New COTT Champion: A Familiar Evil by Anne Patrick

New COTT Champion: A Familiar Evil by Anne Patrick

*guest post by Jennifer Slattery The next Clash of the Titles literary champion is Anne Patrick! Her her novel A Familiar Evil won the vote for Author’s Choice. Here’s a blip of her COTT winning excerpt (excerpt B): “Excuse me. I’m looking for Chief Russell.” Jordan’s stomach did a nosedive at the familiar voice of…

Book Review and Kindle Giveaway Facebook Party: Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door

Book Review and Kindle Giveaway Facebook Party: Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door

I bet you didn’t know you can reach milestones as a book reviewer, did you? Receiving Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door from the publisher as part of the Litfuse blog tour takes me to a new place. I’m reviewing books for teens because I am a mother of a teenager. If you’re still…

Character Confession: Happy to Teach the Professionals

Character Confession: Happy to Teach the Professionals

Ah, the weekend. It’s a busy one for us. It’s for a good reason, so let me share.         Eight years ago tomorrow I watched my husband hold our daughter for the first time. It was a surreal planned c-section: the surgeon had music play and Bryan Adams “Everything I do, I…

COTT Guest Blogger April Gardner: If You Only Had One Choice…

COTT Guest Blogger April Gardner: If You Only Had One Choice…

Ever wonder what a writer thinks about other genres, authors, and books? Let’s find out! I put together some fun questions for our Clash of the Titles authors, as well as our current anonymous Clashing authors. Some of their answer surprised me. Others made me chuckle, or made me think about my own motives. Here…