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January 4, 2012
Mission #4
Okay Gallagher Girls...
I knew you were smart but you have definitely proven your true Gallagher Girl intellect. Because you all have such great spy skills I am going to give you an extra excerpt today. Brace yourselves though, because this one is much harder than the one given earlier.
Like Mondays excerpt, this is a scramble. I also going to give you 4 four clues to help you out on this mission.
eoyeyhtrshemnoerecevehwneltorse
Clues
1) It is 7 words
2) There are no names
3) One of the...
Mission #3
Gallagher Girls,
I am extremely impressed and proud of your hard work in decoding week. Yesterday's code was decrypted at 10:15 AM, only 45 minutes after it was assigned. VERY IMPRESSIVE!!
"I killed someone" was indeed the excerpt. Now the only question is...who killed who ;-)
Today's code is posted below. Do your research on ciphers and you may be able to solve this one in no time at all!
M…...T……..E………N………T……..I………O......
…I..H…H...V…B…E…..W…R..H…Y…N….F….R.
January 3, 2012
Mission #2
Good Work Yesterday, Gallagher Girls!
I am happy to say that you have successfully completed mission alpha. "Cammie is no double agent" was unscrambled on Monday, the 2nd of January at 8:55 PM.
Your second mission is in the form of a cryptogram. For those of you have never solved a cryptogram puzzle before, the rules are simple... It is basically a secret code where different numbers, symbols, or in this case, letters, represent a different letter. I will give you three of the letters to try t...
January 2, 2012
Molly Monday!
Hey Everyone!
Happy 2012!!!
As promised, I have started my New Years resolution...updating Ally's tumblr for you!! There is a book excerpts link at the top of the page now! yay! I will be adding more excerpts from all of the books in the next week or so.
Fan Art Fridays have been awesome! I love getting submissions from everyone so keep them coming...I would love to feature your art for the world to see :-)
I would like to add a list of links for all of Ally's fan pages and blogs so if you...
December 31, 2011
Mini blog: Happy New Year!
Happy New Year, everyone!
I know some of you on the other side of the globe have already said goodbye to 2011. Here, Jennifer Lynn Barnes and I are getting ready to watch Young Adult and make puppy chow and ring in 2012.
I hope you all have a happy, healthy, and SAFE New Year wherever you are.
Ally
ps: this is Puppy Chow:
This is how you make it.
December 30, 2011
Mini blog: What Kiersten said
Very frequently I get asked about writing. No. Scratch that.
Very frequently I get asked about publishing.
Because, let's face it, most people don't want to just write a book. They want to PUBLISH a book. And more often than not people skip right over the pesky "writing" part because...well...it's not nearly as much fun.
I used to post a lot here about my thoughts on writing and publishing and just general advice for writers (see the FOR WRITERS section of this website for proof.) But I...
December 27, 2011
Ask Ally!
Hi guys,
It's that time again--time for another round of ASK ALLY! The gameshow sensation that's sweeping the nation.
Okay. So it's not a gameshow. And it's not a sensation. But it is a lot of fun.
What happens: you guys can post questions in the comments section of THIS blog. Then in a week or so I will turn off comments and go through and answer as many questions as I can.
But there's a catch!
1. I will not answer questions that are already answered here on the blog, in the FAQ, and in...
December 26, 2011
Molly Monday!
Hey Everyone!
I hope you all are having a fabulous holiday break! I know I am!! I made red velvet cake balls with peppermint bark chocolate on top for all of my friends and family! I love that this time of year is all about giving!
Next on the list New Years Resolutions!! I got a juicer as a present, so I am going to try to put it to use and only make juices, instead of buying them in the store. Another resolution I made for myself is to make Ally's tumblr super awesome for all of you to...
December 24, 2011
A Christmas present for all of you
Hi everyone!
I hope you are all having a great week, celebrating the holiday of your heart. My holiday is Christmas, and as I was wrapping the last of my presents and getting them all ready for tomorrow morning I realized that I have yet to give a present to all of you--the readers who make my professional life possible.
So, without furture ado. I give you this...a gift I hope you all thoroughly enjoy.
a Mega Excerpt from
OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF TIME
available in the US & Canada March 13, 2012
Ther...
December 21, 2011
TheGallagherAcademy.com!
Hi, everyone!
Those of you who are on Twitter probably remember a few
month ago when I was talking about a "super-secret project". Well, the time has come to tell you all about
it.
My wonderful publisher, Disney-Hyperion, has built a brand
new website dedicated to the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women!
This is where you can "apply" to attend the academy, learnall about the classes and the students. And even read special, never-before-seen short stories from the pointsof view of...
