Richelle Mead's Blog, page 41

We can has winnerz

Okay, after a lot of deliberation, I'm excited to announce the winners of the 'Lolcat My Books' wedding contest. This has to be one of the hardest decisions I've made--and is part of the reason contests are so stressful for me! It's so difficult choosing a winner, especially when there's so many good candidates. And really, all the entries were amazing. I can't thank you guys enough for working so hard on these. The winners were chosen for all sorts of criteria, including things like the imag...

Christmas orders and some new international covers

First up, the results of the lolcat contest will come sometime tomorrow, so stay tuned! Second, I wanted to thank everyone for all of the wedding well wishes. We really appreciate it! As some have guessed, the wedding was indeed in Napa, California. Good eye, you guys. It was really beautiful down there, even if it was chilly (though not nearly as cold as Seattle right now or most of the U.S.). The photography was done by Richard Wood, whom I heartily recommend if you ever need pics down i...

Off the market

Well, I'm happy to report that I'm a married woman! lolcatz and I hopped town this weekend for what turned out to be a really amazing wedding. Whenever I told people it would just be the two of us at the wedding, I don't think anyone realized how serious I was. We had no guests, just us and the essential personnel (officiant and photographer). Of course, that doesn't mean we didn't still have the full-on dress, suit, and flower action going on.





We'll still be having parties (involving cake!) ...

The Wedding Challenge

When you guys don't see me online for a while, it's usually because I'm swamped with some deadline, and this last week has been no exception. Added onto all of that is that I'm going to be getting married soon. Like, within the next few days. So, a lot of those last minute details have been keeping me busy and adding onto all the other stress this week! Craziness.

I fly out of town tomorrow to an undisclosed location for my wedding and will do my best to send Twitter and Facebook updates. W...

Xbox Action Tonight

Hey guys! Just another reminder that tonight's the night I'll be a guest on the live edition of 1 vs. 100 on Xbox Live. This means that while you and 50,000 other people are competing to win prizes with your trivia skills, I'll be hanging out with the show's host, Chris Cashman, talking about life, my books, the game, and whatever else comes up. The show starts at 6pm (Pacific) and 9pm (Eastern) for US and Canadian folks with Xboxes and gold accounts. Don't worry--the trivia covers all diffe...

Me, on your Xbox

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...

Surrender the stuffing

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 ...

Limited Edition VA Release Day!

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...

Another random update post

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.