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Find signed copies of Canterwood books!

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I’m THRILLED to be participating in Operation Teen Book Drop tomorrow! So, my books aren’t *technically* for teens, but I do have teen readers. And I’m putting my own spin on the program by making it an unofficial Operation Tween Book Drop. 🙂

Tomorrow, I’ll be leaving autographed copies of TAKE THE REINS, CHASING BLUE and a few other books in the Canterwood series in various, random places in my neighborhood and in Manhattan. They’ll also have a supercute Aladdin MIX postcard inside. You might find one on a park bench. Or the subway. Or a coffee shop. Or a picnic table. I’ll be taking pics of drop off locations and posting them on my Twitter.

I’m encouraging YOU to do the same. Donate a book to a school, library or program that’s in need of books for young readers. Huge thanks to Simon & Schuster for participating.

Happy OTBD! 🙂

So long, weekend!

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What a weekend! I edited all day Saturday then met up with fellow Aladdin MIXer Nova for dinner. We’d met before for, seriously, five seconds and finally had time to sit and chat. Nova’s awesome and her book DANI NOIR (Sept ’09) is killer. We’ll be going out again soon, I’m sure. 🙂

I came back to my apt and had a mini-celebration for the VIP papers that I got in the mail that day. I should be able to make a GIANT, HUGE, SUPERAWESOME announcement on my blog on Tuesday.

Today, I was supposed to meet Aly at 11 for brunch. I left early and grabbed the F. But then…announcements started that there was a 9/11 simulation going on and due to the smoke, my train was going to be rerouted to the G or stopped at W 4th St. or something very confusing.

*panic*

People on the train were mad.

Tourists were confused.

Then, people heard “smoke in the city” and thought there was a real fire.

You get the idea.

I hopped from the F, to the R, possibly to the A and the 4 (?) and ended up going to Queens. Then back to home. Then on the way to Manhattan. My train stopped underground for a looong while.

There were cops.

And nervous people. But I was determined to make it to brunch and Aly!

I finally used my subway skills (read: Roy’s NFT) and figured out how to make it to the correct stop.

And, guess what? Only 20 mins later. Bad, but not as bad as I’d feared. Take that, subway!

But Aly was super cool about it and we had a fab brunch–hello, Belgian waffles and sparkly drinks–then went shopping at Forever 21. Very amazing. I got the cutest earrings and necklace after consulting Aly–the Princess of Accessories. We had fun shopping and being girls. I made it back home without getting lost. WHEW. I’m so done with the subway till Tuesday.

I heart Pink

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Yesterday, I went shopping at Victoria’s Secret for PINK shirts with friends. I found *the* most awesome shirt (couldn’t find a pic on VS’s Website, but trust me) and it’s super sparkly. It’s light blue with a blinged-out rocket Popsicle with a bite missing on the front. On the back it says something like, “I will make you melt Pink.”

It’s gorg.

So, anyway. It was warm yesterday and I couldn’t resist wearing this awesome shirt under a light wrap sweater to run a few errands. I met up with my friend and we’re walking down the street when a guy starts pointing at my shirt. I’m like, “OMG!” but we keep walking.

And then, he steps closer while still pointing at my shirt and reaches toward me as if he’s going to touch the Popsicle. He does.

O.
M.
G.

I was in total shock. Lucky for me, my friend gave the guy a look that meant she’d break his fingers if he touched my shirt again (she would have taken him down, for real!) and told him that wasn’t cool. I mean, I know the shirt was awesome, dude, but don’t touch it.

And that’s my story for the day.

Now back to editing.

25 random things

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I did this on Facebook and thought it would be fun to share here! 🙂

25 random things

1. I failed math in middle school. Repeatedly.
2. By accident, I said to one of my college professors, “Thanks, man!”
3. In fifth grade, I had 3 boyfriends at the same time. They all bought me things, so what the heck? 😉
4. When I told my BFF (we were ten) that I kissed one of these boys, she cried. She thought I was too young to kiss anyone.
5. I heart pens. But only certain ones. I have way too many.
6. People always think I’m my seventeen-year old brother’s little sister. I hate that!
7. I’ve lived in Florida, Tennessee, Virginia and Illinois.
8. I’ve set the microwave on fire before. Never microwave an Arby’s in the foil. Never.
9. My lip gloss collection has expanded to 20+. And I’m still adding to it…
10. Something that makes me laugh whenever I think about it—I taught (via the phone) a city-girl friend how to catch and hold a rooster. For serious.
11. I love snow!
12. I can faint at the sight of blood, needles and people that I care about in pain. It’s really not like movie fainting.
13. I’ve had platinum blond and red hair. Red was more fun than blond!
14. I adore TV. Lots of TV.
15. Stupid people annoy me.
16. I did not die, get mugged or become lost when I went to NYC. Ha, people who said I would! :p
17. I just decided (last Saturday) to write a YA novel. In verse. Mmm hmm. It’s my first attempt at a verse novel.
18. The above mentioned YA book is dark and gritty. There may or may not be swearing. It’s not a MG.
19. Pink, sparkly things distract me.
20. I filmed a local restaurant commercial when I was six. It did air, which was pretty cool.
21. I anchored a TV news show for kids for a year when I lived in Nashville. Ask me what kind of news it was.
22. I’m attracted to older guys.
23. The only time I ever fell off a horse was when my brother spooked my horse by jumping out from behind a tree. I beat him up.
24. Ask me what college I attended. For some unknown reason, I say Tallahassee State. Almost every time. And it doesn’t even exist!!
25. When I went to Hawaii as a kid, I fell in love with a pineapple. I carried it everywhere and even slept beside it. Yeah, it “disappeared” when it started to rot. Sniff.