lacrimosa, LK Gardner-Griffie, Mikayel, Misfit McCabe, The Requiem Series, young adult lit |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on January 3, 2012
Today was one of those days. You know the sort where Murphy is somewhere in the universe pointing his finger at you and laughing his butt off. Yeah… that was my day.
Posted in 1-Misfit McCabe, 3-Tattered, LK Gardner-Griffie | Tagged contest winner, day job, juvenile fiction, Katie McCabe, Kindle Fire, Misfit McCabe, Murphy's Law, Tattered, Tom Pike, Writing, young adult fiction |
By LK Gardner-Griffie on December 13, 2011
I had a blast on the Tattered tour, and I think those who made it through all of the stops had a great time too. But now it has come to an end. After the holidays, I’m going to come up with some more promotional things to help get the word out about Tattered, but until then, I hope you visit all the stops, even though the prizes are gone and learn more about Katie McCabe and other characters in Tattered!!
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 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 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 Katie McCabe on August 10, 2011
This is hard. I’m struggling to find the words I want to say.
In July, after reading about Samuel and Takeimi, I couldn’t stop thinking about them.
Posted in Death, Underage Drinking | Tagged alcohol, Arman Partamian, Brett Elder, Dayne Cutler, death, Dylan Lyford, Elizabeth Mun, George Desdunes, Jason Wren, Joe Loudon, Karen Kappelman, Katie McCabe, Lexi Hagen, LK Gardner-Griffie, Mackenzie Frazee, Makamae Ah Mook Sang, Misfit McCabe, Olivia Hyten, Paris Shorter, Samara Stricklen, Samuel Hayes, Scott Roberts, Shelby Lyn Allen, Takeimi Rao, teen drinking, Underage drinking, Warren Kimber |
By Katie McCabe on July 21, 2011
A couple of weeks ago Takeimi Rao was looking forward to starting high school, or at least that’s what I’d expect from a straight A student. But last week, during a slumber party all her dreams of what she was going to do with her life came to an end.
Posted in Underage Drinking | Tagged alcohol, death, Katie McCabe, LK Gardner-Griffie, Misfit McCabe, Takeimi Rao, teen drinking, Underage drinking, vodka |