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January 9, 2013
Blog Tour Day Four: Shades of Earth & As They Slip Away!
In just one week and one day, SHADES OF EARTH is being released! Wheee!!! I fluctuate between wild excitement and extreme bouts of vomit-inducing terror, so let's pretend that we're in the excitement upswing for the moment.
I am really stoked to have this book come out, though. It sounds cheesy, but this was the first book that I really wrote for you. When I wrote the first book, it was for me--there was no book contract, no assurance anyone but me would read it. The second book was a challenge--I mean that literally. It was like a dare, where I was seeing if I could write another book my editor and agent liked.
This book, the third book, is for you. I had nothing to prove to anyone but you, my readers. This was my chance to give you something back.
And so I very much hope you like it.
Blog Tour!
Okay! Enough touchy-feely! Today is the first day of my new blog tour--and every day, there's a new chapter of the free e-novella, AS THEY SLIP AWAY. The first chapter can be found at....
Secret of the Stars
Just click on them, and you can read the first chapter of the free novella, as well as enter for one of five signed sets of books--one for each day of the tour!
Book Launch Into Space!
The book launch into space is still going strong--I believe we're very close to having the whole thing actually happen, which is super exciting! Any pre-order counts. I hate harping on and on about sales, but I hope you don't mind if I just put the pre-order links here. And I promise to only do this sort of thing for the week.
Indie Bound
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Books-a-Million
The Book Depository
And signed books are still available from Malaprops.
Book Preview!
And here's a sneak preview from SHADES OF EARTH just for you guys. This is getting hard--trying to find a scene that doesn't give anything away but is still a little juicy. So here's this scene-one of my favorites--but I'm not going to tell you who or what it's about. So it could be anyone: Amy, Elder, anyone.
“Get. The hell. Out.” He grinds the words out through clenched teeth.
I stare up at him, shocked at his reaction. “You did this. If she dies, her blood is on your hands. You can’t keep her safe. You can’t keep anyone safe. GET OUT.” He pushes me again, and I stumble against the wall.
January 8, 2013
Blog Tour Day Three: Shades of Earth & As They Slip Away!
In just one week and one day, SHADES OF EARTH is being released! Wheee!!! I fluctuate between wild excitement and extreme bouts of vomit-inducing terror, so let's pretend that we're in the excitement upswing for the moment.
I am really stoked to have this book come out, though. It sounds cheesy, but this was the first book that I really wrote for you. When I wrote the first book, it was for me--there was no book contract, no assurance anyone but me would read it. The second book was a challenge--I mean that literally. It was like a dare, where I was seeing if I could write another book my editor and agent liked.
This book, the third book, is for you. I had nothing to prove to anyone but you, my readers. This was my chance to give you something back.
And so I very much hope you like it.
Blog Tour!
Okay! Enough touchy-feely! Today is the first day of my new blog tour--and every day, there's a new chapter of the free e-novella, AS THEY SLIP AWAY. The first chapter can be found at....
YA Book Center
Just click on them, and you can read the first chapter of the free novella, as well as enter for one of five signed sets of books--one for each day of the tour!
Book Launch Into Space!
The book launch into space is still going strong--I believe we're very close to having the whole thing actually happen, which is super exciting! Any pre-order counts. I hate harping on and on about sales, but I hope you don't mind if I just put the pre-order links here. And I promise to only do this sort of thing for the week.
Indie Bound
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Books-a-Million
The Book Depository
And signed books are still available from Malaprops.
Book Preview!
And here's a sneak preview from SHADES OF EARTH just for you guys. Ah, it's Wednesday. Why don't I give you guys a kissing scene?
And then I see the suns. Two of them. I don’t know how I didn’t notice them before—who thinks to look at the sun?—but they’re low in the sky now, casting the area in a dark blue-green sort of twilight.
Two suns.
Two.
Of course. I’d known—I’d always known—that Centauri-Earth would have two suns. I had noticed the two giant glowing orbs from the window of the shuttle. There’s a difference, though, in seeing two big stars from a spaceship and seeing two glowing suns from land.
“It’s so…it’s so beautiful,” I say, unable to keep the awe from my voice. Elder’s grip on my hand tightens in response.
