Category: Canterwood Crest

New pic from Canterwood Crest photo shoot

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Since we’ve been talking a lot about Paige Parker this week, I wanted to share another exclusive photo from the shoot for the covers of books 9-12. I’m (on the right) posing with the awesome model who played Paige. We chatted a lot on set and had so much fun.

Starting in January, I’ll begin posting video clips and more photos from the shoot. I’ll be starting with pics of wardrobe and make up, plus tips via vlogs from top stylists on how to dress like a Canterwood model with an affordable mix of pieces. 🙂

Welcome, Paige Parker!

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Photograph copyright © 2009 Monica Stevenson.

Introducing…Paige Parker!

I got the okay from Editor Kate to share a pic of Paige, so here she is. Finally! 🙂 The model who plays Paige is sweet, funny and I love this pic of her. Paige will make her debut on the cover of CITY SECRETS (CC #9).

Hope you’re all as excited to see Paige as I am to share the photo!

Opening this post to questions!

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Got something to ask about the books, writing, etc? You can do it here since I’m veeeeeerrrrry backed up on e-mail. I’ll do my best to check throughout the weekend and answer as I can. If the question’s already been answered, I’ll try to point you to the link. 🙂 Check my FAQ at the Canterwood Website or my Website and see if anything there’s already answered. If not, ask away!

I’ll take questions till Sunday at midnight EST.

Hope you reader girlies are having a fab Black Friday and aren’t getting run over by crazy crowds! 🙂

Home Sweet Drama progress

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The blog has been a little quiet because I’ve been working hard on the draft of HOME SWEET DRAMA. I’m 30 pages in and and I usually really get going around page 50. The first 50, for some reason, are always the hardest. It feels like an uphill climb where I’m not sure if I can make it. Even at book eight, I’m crazy paranoid like, “Whoa. What if I can’t write another book?!” But then the rational side kicks in and I go back to my chapter by chapter outline and know what I have to do.

So things are moving ahead on that. I typed 9 pages yesterday (eh, but whatever!) and want 10 today. I think it’s possible just because of the amount of caffeine I’m about to go out and purchase. 🙂

Going to be purposely cryptic because it’s necessary, but I got the most amazing gift yesterday. BFF got me a signed copy of this author’s second book. I’d read the first book and actually wrote on the pages, put sticky notes in the margins and got more out of this book than any other I’ve ever read. Holding the new book with a note to me inside was so special. So. Amazing.

Anyway…

Will vlog soon! I’m planning to read the first chapter (and likely the second) of BEST ENEMIES. I can’t believe it’ll be out so soon. Yay!

Want an early copy of Best Enemies?

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This is going to be a CRAZY week and blogging might be scarce. So…how about a contest? If you’d like to enter to win one of TWO signed copies of BEST ENEMIES (out Oct 20), then leave a comment here and/or on my LiveJournal. Make sure to leave an email address so I can contact you if you win.

You have until Thursday, October 1st at 7am to leave your comment. I’ll contact the winners over the weekend for their addresses. I’m only shipping to US addresses, too, so sorry international peeps!

If you want an extra entry, Tweet, Facebook, blog, vlog, etc., about the contest and put a link in your comment. 🙂 Spreading the word about the contest is superhelpful, so thanks in advance!

Soon, I’ll be posting a reading of the first and *possibly* second chapter of the book.

Go enter already! 🙂

Vlog answering reader questions

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Readers at the Canterwood Crest forum left me some amazing questions to answer via vlog. Here’s the first of 2 installments. Thanks, girls! You rocked it with the questions!

PS-I *just* uploaded the vid, so the quality will improve in a couple of hours. 🙂

Rival Revenge is complete! Woo!

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Oooh, yay! The final draft of RIVAL REVENGE is in Editor K’s hands. Yaaay! Book #7 is a wrap. Well, till copyedits anyway. But by then, I’ll be loong into HOME SWEET DRAMA.

Now, to tackle the to-do list that seemed to come out of nowhere and become quite long. It involves lots of vlogging. And video making. And Website updating. I like. 🙂

Uh, but first…I might watch the NEW MOON trailer. Just one more time. One. As a sparkly (haha–it’s true!) reward.

Vlog coming soon!

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I promised the awesome reader girlies on the forums that I’d vlog answers to their questions. So, I’ll be making that this week or this weekend, so look for that coming soon!

I’ve also been going through the vlog footage from the Canterwood shoot and we’ve got some superfun stuff! The CC models ROCK!

Get ready–Best Enemies releases on October 20 (so prob a week or more before that) and there are going to be lots of awesome things coming on the blog during October.