Tag Archives: young adult

Queer Characters in YA Dystopians

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Lucy

I seriously believe that a fictional world that doesn’t include LGBTQIA+ characters is a poorly constructed world. Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Thoughts on Media | Tagged diversity, dystopian, lgbt, lgbtqia, queer, representation, sci fi, science fiction, ya, young adult | Leave a comment

The Cemetery

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Lucy

This is a small excerpt from one of my works-in-progress. It’s gone by many different names, but the current working title is Echoes. This takes place in the first chapter, and is based off of a cemetery that I used to go to as a kid. Continue reading →

Posted in Writing Samples | Tagged cementery, ghost story, paranormal, portland, writing, young adult | Leave a comment

Cover Reveal: Ten Days

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Lucy

Today I’m pleased to be part of the cover reveal for Olivia Mayfield’s Ten Days! Are you ready for it? … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Tour | Tagged cover reveal, dystopian, jen naumann, new adult, olivia mayfield, sci fi, young adult | 1 Comment

Poison Blog Tour

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Lucy

I’m honored to be a stop on this tour. Poison’s author, Bridget Zinn, passed away before she could see her book released, so a bunch of us have come together to celebrate her book. Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Tour, Giveaways | Tagged blog tours, bridget zinn, first, giveaways, great fantasy, great firsts, oregon, poison, portland, writing community, writing notebook, young adult | Leave a comment

Quick Reads

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Lucy

If you’re anything like me, the coming of 2013 means one thing…only a handful of days left to win my Goodreads Reading Challenge! Continue reading →

Posted in Reading List | Tagged goodreads reading challenge, graphic novels, kids books, middle grade, reading challenge 2012, reading lists, reading recs, short read, short story collections, young adult | 4 Comments

Waiting on Wednesday (1)

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Lucy

Continueing on with my new goal of participating in blog memes: “Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, which spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. Clearly, I was really inspired by having recently reread Shiver. Forever … Continue reading →

Posted in Other | Tagged 2011, forever, linger, maggie stiefvater, shiver, upcoming releases, waiting on wednesday, young adult | Leave a comment

How YA Rocked My World, and Why I’m Never Going Back

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Lucy

Ok, maybe “never” is too strong of a word, but reading adult novels has become a rarity in my life. And I’m an avid reader. And avid reader with a BA in English. Literature, I get. But I still prefer … Continue reading →