I turn to look at him, and I see the joy I feel in my heart mirrored in his expression. My lips creep up and up in a smile so uncontainable that I feel as if my face will never give it up. Elder’s hand slips from my own, trails up my arm, leaving goosebumps in its wake.
My breath catches in my throat.
I lean forward, up on my tiptoes, my face tilted to his. Our kiss holds none of the furious passion we shared at landing the shuttle. This is different—this is like an ocean’s wave, washing over us, drowning us both in warmth, leaving us breathless and shiny-eyed.
January 7, 2013
Blog Tour Day Two: Shades of Earth & As They Slip Away!
In just one week and one day, SHADES OF EARTH is being released! Wheee!!! I fluctuate between wild excitement and extreme bouts of vomit-inducing terror, so let's pretend that we're in the excitement upswing for the moment.
I am really stoked to have this book come out, though. It sounds cheesy, but this was the first book that I really wrote for you. When I wrote the first book, it was for me--there was no book contract, no assurance anyone but me would read it. The second book was a challenge--I mean that literally. It was like a dare, where I was seeing if I could write another book my editor and agent liked.
This book, the third book, is for you. I had nothing to prove to anyone but you, my readers. This was my chance to give you something back.
And so I very much hope you like it.
Blog Tour!
Okay! Enough touchy-feely! Today is the first day of my new blog tour--and every day, there's a new chapter of the free e-novella, AS THEY SLIP AWAY. The first chapter can be found at....
Hypable!
Just click on them, and you can read the first chapter of the free novella, as well as enter for one of five signed sets of books--one for each day of the tour!
Book Launch Into Space!
The book launch into space is still going strong--I believe we're very close to having the whole thing actually happen, which is super exciting! Any pre-order counts. I hate harping on and on about sales, but I hope you don't mind if I just put the pre-order links here. And I promise to only do this sort of thing for the week.
Indie Bound
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Books-a-Million
The Book Depository
And signed books are still available from Malaprops.
Book Preview!
And here's a sneak preview from SHADES OF EARTH just for you guys. Yesterday I gave you some Amy, so today have some Elder:
My hand goes to the wi-com embedded behind my left ear, and I press the button down. Instead of the usual beep, beep-beep, there’s nothing but a click as the button’s depressed and released. I frown, and push the button again, so forcefully that I wince in pain.
Shite. The wi-com network was on the ship. My fingers run over the edge of the button, a perfectly circular bump that has been a part of my body for as long as I can remember. Now useless. The frexing thing is useless. It’s implanted into my flesh, its wires creep beside my veins, and it will never work again.
Amy grabs my hand, pulls it away from the button under my skin. “You don’t need to tell them anything,” she says. “They all know what you’re about to do for them.”
I’ve never felt so disconnected from…everything. It’s one thing to know that the ship’s unreachable, but now the connection I’ve had with my people who are here is gone too.
January 6, 2013
Blog Tour Day One: Shades of Earth & As They Slip Away!
In just one week and one day, SHADES OF EARTH is being released! Wheee!!! I fluctuate between wild excitement and extreme bouts of vomit-inducing terror, so let's pretend that we're in the excitement upswing for the moment.
I am really stoked to have this book come out, though. It sounds cheesy, but this was the first book that I really wrote for you. When I wrote the first book, it was for me--there was no book contract, no assurance anyone but me would read it. The second book was a challenge--I mean that literally. It was like a dare, where I was seeing if I could write another book my editor and agent liked.
This book, the third book, is for you. I had nothing to prove to anyone but you, my readers. This was my chance to give you something back.
And so I very much hope you like it.
Blog Tour!
Okay! Enough touchy-feely! Today is the first day of my new blog tour--and every day, there's a new chapter of the free e-novella, AS THEY SLIP AWAY. The first chapter can be found at....
Making the Grade Reviews
Just click on them, and you can read the first chapter of the free novella, as well as enter for one of five signed sets of books--one for each day of the tour!
Book Launch Into Space!
The book launch into space is still going strong--I believe we're very close to having the whole thing actually happen, which is super exciting! Any pre-order counts. I hate harping on and on about sales, but I hope you don't mind if I just put the pre-order links here. And I promise to only do this sort of thing for the week.
