Truth or Dare!!!

 

Over at the Friday the Thirteeners blog we are now having a call for truths or dares for little ole me. So if any of you would like to embarrass, torture, or otherwise have great fun at my expense, just mosey on over to this page and leave me a truth or dare. Put down that it's for me and if I pick yours to do, then you will win a prize. You can choose from a 13 page crit, a $13 gift card to Amazon or Barnes and Nobles, or I might be persuaded to part with an ARC from my ARC collection. 

Today at the Thirteeners, April was challenged to talk about sex, and boy does she rise to the occasion!

So speak now or forever hold your truth or dares!!

I can't wait to see what you guys might cook up for me. Hmmm or maybe I can wait. Maybe I should be scared, very scared!!

Happy Lunar New Year!! 2012 is the Year of the Water Dragon!

January 23rd, 2012 is the beginning of the lunar new year. This year, it signifies the year of the water dragon.

This is cool in so many ways. First of all, the year of the dragon is a very special year. The dragon is the only mythical animal in the Chinese zodiac and is considered a wise and benevolent creature. Because it is a water dragon, it means the year should be calmer than other dragon years.

But for me what I'm really excited about is that my book has a water dragon in it. I had no idea when I wrote it that I would be in the midst of publishing it the year of the water dragon. It feels extremely fortuitous. This year should see the release of my ARCs and the beginning of promotion for PROPECHY. And with the guidance of the Water Dragon, I can only hope that all will go well for my little book!

So here's to a wonderful Year of the Water Dragon for all of us!

Friday the Thirteeners!

 
Just wanted to let you all know that I'm part of a new blog of YA writers who are debuting in 2013. We  launched our blog, Friday the Thirteeners, appropriately on Friday the 13th! It's going to be a bit different over there so I hope you'll enjoy what we have planned. We'll be taking truth or dares and offering up neat little prizes. You get to put me on the hot seat in a couple of weeks so stay tuned. In the meantime, check out the new blog.

Friday the Thirteeners

Big Fat Dummy

I love tennis. It is my all time favorite sport. I play every week with a bunch of hard-playing, competitive tennis players. Tennis can be a bit dangerous. I've gotten hit in the face and numerous other parts of my body on many occasions with a ball or racquet. But this week, I win the award for the biggest dumbass move of the year.

I went to hit a hard forehand, but after smashing the ball, my racquet naturally swings forward and up. Unfortunately, my left hand was in the way and I hit my left hand with my own racquet. The pain was intense but I continued to play and me and my partner won the set in tie-breaker 7-2. My hand hurts but I think it is just a sprain and go home and ice it. Because the pain doesn't subside, I practically wear an ice bag on my hand for the rest of the day. The next day it swells up into a black grapefruit. Strange really. I hit the inside of my hand, but it is the outside that swells and turns black. When the pain gets excruciating, I finally go to the doctor who apparently can tell just by looking at it that I have broken my hand. X-rays confirm his diagnosis. I have broken the outside bone under my pinkie joint.

Only I am a dumb enough to break my own hand with my own racquet. How sad is that?

Fortunately, I only need to be in a cast for 3 weeks and the cast is waterproof so I can still shower and he even said I could still play tennis if I want - although I can't cook or clean or do dishes or laundry or fold clothes ... etc. HA HA! I mean woe is me.

Asian hairstyle tutorial

My nephew shared this video with me. It was too funny not to share with y'all.

Winner!

And the winner of the LEGEND ARC is...

Anna Staniszewski!!!!!

Yay! Anna!

Course I have to take this moment to mention that Anna has a book that just came out recently called My Very Unfairytale Life. How cool is that title? And just take a look at her fabulous cover! Don't you just want to hug this book?  To learn more about her book, click here.

So not only do I get to announce a winner, I get to tell you about another great book to add to your list of perfect books for the holiday season. Congratulations Anna on winning and most importantly on your book!!