I see I've been neglecting my blog again. In my defense, it's been a rough week. But on the bright side, after deleting almost as much as I'd written of Oath Bound, I seem to have finally found some forward momentum. I also had a HUGE epiphany on a side project, which I won't have time to work on until I've met my deadlines, so I'm keeping lots of ( Read more... )

I'm not supposed to be blogging today. I know, I know, I'm a grownup, and self-employed, and I work from home, so my life should have very few have-tos and not-supposed-tos. But somehow, it never works that way ( Read more... )

I feel like I spend half my time on this blog apologizing for not blogging, so I’m not gonna do that this time. But I will tell you what I’ve been up to. Ready?

WORK.

Seriously. Not laundry. Not cooking (especially not after that disaster of a pot roast). Not watching TV (except for SYTYCD, on DVR, minus commercials and certain annoying bits of the ( Read more... )

First, a couple of reminders:

Today’s the last day to enter the Double ARC giveaway, where you can win an ARC of If I Die and/or an ARC of Spellbound. Cara and I will be announcing and notifying the winners on Sunday.

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Also today, Tod is up against Michael (from Hourglass) in round 3 of the YA Crush Tourney, and the odds are not in his favor. He’s ( Read more... )

I just emailed all the Blood Bound ARC winners, so if you entered the giveaway yesterday (or this morning) check your email. I didn’t think this would me much of a draw, considering that I now have shiny finished copies, but there was a pretty good (and fast!) response.

The incidental stats always amuse me, so thanks to those who answered the ( Read more... )

Thanks so much to everyone who entered the Soul Screamers giveaway! I loved reading your entries! However, the winner was chosen at random, and she is: Sandy Sievers Gifford
Sandy, please email me (rachelkvincentATgmailDOTcom) with your shipping information, and I’ll put your prize in the mail.
Everyone else…stay tuned! I still have one ARC of If I ( Read more... )

A few minutes, ago, I got this comment on Formspring:

I don’t always agree with your characters’ choices, but I am *so* glad
that in your books Big Things Happen all the way through and not just 200 pages
in or 10 pages from the end! Your books are never, ever dull & I’m thankful.

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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... )

First of all, I should admit, I’m not a numbers person. While I’ve loved words all my life, math and I are acquaintances, at best. But since I posted the If I Die ARC giveaway yesterday, I’ve become obsessed with the statistics coming in with the entries, thanks to the optional questions on the form. (If you haven’t already, click [link removed-- ( Read more... )

I worked all day yesterday and added 5,000 words to the new adult manuscript, which pushed the novel past the 100,000 word mark--and busted my wordcount progress bar wide open. That means the novel's done, right? What else could a busted wordcount meter mean?


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