Indie Bound
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Books-a-Million
The Book Depository
And signed books are still available from Malaprops.
Book Preview!
And here's a sneak preview from SHADES OF EARTH just for you guys. This is from Chapter 3, when Amy's helping Elder land the shuttle:
I’ve heard that when you’re in a life-or-death situation, like a car accident or a gunfight, all your senses shoot up to almost super-human level, everything slows down, and you’re hyper-aware of what’s happening around you.
As the shuttle careens toward the earth, the exact opposite is true for me.
Everything silences, even the screams and shouts from the people on the other side of the metal door, the crashes that I pray aren’t bodies, the hissing of rockets, Elder’s cursing, my pounding heartbeat.
I feel nothing—not the seat belts biting into my flesh, not my clenching jaw, nothing. My whole body is numb.
January 5, 2013
As They Slip Away: A Free Novella!
All this week, I'm doing a blog tour to celebrate the launch of my third and final novel in the Across the Universe trilogy: SHADES OF EARTH!
Guys, I'm so excited about this one. It's really a work of love, and a great big thank you letter to everyone who's supported me and read my work.
But I wanted to do something else to thank you all. So...I wrote a novella. And I'm giving it to you. For free. No strings. I just want you to have it.
The novella is called "As They Slip Away" (note the Beatles reference!), and all this week, Monday through Friday, a different chapter will be posted on a different blog in this unique blog tour. Additionally, you'll have a chance each day to win one of five sets of books--all three books in the trilogy, all signed by me.
The short version: all this week, you get to download another chapter of "As They Slip Away" and enter to win a set of signed books.
You can read the full description of "As They Slip Away" on GoodReads--and by the end of the week, you'll be able to download the full version of the story on your e-reader of choice (available free through Scribd from PenguinTeen).
But I want to get personal for a moment, and tell you about how this novella came to be.
"As They Slip Away" features a new character--Selene. Although she's not really new. If you've read ACROSS THE UNIVERSE or A MILLION SUNS, you've seen Selene before. In ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, Selene was the "rabbit girl," the girl Amy meets who's giving "inoculations" to rabbits. And she showed up again, in A MILLION SUNS. As a victim.
I knew for a long time that I wanted to write a novella telling this girl's story. I like to have backgrounds for my background characters, and from the moment she landed on the page--as a late addition, barely making the cut--I was curious about what her story might be.
I also wanted to write more about the most-hated character of my books: Luthor, or Luthe, as he was known in the first book. In a lot of ways, he's the real villain of my stories, not Eldest or Orion. Both Eldest and Orion have very real reasons for doing what they do. I'm not saying they're right--I'm just saying they are acting with what they feel to be the best way.
Luthe, on the other hand, is evil.
I wanted to do two things with the bad characters in my books. I wanted to show that many times, the person we think is evil, has perfectly valid reasons for his actions. Most "bad guys" aren't bad--they're just working under different motivations or goals or methodology. That's why I wanted to show who Eldest and Orion were, and why they did what they did.
But I also wanted to make it clear that there is evil in the world. And that is Luthe. He is evil. He is bad. He is unredeemable. He is perfectly, 100% conscious of his actions, and the consequences, and he doesn't care. He takes what he wants.
In some ways, "As They Slip Away" is Luthe's story. He is evil--but he's also sick. Sick in the same way serial killers are sick, but sick, nonetheless.
But really, this is Selene's story. The girl who had no voice--not in the novels, not even in part of this story.
I wanted "As They Slip Away" to be a story about a victim. If you read A MILLION SUNS, you already know how Selene's story ends--and it doesn't end well. "As They Slip Away" is a tragedy. But despite that--despite what's happened to Selene, she doesn't let that change her. So, while it is a tragedy, I want you to know also that it's a story of strength.
And I hope you like it.
January 3, 2013
Updates & News
Special thanks to Publishers Weekly for featuring some of the pre-publication promo that Penguin and I've been working on to celebrate the release of Shades of Earth!
