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Blood Coven Covers

So, I seem to be on a cover kick lately. It's fun talking covers! They're easily one of my favorite topics related to publishing. I don't even know what my second book will be yet, and I'm dying for a cover.

Mari Mancusi recently announced that her Blood Coven series (beginning with Boys that Bite) are going to be repackaged, and the fourth & final title will be added.

So let's compare!

Initial covers are on the left, new ones are on the right.


















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So, what do you guys think? Improvement? Originals b

OOOOH

I've been wondering why Ally hadn't revealed her cover yet for DON'T JUDGE A GIRL BY HER COVER, the third installment in The Gallagher Girls series. It comes out the same week as Prada & Prejudice, and I've had my cover out in the world for months!

No more waiting-- it was just posted on her blog, amazon, et al.

What do you think??

Friday Five: The Prada Edition

1. Prada comes out in LESS THAN THREE MONTHS. 2 months, 29 days, to be precise.

2. I was reviewed recently by a YA librarian!! This one was oh-so-exciting for me, since she's the first "industry" type person to review it.

3. According to my editor, the independant book stores are "really liking the book." YAY! 

4. As for the WIDGET FOR A PRIZE contest, I forgot to announcce when it would "close". Enter by March 20th to get in on the first round of prizes (One of which is an ARC!!). We still have

THE SEASON winner!

mandymorgan , you're the winner of THE SEASON by Sarah Maclean! Shoot me an email so I can get your adress.

And in case you guys are wondering what I wish were still around from Regency England, it's the formalities: I wish a guy would walk up to me and bow so I could curtsy! Something about it just seems romantic.

And for those who didn't win: Go buy a copy of THE SEASON. The chemistry between Vivi and Gavin jumps right off the page, and the details of Regency england are elegant and vivid. This

Prada & Prejudice = A book on tooth loss?

A quick google shows me Prada & Prejudice is up on tower.com, an online bookseller.

Not only that, but check out this ranking:

#26 in Health & Daily Living - Tooth Loss & Tooth Fairy 
 
I had no idea it was about tooth loss! Maybe Callie knocks out her teeth when she trips in her Prada heels?

Teaser Tuesday-- Dairy Princess

So, I'm doing something different-- sharing an entire chapter. Dairy Princess was teh book that was GOING to be book 2, but we decided to take a risk and go anther direction, so now i have these three chapters that have no where to go.

Hope you like it! 

 

For a long moment, I’m not sure what woke me up.

Then I see a stripe of light slide across the ceiling of my bedroom.

A flashlight?

A shiver of fear ripples down my spine. Why is someone outside my window with a flashlight? I twist the sheets in my

5word answers with Saundra Mitchel

Shadowed Summer is a debut YA novel by Saundra MItchell and it's in stores now!

1) What one piece of advice you'd like to give other writers?

Shut up and write.

2) What's one thing you bought with your advance money?

A laptop. Which is now dead. Because Dell sucks.

3) What's one thing that's surprised you about the road to publication?

How complicated it is to prep a manuscript!

4)What's one thing you LOVE about your debut novel?

The weight of its secrets.

5) What's next for you?

Probably a nap. :D

Widget for a prize?

Okay, peeps. Here's the deal. Prada has less then 100 days until release. To help create buzz, I've created widgets, which most of you probably know.

If you choose to host a widget, you get a prize, limited to 25 prizes (if I get more entrants, it'll be by virtue of a drawing.)



The Prizes:
Grand Prize: ARC of Prada & Prejudice
First Runner UP: A Stiletto Key Chain (2 available!)
Second Runner Up: A Prada & Prejudice custom lipgloss (5 available)
Third Runner up: Prada & Prejudice post card (17+

5qs in 5 words with Erin Dionne

MODELS DON'T EAT CHOCOLATE COOKIES is a brand new Middle grade by Erin Dionne, and it's in stores now!

1) What one piece of advice you'd like to give other writers?
Learn to love revision.

2) What's one thing you bought with your advance money?
A new MacBook Pro. Whoo!

3) What's one thing that's surprised you about the road to publication?
I have learned so much!

4)What's one thing you LOVE about your debut novel?
Holding it in my hands.

5) What's next for you?
THE TOTAL TRAGEDY OF A GIRL NAMED HAMLET (s

Stalking My Book

So, in case you're wondering, my book comes out in 3months and 7 days. WAY too long if you ask me. I think I might die of old age before June 11 arrives.

To pass the time, I have taken to stalking my book. For some I hear this causes anxiety or stress. For me, it is amusing and makes it seem as if it's practically on shelves already.

Stalking Approach #1: The Amazon Ranking. Not only do I periodically check my ranking on Amazon, but I've signed up on Title Z as well, and it shows actual GRAPHS o