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Holly Cupala

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About Me

Welcome! I'm an author of teen fiction and a readergirlz chicka. My YA novel, A Light That Never Goes Out, is coming soon from HarperCollins. I'm currently working on a second YA novel.Visit my website at www.hollycupala.com .

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My Blog

Sweets and surprises of all shapes and sizes

To surprise Justina Chen Headley at her North of Beautiful book launch last month, Miss Erin and I cooked up a grand scheme for her and her mom, Sherry, to stay with me in Seattle. Mission accomplishe...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:34:00 GMT

I know what you are!

Tee hee. See more here.
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:33:00 GMT

Funky Friday: Make a tree

If you are anything like me, the plants in your house have a deathwish. You're waaay too distracted to give them the TLC they want and need, so they pull passive-agressive tricks like turning yellow a...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:33:00 GMT

Someday I will finish this book.

Perhaps it will be soon!
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:31:00 GMT

Behind the Scenes: The Making of a Trailer, Part 2

If you missed Part 1 of this Behind the Scenes Operation TBD Trailer tutorial, check it out here. ..For the Operation TBD trailer, I wanted to create a Wizard of Oz kind of feeling, goin...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:30:00 GMT

Joni Sensel tells us how to cut out the boring stuff

As I approach revision of not one but two novels, I get excited when running across revision gems. Over at Darcy Pattison's Revision Notes, exciting things are always happening - like Joni Sensel talk...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:29:00 GMT

Behind the Scenes: Operation TBD trailer

Haven't seen it yet? Well, here it is, in all its green glory: ..This is my second trailer for a readergirlz project (the first being the readergirlz Night Bites trailer in honor of YALSA...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:28:00 GMT

Poetry Friday: Operation Teen Book Drop!

..TBD '09Books dropped from our hands,Operation TBD,impacts teens for life. - Lorie Ann Grover, author & rgz divaAfter many hours and much love, readergirlz is excited to roll out our jo...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:26:00 GMT

Making Art Part 2: collage tutorial

The cool thing about collage is that anybody can do it! All you need are a few tools, papers, stamps, backing, and medium (e.g. all-pupose sticking sealant stuff) - all items you can find at a craft, ...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:24:00 GMT

Tips on applying for an SCBWI Work-In-Progress Grant

Several people have written to ask for input on applying for an SCBWI Work-In-Progress Grant, so I will try to post some helpful hints. First, there are four categories:* General Work-In-Progress Gran...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:21:00 GMT