And thank you as well to the Atlantic Wire for featuring Shades as a "YA to Watch For." I like that ominous ellipse at the end of their description ;)
And speaking of: the pre-order campaign is going well! You guys, we are so. close. to getting Across the Universe into real, actual space! I've seen pictures of the set-up, and it can really happen! If you've not pre-ordered and plan on doing so, I would really appreciate it. All buy links can be found here
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YA2U is going strong! We hit our first thousand entries today (as of now, we're at 1200!) and we released the top ten cities currently in the running. This is one contest where the more entries you get, the better off you are. Consider printing out some flyers, or contacting your local library. Only ten votes for the same city currently gets you in the top fifty--imagine if you got an entire classroom to enter!
You should totally read this awesome post by Megan Shepherd on what inspired her to be a writer for children.
And if, like me, you need a timewaster, try out this Chibi Maker :) Here's me in chibi form!
And thank you as well to the Atlantic Wire for featuring Shades as a "YA to Watch For." I like that ominous ellipse at the end of their description ;)
And speaking of: the pre-order campaign is going well! You guys, we are so. close. to getting Across the Universe into real, actual space! I've seen pictures of the set-up, and it can really happen! If you've not pre-ordered and plan on doing so, I would really appreciate it. All buy links can be found here
.
YA2U is going strong! We hit our first thousand entries today (as of now, we're at 1200!) and we released the top ten cities currently in the running. This is one contest where the more entries you get, the better off you are. Consider printing out some flyers, or contacting your local library. Only ten votes for the same city currently gets you in the top fifty--imagine if you got an entire classroom to enter!
You should totally read this awesome post by Megan Shepherd on what inspired her to be a writer for children.
And if, like me, you need a timewaster, try out this Chibi Maker :) Here's me in chibi form!
January 1, 2013
Why Should YA2U...Come to You?
Yesterday, I had the thrilling fun of announcing YA2U, a fun project where me and four other authors are going to a city based on YOUR votes.
YAY! Click here for more info!
And if you followed the links yesterday, then you know all the awesome authors who are involved with the project.
OMG SO AWESOME AM I RIGHT?!
And now, basically, it's all in your hands. Where we go is up to you--and your votes. And because this is based on voting--and because we want to go where we're most wanted--it's really important to us to have as many votes for YA2U as possible.
Therefore, let us know: why should we go to your hometown? You never know--we might just make a few extra stops based on your awesome reasoning (trufax: if you can promise me that Nathan Fillion will be there, I will SO go to your town no matter WHAT). To help get us started, a bunch of lovely book bloggers volunteered to let us know why we should go to their hometowns. You can check them out here--and don't forget to make your own post, too! Remember, spreading the word online (and through posters--downloadable for free) all counts as an entry to win all ten of those books, signed!
We'd also like to thank the awesome bloggers who've helped us with their support and enthusiasm. Many of them are posting about YA2U today, so check out their links and find out about their hometowns--then post about your own!
