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February 10, 2018
Traitor’s Game is Almost Here!
A lot of exciting news is coming over the next few weeks, but for now, I have ACTUAL, REAL COPIES OF THE TRAITOR’S GAME!!!
If you’re a Utah type, please come to the launch party at the South Davis Library in Bountiful on Feb 27 at 7 pm. More information is HERE!
Which means you have only two weeks left to pre-order a copy in order to get this gift pack. Remember I told you that orders had been high enough, I was running out of a few things. Well I’ve stocked up, re-ordered, and then exchanged one item. So here is what is now included:
Signed Quote Card – Also a bookmark, featuring a quote from The Traitor’s Game
Signed bookplate
Dagger keychain
Stickers with Original Art – Two scenes from the book!
Teacher Discussion Guide – For you, or your favorite book club leader
AND…
Automatic entry to win an ARC of my fall 2018 historical, RESISTANCE or a free Skype visit.
If you know you’re going to buy a copy of the book anyway, why not do it now?
HOW TO QUALIFY:
1. Pre-order THE TRAITOR’S GAME by February 25th, 2018. Pre-order from your favorite site or store, but if you choose The King’s English, the book will be sent to you signed and personalized.
2. Take a picture of the purchase receipt.
3. Send an email to jen@jennielsen.com with the following information:
A. Your full name
B. Your full mailing address
C. The name to be signed on the bookplate
REMEMBER TO ATTACH A RECEIPT WITH YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE
US and Canadian addresses only. No receipts accepted after February 27, 2018.
LINKS
WHO HAS ORDERED?
For the curious, orders have come in from 30 states + Puerto Rico and Canada, and some areas have been fantastic (thank you, California, Utah, Texas, New Jersey, Florida, and Ohio in particular)! But I’d love to send to one of the states yet to order. I’ll mark it off here on the blog when I get those orders in!
Alabama * Alaska * Connecticut * Delaware * Hawaii * Iowa * Kansas * Maine * Massachusetts * Minnesota * Mississippi * Montana * New Hampshire * New Mexico * North Dakota * Oklahoma * Pennsylvania * Rhode Island * Vermont * Wyoming
January 31, 2018
A Few Important Notes
This is just a quick update, my friends.
Yesterday was the release of two books.
WRATH OF THE STORM is out in paperback. If you started the Mark of the Thief series and were 
waiting for the paperback to finish it, you can get copies at your local indie bookstore, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or wherever you buy books!
The third book of the Horizon series has been released, A WARP IN TIME, by Jude Watson. This continues the story of our crash survivors into the forest where they make an incredible discovery: they are not the only ones in the rift! You can get copies at your local indie bookstore, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or wherever you buy books!
2. Pre-orders for THE TRAITOR’S GAME have been much higher than expected and my inventory on many of the items is running low. I’m working on a replacement offer, but until I figure that out, please understand that the original pre-order gift pack is going to change over the next week or two…somehow.
But…please understand how important pre-orders and first week sales are to an author, for several reasons If you think you might buy the book anyway, please consider purchasing a copy by the end of February. I love my fans no matter what, but I’ll ❤️ you extra if you do!
3. Question: Last fall, we had some fun with the game, “Where in the World is Jennifer Nielsen?” Staring at the end of February, I’ll be traveling again. I need votes – would you like to play the game again, this time to win a galley copy of RESISTANCE?
January 25, 2018
An Update on Everything
The title says it all. I’ll go in reverse chronological order…
What are you writing now?
I am about to start edits on TRAITOR’S GAME 2, a book which I think is the perfect follow-up for the first and really pushes the story, and Simon and Kestra, into really exciting places. We should have a final manuscript late this spring.
I am writing the first draft of my third historical, not yet announced, which I will start edits on over the summer and which is scheduled to be released in the fall of 2019. Its initials are TBS and I am in love with this story.
I am also beginning to outline a duology that is strange and totally different from anything I’ve done before, and which I literally cannot wait to write! Its initials are BI.
WRATH OF THE STORM paperback, Jan 30, 2018
If you’ve missed any of the Mark of the Thief series, the paperback of the final book is coming out next week. This is my favorite ending I’ve ever done for a book or series so if you’re wondering what to read next, I hope you’ll check this out.
A WARP IN TIME By Jude Watson, Jan 30, 2018
This is the third book of the HORIZON series begun by Scott Westerfeld. I did book 2, DEADZONE, and now the adventure continues, beginning with a most unexpected surprise – there are other survivors!
