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The Unwritten Rule!

Well, tomorrow is the official release date for The Unwritten Rule, but some bookstores have put it out already, and last Thursday I said the first person to send me a picture of themselves with their copy would win a prize.

And that person was...Felicia!! Here she is with her copy of the book:



YAY!

Tomorrow is the official release day, so come back and look for a little blog party...

Moving on to links:

Agent Jessica Faust talks about her query pet peeves

Author Jennifer Echols offers "tips" on h...

changes, and The Unwritten Rule in stores?--show me your copy and win!

Wow, have the past few days been crazy here re: site stuff. My fab site designer, Silas Dilworth, worked pretty much non-stop to get all the blogger ftp stuff taken care of and then my whole site had to be migrated to new servers at my hosting company--which naturally (why does this always happen? why?)--meant that a number of nifty things he'd done to help make the site easier for me to run broke. And he fixed all of them *and* the whole time he was doing it--the site was still up and runnin...

One Week!

It's now one week (ONE!) until The Unwritten Rule is in stores! I can't believe it's almost here--I've got my fingers crossed for the book and I just wanted to say Thank You! again to all of your for your support.

And! Speaking of The Unwritten Rule, don't forget that you have until midnight *tonight* to let me know what you'd like to know about how/what/why I wrote The Unwritten Rule for my next readergirlz vlog! The person with the best suggestion wins a copy of Hex Hall AND the YA book of t...

blogger question, video blog contest, and links

Thank you all for your lovely comments about the cover of Grace--the designer really did an amazing job! The cover gods are definitely looking out for me, which is very nice indeed!

As some of you may know, Blogger is dropping ftp support for blogs soon--they claim there aren't enough people using it to keep letting it be a feature. And while that may be true, as one of the people who uses ftp, I am not sure what's going to happen to this blog. I checked out blogger migration tool, but it seem...

contest winners, links--and Grace cover

Here are the Spread The Word About The Unwritten Rule contest winners--and yes, I did expand the prizes, but after what you all did, how could I not??:

Grand prize: Morgan, who really wowed me with her entry--seriously, I actually said "WOW!" out loud and woke my dog up when I saw it--and you can see it here -- The party is adorable, but what really put Morgan's entry over the top was that she took her efforts out into the real world and documented them. Plus, those t-shirts? LOVE!! (I totally...

last day to enter The Unwritten Rule contest...and two weeks until the book is in stores!

Today, March 2nd, is the last day you have to enter the Spread The Word About The Unwritten Rule contest--please make sure you get your entries in by midnight EST tonight! I'll be going through all the entries tomorrow...

And! It's now officially two weeks until The Unwritten Rule is in stores--YAY! If you're looking for a sneak peek, you can find it here.

Moving on, I'm thrilled to say that I'll be taking part in this year's NYC Teen Author Festival--you can find out information about all the ...

hey there, March!

Well, it's March and that means the Spread The Word About The Unwritten Rule contest is almost over!! You've got until midnight EST tomorrow, March 2nd, to get your entry in for your chance to win--and see your name in print, get a phone call from me--and get 35 FREE books!!

So all of you who want to enter, now's your chance--just head over here, follow the instructions, and remember, I'm looking for something that makes me go WOW!!

Moving on, I've got some links to share:

Agent Jessica Faust on...

even MORE prizes added to the Spread The Word About The Unwritten Rule contest!

Well, the prizes have been upped AGAIN in the Spread The Word About The Unwritten Rule contest -- the winner now not only gets her/his name in the acknowledgments of my 2011 Pulse book and a phone call but now also gets 35 young adult novels! (That's right, an extra ten shiny new hardcovers have been added...)

To sum up: your name in a book, a phone call, AND 35 books??? There's only six days left to enter this contest, so what are you waiting for? Head over here, read the rules, and enter!

A...

everyone's talking about publicity

Apparently lots of people are thinking about--and blogging about publicity--this week. Check it out:

Pam Jenoff wonders about how authors should go about getting publicity -- "What works? How much should I do myself, or pay to have done? How much should I rely on outside help and, if so, what kind?

I suspect I'm not alone in my confusion and if I could find the answers, they might be worth more than the remuneration from actual writing. With each book release, I put forth my best efforts...

don't forget to spread the word about The Unwritten Rule contest, links, and thanks

First, I want to thank all of you who commented or sent emails about what happened. My husband's relative is okay--as okay as someone who's had two strokes (turns out it wasn't just one!)--can be. We'll be waiting to hear more, of course, but I really did want to let you know how much your support means. (And my husband has asked me to say it means a lot to him too. He said, "Wow, you know some pretty amazing people!" And you know what? He's right!)

I also want to remind everyone that there's ...