by Rebecca | Jun 21, 2022 | audience, audiobooks, AWESOMENESS, book publishing, books, debutanting, gratitude, hello, In Case of Emergency, middle grade, news, releases, Sourcebooks, survival stories, The Disaster Days
Exciting news: The Disaster Days is now available across platforms as an audiobook, from Tantor Audio! I love how actress and voiceover artist Jennifer Sun Bell has told Hannah’s story–and I hope listeners will, too. This is the very first audio edition...
by Rebecca | Dec 5, 2020 | Alone in the Woods, audience, awards and honors, book clubs, everyone's a critic, JLG, news, reviews, survival stories
Here’s a roundup of some more news and reviews for Alone in the Woods! The book received great reviews from BCCB and the Midwest Book Review: Behrens plays fair with both the friendship drama and the survival story, and each protagonist’s voice is astute and...
by Rebecca | Nov 24, 2014 | audience, audrey and alice, AWESOMENESS, eventful, gratitude, IRL, lets take this show on the road, school visits, talking about writing, teachers are the best
Last week, I had a great time visiting St. Francis Academy in Union City, NJ. I talked with the fifth- and sixth-grade students about historical fiction, life in the White House, the writing process, and more. I was blown away by their insightful and interesting...
by Rebecca | Jun 24, 2013 | audience, BUBBLES!, deepthoughts, ideal readers, IRL, mildly maudlin, preaching to the choir, summertime, talking about writing, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, WIPspiration
I have many writing spots, in my apartment, from the desk to the couch to the kitchen table, and writing spots in other places scattered around the city and back in America’s Dairyland, too. But I also have an inspiration spot, one for daydreaming and...