THE TRAITOR’S GAME Feb 27 2018
I am so excited about this book! It has been included on “Most Anticipated YA Books of 2018 by Hypable, Barnes & Noble, and other sites. A book trailer is coming soon for the book, but you can read excerpts from it HERE. Also, if you want to find me on tour for the book, I’ll be HERE.
A NIGHT DIVIDED paperback, April 24, 2018
This book is finally going to have a paperback, but it’s a special edition, 
containing extra facts about the Berlin Wall, some additional information from me, and…ta da! – an excerpt from RESISTANCE (see below)!
Additionally, movie rights have been optioned for A NIGHT DIVIDED and I know the screenwriters are already hard at work on a script. There’s no telling where things will go from there, but it’s still very cool!
RESISTANCE, August 28, 2018
This historical, based the Jewish teen couriers of World War 2 era Poland, is complete. The publisher is working toward a final cover design and I hope I get to show it to you all soon, because it is so freaking awesome!
THE ASCENDANCE TRILOGY
Many of you are still wondering about the status of a possible movie. All I can say (because it’s all that I know) is that a production company is still attached to this series, but a lot of work is now involved to detach the project from Paramount and look for other interested parties, so it will be some time before there’s any concrete news to report. But as always, this blog is the first place I will make any big announcements.
So…any questions? I’ll answer them if I can!
January 20, 2018
And our Canadian winner is…
Congratulations, Sandra Furlotte – you are the winner of THE TRAITOR’S GAME arc!
To all those who entered, thank you for your comments about the other wonderful books soon to be released from Scholastic Canada – I hope you’ll give them all a try!
But honestly, I hope you’ll give TRAITOR’S GAME a try first (
January 12, 2018
Canada – I didn’t forget about you!
Hello Northern Neighbors!
How about a giveaway of THE TRAITOR’S GAME just for you?
Scholastic Canada has just posted their spring line-up of titles. Click on any title and it will take you to an excerpt you can read. Now, of course I hope you’ll click on THE TRAITOR’S GAME, and I hope you’ll love what you read and then pre-order yourself a copy right now…
BUT…
If you leave a comment about what other book on that list you’re excited to read, it’ll count as an entry for you to win a signed copy of THE TRAITOR’S GAME!
There is one catch…
If there are fewer than ten Canadian entries, then I will accept comments from anywhere else in the world. So if your address is outside Canada, still leave your comment, but put “Non-Canadian” or “NC” in your comment. The contest will close in one week, at midnight EST on Jan 19, 2018.
AND…
If you read THE TRAITOR’S GAME excerpt and decided to get your own copy, you can visit your local Indie bookstore, or links are provided below. This is the first book in a new series and will release on Feb 27, 2018!
January 5, 2018
Happy New Year 2018!
Yes, I’m a little late, but I had a deadline for edits on TRAITOR’S GAME 2. I turned them in last night, celebrated by sneaking a slice of my daughter’s homemade chocolate cake, and now another day begins!
I want to share fun news, reminder news, and event news. First, the fun:
THE TRAITOR’S GAME has been listed on “Most Anticipated YA” lists for 2018 by Barnes & Noble, Hypable, Bustle, and the Stuck in YA Books blog. I sincerely hope you will love this book as much as I do!
Now, as a reminder, I will send a gift pack to anyone who pre-orders a copy of THE TRAITOR’S GAME. Instructions and what’s included are HERE. If you know you’re going to buy a copy anyway, why not do it now?
And…event news. I don’t have a complete list for where I’ll be in the coming months, and these are subject to change, but it’s a start! If you live near any of these, please put it on your calendar!
TRAITOR’S GAME LAUNCH PARTY!
Feb 27 Bountiful Library Bountiful, Utah 7:00 pm
TOUR DATES
Mar 1 Hicklebees San Jose, CA TBD
Mar 8 A Likely Story Sykesville, MD TBD
Mar 9 Politics and Prose Washington DC TBD
Mar 10 Tucson Book Festival Tucson, AZ TBD
Mar 12 Brookline Booksmith Brookline, MA TBD
Mar 17 Boise Battle of Books Boise, ID TBD
Apr 3-6 Texas Library Assoc. Dallas, TX Date and Time TBD
Apr 14 Teenage BootCamp Provo, UT All day
Apr 21 No. Texas Book Festival Argyle, TX TBD
May 4-5 Storymakers Conference Provo, UT All day
And if I’m not coming near you, but you still want signed copies of any of my books, you can order them through The King’s English, my local indie bookstore. In the notes at checkout, put who you would like the book signed to, and the store and I will do the rest!
