Finally!! 1 Big Announcement Revealed!

Hi, all!

I've been promising an announcement for some time and TODAY'S THE DAY! I absolutely can't hold it in any longer. :) I wanted to do it via vlog, but I have a cold and sound like Snuffleupagus! LOL. So I'll do my very best to convey my CRAZY excitement via blog!

I've been holding onto this news for months and oh, my, it has been SO hard not to spill!! Only a handful of close friends know and I'm thrilled to finally be able to tell everyone else.

So . . . back in December, I signed a new book contract!!

Actually, a 4-book series contract with my ever-so-amazing publisher, Simon & Schuster.

The series, currently untitled, is a chapter book series for kids ages 6-9 (roughly) and it is my first EVER time writing fantasy!

What kind of fantasy? How about one centered around unicorns? :) It felt like such a natural step to take after Canterwood and it has been So. Much. Fun. I've written the first book and had a blast doing so. The series will be edited by the awesome Alyson Heller at Aladdin. I'm thankful to Fiona Simpson for her interest and notes early on. Also, huge thanks to Kate Angelella for helping talk this project through and flesh out concepts.

Alyson is just as excited as I am about all things magic, unicorn-related, and did I mention, princess-y?

The main character is a princess and writing as a princess made me want to move to a castle, LOL.

 The entire world is superfun and magical! I can't wait to share it with you!

Of course, not everything in the books are sparkly and happy. Evil creatures, including some baaad unicorns roam the lands.

Ultimately, the series is about a girl and her unicorn--her best friend. They're about to embark on some amazing adventures together.

The first two books in the series have a tentative publication date of summer 2014.

Yaaaaaay, unicorns!!! :D I'm so, SO glad I finally got to share and hope you're as excited as I am.

For those of you who might remember me stating that I have multiple announcements--that's still true! I can't say anything about the other surprise yet, but I will the second I'm able! It's thrilling in a completely new way. :)

I've been collecting unicorn stuff since I made the book deal and I'll be sure to snap pix and post them on Facebook and Twitter of what I've got. If YOU have anything unicorn related, I want to see it!

Happy weekend, all!

xoxo

Remember me?

HELLO!

OMG, it's been forever since I've had a second to blog!

First, I had to move. It was crazy because my landlord gave me very little time to get out and I had to find a safe, nice, pet friendly apartment that was close to K. I found an amazing 1 bedroom and moved last Saturday! I have so much more space and Bliss and Bella love it. Plus, I'm just as close to K's house as I was before. BFF requirement, you know. If you're friends with me on Facebook, I posted a ton of pics of my new apt there. :)

Plus, it's like Christmas time around here. I'm in the middle of writing HOME FOR CHRISTMAS--the LAST EVER Canterwood book! *sniff* I Tweeted this spoiler, so if you don't want to know STOP reading:

The book is in two points of view! It alternates chapters between Lauren and Sasha! It's been a BLAST writing from Sasha's POV. I missed Sassy Silver like crazy.

I'm also working on two more projects (details to come soon, hopefully!) and am probably the busiest I've ever been.

Catch me up with all of YOU guys!! How is everyone? Who has Easter plans? Or just plans for the weekend?

Missed you all and promise to blog again very soon!

xoxo

Thank you, Team Canterwood! :)

I wanted to take a moment from writing Sekrit Project 1 (aahhh! Can't wait until it's no longer secret!!) to thank you all for grabbing a copy of JEALOUSY. It's such an important book to me because it's the second to last in the series before the grand finale of the Super Special.

I can't believe we're HERE. I'm in complete D-E-N-I-A-L that the series is coming to an end. If anyone tries to talk about it, I want to stick my fingers in my ears and go LA LA LA CAN'T HEAR YOU!

That said, I've got some ideas that I'll try to make happen (that's honestly all I can say for now). Cross your fingers.

What did everyone do this weekend?

xoxo

Excited for Jealousy!

I'm soooo excited because JEALOUSY releases tomorrow! WOO HOO!

When you grab your copy, def leave a comment and tell me!

**If you write a spoiler about the book, please, for the other members of Team Canterwood, write SPOILER at the beginning of your comment.**

I'll be signing stock copies sometime this weekend at the Park Slope Barnes & Noble. I'll also try to sign some copies around the city next time I'm in Manhattan.

Cheers to book #17! :)

xoxo

Jealousy relases in ONE week!

It's ALMOST time!

Time for what you ask?

Time for the release of JEALOUSY! Next Tuesday! It's up for pre-order on Amazon and BarnesandNoble.com. Plus, you can ask your local bookstore to pre-order it for you. Definitely let me know when you've got your copy! I can't wait to hear what you think!

Eeeeeep!!! I'm SO pumped for you guys to read this book! It's the second to last of the Canterwood books to take place at school. WAH! But I just finished FAMOUS, the last book, and it was a crazy-sad-strange-proud moment when I got to The End.

And we still have Home for Christmas. Did you see my SECRET Tweet about HFC?? If not . . . Sasha AND Lauren will be co-narrating the book! THAT'S RIGHT!! Miss Silver is back and you'll get to read from her POV again. I am SO excited to write from her lip gloss loving brain. :)

Long time no blog!

It's been crazy busy since I last blogged! I turned in the final draft of CC #18 and am working on the outline for HOME FOR CHRISTMAS.

There are SO MANY EXCITING THINGS I want to tell you guys!!!! I can't share two of them yet, but I can tell you one:

Canterwood books 1-8 were picked up by France for foreign publication! What does that mean? It means the first eight books will be translated into French, might get new covers, and will be sold in France. Squeak! :D

Um, let me think . . .  I want to give you guys hints about the other ridic cool news.

One is horse related. :) :) :) Nothing to do with Canterwood or Wellington Prep.

The other is quite a fantasy come true. :)

Hope I can share soon!

xoxo and be safe if you're in Nemo's (silly name, right?!) path.

FAMOUS available for pre-order! YAY!

I'm actually putting the finishing touches on it right now, but Amazon has FAMOUS available for pre-order! It's the last (SNIFF!!) book in the Canterwood Crest series before the super special, HOME FOR CHRISTMAS.

FAMOUS releases on June 11, 2013. Woo hoo!

:D

xx