A Big Lie & a Book Decision
In my May update, I said I’d announce publication plans for my next book this month! Crazy, right? The choice was a tough one.
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AJ Vanderhorst
- May 20
- 2 min
Glorious News of Freedom
A big, long-awaited development with the Casey Grimes books.
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AJ Vanderhorst
- Apr 16
- 2 min
New Short Story: The Ghost of CreepCat
Ghost of CreepCat takes place in the Casey Grimes universe and includes a familiar character—as well as a brand new one.
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AJ Vanderhorst
- Jan 21
- 2 min
New Year, New Casey Grimes
Happy new year!—and maybe more to the point, here's hoping you've enjoyed some pleasant distractions lately. A few recent favs at our...
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AJ Vanderhorst
- Dec 7, 2020
- 1 min
Where in the Woods is Casey Grimes (#2)?
People keep asking me when hard copies of Trickery School (Casey Grimes #2) will be available. The answer is any day now...but since...
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AJ Vanderhorst
- Nov 23, 2020
- 2 min
Casey Grimes #2—TRICKERY SCHOOL
CASEY GRIMES at TRICKERY SCHOOL from INtense Publications is due to be published in a week!
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AJ Vanderhorst
- Sep 25, 2020
- 3 min
Casey #2 Update and a Big Award
Casey earned bronze in the Readers’ Favorite International Awards Contest, a competition that attracts thousands of entries annually.
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AJ Vanderhorst
- Jul 17, 2020
- 2 min
Casey Grimes Slow-Burning Summer Update
5-star reviews, an author interview for Wild + Free, a call for kid art and other Casey Grimes news.
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AJ Vanderhorst
- Jul 14, 2020
- 1 min
Casey Grimes Author Interview for Wild + Free
Here's an extended clip from an author interview I recently filmed for the national homeschool group, Wild + Free.
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AJ Vanderhorst
- Jul 13, 2020
- 1 min
A Call for Casey Grimes Kid Art
All this colorful, horrifying Casey Grimes art is too good to waste. So in the near future, I’ll be adding a Gallery to show it off.
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AJ Vanderhorst
- Jun 9, 2020
- 1 min
Mostly Invisible Boy is Book of the Month!
Casey is Book of the Month for June in Goodreads' largest middle grade group, Great Middle Grade Reads.
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AJ Vanderhorst
- May 18, 2020
- 2 min
The Book is Out There!
The Mostly Invisible Boy doesn’t just belong to me and my family anymore.
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AJ Vanderhorst
- Apr 20, 2020
- 2 min
The Book Debut Post
During a pandemic is a crazy time to do a lot of things...having a book debut is definitely one of them.
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AJ Vanderhorst
- Apr 13, 2020
- 4 min
Here's One Book Who Will Debut As Planned
The Book Speaks Up About Its Decision to Leave Quarantine I think the book had its mind made up from the beginning. Not the...
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AJ Vanderhorst
- Mar 25, 2020
- 4 min
In Which I Wrestle with Social Distancing in the Writing Industry
In the pages of our books, initiative is rewarded & everyone is significant. In the industry, social distancing is more the norm.
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AJ Vanderhorst
- Mar 12, 2020
- 3 min
Casey Grimes Update, March Edition
News on cover design, title selection and a pub date for The Mostly Invisible Boy.
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AJ Vanderhorst
- Feb 4, 2020
- 3 min
Three Things I Learned from Writing a Sequel (Casey 2)
Experience in writing a sequel is something you don’t get until after you need it.
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AJ Vanderhorst
- Jan 16, 2020
- 2 min
All Good Writers Read
Writers should read voraciously. More than any other type of creator or entrepreneur.
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AJ Vanderhorst
- Nov 23, 2019
- 3 min
3 Things My First Classroom Visit Taught Me About KidLit
When I did a 5th grade author talk earlier this week, I came to some surprising conclusions re: kidlit and the industry.
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AJ Vanderhorst
- Nov 5, 2019
- 2 min
Invisibility Ho! And How to Escape It
Many big accomplishments have been made possible by the i-power. But invisibility has a way of bleeding over into real life...
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