Well, it looks like I published this post too early. So, here are a couple of pieces of news I left out, and below is the main post/release announcement:

News the first: My Soul To Keep has been shortlisted for The People’s Book Prize. The finalists were chosen by committee, but the finalists are now up for public vote. If you liked My Soul to Keep ( Read more... )

First, in case anyone hasn’t yet entered, the If I Die ARC giveaway form can be found [link removed--the giveaway is over]. There are well over 600 entries now, and I’m pleased to report that more and more people are reporting having discovered my work in an actual book store. For the record, I don’t mind my books being found/bought online. Any ( Read more... )

Alternate title: "I had to do it. I dared myself."

Last night after I finished my wordcount goal, I watched Burlesque. I admit it, I'm a sucker for "country mouse goes to the city" kind of stories. And I think Christina Aguilera's voice is beyond amazing. So it's no surprise that I loved the movie. And I also may have made the mistake of suggesting ( Read more... )

And...once again I forgot to post the winner of last week's International Edition Giveaway. So here's the winner, better late than never:

Orlandovacationchef, whose comment began, "I met Brent Weeks, author of The Night Angle Trillogy and Black Prism when he came to Orlando to do a book signing. "

Orlando, please email me (rachelkvincentATgmailDOTcom ( Read more... )

Okay, let’s talk about love triangles.

I know, I know, everyone hates love triangles. Even people who don’t really hate love triangles say they hate love triangles, because liking them has become passé, or because you automatically associate them with a certain culturally pervasive YA vampire series and a marketing stragegy based on "Team This or ( Read more... )

Okay, how pretty is the UK cover for My Soul to Steal? (Thanks to Natashya for tracking it down, and to Jenny for sending it!)


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My books continue to be way better traveled than I am! It looks like Stray will soon be out in Sweden, Finland, and Norway, all with the same cover art (a different crop of the art from the US/UK Alpha).

There are also rumors that My Soul To Take will be out in Germany soon as "Mit ganzer Seele," but I have yet to confirm that one, beyond the ( Read more... )

Blogging as an author is an interesting challenge. Some days there's nothing going on. Some days, there's so much going on that I'm afraid of overwhelming people with one long, rambling post full of updates. But more often, there's something going on, but I'm not yet free to share or comfortable with sharing it online.

This has been the case a lot ( Read more... )

I have some foreign editions of various books that I need to give away. I always keep one copy of each, but right now, I have two extra Italian editions of Stray, two extra Australian editions of Stray, and two extra Australian editions each of MSTTake, MSTSave, and MSTKeep.
 
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I'm sorry about the delay in posting the blog tour contest winner. This has been a crazy-buzy week for me, and I'm still on a couple of deadlines, so I'll be scarce for a couple more days. But then I'll be back, and blogging with renewed vigor. That's the plan, anyway. ;)

But for now, the winner is:

Victoria, whose favorite quote was:
"I was expected ( Read more... )