The Haunting of Orchid Forsythia
Bloggers[heart]Books
My Heart Hearts Books
Tez Says
Hypable.com
Oops! I Read A Book Again
Never Ending Stories
Charlee Vale
My Not So Real Life
BooksAreLoveX3
The Reviews News
Two Chicks on Books
Life, Love, and Literature
Alexa Loves Books
Book Nerds Across America
Beauty and the Bookshelf
Deeply Shallow
Reader's Dialogue
City of Books
Adventures of a Book Junkie
This isn't Rocket Science
Book Cover Justice
Book Tasty
Beneath Shining Stars, I Read
In Libris Veritas
The Dancing Lawn
Step Into Fiction
Gone with the Words
Hollywood the Write Way
Valia Lind Writes
Beneath the Moon and Stars
Addicted To Novels
Ashley Loves Books
TheBookSlash
Pinkindle Reads & Reviews
Froze8's Blog
The Mod Podge Bookshelf
The Book Cellar
See Scoot Read
My Summer Girl Books
Suzanne's Adventures
Bonnie Rae, Just Words
Tabitha's Book Blog
Snarky Bird Book Reviews
A Perpetual Daydream
Ourbookreport
reutreads
Jessie Writes & Reads
Cari's Book Blog
Squeaky Books
Pica Reads
Books Over Boys
Adventures in YA Publishing
DaydreamerN@gmail.com
Kristina's World of Books
Sawcat's Book Blog
Just a Booklover
Jenny@Juliababyjen's Reading Room
Fiction Freak
My Best Friends Are Books
100 great books before lunch
The Reader's Antidote
Looking on the side of wonder
Cassandra Marshall
A Reader's Adventure
Lost In A YA Book
The Novel Nook
A Dutchie on Books
Daydreaming Bookworm
The Reflections of a Bookworm
Fishmuffins of Doom
All About Books
The Bookworm
Sew Technicolor
Christi the Teen Librarian
EllzReadz
PubWrites
The Cosplaying Librarian
Eden's Paradise
The YA Librarian
Escaping Through Books
A Foodie Bibliophile in Wandlerust
R-r-read
Erica's Odds&Ends
Defiantly Deviant
Keyboard & Camera
BerkeleyHighReads
A. B. Keuser
Escape Through the Pages
Fictitious Delicious
SusieBookworm
Greenfield Patch
Debz Bookshelf
Once Upon A Dream Books
The Book Swarm
YA Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog
Carina's Books
In Which Ems Reviews Books
YA Between the Lines
My 5 Monkeys
IB Book Blogging
magnet 4 books
Novel Sounds
Library Ninja Blog
Just a Lil' Lost
Myth-illogical
making it up
The Daily Quirk
Writing My Own Fairy Tale
A Daydreamer's Thoughts
Lilys book blog
Books Make Me Happy
Smitten over Books
Smitten over Books
Forget About TV, Grab a Book
The Selkie Reads Stories
Vicky Thinks
Read, Write, Sleep, Eat!
Book An Appointment With Wisdom Books
And Then I Read A Book
The Page Sage
Dreamland Sparks
WinterHaven Books
The Eater of Books!
Live To Read ~Krystal
Writer Quirk
Bibliosaurus Text
Atelier dei Libri
The BookBandit Blog
bookandbed
Contagious Reads
Conversations of a Reading Addict
Creative Outlets
Tar Heel Bibliobabe
Friction to Fiction
365 Days of Reading
Lipstick & Literature
The Insomniac Bookworm
A. A. Omer
Bookmarks & Bookshelves
Bookbreath
Good Books and Good Wine
Krazy Elf's Bookshelf
LJ Vaughn
finding my forever
Becky's Barmy Book Blog
Forever 17 Books
Escaping With Books
Light Blue Days
Book.Blog.Bake.
Bengal Reads
Sparkles and Lightning
wrapped up in books
Fall In Love With History
Dizneeee's World of Books
Brooke Reports
Word Spelunking
Gone Pecan
Mary Had a Little Book Blog
Muggle-Born
Emmy Neal
Scattered Pages
Jess Hearts Books
Lisleslivres
Avery's Book Nook
Lady Reader's Bookstuff
Bea's Book Nook
Writing Whimsy - Lucy Ann F's Thoughts on Writing
The Reading Geek
Thoughts of a Scot
Reading Under the Stars
Words Create Scenes
Life is Short. Read Fast.