December 11, 2017
TRAITOR’S GAME WINNERS!
With so many great suggestions and explanations, how could I possibly choose only three? You all did awesome! Some of your song ideas are on my current playlist, some I was totally unfamiliar with and you still nailed it!
So I narrowed down the list to those with the best explanations, regardless of whether it was an exact match (because you haven’t read the book yet – that’s why you’re entering, right?). From there, it was a random drawing.
And the winners are:
*** Tiffany N. *** Katrina (Dec 5) *** Brittney Condie ***
Remember, THE TRAITOR’S GAME will be released on Feb 27, 2018. If you pre-order a copy, you get this neat-o gift pack. Check it out here!
Also, if you are ordering any books for me to sign before Christmas, that should happen this week so they arrive in time! You can order from my local indie, The King’s English, here!
November 29, 2017
Gift Packs, Giveaways, and Gifts
I have THREE EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENTS for you. Make sure you check out all three!
1. I have THREE ARCs of TRAITOR’s GAME to give you for the holidays!
Want one? Here’s what to do: Read the summary of the plot below, then in comments, suggest for me a song for a TRAITOR’S GAME playlist, along with your reasons for the suggestion. I will pick the three that I think are the closest fit.
The contest will end at midnight EST on Dec 10. One entry per person. Anyone can enter provided they have a US address I can mail the ARC to.
Plot Summary
Nothing is as it seems in the kingdom of Antora. Kestra Dallisor has spent three years in exile in the Lava Fields, but that won’t stop her from being drawn back into her father’s palace politics. He’s the right hand man of the cruel king, Lord Endrick, which makes Kestra a valuable bargaining chip. A group of rebels knows this all too well — and they snatch Kestra from her carriage as she reluctantly travels home.
The kidnappers want her to retrieve the lost Olden Blade, the only object that can destroy the immortal king, but Kestra is not the obedient captive they expected. Simon, one of her kidnappers, will have his hands full as Kestra tries to foil their plot, by force, cunning, or any means necessary. As motives shift and secrets emerge, both will have to decide what — and who — it is they’re fighting for.
2. If you know you’re going to buy a book anyway…
Then check this out for instructions on how to get a free gift pack and be entered for other giveaways!
3. If you want a signed copy of any of my books for the holidays…
Buy my book from my local indie, The King’s English. At checkout, in “Notes,” you can put in the name of the person you want the book signed to. Once I’ve signed it, King’s English will send the book to you.
November 23, 2017
PRE-Order THE TRAITOR’S GAME and receive these gifts!
The Traitor’s Game, my new series, will release on February 27th, but you can get something now for holiday gift giving, a birthday, or just because you’re impatient…like me.
WHAT IS INCLUDED:
Signed Quote Card – Also a bookmark, featuring a quote from The Traitor’s Game
Temporary Tattoo – Because hey – tattoos!
Signed bookplate
Dagger keychain
AND…
Automatic entry to win an ARC of my fall 2018 historical, RESISTANCE or a free Skype visit.
HOW TO QUALIFY:
Pre-order THE TRAITOR’S GAME by February 25th, 2018. Pre-order from your favorite site or store, but if you choose The King’s English, the book will be sent to you signed and personalized.
Take a picture of the purchase receipt.
Send an email to jen@jennielsen.com with the following information:
Your full name
Your full mailing address
The name to be signed on the bookplate
REMEMBER TO ATTACH A RECEIPT WITH YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE
US and Canadian addresses only. No receipts accepted after February 27, 2018.
October 11, 2017
Where Am I? Wrap up and Winner!
I have to say how very impressed I am with the quality of your responses for this contest! 17 of you got full points – every single one correct! And another 10 missed only one guess. There were many other entrants not far behind, and even when your guess was incorrect, you still named a place that could have been it. Great job!
In order, here are the locations:
Decatur, (DeKalb County) Georgia
Nashville, Tennessee
Columbus, South Carolina
Salt Lake City, Utah
San Francisco, California
Bridal Veil Falls, Provo, Utah
St. Louis, Missouri
Chicago, Illinois
New York City, New York
Crook County, Wyoming
With 17 winners, I decided to draw two winners at random. I wish I could give all of you a galley copy, but I don’t even have that many. There will be more giveaways over the next few months as well, and perhaps this spring, we’ll play the same game for my fall historical release, RESISTANCE (more on that soon)!
The winners are: ORIANNA and KAYLIE.
By the way, this is where I am now! I’ll be shocked if anyone guesses it, but it’s just so beautiful I had to post a picture!
