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March 5, 2009
Advice, Please!
Whenever I was feeling sad because a boy had said something mean to me or dumped me or asked some other girl to the prom and not me, my mom would make me a cup of hot cocoa in a special Mary Englebreit mug we used to have that looked like this:
It had this written on the side:
“Now listen and believe me, I am not just saying this because I am your mother: You are the prettiest, nicest girl in the entire school, not to mention the brightest and if you don’t believe me just look in the mirror. I hap
March 3, 2009
Lunch with Judy Blume! And I’m Late For It!
I have to make this short and sweet because I’m leaving in a few minutes for lunch with Judy Blume!
You’ve heard of Judy Blume, right? She’s the one who taught you all about sex in her book Forever (page 95!) and about God and having your period in Are You There God It’s Me Margaret! She’s the one who made you laugh and feel like you weren’t alone when you were going through weird stuff with your friends and your body growing up!
Well, she and I are having An Event Together here in Key West on M
February 26, 2009
Live Webcast and Bedroom Set Giveaway!
Hey! Check it out….
On March 12th at 7:30PM EST tune in to see the amazingly funny and bubbly Caroline Rhea (yes! The aunt from Sabrina the Teenage Witch, who had her own talk show and does such hilarious stand up!) chat with me – LIVE – at Allie Finkle’s Super Sleepover right here!
Anyone can watch because it’s going to be right here! Yes, here! On the computer! It’s a webcast! How cool is that?
We’ll be talking about everything – including growing up, my family, my writing career, and of co
February 24, 2009
Writing: Exercise for Your Mind
It’s the last week of February! You know what that means:
Yes…the final romance give-away from megcabot.com!
But before I get into that I want to talk about the #1 question I got while I was on my mini-tour this past week. And that was, surprisingly, not “Where do you get your inspiration?” but “Where do you get your inspiration to sit and write so much for so long?”
This question is much easier to answer than “Where do you get your inspiration?” With practice, ANYONE can learn to sit and focus
February 21, 2009
Allie Finkle 3 Sneak Peek
I’m writing this from a location of mystery. Yes, I’ve gone rogue! The plane I took from Chicago to Miami was late, thanks to de-icing (but de-icing is good…we like de-icing), so I missed my connecting flight to Key West.
Then the airline tried to put me in a shuttle with a bunch of other people to a motel that did not have wi-fi (or HBO)!
How can I live without cable? Or Twitter without wi-fi? (Note: I don’t have an Ethernet port on my MacAir and I didn’t bring the extension thingie to pl
February 18, 2009
Battle in the Forbidden City
I’m in the Miami Airport American Eagle Lounge on my way to Chicago for my signings this week. It’s all fancy in here and everyone is drinking white wine and tapping on their laptops (except me, I just have sparkling water and a laptop)….
…except this one kid, obviously just getting back from vacation on the islands with his parents (tell tale give away: his blonde hair is in cornrows) who just got on his cell and is having the following conversation with his friend on the other end:
“What up d
February 15, 2009
Bike Accidents and Book Giveaways
The Valentine Day Contest is over! Just letting you know because for some reason I’m still getting entries even though the contest ended at midnight on Valentine’s Day.
Also just to let you know, I think it’s likely that due to the Friday the 13th bike accident sustained by He Who Shall Not Be Named In This Blog (see my Twitter page for more info, but briefly, he crashed on his bike while trying to avoid being hit by a car, broke his elbow, and got a little banged up, but is otherwise fine), win
February 11, 2009
Valentine’s Day Book Give Away!
Yes! It’s that time again! February is the month of romance–which can sometimes stink, I know, if you don’t have a Valentine.
That’s why I’ll be giving away romances all month!
The books (yes, that says books, plural) I’m giving away this week are:
Tommy Sullivan Is a Freak
This the UK paperback version of Pants On Fire.
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Jinx
This is the UK paperback version of Jinx. It’s the same as the US version, except “color” is spelled “colour”, etc.
and
Ready or Not
This is the US version, in hardcover
February 9, 2009
How to Get an Agent
I’m home from my signing in Miami—it was such a blast! I met a ton of fantastic readers, as well as the incredible team from Yathenaem (which I’m pretty sure I spelled wrong in both of Books and Books guest books—sorry, you guys! I’ve gotten a little too reliant on Spellcheck).
I never did get to see the chocolate fountain they had there, because I was busy signing, but Books and Books sent me home with a GIANT gift basket from Peter Brooke Chocolates. Delicious! Many thanks to Julie, Erika,
February 6, 2009
Weevil Report
I’m off to Miami tomorrow for my signing at Books and Books!* I hope I’ll see some of you there!
*Just added–I’ve just received word there will be a DJ…and a chocolate fountain. Thank you, Books and Books!
I’ll be sure to let those of you who won ARCs of Best Friends and Drama Queens know by Monday.
The next book give away will be posted soon, so keep checking back!
For those of you who are interested, my next signing will be:
Thursday, February 19, 2009, at 6PM
Tivoli Theater
5021 Highland Ave.
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