Inkstains Reviewed
AmyLovesYA
Ink Skies
The Fear of Opinions
Mermaid Vision Books
AmirasBookReviews
BookPics
Goldilox and the Three Weres
BookPics
Beauty but a Funny Girl
I Like These Books
Feisty Little Woman
Fic Fare
Life:merging
Geek Banter
Poetry to Prose
Book Labyrinth
Belle of the Literati
The Book Addict's Guide
A Glass Of Wine
KnowsProse
Girls With Book
Sarah J Schmitt: Journey of a Writing Hoosier
Books Take You Places
PageTrotters
The Starry-Eyed Revue
Book Snatch
Midnight Book Girl
Vy's Blog
Books As You Know It
Lost at Midnight Reviews
Emily's Reading Room
Reading Extensively
YABC
Wondeful Bookshelf of Jaz
Book Exhibitionsim
Miss Page-Turner's City of Books
A Blog about Nothing
Book Twirps
Confessions of a Vi3tBabe
manda-rae reads a lot
Hopeful Happiness
A Backwards Story
All About YA Novels
As-I-Digress
This Blonde Reads
Read it Write
Cicely Loves Books
GirlsPWN
Lora Palmer
The Reading Diaries
Books Complete Me
Alicia J. Frey
Much Ado About Books
Writability
The Broke and the Bookish
The Book Town
Reading on the F Train
Novels by G. Donald Cribbs
Hope, Love, and Happy Endings
YA Infatuation
BOOKISH
Safari Poet
Words World and Wings
Thoughts, by Melody
A Word's Worth
Dazzled by Books
Confessions of a Teenage Bibliophile
Unearthly Reviews
Riv Reads
Ruthanne Reid, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Author
The Story Queen
Southern Spines
Refracted Light Reviews
Anddeea
Chocolate for Inspiration
Watercolor Moods
Reviews from the Hammock
JeanzBookReadNReview
Rai29BookReadNReview
Bodacious Bookaholic
YA Lit Ramblings
Book Crazy
Shadowland Book blog
Andreas bokblogg
I'm book obsessed
Epic (Chocolate) Fantasy
Ex Libris
IB Teen Blog
Burning Impossibly Bright
Megan Likes Books
Xo reads
Marie Loves Books
Rex Robot Reviews
Daisy Chain Book Reviews
Novel Thoughts
YAY! Click here for more info!
And if you followed the links yesterday, then you know all the awesome authors who are involved with the project.
OMG SO AWESOME AM I RIGHT?!
And now, basically, it's all in your hands. Where we go is up to you--and your votes. And because this is based on voting--and because we want to go where we're most wanted--it's really important to us to have as many votes for YA2U as possible.
Therefore, let us know: why should we go to your hometown? You never know--we might just make a few extra stops based on your awesome reasoning (trufax: if you can promise me that Nathan Fillion will be there, I will SO go to your town no matter WHAT). To help get us started, a bunch of lovely book bloggers volunteered to let us know why we should go to their hometowns. You can check them out here--and don't forget to make your own post, too! Remember, spreading the word online (and through posters--downloadable for free) all counts as an entry to win all ten of those books, signed!
We'd also like to thank the awesome bloggers who've helped us with their support and enthusiasm. Many of them are posting about YA2U today, so check out their links and find out about their hometowns--then post about your own!
The Haunting of Orchid Forsythia
Bloggers[heart]Books
My Heart Hearts Books
Tez Says
Hypable.com
Oops! I Read A Book Again
Never Ending Stories
Charlee Vale
My Not So Real Life
BooksAreLoveX3
The Reviews News
Two Chicks on Books
Life, Love, and Literature
Alexa Loves Books
Book Nerds Across America
Beauty and the Bookshelf
Deeply Shallow
Reader's Dialogue
City of Books
Adventures of a Book Junkie
This isn't Rocket Science
Book Cover Justice
Book Tasty
Beneath Shining Stars, I Read
In Libris Veritas
The Dancing Lawn
Step Into Fiction
Gone with the Words
Hollywood the Write Way
Valia Lind Writes
Beneath the Moon and Stars
Addicted To Novels
Ashley Loves Books
TheBookSlash
Pinkindle Reads & Reviews
Froze8's Blog
The Mod Podge Bookshelf
The Book Cellar
See Scoot Read
My Summer Girl Books
Suzanne's Adventures
Bonnie Rae, Just Words
Tabitha's Book Blog
Snarky Bird Book Reviews
A Perpetual Daydream
Ourbookreport
reutreads
Jessie Writes & Reads
Cari's Book Blog
Squeaky Books
Pica Reads
Books Over Boys
Adventures in YA Publishing
DaydreamerN@gmail.com
Kristina's World of Books
Sawcat's Book Blog
Just a Booklover
Jenny@Juliababyjen's Reading Room
Fiction Freak
My Best Friends Are Books
100 great books before lunch
The Reader's Antidote
Looking on the side of wonder
Cassandra Marshall
A Reader's Adventure
Lost In A YA Book
The Novel Nook
A Dutchie on Books
Daydreaming Bookworm
The Reflections of a Bookworm
Fishmuffins of Doom
All About Books
The Bookworm
Sew Technicolor
Christi the Teen Librarian
EllzReadz
PubWrites
The Cosplaying Librarian
Eden's Paradise
The YA Librarian
Escaping Through Books
A Foodie Bibliophile in Wandlerust
R-r-read
Erica's Odds&Ends
Defiantly Deviant
Keyboard & Camera
BerkeleyHighReads
A. B. Keuser
Escape Through the Pages
Fictitious Delicious
SusieBookworm
Greenfield Patch
Debz Bookshelf
Once Upon A Dream Books
The Book Swarm
YA Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog
Carina's Books
In Which Ems Reviews Books
YA Between the Lines
My 5 Monkeys
IB Book Blogging
magnet 4 books
Novel Sounds
Library Ninja Blog
Just a Lil' Lost
Myth-illogical
making it up
The Daily Quirk
Writing My Own Fairy Tale
A Daydreamer's Thoughts
Lilys book blog
Books Make Me Happy
Smitten over Books
Smitten over Books
Forget About TV, Grab a Book
The Selkie Reads Stories
Vicky Thinks
Read, Write, Sleep, Eat!
