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December 1, 2012
Kindlegraph/Authorgraph
We’re discussing Kindlegraph/Authorgraph on my FB page. Is this something you would be interested in for the BKoD series? Do you like to get your favorite author’s signature, even if it’s on your eBook? 
November 22, 2012
THANK YOU!
A heartfelt thank you!
I have so much to be thankful for and today’s an appropriate day to tell you why.
A few years ago, I wrote BRIGHTEST KIND OF DARKNESS and sent it out to agents hoping to secure one with this story. Some agents provided wonderful feedback and eventually I secured an agent with it. BKoD went out to some NY publishing imprints, and while they had nice things to say, they passed on the story. Eventually my agent suggested that I shelve it and work on another proposal. Sure I could’ve worked on something new, but I just couldn’t let BKoD go. In my heart I KNEW it had potential and with the Indie market growing I decided to take a chance and publish it. I’ve never talked in detail about BRIGHTEST KIND OF DARKNESS’ publishing history before, but I thought you all might like to know how you all have turned a NO into a YES in so many ways!
In publishing, word of mouth is hands down the best marketing an author could hope for, so THANK YOU for telling your friends about BRIGHTEST KIND OF DARKNESS! Thank you for posting reviews on Amazon/B&N/Goodreads! Your reviews help others browsing for a new series to read decide to give Ethan and Nara’s story a try. Thank you for participating in cover reveals and posting the countdown widgets on your blogs/websites. YOU are proving that BRIGHTEST KIND OF DARKNESS is a series worth reading. You are showing that it has an audience. THANK YOU, THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart!
ETHAN and DESTINY’s books are coming…and in the upcoming months I’ll be working on more exciting things.
Love and hugs to you all!
P.T.
November 17, 2012
BKoD seekrit project teaser
I revealed a teaser from the BKoD seekrit project I’ve been working on over on my PT Michelle Facebook page. This is where I’ll share first so be sure to LIKE me AND “add me to your Interests” (it’s the drop down menu next to the Like button) so you can be in the know on anything BKoD related! Once you’re on my FB page, look for the post with the title: ETHAN (A BRIGHTEST KIND OF DARKNESS PREQUEL)
Hope you enjoy it!
November 12, 2012
Discussion about Destiny’s cover, Destiny on pinterest & Contest winners!
DISCUSSION OF DESTINY’s COVER
Over on my PT Michelle Facebook page I discuss why I choose blue and Ethan for the cover of book 3. My FB page is where I interact with my readers most. I’m also on Twitter, but if you want the interaction between readers about my books, then FB is the place to be.
DESTINY IS NOW ON PINTEREST.
Click the image. I hope you’ll Repin and Like Ethan’s yummy cover so others can discover it.
PRINT BOOK CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
CONGRATS to the winners and thanks to everyone who participated!
If you’re one of the two winners listed below, please email me at ptATptmichelleDOT.com your snail mail address along with your preference, BRIGHTEST KIND OF DARKNESS or LUCID in print.
Also, in the email tell me who to sign the book to.
BRIGHTEST KIND OF DARKNESS is FREE!
Don’t forget to share with your reader friends that right now BRIGHTEST KIND OF DARKNESS is FREE!
November 8, 2012
Destiny’s Cover Reveal! (Brightest Kind of Darkness, Book 3)
Destiny, Brightest Kind of Darkness, Book 3
by P.T. Michelle
Expected Release Date: March 31, 2013
Summary
Destiny, Brightest Kind of Darkness, Book 3
When destiny is on the line, will love be enough to light the way?
In order to save Ethan, Nara gets pulled deeper into his dark world, where everything she thought she knew about Ethan and herself turns on its head.
Ethan and Nara turn up the heat with bone-melting seduction and heart-rending moments, but surprising revelations, lies, treachery, betrayal, and unimaginable evil will challenge their relationship and their future together.
As the stakes rise, encompassing more than just her relationship with Ethan, will Nara make the ultimate sacrifice?
Other books in the Brightest Kind of Darkness Series:
Brightest Kind of Darkness, Book 1 (currently FREE) 
Lucid (Brightest Kind of Darkness, Book 2)
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ABOUT P.T. MICHELLE
P.T. Michelle is author of the young adult series BRIGHTEST KIND OF DARKNESS. She keeps a spiral notepad with her at all times, even on her nightstand. When P.T. isn’t writing, she can usually be found reading or taking pictures of landscapes, sunsets and anything beautiful or odd in nature.
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November 5, 2012
Brightest Kind of Darkness is now FREE & BKoD Book 3 cover reveal sign up!
BRIGHTEST KIND OF DARKNESS is now FREE! Please help readers discover Ethan and Nara’s story by spreading the word and this link where to get BKoD for FREE!
Even more exciting news. BRIGHTEST KIND OF DARKNESS Book 3′s cover will be revealed this week! Do you have a website or blog and want to help with the cover reveal? Click here to sign up!
October 29, 2012
Top 10 Little Known Facts About Ethan
1) Knows how to play the guitar even though he’s never been taught.
2) Has a certain place he goes to think.
3) Ties his shoes using the “bunny-ears” method. He blames his Kindergarten teacher.
4) Has a photographic memory.
5) Doesn’t watch TV, but likes watching good movies.
6) Likes hard rock, alternative rock, southern rock and some soft rock music. Every once in a while, he’ll listen to classical music.
