Do The Write Thing For Nashville

The Do The Write Thing For Nashville auction is winding up tonight with the last round of bidding closing at midnight central time. There are still some amazing things to be had, including a signed copy of Stephenie Meyer's Breaking Dawn and editor and agent phone calls and critiques. If you haven't yet, go check it out. They've already raised over $60,000 for flood relief in Tennessee.

The generosity of donators and bidders is astounding. I'm so proud to be part of a writing community what comes together in such force to help people in need, and I'm so pleased that I could contribute in any way. Thanks to all of you who came out and bid on the Personal Demons ARC and sneak peek at Original Sin. It ended up going for $225, which far exceeded my expectations. I'm totally blown away.

And, here’s a last word from the amazing ladies who sacrificed sleep, family and their lives in general to make all this possible, Myra McEntire, Victoria Schwab and Amanda Morgan. They so totally rock!

Five for Friday

It’s been a good week. But, for this Five for Friday post, I’ll hit the highlights for you.

1. Excellent cover news from my editor! We should have a fabulous cover on brand spanking new ARCs within the next month. Squee!! (Thanks for helping with the design!) =)

2. Personal Demons sold to Eksmo Publishing House in Russia! That’s five foreign sales so far, and four of them I totally won’t be able to read. O_o

3. Personal Demons is up for auction on the Do The Write Thing for Nashville auction with a lot of other AMAZING things (agent phone calls, critiques, signed books) and you guys’ generosity is totally blowing me away! I’m going over to bid on stuff as soon as I’m done this post!

4. The amazingly talented Vania is doing my book trailer and already has some awesome ideas! So excited to see what she comes up with!!

5. I handed Original Sin off to my seriously cool editor! I hope she doesn’t hate it. *bites nails*

Have you entered my May Debut Contest? Why not!! Don't miss your chance at a free book debuting in May, or a signed ARC (we're getting close!!) of Personal Demons.

Hope you’ve had a fabulous week! What news?

Personal Demons up for auction!

Personal Demons is up on the Do The Write Thing For Nashville auction!! <--click to bid!!! It's Day 7-Item 13, which I totally love. What could be more perfect than my demon book being item #13 on day 7? Definitely a good omen...

So, here's the deal. Not only will the winner get a signed and personalized ARC of Personal Demons, but they will also be the only person in the known universe (I say that because it’s altogether possible that there are aliens living in my head who actually wrote the thing) to get a sneak peek of the first four chapters of Original Sin, the Personal Demons sequel. (Only my agent, editor and crit partner have seen it.)

But, wait—there’s more. Because, if you bid early and often (enough to win) you will also receive a query critique! And…that’s not all!!! The lucky winner will also receive a 50 page manuscript critique absolutely free!! (Well, free except for how much you bid, that is…) All critiques are fully transferable in case you personally don’t need/want a critique.

So bid, bid, bid…and then bid some more!!! There are all kinds of stupendous things up for auction, so don’t miss your chance to get some totally awesome, one of a kind stuff and help out the people of Nashville in the process!