The Shifter Made This Year's List of Ten Books All Young Georgians Should Read!

Exciting news!

I'm thrilled and honored to announce that last week, my teen fantasy novel, The Shifter, was chosen by the Georgia Center for the Book for this year's Ten Books All Young Georgians Should Read list (squee!).

Not only did I receive a beautiful glass trophy, but golden stickers that make the cover pop (just look how pretty it looks there on the book). You can't beat that, except by having writer pal Vicky Alvear Shecter also make the list with her wonderful YA historical, Cleopatra's Moon.

A huge thanks to GCB for selecting The Shifter, and to Joe Davich and Zachary Steele for organizing the award ceremony and a great evening. You guys rock.

The lists are selected by the writers, educators, librarians, and media representatives who comprise the Georgia Center for the Book Advisory Council. They represent a compilation of some of the best Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, and children's literature by Georgia writers and artists. This year marked the fifth edition of the "Books All Georgians Should Read", and the second of the "Books All YOUNG Georgians Should Read".

Here's the full list for both adult and young readers:

Writing Workshop: Plotting Your Novel

If you live in or near the Woodstock, GA area, I'm holding a plotting workshop at FoxTale Book Shoppe on August 23rd. This workshop benefits all ages and writing levels, so come on down and spend an afternoon with me and the great gals at FoxTale.

Workshop: Plotting Your Novel With Janice Hardy 

Ideas are only the first step to writing a novel. Once that spark of inspiration hits, we need a great plot to support our great idea. In this workshop, you'll learn tips on how to create a solid plot for your novel and develop a process to make future plotting easier. Hands-on exercises will help you dig deep and find the goals, conflicts, and stakes, to hook readers, as well as determine which scenes are the right scenes for your story.

When: Saturday, August 23, 2014
Time: 1:00 - 5:00 pm
Where: FoxTale Book Shoppe
105 East Main Street, #138
Woodstock, GA 30188
770-516-9989
Cost: $80, includes Janice's craft book, Planning Your Novel: Ideas and Structure.

Register at the FoxTale Book Shoppe website. Walk-ins welcome (space permitting)