Cloudy with a Chance of Books!

I have some exciting news. Ready?

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My novel Cloud Writing will be available on Monday, April 28! Right now, you're able to preorder it as an ebook. For the paperback, you'll just have to wait until the 28th. And for those living in the Gettysburg area, I should have copies to place on the shelves of Bantam Coffee Roasters by the end of next week.

Here's some other exciting news: I'm working with a new narrator for this audiobook -- Abby Filsinger -- and from what I've heard so far, she's a star when it comes to voices! Already, the collaboration portion of this project is proving to be a lot of fun.

So what's Cloud Writing about? This is what you'll find on the back of the book:

In the small town of Moonglow, North Carolina, the boundary between the living and the dead is as fragile as a kite’s string.

Aurora, a recent arrival, quickly becomes entwined with three teenagers: Harriet, whose father owns a local bookstore rich with history of the town; Silas, whose grandmother operates a quirky kite shop known as Cloud Writers; and Ashby, a boy reeling from the recent death of his father. As their paths converge, they find themselves drawn to a tradition that promises a connection to the spirit world: writing messages on the bodies of kites and sending them soaring into the sky, where they are believed to reach the ghost of Muriel, a young girl who died decades ago when she fell from the widow’s walk of Kessler’s Lighthouse.

As the teenagers grow closer, they find their own lives tangled in the aftermath of grief, love, and family secrets. Ashby, especially, is still broken by his father’s death and begins to wonder if Muriel’s ghost may offer him a chance for one last conversation with his lost parent… if he dares to cross that thin line, every bit as fragile as a kite’s string, that exists between life and death.

Cloud Writing is a young adult novel that (I believe) will also appeal to adults. It comprises a host of new characters and some cameos from already-known characters.

When my mom read this book, she wasn't a fan... but then, my mom isn't generally a fan of young adult. So for this title, I had five of my freshmen read it and offer feedback. They made a few suggestions, I made a few adjustments, and now the book is being released. How fun, right?!

So... plan on being able to READ Cloud Writing in the next week or so, and then LISTEN to it by sometime in June.

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Oh! And I'm working on a new project. I just started typing yesterday... :)