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Story Secrets: DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS winner

Last week's Story Secrets with C.J. Omololu, debut author of DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS, was bursting with secrets from C.J. and our commenters. Thanks to all of you for stopping by and supporting C.J. and me!

I was especially excited to invite my fellow Circle of Secrets friend to visit. Thank you again, Cyn!


Now, we have one copy of DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS to give away....






Congratulations to...

********THE BOOK PIXIE********




We'll be contacting you shortly, or you can drop me a line in the "Contact" ...

Tell Me a Secret Tuesday: Launch Month!! + Giveaways!

21 days until book birthday!!!!!

To everyone who has helped along the way - writing groups, classes, SCBWI, readergirlz, bloggers, fellow authors, family, and friends - I thank you from the bottom of my heart for the many wonderful ways you have encouraged and cheered for me. My heart is brimming with love and gratitude!

Here I am in NYC with my incredibly insightful editor, Catherine - posing with our very first copy of TMAS!

TELL ME A SECRET will hit the shelves on June 22nd!
All month, we'll b...

NYC Teen Author Carnival/BEA/2K10 Pictoral!

What a trip! I came home totally brimming with the wonder of meeting so many book lovers and bloggers and other authors (and my wonderful cuz, Karin, who let me stay with her) - and a few pics!

First, there was the Teen Author Carnival, organized the amazing trio of Mitali Dave, Devyn Burton, and Korianne Wey. It was incredibly well done. There were tons of authors I've been hoping to meet, and they were there! Jeri Smith-Ready, Amy Brecount White, Lauren Oliver (Story Secrets), Sarah Darer...

Story Secrets: ETERNAL winner

Thanks to everyone who helped me welcome author Cynthia Leitich Smith last week to discuss ETERNAL, now available in paperback and which debuted on the NYT bestseller list!

If you haven't already, check out Cynthia's amazing industry blog for Children's and YA at Cynsations and drop her a line.


And now for the ETERNAL winner...









One copy of ETERNAL goes to...












*****YA VAMPIRE BOOKS!*****








Congratulations, YA Vampire Books!





Plus we're gearing up for an entire month of secrets for the TELL ME A SECRET l...

DIY Friday: Speaking of TELL ME A SECRET swag...

I'm hard at work making and gathering it!

Story Secrets: DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS by C.J. Omololu + Giveaway!

It's very exciting (and I do feel a bit secretive) to be talking with DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS author C.J. Omololu (known in the blogosphere as Cynjay, or Cythia). DLS was a Borders Original Voices selection and has been garnering lots of buzz. PLUS we have a copy to give away!

When Cyn and I realized, along with Jenn Hubbard, that we all had secrets to share in our 2010 debuts, we formed the Circle of Secrets...

So I'm very excited to get to chat with Cyn about her own novel secrets - welcome...

NYC Flash

I'm still in NYC today, doing some very exciting and secret stuff at Harper Media Studios... (wish me luck!)

A huge Thank You(!) to everyone who came out to the Teen Author Carnival, BEA, and Books of Wonder - your support for me and TELL ME A SECRET is breathtaking and incredible and I am full of gratitude.

We'll announce the winner of Cynthia Leitich Smith's ETERNAL on Monday...

Safe travels, everybody!

(photo by joiseyshowaa)

TELL ME A SECRET giveaway - last chance!

That's right, comment on today's post or any Tuesday post in May for a chance to win...

2-chapter Sneak preview TELL ME A SECRET booklet
Buttons
Magnets (handmade by me!)
Bookmarks
Music that inspired TMAS (Splashdown! Universal Hall Pass! Symbion Project!)


(At left, cute new button designed by sweetheart)


...and...

An advance copy of TELL ME A SECRET!


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Ok, so now that the contest stuff is over, I have a few updates:

Cynthia posted an amazing review of TMAS, 5 of 5 stars - thank you, Cynthia!

S.F...

NYC: Teen Author Carnival, BEA, and Books of Wonder!

I'm in NYC right now! Here's what's up:

TEEN AUTHOR CARNIVAL - Tonight!
Monday, May 24th, 5-8pm, Jefferson Market Branch Library
425 Avenue of the Americas (at 10th St.)
New York, NY 10011-8454

Devyn Burton, Mitali Dave, and Korianne Wey have put together a most incredible event, with 25 amazing YA authors - including Melissa Walker, Elizabeth Scott, Lauren Oliver, and me!

I'll have lots of sneak previews and swag...


BOOK EXPO AMERICA
Tuesday, May 25th, all day
Jacob K. Javitz Center

I'll be at BEA all...

One month until TELL ME A SECRET!

(!!!)






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