7) Reads fantasy and history.
8) His parents once tracked him by his phone when he was fourteen. He hasn’t carried one since. Until Nara.
9) Secretly wants to go to college.
10) Has an uncanny ability to learn quickly and adapt.
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Want a chance to win a PRINT copy of BKoD or LUCID? Don’t forget to enter here! Contest ends 11/9!
October 25, 2012
Brightest Kind of Darkness/Lucid Print Book Giveaway (US & International)
I just wanted to say a huge thank you to my readers all over the globe! I appreciate you talking about BRIGHTEST KIND OF DARKNESS and LUCID to all your reader friends, posting reviews and book covers, and in general being the best fans ever! So as a thank you, I’m giving away two signed print copies of BRIGHTEST KIND OF DARKNESS or LUCID. Enter via the RaffleCopter form below. I will pick two winners and the winner can choose which book he/she wants. And YES, this contest is open to everyone! Have fun!
October 23, 2012
Top 10 Little Known Facts About Nara
1) Sometimes reorganizes when things in her life are suddenly out of her control.
2) Loves old classic romance movies.
3) Once spent a whole day mumbling what would happen next before it did just to make sure she could remember the details from her dream.
4) Loves puzzles. Any type of puzzles.
5) Sometimes colors mandala art to help her relax.
6) Doesn’t know how to braid her hair.
7) Hopes to go to Veterinarian school.
8) Can’t sing but Karaoke is still on her bucket list.
9) Wishes she could play a musical instrument, but so far no luck.
10) Wants #9 because she has written songs while the tune played in her head since she was little. No one knows about her songs, not even her best friend Lainey.
BRIGHTEST KIND OF DARKNESS, BOOK 1
Nara Collins is an average sixteen-year-old, with one exception: every night she dreams the events of the following day. Due to an incident in her past, Nara avoids using her special gift to change fate…until she dreams a future she can’t ignore.
After Nara prevents a bombing at Blue Ridge High, her ability to see the future starts to fade, while people at school are suddenly being injured at an unusually high rate.
Grappling with her diminishing powers and the need to prevent another disaster, Nara meets Ethan Harris, a mysterious loner who seems to understand her better than anyone. Ethan and Nara forge an irresistible connection, but as their relationship heats up, so do her questions about his dark past.
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October 19, 2012
Authors Against Bullying
Headed up by Mandy Roth and Yasmine Galenorn, authors across the web have gotten together today in a unified front to discuss the importance of the issue of bullying.
When I was in seventh grade I was just your average teen, who was rail thin and who’d already grown several inches taller than most of the girls my age. I had one true best friend that I spent time with and girls I called friends, but who were mostly just acquaintances. I’d never been the target of bullying and thankfully I’d never witnessed it either.
Then one day, out of the blue, a girl on my bus, Sarah (not her real name) started picking on me. Sarah was the “tough girl” who hung with the rough crowd who always claimed the back of the bus at their turf. Once Sarah started her “I hate Patrice” campaign I was miserable. I couldn’t understand where all her animosity had come from. Sarah and I lived in the same neighborhood but had never hung out together. Every day after hearing her make snide comments about me, calling me names, etc to all the other kids on the bus, trying to incite them to get involved…I’d get off the bus, go home and lay on the couch and cry.
Finally I talked to my mom about it. One of the things I always appreciated about my mom is that she didn’t always take my side just because I was her daughter. She asked me, “Did you do or say anything to upset this girl?” I shook my head, at a total loss. “I don’t even talk to her, Mom.” But my mom’s question kept rumbling through my mind, so I asked a girl named Hera (not her real name) who lived in my neighborhood if she knew why Sarah was attacking me like she was. And that’s when I learned that my neighbor across the street, Tiffany (not her real name) had told Sarah that I’d said something about her in an effort to become friends with Sarah. Of course my reaction was, “REALLY? With friends like Tiffany who needs enemies!” (Sure I wondered why Hera didn’t say something right then if she overheard this lie being told, but she was a couple years younger than us and probably intimidated) I asked Hera to please tell Sarah the truth, that I never said anything about her. Sarah never said anything else to me after that. She never apologized either. She just left me alone.
I’m telling this story for anyone who’s reading this who has ever gone through or is currently going through bullying…you’re not alone. A lot of people have gone through periods of bullying and we understand your pain and how alone you might feel. But as alone as I felt, I decided I was not going to be Sarah’s target and I was determined to make it stop. Sometimes the solution is not always as cut and dried as mine was, but no matter what, YOU matter. Don’t ever let anyone tell you otherwise. Be in control of your own happiness, and never let others dictate it! Don’t keep your worries bottled up. Tell your parents, enlist friends’ help. They are there for you! And you know what, it does get better as you get older. You will occasionally run across bullys, cliques and exclusionary groups even as an adult, but the difference is…you learn to care less what others think. And it is the most freeing feeling in the world.
Ah, and in case you’re wondering about Tiffany…I never spoke to her again. You only get to burn me once.
P.T. Michelle
Mandy M. Roth
Yasmine Galenorn
Lauren Dane
Michelle M. Pillow
Kate Douglas
Shawntelle Madison
Leah Braemel
Aaron Crocco
NJ Walters
Jax Garren
Shelli Stevens
Melissa Schroeder
Jaycee Clark
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E.J. Stevens
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Jeaniene Frost
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Kate Rothwell
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Jaye Wells
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