Ready to Rock Tour, Book, Giveaways, etc

It’s here! The very first copy of the first Heather Wells mystery in five years, Size 12 and Ready to Rock, is in my hands! Unfortunately, I only have this ONE copy. The rest won’t be released in the US/Canada until July 10. But you can read the first three chapters (and find out why […]

It’s Here

You know that old saying, April showers bring May flowers? Well, sometimes in April it can a little rain too much, bringing forth more than just flowers. This May at my house, April showers have brought forth: – a new book (in stores TODAY!) – an awesome book trailer contest (you could win an iPad!) […]

Help a Book Lover in Need!

Just a quick post since I am (as always) on deadline! Tons of authors (including this one) are offering up autographed books to raise money for the Red Cross for the recent Midwest tornado victims, many of whom lost everything, but especially their school libraries! Here’s your chance to be a hero not just to […]

Back to School Contest For Teachers/Librarians!

Remember how I said I was going to blog every day? Well, I totally meant to keep that promise. But then someone gave me a case of Back To School Stomach Flu (don’t even ask why this happens every time I go on a plane). Anyway, I’ve spent the past two days with a salad […]

Seventeen Fiction Winner and the Beast

Happy Monday! Here are some things you might want to know: The latest edition of Seventeen Magazine (the September issue, on shelves now) has the winning entry in the 2009 Fiction Contest, which I helped judge! Congratulations are in order to Kerry Reardon. ALL the entries I read were fantastic. You all made it very […]

Contest and a Confession

Tonight is part one of the Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion, and I. Cannot. Wait! Why do we (okay, I) care about these people? Why do I care about Bethenny and Jill Zarin and Susan Boyle and her cat Pebbles and Jon and Kate and their divorce? Because watching them battle with their problems […]

Thank You….

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I’m so grateful to all of you for making Being Nikki a New York Times bestseller! Really, this was the nicest gift any of you could have gotten me. You’re the best readers a girl could have! Traditional Chinese character for love! It’s been the most hectic week ever […]

Fun ‘n Flu

Okay…don’t lie: How many of you woke up today convinced you had swine flu? (Hand raised.) What it is it about international pandemics that brings out the total hypocondriacs in (some of) us? Seriously, I woke up with a pounding head and burning eyes and was like, “This is it. I’m dying.” I didn’t even […]

Contests and Read Our Lips!

Yes! Another episode of Read Our Lips is up! Michele and I tackle some important issues in this one, such as what to do if you’ve never been kissed (we hear about this problem a lot). We also hear from a young lady who fears that she acts like a ditz around boys. And I […]

Holidaze and a Book Trailer Contest

It’s nearly here! I’m talking about Christmas, of course. I love Christmas and everything about it—the carols, the food, the lights, the food, the TV specials, the food, the excitement in the air, the food, Santa, the food, the Christmas newsletters, just everything about it, especially the food, in case I forgot to mention that. […]

Covers and a Contest

To celebrate the release of The New Girl in this country and Airhead and The New Girl in the UK, (and to distract myself from the fact that there is a Category 4 Hurricane bearing down on South Florida, and also that it’s an election year–who can write under these conditions?) I’m having a contest! […]

Media Alert

So many things have happened while I’ve been on vacation and “offline” (which I still am, but I’ve snuck online for a quick update) I don’t even know where to start! How about with the obvious…. –The Olympics! I’m so mad I missed it (especially the swimming and gymnastics). But there’s no TV where I’m […]

Free Stuff/The Book of the Passion

You read that right. We’re giving away free stuff! What kind of stuff, you ask? The kind of stuff that is free. Just email Allie with your name, age, and home address (the address at which you receive package deliveries) and Allie just might send you an advanced reader copy of the latest installment of […]

More Chick Lit/New Contest

I’m finally home from my medical odyssey and of course I was greeted by my psychotic cat Henrietta who has slight senile dementia and didn’t remember me (I was only gone a week) and tried to attack me until I explained I was her Two Legs and she finally calmed down. Anyway, regarding the mail, […]

Contest Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the Princess Diaries IX: Princess Mia T-Shirt Design Contest! We were originally only going to have one winner. But some of you sent in fantastic designs that were Princess Diaries themed, though not necessarily Princess Diaries IX themed. And they were so good, we still wanted to consider them. So […]

Cats ‘n Contests!

I told you we’d have some opportunities for you to win copies of Princess Mia…and here’s one now…. We’re having a T-shirt design contest! Click here for details. You must be under twenty-one to enter. We’re looking for original designs/drawings that tie into the themes of Princess Mia. Some past T-shirt designs (if you’re looking […]

Seventeen Magazine Contest

Did you hear the news? I’m judging the Seventeen Magazine Fiction Writing contest this year! Well, not just me. Me; my longtime editor, Abigail McAden of Point (the imprint of Scholastic that my new series Airhead [June 2008] and Abandon [Summer 2009] are being published under); and best-selling author Aimee Friedman. “What? A writing contest! […]