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Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:30:55 PM
Stephanie Bodeen wrote a blog post titled A love letter to NaNoWriMo:
Stephanie said, "Whew. Today marks November 30, the end of National Novel Writing Month. And, for the first time since 2006, I did it! I passed 50k and finished my novel this morning. Many of the words were written in airports and on planes and in hotel rooms, but..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:30:55 PM
Stephanie Bodeen wrote a blog post titled Indies First:
Stephanie said, "So no sooner had I typed The End on my NaNo book Saturday morning, than I quickly got ready to head down to my local bookstore, Chapter 2 Books. I am not a salesperson. I suck at selling things in general. I've never even been very good at bake..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:30:55 PM
Stephanie Bodeen wrote a blog post titled True Confessions: I read grown-up books.:
Stephanie said, "I wrote a lot in 2013. A lot. 5 complete novels, about 240,000 words. But I also read a lot in 2013. A lot. Only about a third of the books ended up on my Goodreads page but by my estimate, I read about 90 books. And here's my confession: only..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:30:55 PM
Stephanie Bodeen wrote a blog post titled Writers Need to Hear No:
Stephanie said, "Read my guest post about why I think writers need to hear no, and also enter to win a copy of The Fallout.http://www.booksnob-booksnob.blogspot.com/"
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:19:24 PM
Stephanie Bodeen wrote a blog post titled The Next Big Thing:
Stephanie said, "My friend illustrator Lauren Stringer http://artistand3cats.blogspot.com tagged me in The Next Big Thing. The next book I have coming out is the paperback of:1) What is the working title of your next book?The next book I..." more
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:19:24 PM
Stephanie Bodeen wrote a blog post titled Coming in September: the sequel to The Compound.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:19:24 PM
Stephanie Bodeen wrote a blog post titled Starting that new novel...:
Stephanie said, "Starting to write a new novel is hard for me. One reason is that I have probably just completed one, which I spent at least several months, maybe even years, writing. So to set aside that world and move on to another isn't easy. Plus..." more
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:19:24 PM
Stephanie Bodeen wrote a blog post titled An Update on My Attempt at a Fast Draft:
Stephanie said, "Yesterday was Day Nine of working on the new novel. About seven last night, just shy of 54,000 words, I typed The End. Of course, now I'll spend a lot of time revising, over and over, but I am still amazed at the fact I wrote a novel in nine..." more
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:19:24 PM
Stephanie Bodeen wrote a blog post titled The Raft is in great company on the 2013-14 PA Young Reader's Choice Award Master List for YA:
Stephanie said, "http://www.psla.org/assets/Documents/Awards/PA-Young-Readers-Choice/MasterList2013-2014.pdf"
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:19:24 PM
Stephanie Bodeen wrote a blog post titled The Compound disguised as Core Curriculum...:
Stephanie said, "Today I received this email from a teacher: I teach 10th grade English to students with learning disabilities, mild cognitive disabilities, and emotional disabilities. It is close to impossible to find a novel that all are interested in and..." more
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:19:24 PM
Stephanie Bodeen wrote a blog post titled E-Zine Looking for YA short story submissions....:
Stephanie said, "Check it out: www.stonecrowns.com "
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:19:24 PM
Stephanie Bodeen wrote a blog post titled Tour!:
Stephanie said, "I'm thrilled to announce I'll be part of the Fierce Reads Tour in the fall. Marissa Meyer will be the guest on our leg. I'll keep you posted on the cities..." more
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:19:24 PM
Stephanie Bodeen wrote a blog post titled This is why I do what I do....:
Stephanie said, "A while ago I got this email from a teacher:Good Morning!I teach 10th grade English to students with learning disabilities, mild cognitive disabilities, and emotional disabilities. It is close to impossible to find a novel that all are..." more
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:19:24 PM
Stephanie Bodeen wrote a blog post titled One of those moments...:
Stephanie said, "Last year when I signed on to write a middle grade series with Feiwel and Friends, billed as a cross between Lost and Swiss Family Robinson, Jean Feiwel suggested I read Swiss Family Robinson. I immediately went to my shelves to see if I had..." more
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:19:24 PM
Stephanie Bodeen wrote a blog post titled Sneak peak of The Fallout on Tor.com:
Stephanie said, "http://www.tor.com/stories/2013/08/the-fallout-excerpt"
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 3:20:04 PM
Stephanie Bodeen wrote a blog post titled On Goodreads and Thick Skin and Sheep:
Stephanie said, "A while ago, my husband and I were hanging out and he said, "You know what? I never thought about this before, but you have to deal with a lot of crap. You have way thicker skin that I ever thought you did." He then went on to tell..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 9:01:07 PM
Stephanie Bodeen wrote a blog post titled 2013 Taysha list!:
Stephanie said, "I'm so excited that The Raft has been named to the 2013 Tayshas reading list in Texas. The book is in some amazing company, because there are some fabulous and very much talked about books on the list.http://www.txla.org/groups/tayshas"
Thursday, May 31, 2012 1:41:25 PM
Stephanie Bodeen wrote a blog post titled A nice Hoosier surprise...:
Stephanie said, "I was in Louisville last week, speaking on a panel at the Spalding University MFA residency. On the way home, I checked my mail at the Salt Lake City airport and discovered The Compound had won the 2011-12 Indiana Young Hoosier Award. I was born in..." more
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 8:51:45 PM
Stephanie Bodeen wrote a blog post titled I didn't write this book. Seriously!:
Stephanie said, "Sometimes when you search for my books using the name I use on my picture books, Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen, this book comes up.I have no idea why, but in the description under authors, my name is there. Once I went to a school and a teacher handed me a..." more
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 7:09:22 AM
Stephanie Bodeen wrote a blog post titled Some super news...:
Stephanie said, "Last week was a bit roller coaster, because I did get this great news before I got the bad news I recently posted about.The Compound has won the 2011 Nebraska Golden Sower Award. Here are the winners and runners-up for all three age..." more
Saturday, April 28, 2012 6:09:04 AM
Stephanie Bodeen wrote a blog post titled Piracy of books ( And how much it ticks me off):
Stephanie said, "Piracy, in terms of copyright violations, "includes the unauthorized storage, reproduction, distribution, or sale of intellectual property." Which includes books. For my purposes, and this post on my blog, this particularly applies to..." more
Thursday, April 26, 2012 3:55:13 PM
Stephanie Bodeen wrote a blog post titled A heads up for all you authors....:
Stephanie said, "There's a website called Share Term Papers. Apparently, they are also sharing lots of books, including the PDF galley of my not-yet-released book The Raft. And plenty of other people's books. Yes, they have an Author Opt Out list. But that..." more
Thursday, April 5, 2012 5:57:29 PM
Stephanie Bodeen wrote a blog post titled Best Thursday Ever.:
Stephanie said, "So, this just hit Publisher's Marketplace, so I guess I can share:THE RAFT and THE COMPOUND author S.A. Bodeen's first four volumes of a first middle grade series, pitched as "Swiss Family Robinson" meets "Lost," about a..." more
Tuesday, April 3, 2012 1:34:07 PM
Stephanie Bodeen wrote a blog post titled My Tuesday Rocks. Just sayin'...:
Stephanie said, "A couple of years ago, I read this:The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith is one of my favorite novels of the past couple of years. It's dark and sinister and not easy to read. It's freakin' scary. If you haven't read it, because..." more
Friday, January 9, 2015 12:42:17 PM
Stephanie Bodeen wrote a blog post titled New Blog at Tumblr:
Stephanie said, "I'm no longer posting new things here. Come follow me over at sabodeen.tumblr.com And Happy 2015!"