Category: photo shoot

Photo shoot on Monday–eep!

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Yesterday, I got a call that Tallahassee Magazine wants to take pics for the article they’re running soon. Exciting. They asked where I do most of my writing and said they’d like to take pics of me at my workspace.

Mad. Cleaning. And stuff shuffling.

Like crazy. For some reason, whenever I think of photos of authors in their workspace, I always think of Meg Cabot in a tiara. Or her new author pics.

At least I’ve got the signing on Saturday, so I can’t stay home and clean/rearrange things. Anyway, they’ll be here at 9am on Monday. Sunday will be spent choosing The Outfit. Yes. (And Mandy Morgan, I WILL be wearing the killer boots!) 😉 Mandy told me to definitely wear them to an interview and they seemed to be lucky. So I’ll keep wearing ’em.

Now, I’m off to a meeting to talk last minute details for the Books-A-Million signing. It’s almost here!

Diary of a Debut Author: Road Trip #2

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It’s about time I announced the winner of MP Barker’s book! The lucky winner is…KAYLA! Kayla, email me for details on how to claim your prize. A big thank you to MP and I hope you all run out and get a copy of her book.

I’m in New Jersey and am T-I-R-E-D after all of the traveling. But I can barely sleep! I’m soooo excited about the photo shoot and spent an hour on the treadmill tonight trying to get tired so I’d fall asleep earlier. I feel like I’m running on 80 cups of coffee and sheer excitement about the shoot. 🙂

Here’s a new video for you guys that I shot today. Enjoy!

Road Trip Location: DC

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So…I’m in DC! Well, Tyson’s Corner to be exact. I got in at just after 1am (on Sat) after starting out at 10am (on Fri) from home. It was a long drive, but it went by fast. I read the third Sisterhood book by Ann Brashares and the Clique summer collection book 1. (Massie’s horse Brownie has gold-glitter mascara. Um, no. Really.) Next up is Jen’s THE SQUAD: KILLER SPIRIT.

From here, it’s only a 3 hour drive to my final destination. 🙂 I’ll try to post pics and maybe a video tomorrow. I’m meeting a friend in the evening, but I’m going to try and explore the little NJ town before the shoot.

I did change my clothes. Again. Before I left on Friday, I decided I hated my clothes and got a new outfit for dinner with Agent A. Now, I love it. 🙂 I’ll get a pic for you guys.

Scroll down to tomorrow’s post and enter my giveaway with MP Barker!

Tomorrow and beyond

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Tomorrow, I’ve got author of A DIFFICULT BOY, (an amazing book, btw. The story really, truly sticks with you.) Michele Barker! Michele will be here to answer a few questions and give away a signed copy of her book.

Next week (and possibly on Sat or Sunday), look for new Diary of a Debut Author segments from NYC! I’ll try to post videos as I can and will get photos posted when I’m able. I’ve got 2 charged cameras (I “borrowed” my brother’s…) and am ready to get some sharable footage! 🙂

My family and friends are soo ready for me to go on this trip! I swear, my poor friends are like, “If you ask us one more time if you think your agent and editor will think you’re a dork…)

Twilight Guy: A Guy Reads Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

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Have you guys heard about TwilightGuy.com? The Website was started by fellow writer and friend Kaleb Nation. Kaleb’s new Website chronicles his first read of Twilight and breaks down the book from a guy’s perspective. Neat, huh? 🙂

I’m hooked.

Also, thanks so much to everyone who gave me clothing advice for the photo shoot! I’m STILL looking at clothes and am trying to actually sleep even though I’m insanely excited.

**(Happy birthday, Jason!)**

Big surprise reveal!! :)

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It’s a double post day!

Okay, everyone!! Finally! I’m ready to reveal the super-secret surprise! 🙂 I was waiting until more details firmed up and while I’m not going to give a date just yet, I WILL tell you why I’ve been bouncing up and down for the past couple of weeks. It has been torture not to share, but I wanted to be one hundred percent sure I could make it before I spilled the news.

So, here we go…

Sometime very soon, I am headed to New England for the photo shoot for the four covers for Canterwood Crest! I’m BEYOND (there will be lots of capitalized words, sorry) excited and the best part is that I’ll be sharing the trip with you via Diary of a Debut Author videos! Yep, I’ll be taking photos and video of some behind the scenes stuff and will share what I can without giving away spoilers. I should be able to make a video when I get into town and will keep you guys updated via blogging when I can get online. It’s going to be an insane day and I can’t wait! (There may also be video from the car when, after 17 hours of driving, I just need to ramble. Okay?)

I’m already obsessing about this. What will the models look like? Will the horse be calm? Will it be warm outside? Windy? See…questions, questions.

As a typical girly girl, I’ve been trying to figure out THE outfit for the photo shoot. I’ll be meeting Agent A and Editor K (major excitement!) for the first time and I want to find an outfit that conveys: professional, fun, fresh, young and serious all in one. Yeah, try to find clothes that scream all five of those things. It’s not easy. I’ve been in and out of my closet practically every day since I got the news about this and am still not settled on the right clothes. I’ll try to get a pic of the outfit I’ve decided on. If I ever decide. 🙂

There you have it! I’ll keep updating about this when I can and I hope you guys are as excited as I am. And no, even though several people were convinced Paris Hilton was coming along on this trip and we were new BFFs that’s just not the case. But your guesses were close. 😉

Happy Friday!