The Smart Chicks Tour!!!!

When Melissa Marr and Kelley Armstrong first approached me to take part in the Smart Chicks Tour, well, I can't even tell you how excited and flattered and just downright giddy I was!! I'm such a huge fan of their work that I jumped at the chance to tour with them, and thanks to their hard work, it's grown into such an amazing group of authors and cities that I can hardly wait to get started!!

So, without further ado, here are the finalized details for the Smart Chicks Tour--and needless to say, I really, really hope to see YOU there!

September 13th—Tour launches at Book People in Austin, Texas w Kelley Armstrong, Melissa Marr, Alyson Noel, Holly Black, Rachel Caine , & Cassandra Clare 7:00 pm BOOKPEOPLE BOOKSTORE

September 14th—B&N The Woodlands in Houston, TX w Kelley Armstrong, Melissa Marr, Alyson Noel, Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, & Rachel Vincent. 7:00 pm B&N, THE WOODLANDS 1201 Lake Woodlands Drive The Woodlands, TX 77380

September 15th—Blue Willow in Houston, TX w Kelley Armstrong, Melissa Marr, Alyson Noel, Holly Black, Sarah Rees Brennan, & Cassandra Clare 7:00 pm Remote location details to come Off site event hosted by: BLUE WILLOW

September 16th—Lemuria Jackson, MS w Kelley Armstrong, Melissa Marr, Alyson Noel, Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, & Sarah Rees Brennan 6:00 pm LEMURIA BOOKS 202 Banner Hall 4465 I-55 North Jackson, MS 39206

September 17th—Poisoned Pen Phoenix, AZ w Melissa Marr, Alyson Noel, Kelley Armstrong, Holly Black, Sarah Rees Brennan, Kimberly Derting, and Becca Fitzpatrick 7:00 pm POISONED PEN 4014 N. Goldwater Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Remote location details to come

September 18th—Keplers & Library SF, CA w Melissa Marr, Alyson Noel, Kelley Armstrong, Melissa de la Cruz,, Becca Fitzpatrick, & Rachel Vincent KEPLERS and MENLO PARK LIBRARY

September 20th—Vroman’s w Melissa Marr, Alyson Noel, Kelley Armstrong, Rachel Caine, Melissa de la Cruz, & Mary Pearson 6:00 pm VROMANS BOOKSTORE

September 21st —Mysterious Galaxy w Melissa Marr, Alyson Noel, Kelley Armstrong, Mary Pearson, Rachel Caine, & Carrie Ryan Time & Remote location details to come

September 22nd —Anderson’s Chicago w w Alyson Noel, Kelley Armstrong, Melissa Marr, Jackson Pearce, Jennifer Barnes, & Carrie Ryan 7:00 pm ANDERSON'S BOOKSHOPS 123 West Jefferson Avenue Naperville, IL 60567-3832

September 23rd —Dayton w Alyson Noel, Kelley Armstrong, Melissa Marr, Jackson Pearce, Jennifer Lynn Barnes, & Kami Garcia 7:00 pm “BOOKS & CO: AT THE GREENE”

September 24th —Cincy w Alyson Noel, Kelley Armstrong, Melissa Marr, Jessica Verday, Jeri Smith-Ready, & Margaret Stohl 7:00 pm JOSEPH BETH

September 25th —Toronto w Alyson Noel, Kelley Armstrong, Melissa Marr, Jeri Smith-Ready, Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl 2:00 pm CHAPTERS BRAMPTON 52 Quarry Edge Drive, Brampton, ON

Fun, Prizes, & More!!

Hey Everyone-

Just wanted to let you know that we are celebrating 3 awesome years of the Teen Fiction Cafe being open for business by reflecting back on our careers and giving away some awesome prizes!!

I'm giving away a signed copy of SHADOWLAND along with an infinity bracelet and all you have to do for your chance to win is to leave a comment HERE and a winner will be chosen at random and announced on March 15!!!