Book An Appointment With Wisdom Books
And Then I Read A Book
The Page Sage
Dreamland Sparks
WinterHaven Books
The Eater of Books!
Live To Read ~Krystal
Writer Quirk
Bibliosaurus Text
Atelier dei Libri
The BookBandit Blog
bookandbed
Contagious Reads
Conversations of a Reading Addict
Creative Outlets
Tar Heel Bibliobabe
Friction to Fiction
365 Days of Reading
Lipstick & Literature
The Insomniac Bookworm
A. A. Omer
Bookmarks & Bookshelves
Bookbreath
Good Books and Good Wine
Krazy Elf's Bookshelf
LJ Vaughn
finding my forever
Becky's Barmy Book Blog
Forever 17 Books
Escaping With Books
Light Blue Days
Book.Blog.Bake.
Bengal Reads
Sparkles and Lightning
wrapped up in books
Fall In Love With History
Dizneeee's World of Books
Brooke Reports
Word Spelunking
Gone Pecan
Mary Had a Little Book Blog
Muggle-Born
Emmy Neal
Scattered Pages
Jess Hearts Books
Lisleslivres
Avery's Book Nook
Lady Reader's Bookstuff
Bea's Book Nook
Writing Whimsy - Lucy Ann F's Thoughts on Writing
The Reading Geek
Thoughts of a Scot
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What's the Big Secret? New Year's Surprise!
There have been a lot of secrety-secrets flying around lately. Some of you might remember me soliciting book bloggers for a secret project, and perhaps a few mysterious tweets flying around the interwebs...
Well, today I--oops, I mean we--get to announce something spectacular!
Bringing YA to You (or YA2U for short) was a project that came from YOU--all of you who have ever said, "Why won't a book tour make a stop in my hometown?" Well, that's what we want to do! We're hosting a contest--everyone gets to put in whatever city they most want us to go to, and whatever town has the most votes, will get an exclusive tour stop from all five of us!
And that's not all--we're also hosting another contest where, if you help us spread the word, we'll give you ten signed books, all the books we've published so far--including all three of my own books!
In short, you could win a tour stop in your hometown from five award-winning and best-selling YA authors or ten signed books direct from the authors! Sounds fun, yes? :)
You can find the full details of the YA2U project here: http://ya2u.blogspot.com and you can also go ahead and enter your hometown for the win and help spread the word. There's also lots of cool features on the site, including downloadable posters (consider putting them up in your school or library! More votes = a better chance for you to win!) and other tips on how to win.
I can't help but think I'm forgetting something...oh yeah! The other authors! I did mention there were five of us, right? Five amazing, wonderful, best-selling and award-winning and splenderiferous authors, right? RIGHT?
Would you like to know who the other authors are? Would you??? Then click below! That'll take you to the next mystery author in this fun project!
FIND OUT WHO ELSE IS
BRINGING YA TO YOU!
Well, today I--oops, I mean we--get to announce something spectacular!
Bringing YA to You (or YA2U for short) was a project that came from YOU--all of you who have ever said, "Why won't a book tour make a stop in my hometown?" Well, that's what we want to do! We're hosting a contest--everyone gets to put in whatever city they most want us to go to, and whatever town has the most votes, will get an exclusive tour stop from all five of us!
