R U Haunted by The Hollow? Contest!

Are You Haunted by The Hollow?

You might have seen some of these shirts popping up on the blogosphere. Wanna win one? Here's how:

1) Take a picture of THE HOLLOW at your local bookstore. (Either on the shelf or displayed)

2) Send it to me at Jessica@JessicaVerday.com along with your name and address

3) I'll mail you some HOLLOW stickers

4) You'll be entered to win a shirt

I'm giving away THREE of these! But hurry, contest ends Sept. 10.

Fine print: Giveaway open to everyone, everywhere. By sending me the picture, you give me permission to post it on my blog and/or website. One winner/shirt per person.

It's HERE

Thank You Canada...Goodnight!

As of this moment, I'm #11 in the Amazon Canada category:

Any Category > Books > Teens > Social Issues > Dating & Intimacy > Fiction

#20 in:

Any Category > Books > Teens > Literature & Fiction > Love & Romance

#24 in:

Any Category > Books > Children's Books > Literature > Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror > Spine-Chilling Horror

Thank you Canada! You're making me feel like a rockstar...

2010 Smart Chicks Tour

YAY! Squee! OMG!

I've been invited by Melissa Marr, Kelley Armstrong and Allyson Noel to be a part of the Smart Chicks Kick It tour. Details below, but find out more and get involved in things like planning which cities we visit, HERE.

Sept 2010 Tour 8 Cities 6 Authors/City All YA Paranormal

Our Tour, Our Way
Author tours are usually organized by the publisher. All we have to do is show up, which is great, but we started thinking maybe we'd like to try something different. Organize our own tour, just the way we want it. Pick the cities. Pick the authors. Organize the events. So, in Sept 2010, we'll do just that.

It's Your Tour, Too
Setting up our own tour is great. But it's not really about us. It's about the readers--getting out and meeting them. We'll be looking for input from readers to help us make this the kind of tour they want, too. And because we can't get to every city, we'll also be setting up a virtual tour component. We're still in the planning stages, but watch this page for more details.

Who:

Appearing at Every Stop
Melissa Marr www.Melissa-Marr.com
Alyson Noel www.AlysonNoel.com
Kelley Armstrong www.KelleyArmstrong.com

Appearing at 2-3 Stops
Holly Black www.BlackHolly.com
Cassandra Clare www.CassandraClare.com

Appearing at 1-2 Stops
Jennifer Lynn Barnes www.JenniferLynnBarnes.com
Sarah Rees Brennan www.SarahReesBrennan.com
Rachel Caine www.RachelCaine.com
Kimberly Dertlng www.KimberlyDerting.com
Becca Fitzpatrick www.BeccaFitzpatrick.com
Jackson Pearce www.JacksonPearce.com
Mary Pearson www.MaryPearson.com
Carrie Ryan www.CarrieRyan.com
Jeri Smith-Ready www.JeriSmithReady.com
Jessica Verday www.JessicaVerday.com
Rachel Vincent www.RachelVincent.com

When:

Sept 2010

Where:

We're still working on the list. Check out the discussion page to suggest a city.

Confessions of an Author - Part I

*We have favorites - favorite characters, favorite scenes, favorite moments of writing time, even (when we've written more than one) favorite books.

*Bad reviews/sad news sucks even harder when it revolves around something you've created - remedy? shopping, alcohol, and chocolate. Take your pick. Or take all three.

*Emails from people who LOVE our books make us want to send you presents and promise to be your BFF for life - take note of this.

*People who are patient with us not returning phone calls, emails, and messages while we're stuck muttering to ourselves about character growth and plot holes at the end of a deadline - we want to send you presents and chocolate too. Just FYI.