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Should there be The Aristobrats #3?

Okay–so now that The Aristobrats #1 is on the shelves and The Aristobrats #2 is safely tucked away under my editor's pillow, the big question is…should there be more? Hmm.

Will Parker have to leave Wallingford Academy and move away from the Lylas? Will James and Parker ever get what's up between them? Will Tribb ever flip down his collar? Does Parker actually know more about her father than she thinks? Will the webcast catapult them into the fame stratosphere or will it ruin them? Will Kiki realize that she's actually in love with…well, I'm not giving that one away.

So what do you think? Should there be more?

Aristobrats #2 – on shelves this spring.

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Listen to the interview on Lady Brain LIVE 92.3FM!

We talk about The Aristobrats, the populadder, and leaving a very, very large Carbo Footprint. (Am I proud of how many times I say the word "exactly"? No, I'm not…but the interview is fun anyway!)

Listen here.

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We made the bestseller list!!

A testament to you: fine friends, talented and tenacious bloggers and lovely family, I just received the following notice. (Keep in mind, The Aristobrats was barely on shelves anywhere…so this is ONLY because you called, demanded, had a hissy fit and asked for it by name. YOU ARE MY KINDA PEOPLE!)

Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Next stop, New York Times.

xxx

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Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 3:00 PM

To: sb_all

Subject: Aristobrats makes regional bestseller list

Hello everyone,

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Any inspired Amazon and/or B&N reviewers out there?

Any of my delightful and lovely friends (you know who you are) interested in reviewing The Aristobrats on Amazon and/or Barnes & Noble? While it appears I have dozens of reviews on some great blogs (some of yours, for example), I've got nearly zilch in the spot where most people seem to actually buy the book. Turns out - people gobble up reviews. I'd love to have a few to offer.

I appreciate, do appreciate, did appreciate, have appreciated, and will appreciate again (have I covered all the "appreciate" tenses?) your support and generosity. Utter honesty is fine by me - if you hated it, say so.


Barnes & Noble link to the book: http://bit.ly/da1E0q

Amazon link: http://amzn.to/bWApjS

The Aristobrats? Sold out? In one day? Excuse me?

Okay, so today, in less than ONE day, it would appear that we've sold out of every copy of The Aristobrats in existence.

It's an OMGasp moment and a testament to what bloggers can do because not a single newspaper or magazine (even Publisher's Weekly) gave a peep about it.

All I can say is – if you can get your hands on a copy, let me know. I couldn't even get one! I might have to start bidding on Ebay.

And warm up those printing presses!

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Thank you School Library Journal!

Check out Lizzy Burns lovely review!

"A perfect middle school read: fun and breezy with depth…Each Aristobrat is true to herself and they respect their differences. I look forward to more books in the series."

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What would Cher do?

A small painting by Shari Elf sits above my desk and shines down on me everyday. Some days I take its message literally. And on those days I wear lots of feathers and something sparkly and see-thru. But on most days, I take it metaphorically. What would Cher do?

On this night, about 30-ish hours from the launch of my new book, I look up and wonder. What if I fail? What if no one likes me? What if I can't sing as well as I thought I could? What if both sides really were against me since the...

My dad is going to burning man?!

Okay, so I get this email from my dad this morning. It says, "Thanks for your nice wishes on our anniversary. I feel so lucky that your mother and I have had forty-seven years together. Tomorrow is your mom's first day back at school and I'm going to Burning Man with the Kushners."

ESQUEEZE ME?

Okay, so I'd get if he was going to play golf with the Kushners, or perhaps a few days in the country with the Kushners, or even, in the craziest stretch of my imagination, a cruise to Alaska with the...

From the Preppy Princess herself!

I love hearing from new friends but when I get really busy I forget to let them know how very much I appreciate it. So I got this note from The Preppy Princess (I know her real name but it may in fact be classified information) and I wanted to make sure I made the time to say thanks.

Here's what she had to say about The Aristobrats:

Where were you when I was a tween and needed this to read?!

Jennifer, it really is outstanding! The story really snagged me, I loved reading about Parker's trials...

The Surefire Way to Get a Literary Agent.

My most completely popular blog entry of all time is  "The Surefire Query Letter is Here." Who knew? But the question I get asked about all the time is "What's the surefire way to get a literary agent?"

Okay – so here's the answer:

1. Write a really good book. (I may do a blog on this too – comment and let me know if you want the instructions on that…I'm serious.) I would define a good book as one that, when you describe it sitting at a long table full of people, the people at the other end of ...