P.J. Hoover

Author of children's books

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"The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot."
—Michael Altshuler

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Do you love the unknown? Wish you could spend your vacations on an archeaological dig?
PJ HooverDid you grow up wondering about life on other planets? Worlds under the sea? Was mythology your favorite subject even back in elementary school? Are you in elementary school? Even better! If you answered yes to any of the above, you're in the right place!

So what's going on? 

I wrote a trilogy: The Forgotten Worlds Books . The first book in the trilogy The Emerald Tablet is now available! Want to read the next two? You'll have to wait until 2009 and 2010.

Latest news 

April 2009 - The Emerald Tablet is reviewed in New Age Retailer!

April 2009 - Launch of The Enchanted Inkpot, a group blog on writing MG/YA Fantasy!

February 2009 - Launch of The Spectacle, a group blog on writing Speculative Fiction for teens and pre-teens!

November 2008 - The Emerald Tablet is selected for the 2009 TriState Books of Note List (NJ, DE, PA)!

October 2008 - The Emerald Tablet officially releases!

August 2008 - The Emerald Tablet earns Five Stars and is the recipient of the Gold Star Of Excellence from Teens Read Too!

July 2008 - Come see me talk on Goals and Time Management at the July Austin SCBWI meeting!

March 2008 - I'm thrilled to announce I've signed with agent Laura Rennert of the Andrea Brown Literary Agency!

February 2008 - I'm the featured Blogging Writer in the February 2008 edition of The Edge of the Forest!

January 2008 - Read an article I wrote on The Class of 2k8 at the January 2008 release of The Edge of the Forest.

December 2007 - The Class of 2k8 website goes live!

June 2007 - I'm a proud member of The Class of 2k8, a group of 28 MG/YA authors with first novels coming out in 2008.

Do this today! 

Set a goal. Make it concrete. Make it measurable. Make your dreams your reality.

Goals don’t have to be glamorous. They can be as simple as making the bed every day, or can be more long term, like earning a black belt in Kung Fu. The important thing is to have something to work toward in life.

There’s no better time to start than today. Make a list of your top five goals, and get to work!