This One Time at PAYA

Here are a list of true things I've done recently:

1. Killed my pinkie toe, walking in the dark.
2. Bought a lot of books.
3. Read a lot of books.
4. Did NOT lost power during Hurricane Irene
5. Expected I WOULD lose power during Irene
6. Went to PAYA, despite believing I would soon lose power during Irene.
7. Interviewed a bunch of people about what they'd do when they did lose power during Irene.
8. Basically, I obsessed over Irene. And hurt my toe.

But I also went to PAYA (PA library fundraiser and book signing), and I have pictures and a video. Here you go.

Amy Holder (LIPSTICK LAWS) and me

Kelly Lyman and First Novels Club Sara DeSabato

Christine Danek and K.M. Walton (CRACKED)

Amy Holder (LIPSTICK LAWS) and Jessica Corra (AFTER YOU)

The Early Stirrings of Irene

Kelly, Me and Christine

And...the video where I once again prove my mad skills with a video camera and my ability to ask thoughtful questions. And if you know me at all, you know just how MAD my skills are.



I think its safe to say once again that I shouldn't quit my day job to interview people for a living :-)

Team Kilt Winners!

Sooooooo we didn't beat Jace. But we sure stayed close! And I think considering everything, with the amount of excitement Team Kilt caused, the money it raised for charity, and the dedication we had through this whole tourney, it's kind of hard not to feel like we won anyway.

Which is why I've picked two winners! One to win the arcs! And one to win personalized copies of SHADE and SHIFT! Yay!

Without further ado...

The winner of arcs of EVE, THE FUTURE OF US, LEGEND and a Signed + Doodled in FOREVER is:

VIOLET! (Guys, Violet voted 25 times and harassed all of her co-workers. Now THAT's the Team Kilt spirit! Congrats, Violet!


And the winner of personalized copies of SHADE and SHIFT are....

BWYATT!


Wooohoo! Congrats to all the winners and Zachary Moore for putting up one hell of a fight!

Epic Arc Giveaway for Team Kilt!

Today is the final round of the YA Sisterhood's YA Crush Tourney! The opponents: Zachary Moore from the SHADE series by Jeri Smith-Ready and Jace Wayland from THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS series by Cassandra Clare.

Now I love me some Jace Wayland, but I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE Zachary!

I love Zachary SO much, that I'm prepared to offer you things if you help him win.

Don't ever let it be said that I was past bribery ;)

Oh, helloooooooo!

Zachary is a science geek, and SCOTTISH, wears a kilt to prom, has an ACCENT, is built, plays soccer, and knows how to KISS. Trust me, the kissing scenes Zachary's in during SHADE and SHIFT are some of my all-time favorites.

And I've read A LOT of kissing scenes.

Plus, Zachary is the underdog. No one thought he'd come this far. And now that he's here in the final round, he needs to go home a victor!

So....here's the deal. Go HERE and vote for Zachary right now! If you have more than one computer in your house you can vote more than once! Do it. It's fun!

Once you've voted, leave a comment below to tell me you did. And BAM you're entered! The more times you vote, the more times you can enter. Just let me know (and BE HONEST) how many times you voted.

Tweet this contest and you'll get another point. Cool?

BTW you don't have to follow me to win this, but dude, I am SO fun, so obviously you should :-)

Oh! And here's what you win! 4 ARCS!!!!

1 arc of EVE by Anna Carey
1 arc of LEGEND by Marie Lu
1 arc of THE FUTURE OF US by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler
And...
1 arc of FOREVER by Maggie Stiefvater (signed and doodled in).


And to give you more incentive...

If Zachary wins...I will pick a second winner. What do they win? A copy of Shade and Shift signed personally to them by Jeri Smith-Ready!

Ok! Go vote! TEAM KILT!!!!

Also check here for more Team Kilt giveaways!

Want to know what's under that kilt? Vote for Zachary and find out!

P.S. Yes, this is international!

Friday Five (or more) Awesome Edition!

1. CONGRATULATIONS to my friend, Jessica Corra who sold her debut to Dial! Check it out!

Jessica Corra's debut AFTER YOU, featuring a seventeen girl who can rewind moments in her life and change the present, but when her twin sister kills herself, she has to face that trying to rewrite the past might be risking her own future pitched as Before I Fall meets The Sky is Everywhere, to Kate Harrison at Dial Children's, by Suzie Townsend at FinePrint Literary Management.

2. CONGRATULATIONS to my other amazing friend (and hair twin), Dawn Metcalf who just sold two books to Harlequin Teen! Look!

Dawn Metcalf's INDELIBLE INK, featuring a heroine who is accidentally marked by a mysterious boy, which places her in the midst of a dangerous, otherworldly plot to end the Age of Man, to Natashya Wilson at Harelquin Teen, in a two-book deal, byMichael Bourret at Dystel & Goderich Literary Management (World).

3. I don't know how many of you are following and voting in the YA Crush Tourney but I am obsessed and 110% on Team Kilt, which means I'm voting for Zachary Moore, one of my all time favorite YA love interests, who is adorable and a science geek, and brave, and SCOTTISH. He was also created by one of my all-time favorite writers, Jeri Smith-Ready. So GO VOTE TEAM KILT! Because amazing things happen when Zachary wins.

4. Did you see my TUMBLR because OMG I can tumbl now! I wear clothes. I take pictures of it.

5. The Naked and The Famous are giving free concerts in Philly and NYC this weekend! Do you even KNOW how excited I am? I AM!

6. Have a great weekend!

Say What?

In which I respond to songs on the radio.

Because obviously, the writers of the lyrics were asking me a direct question.

O_o

Hey, you never know.

Nicki Minaj--Super Bass




Nicki: Yes I did, yes I did, somebody please tell him (curses) who I is.


Frankie: NO! No I will not tell him who you is are! Come back when you've learned some grammar! Thank you. Bye!



Avril Lavigne--Smile


Avril: Last night I blacked out, I think. What did you, what did you put in my drink? I remember making out and then.... Oh! Oh! 


Frankie: Avril! That is called a rufie! Run, don't walk away from this guy, I don't care how long it's been since you smiled! The only time it's acceptable to wake up and NOT remember the night before is when you're sleeping with Edward Cullen.


David Guetta--Where Them Girls At?





David: I see this one, I'm about to go in. Then she said, "I'm here with my friends."


Frankie: If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends...




Katy Perry--Last Friday Night



Katy: Last Friday night, yeah we danced on tabletops. And we took too many shots, think we kissed but I forgot.


Frankie: Ummm, no, no. No we didn't kiss. But you might want to talk to Avril...