GCC Tours Jennifer Banash and THE ELITE series

I'm so excited to have Jennifer Banash touring on my blog this week! She is an amazing writer and the author of The Elite Series. Her latest book, IN TOO DEEP, delves deeper into the glamorous and drama-filled lifestyles of the uber-cool crowd in NYC. Fans of Gossip Girls will ADORE this series that focuses on the spoiled and privileged lifestyles of the teens of the Upper East Side. Banash-- a native of the Upper East Side who currently teaches...

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GCC Tours Wendy Toliver

Yes, I'm late again at touring my girlfriends of the GCC (Girlfriend's Cyber Circuit), but don't blame me! Blame the germs currently circulating my daughter's kindergarten class. She's been on three (count them--one, two, three) separate doses of antibiotics (that accounts for about 30 days of being medicated) within the last few months. When will it end??!!! And when will schools stop being germ factories???Sorry, I digress...I'm here to talk about...

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GCC Tours Alyson Noel

I'm so excited to announce the debut of Alyson Noël’s first paranormal YA novel, EVERMORE (February 3, 2009; 0-312-53275-X), the first in her IMMORTALS series. Sixteen-year-old Ever used to have two parents, a little sister, a dog, and a nice house in Oregon. She used to be a varsity cheerleader and go to school dances. But that was before the horrible accident that claimed the lives of her family. Now Ever blares the Sex Pistols through her...

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A Day in the Life of a Writer

Everyone always asks me what a day in the life of a writer is like. Another frequently asked question is "How do you get your ideas?" Even though I've only been a published author for a short time, I've spent enough time around the writing folk to get a pretty good idea of what goes on in the offices and work areas of many writers. This is a secret that has been passed from one author to the next, and I am only now sharing with you the way that a writer works--the way he or she prepares to write the Great American Novel. Here is a glimpse into...

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