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Here's some cool news for those of you (in the U.S. or Canada) with Xboxes and gold accounts. On Tuesday, December 1, I'm going to be a special guest during 1 vs 100's live episode at 6pm Pacific (9pm Eastern). If you're not familiar with it, 1 vs 100 is a trivia game show that you (aka your avatar) can log into at certain times and play with tens of thousands of other people. Twice a week, they do live episodes that actually have a real live host in a studio who talks between rounds and co...

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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! You don't have to live in the U.S. to celebrate holidays dedicated to pie and thankfulness. Me? I'm thankful for cats wearing pirate hats.





While at Petco recently, lolcatz and I came across this gem along with some other pet costumes stuffed into a bin by the registers. Naturally, when you see something like this in mid-November, the immediate question becomes: "Is this on clearance?" It was. $2. What a bargain! I'm usually very disapproving of people dressing up ...

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Well, November 25 (November 26 in Australia) marks the release of the limited edition hardcover of Vampire Academy. Each time I mention it, I get asked if books #2 and 3 will also be coming out in hardcover, and to be honest, I haven't been told yet. I'm hoping they will, and I'll let you know as soon as I hear anything.

Now, aside from the cover, this edition is special because it's the first book ever to use 'augmented reality.' If you get the book and a webcam, you can go to Penguin's...

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Wow, that's a long time to go without a blog post. I'm embarrassed. For those wondering what happened to me, all I have is the usual story: there was a lot of work craziness going on this last week or so. I think when you're self-employed, people think you can take days off whenever you want. If anything, it's the opposite. If I take a day off, it just means I've lost a day of work toward a book because the deadlines don't change! So, I'm usually powering through weekends.

Anyway, I promised a...

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Look, I like cats as much as the next person, but I'm just not buying that Book Candy Sandy is a reliable publicist/editor. She doesn't even have opposable thumbs to hold that pencil.

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Hey, guys. Sorry for being away for so long, but the last few days have been busy, busy! For those who didn't know, Thursday was my birthday, and instead of one day, I've had a 3.5-day birthday extravaganza of fun activities, cake tasting, and copy edits. (Okay, copy edits aren't generally an extravaganza kind of thing, but they are a necessary part of my life).

Anyway, I'll recap the highlights soon, but since I'm in a rush tonight, I just wanted to put in another plug for the hardcover edi...

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So, I stopped by Fred Meyer today, which is our local Meijer/Walmart/super grocery store type thing. As I was walking in, I was a bit astonished to see a huge line of people going outside the doors and nearly wrapping around the building. It's a bit early, but since my brother and I had just been discussing holiday deals, I figured there must be some new game or incredibly amazing bargain that had people standing out there with their kids and grandparents.

Then, the harried cashier ringing up ...

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Many thanks to the kind Twitter follower who tipped me off and got me this picture.





Yes, it appears someone working stock in the book department at this store didn't quite grasp the subtle meaning of 'self help.' The bonus is that this was apparently taken at a Meijer, the Midwest superstore I miss so much and am always going on about because of their 24-hour access to everything. I guess that accessibility now extends to parents and teen psychologists who will no doubt be flocking here at al...

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So, I've been dodging people's questions about when I'm visiting the three poll-winning cities: New York, New Orleans, and Miami. When the poll originally went up, I said I'd be traveling in early November, but some of you have probably noticed that...well, it is early November and I'm not traveling. In fact, I'm sitting on my couch in pajamas right now.

What's the scoop? The tri-city trip has been postponed until January. I know this is disappointing to some people, but it comes as a result o...

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So, here's what we've got today: all sorts of international news. I'm way behind in updating the international section of my website, but since its last overhaul, I've had some sales in other countries.

In Georgina's world, succubus books have recently sold Vietnamese and Thai publishing rights. I didn't see those coming. Also since my last website update, Vampire Academy has sold rights in: Hungary, Israel, Vietnam, Japan, Denmark, and Indonesia. The international link above has info on all t...

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