And that's not all--we're also hosting another contest where, if you help us spread the word, we'll give you ten signed books, all the books we've published so far--including all three of my own books!
In short, you could win a tour stop in your hometown from five award-winning and best-selling YA authors or ten signed books direct from the authors! Sounds fun, yes? :)
You can find the full details of the YA2U project here: http://ya2u.blogspot.com and you can also go ahead and enter your hometown for the win and help spread the word. There's also lots of cool features on the site, including downloadable posters (consider putting them up in your school or library! More votes = a better chance for you to win!) and other tips on how to win.
I can't help but think I'm forgetting something...oh yeah! The other authors! I did mention there were five of us, right? Five amazing, wonderful, best-selling and award-winning and splenderiferous authors, right? RIGHT?
Would you like to know who the other authors are? Would you??? Then click below! That'll take you to the next mystery author in this fun project!
FIND OUT WHO ELSE IS
BRINGING YA TO YOU!
December 27, 2012
Calling All Book Bloggers!
Attention Book Bloggers (and Vloggers!):
I'm working on a super secret project with a few other authors. And we'd love to have your help in revealing this project. If you'd like to participate, fill out the form below by Sunday. On Sunday, I'll be sending out an email to everyone who signs up, with details on what the secret project is, and how to reveal it. If you want to, you can then post a reveal of the secret project on January 3rd.
The secret project is a lot of fun, and something I think everyone will like. There's no obligation to participate, but if you do decide to participate in the secret project, then your post will be something that is very simple, and something that will be individual to you (in other words, you're not just copying and pasting the same post as everyone else, but it will not be labor-intensive, and will probably only take you about fifteen minutes).
The only requirements are:
You need to have some sort of media outlet that can host your post (such as a blog or vlog)
You can post the content on January 3 (you can post at a later date, but the big blast will be Jan. 3)
You fill out the form below--there's no string attached; this is just so we can contact you with the info. You can always decide to bow out after you find out what the secret is.
I really hope you want to participate! This is going to be really exciting! :)
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PS: This isn't about the launch of Shades of Earth, but is a project with me and four other authors that I think you're going to like a lot. :)
I'm working on a super secret project with a few other authors. And we'd love to have your help in revealing this project. If you'd like to participate, fill out the form below by Sunday. On Sunday, I'll be sending out an email to everyone who signs up, with details on what the secret project is, and how to reveal it. If you want to, you can then post a reveal of the secret project on January 3rd.
The secret project is a lot of fun, and something I think everyone will like. There's no obligation to participate, but if you do decide to participate in the secret project, then your post will be something that is very simple, and something that will be individual to you (in other words, you're not just copying and pasting the same post as everyone else, but it will not be labor-intensive, and will probably only take you about fifteen minutes).
The only requirements are:
You need to have some sort of media outlet that can host your post (such as a blog or vlog)
You can post the content on January 3 (you can post at a later date, but the big blast will be Jan. 3)
You fill out the form below--there's no string attached; this is just so we can contact you with the info. You can always decide to bow out after you find out what the secret is.
I really hope you want to participate! This is going to be really exciting! :)
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PS: This isn't about the launch of Shades of Earth, but is a project with me and four other authors that I think you're going to like a lot. :)
December 26, 2012
Poll: Spam Prevention
So, I've been getting a lot of spam in the comments section lately. I have a couple of options--turn off comments (which I don't want to do), put on captcha (which some people hate), or let the spam happen and just trust you guys not to click on any links in the comments (which can be a little dangerous if someone does click a link unwittingly--although I've added a warning in the comment section--and it's also just annoying to look at).
I figured I'd let you guys decide--so if you care about commenting here, let me know. Here's the options:
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Which do you prefer? This site and the comments are for you, so I want to do what you want. Please vote, if you care about this sort of thing!
I figured I'd let you guys decide--so if you care about commenting here, let me know. Here's the options:
Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey, the world's leading questionnaire tool.
Which do you prefer? This site and the comments are for you, so I want to do what you want. Please vote, if you care about this sort of thing!
