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Blogging and More Blogging!

Aloha, Friends! I’ve been honored to be a guest on a number of blogs the past couple of weeks! Feel free to click on over and read more about my publishing journey, thoughts on writing and more: When It’s Too Close to Home: Writing Q&A with Anne Bustard The Helpful Delete Key Anywhere but Paradise, […]

 

Happy Book Birthday Today!

Aloha! Today is a dream come true day! ANYWHERE BUT PARADISE is now available. Mahalo, thank you, to everyone who has encouraged me along the way! I am deeply grateful. Anne

 

Educator Guide for Anywhere but Paradise

Aloha! The wonderful Debbie Gonzales has created a fantastic Common Core Educator Guide for Anywhere but Paradise! From the Home page>Books>Anywhere but Paradise>Links Or click here: Common Core Educator Guide  Enjoy! And please tell you educator friends all about it. Mahalo, Anne

 

Happy Spring Break and Two More Guest Posts!

Hello Friends! The trees in Austin are bursting with showy yellow, white and pink buds. It’s SXSW time this week as well as spring break. So  the city is in an ultra music-happy mood. I was honored to be a guest for two more posts this month. Thank you School Library Journal Teen Librarian Toolbox […]

 

March 2 Blog Tour!

Hello Everyone! Today the amazing Kat Kennedy of www.cuddlebuggery.com organized a Blog Hop for the authors of Egmont’s spring titles a.k.a. Egmont’s Last List! Over 60 bloggers are participating! Mahalo nui loa, thank you very much! Special thanks to Katherine, Kara and Shala for inviting me to chat! I loved it! https://neonyetireads.wordpress.com/ http://great-imaginations.com/ https://bostonwriters.wordpress.com/ With […]

 

ABA Winter Institute 10

Hi everyone! I had a fantastic time in Asheville, NC this week at the American Booksellers Association Winter Institute 10! Thank you Egmont, for sending me! Thank you booksellers, for such a warm welcome! Thank you all for championing my soon-to-be-released Anywhere but Paradise! Talking with booksellers, publishers and authors, all of whom are passionate about reading […]

 

ANYWHERE BUT PARADISE’S Book Launch Party May 3rd, 2015. Save the date!

Open your calendars and save this date. Please join me on Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 at 3pm at BookPeople for Anywhere but Paradise’s book launch party. I can’t wait to share this book birthday with you!

 

Anywhere But Paradise is off to the printer! April 14th pub date!

Happy New Year! I hope your year is off to a grand start. My amazing editor and I took one last look at the Glossary of Hawaiian Words and A Note from the Author this month. Now, the manuscript is off to the printer. I am getting really EXCITED, y’all! ANYWHERE BUT PARADISE will be […]

 

Happy Birthday to Birthdayographies & My Interview

Birthdayographies, a blog that celebrates picture book biographies, one birthday at a time, is a year old! Happy, happy Birthday to you! The wonderful host, Donna Janell Bowman asked me to drop by to talk about books, so of course I said yes 🙂 You can find the interview here.  

 

The 10,000th Try

Hi everyone! I am honored to be a guest at  The Writing Barn blog this month. Thank you, Bethany Hegedus! You can read about my revision journey for Anywhere But Paradise on the Rejecting Rejection blog. And thanks for visiting my new site! Always, Anne