Also, yesterday I learned that BLUE MOON is a finalist for the Children's Book Council's "Best Teen Book of 2009" Award--news that makes me extremely happy!! So thanks so much to all of you who voted for it! To see the full list of finalists, click HERE.

Have a great day!

A

:)

Everybody Knows

(blog title courtesy of Ryan Adams)

Hey Everyone-

Still mired down deep in deadline muckiness, but I just wanted to share the following:

This week marks the 3 year anniversary over at The Teen Fiction Cafe, and we are celebrating with stories, prizes, and fun--so be sure to join us by clicking HERE!!

Also, over at The Marvelous Marketer, the fabulous Melissa Marr, Kelley Armstrong, et moi are talking, er, marketing!! You can read all about it HERE!!

Oh, and The Immortals has a website in Brazil! Check it out HERE, so cool!

Okay, that's it for me--hope you all have a great day!

Alyson

:)

When The Stars Go Blue

(Blog title courtesy of Bono & The Corrs)

Still in the thick of deadline madness and the messages are piling up!! And while I won't be getting to them anytime soon, I figured I'd answer a few of the more commonly asked questions here:

Q. When will Dark Flame be in stores?

A. June 22, 1010

Q. When will you post the first chapter of Dark Flame so we can read it?

A. As soon as my publisher gives me the okay!

Q. Is Dark Flame the last book in The Immortals series?

A. No. It's the 4th book. The 5th book is Night Star (I'm working on it now!), and the 6th book is, as of yet, untitled.

Q. When will Radiance be in stores?

A. August 31, 2010

Q. Is Radiance part of The Immortals series?

A. It's a spin-off of the series, starring Ever's ghostly little sister, Riley & her dog Buttercup. It's about her adventures in the afterlife!

Q. Are you going to make a movie of The Immortals?

A. No. Hollywood makes the movies, I just write the books. Though, the dramatic rights were optioned by a producer so I'm hopeful that someday a movie will be made! My fingers are crossed--which makes for some very awkward typing . . .

Q. Can I audition for the movie? I would be a perfect: Ever, Haven, Riley, (insert character here).

A. I'm afraid I will have as little control over that as I do over whether or not it actually becomes a movie. It's all in the hands of Hollywood now . . .

Q. Are you doing any book signings?

A. Yes! You can find more on that HERE and HERE!

Q. When can we see the cover of Night Star?

A. As soon as it's finalized. But I saw an early mock-up and it's really, really pretty!

Q. I heard you have a story in the upcoming Kisses From Hell anthology--is that true?

A. Yes, it's called Bring Me to Life (after the Evanescence song) and it was really fun to write! It'll be in stores in September!!

Q. Is Bring Me to Life about Ever & Damen?

A. No. It's an entirely new story, a gothic romance, with entirely new characters!

Q. Why did you name this blog post When The Stars Go Blue?

A. Two reasons.

1. Because I recently got a sneak peek at Caridad Ferrer's upcoming YA of the same name and LOVED it!

2. Because it's an awesome song.

Q. Did you really get braces?

A. Yes.

Q. Why?

A. I ask myself that same question every single day!

Q. Is it true that you're sitting on some exciting news you can't wait to tell us?

A. Yes. it's true. But for now, I am bound to both secrecy and the powers of Jinx!

:)

Okay, back to work . . .

Have a good day all!

Instant Karma

(blog title courtesy of John Lennon--again!)

While I thought about writing a nice, long, quite possibly meandering, introduction to this trailer, I soon realized it pretty much speaks for itself.

So, in brief, allow me to say:

THIS IS HANDS DOWN THE BEST BOOK TRAILER YOU EVER WILL SEE!!

And, as I was lucky enough to get an early read on KARMA CLUB I can definitely say that anyone who reads it is in for a treat!

So without further ado, please sit back and enjoy the latest from fellow author, friend, and book trailer producing powerhouse-- Ms. Jessica Brody!!