Tag Archives: sara zaske

The Giver and its dystopian descendants

The Giver by Lois Lowry Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a very orderly community. Everything happens in stages. Dreams are discussed at breakfast. Emotions after dinner. At at 9 you get a bike, at 12 you start training for your career. But … Continue reading

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Life’s a circus

Between the Bind, the latest  stop on The First Blog Tour, has something special in store for you. An unusual question: see my answer and then answer it yourself and you could win a free copy of The First. Also, there’s an excerpt … Continue reading

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It’s a Hardcover Life

Check out this lovely blog: It’s a Hardcover Life. I’m on there talking about how amazing I am-in an ever-so-humble way, naturally. Here’s a small bit of my guest post on writing The First… It’s all in my head: writing The First (or … Continue reading

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The First Blog Tour has begun!

Come on by Bound2Astound for some witty repartee and some virtual sparkling cider and cheese (that’s the kind you have to imagine.) And enter to win a free copy of The First. Next up is a guest post on how I … Continue reading

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The First is out on Smashwords

My awesome  YA fantasy novel, The First, is now out on Smashwords! That means if you have a Nook, iPad, or a smartphone, there’s now a version of The First just for you. It has been getting great reviews, and it’s only $2.99 … Continue reading

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Fantastic Recommends: Anna Dressed in Blood

Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake Cas Lowood is a ghost hunter. He’s got a knife and an inherited power that allows him to take out the real baddies, the ghosts who kill. Following a tip, he travels a … Continue reading

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The First is Going on Tour!

ANNOUNCING: As of July 16, The First is now available on Smashwords! And will soon be available Barnes & Noble, Diesel, Apple and many other fine ebook stores, in addition to Amazon. To celebrate, my little YA eco-thriller and I are … Continue reading

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Fantastic Recommends: Divergent

Divergent by Veronica Roth Beatrice lives in a dystopian Chicago where everybody is assigned to a faction, according to their dominant character trait. She is in “abnegation” which is a fancy word for selflessness. At 16-years-old, all the teenagers in … Continue reading

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Graceling and Bad Ass, Killer Girls

Graceling by Kim Cashore Katsa has a talent for killing people, and she’s not an evil witch or nemesis in Graceling. She’s the heroine. Graceling is set in a typical high-fantasy world of small kingdoms with a bit of magic, a … Continue reading

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Psyched out

So I was interviewed recently on damosays.com. Horror author and blogger Damien Kelly somehow managed to peg me as a crazy, potentially murderous hippie! I can own up to at least one of those descriptors. OK, maybe two. . . … Continue reading

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