May 10, 2012
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Teen Author Carnival 2012

I am grinning like a freaking idiot because today the lineup for the TEEN AUTHOR CARNIVAL 2012 was announced and….I’M ON IT. OMGOMGOMGOMG. *breathes*

I’m hyperventilating because:

(a) Oh, hai. I’m going to be speaking on a panel in NYC at the Teen Author Carnival. Dream come true.

(b) I’ll get to see lots of my author and blogger…


May 9, 2012
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YAmazing Prize Winners

Thanks to everyone who participated in the YAmazing Race! Your comments and excitement around IF I LIE floored me. I honestly can’t wait for you to all read this book.

And now to what you all want to know… The winners are:

Paige Schwartz – Pre-order of IF I LIE
Kassiah – Journal
Hillary! – Journal
Blake Haysel – Journal
Alicia Marie – Journal
Adriene…


May 1, 2012
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YAmazing Race with MGnificent Prizes!

You’ve arrived at my stop on the YAmazing Race with MGnificent prizes, a blog hop featuring over 50 debut authors, and prize packs that include ARCs, gift certificates, swag, and more! If you haven’t yet been to the Apocalypsies website, please click here to start from the beginning and read the complete rules….


April 24, 2012
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Vanity, Thy Name is Human

99.9% of people have some physical trait they would love to change. For me, it has always been my teeth. My family didn’t have the money (or insurance) to get me braces as a kid, and I often felt like a human jack-o-lantern. Seriously, they were…


April 12, 2012
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Bookanista Review: STORY OF A GIRL

Here is the official blurb from the publisher:

STORY OF A GIRL by Sara Zarr

When she is caught in the backseat of a car with her older brother’s best friend–Deanna Lambert’s teenage life is changed forever. Struggling to overcome the lasting repercussions and the stifling role of…


April 5, 2012
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Bookanista Review: THE TRUTH ABOUT FOREVER

Here is the official blurb from the publisher:

THE TRUTH ABOUT FOREVER by Sarah Dessen

 a long, hot summer… 

That’s what Macy has to look forward to while her boyfriend, Jason, is away at Brain Camp. Days will be spent at a boring job in the library, evenings will be filled with…


March 13, 2012
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Touched 2: Die Schatten der Vergangenheit – German Cover Reveal

It seems like just yesterday that I posted the cover for Touched 1: Der Preis der Unsterblichkeit.

Well, guess what? Thienemann Verlag has done it again. I love the cover for Touched 2: Die Schatten der Vergangenheit just as much, if not more. And it’s already available for pre-order on Amazon.de if…


March 6, 2012
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Amazon Milestone

So you know how authors obsess about Amazon rankings and reviews and posts about their books? I’ve been doing that, but I have to translate everything from German because my first book debuted in Germany on 2/21. TOUCHED – DER PREIS DER UNSTERBLICHKEIT is available now from Thienemann Verlag. And I’m so relieved because people are liking it. They are writing…


February 23, 2012
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Change Write Now – Round 2

Back in December I invited book bloggers, writers and book industry people to join me in the Change Write Now challenge. We had an astounding 90+ people sign up. As part of this challenge, players were assigned to teams and each player earned points for the following:

The points categories are (for a total of 100 points each day):

  • Eating Healthy –25…