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First things first: Check out this contest that Waterstone's in the U.K. is doing. Anyone can enter, no purchase or hoop-jumping necessary, and you could win the dress from the cover of EVERNEATH! Isn't that cool? Second things second: My main character Nikki gave an interview over here. That playful little minx! I didn't know she could do these things without my knowledge!Thirdly, EVERNEATH

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Hey, yo.Things are about to get EVER-FREAKY around here, mostly because my book comes out in 4 DAYS!! I am EVER-excited, and to prove this, I'm going to put "EVER" in front of every single adjective! Okay, just kidding. Sorry for the sporadic blog posting this week and last, but I've been on a cruise. Sam didn't want me to mention it until after we were back, because he was nervous that burglars

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I'll tell you right now, blogging will be a little sporadic this week. I'm a bit in recovery mode after my revisions and resting up for the big book release, which is in nine days, which is so crazy!But while I'm here, I thought I'd share the German book trailer for EVERNEATH. I think it has a very romantic and cool feel to it. Let me know what you think! And again, I wish I spoke German.Okay,

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Hey ya'll! So, we're going on a cruise in the distant future. I've never been on one. I'm so excited because this combines my fear of enclosed spaces with my fear of the open water for an exciting cocktail of crazy. Sam is very excited to see what wonderful sides of my personality this experience will bring out.I was trying to explain to Kid C what a cruise ship will be like. me: "We're going to

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So, I have a revision deadline for the latest version of EVERNEATH 2: It's Everneath-ier on Wednesday. This means I'm going through the draft right now, and coming across highlighted words. Stuff I didn't want to figure out right then, but needed to come back to later.Sometimes I'd be in the middle of a really tense scene, or even worse, a romantic scene, and I'd turn the page only to find this:

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The other day, I did a TOP TEN list on Twitter, and I got a couple requests to do it as a blog post, because of all the people not on the twitter. (I'm looking at you, Dorien). So, since I have a book coming out in 17 days (17 DAYS!!), sometimes my head is in the clouds. Below, I present to you the TOP TEN THINGS MY KID SAYS TO ME TO KEEP ME GROUNDED:#10 "Percy Jackson already did mythology, and

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Hey y'all. There is so much to talk about today! First off, I was interviewed by Captain Jack Sparrow over on C.J. Redwine's blog. She is truly hilarious, and you can check it out here.Next up, the Pitch Dark Facebook Page has the first 72 pages of EVERNEATH up. So if you can't wait until January 24th to start the book, head on over! So, I don't know if you noticed, but EVERNEATH comes out in 19

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Guess what I got in the mail today? This little beauty:An actual hardcover from the first printing of EVERNEATH.And just like any newborn, it has a spine. I actually got two copies. Sam said we should keep one of them exactly like it is, and not besmirch it with my signature. Thanks, Sam. I would hate to ruin it by writing my name in it. Here's the truth:When I opened the package from

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So, I'm under deadline. I know it seems like I was just under deadline, and that's because I was. For those of you who don't know, I'm revising EVERNEATH 2: It's Everneath-ier. This time around, we are focusing on world-building. And let me tell you something right now: I was born without the world-building bone in my elbow. Doctors were amazed; they would take my x-rays around and show other

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Hi Everyone!I hope y'all are enjoying the holidays. It's been a while for me on the blog, I know, but the holidays and my dad's health have definitely had me hopping.And by hopping, I mean stressing. And by stressing, I mean tearing my hair out, strand by strand, follicle by follicle, until I accumulated enough to knit myself a pair of matching throw pillows for my couch.Here's a recap:A couple

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This is Sam, Brodi's lovely husband.  Brodi is down in Houston, Texas (can I get a Yeehaw? or a y'all?) with her sister and her mom.  Her dad is at MD Anderson Cancer Center.  He has been there for the past week or two getting some awesome radiation treatment.  But, he had a bad spell and some bad luck and has been in the ICU for the past week.The good news is that he is doing much better now

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So, Kid B was in charge of decorating the Christmas tree this year. When he was finished, I walked into the living room to see this:Yep, that there is Giant Green Yoshi, with Small Red Yoshi. And apparently, they've been catapulted onto the tree, and impaled in its branches.Doesn't he look so comfortable? Kid B is available as a Decorator-for-Hire. He can Yosherize any tree. Anywhere. Anytime.

ledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03922509755395545938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267999329971128122.post-37015952336316509852011-12-09T11:04:00.000-08:002012-01-23T19:54:24.819-08:00

Six years ago, while we were preparing to leave on a trip, my hubs hid the jewelry box containing my wedding ring. He was concerned that if someone broke into our house, my ring would be the first thing to go. Why wasn't I wearing it, you ask? That is a discussion for another time. But basically, it boils down to this: I never wear it, because I have a habit of taking it off and leaving it places

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Sorry so late with the blog. I spent the first half of the day with no internet. Now I completely know how the pioneers felt. Kidding.Anywho, my brain no longer works right, so Sam has to remind me about things like appointments and parties and stuff. Last Friday, Sam's all, "Kid C's first school ski day is today!"And I'm all, "What?!"Sam: "Yeah, he needs gear. GEAR! Lots of gear that starts with

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First off, the winner of the EVERNEATH mini-giveaway from the YA Scavenger Hunt is...Tayte HunterPlease email me your mailing address (brodiashton at gmail dot com) and I'll get that ARC in the mail. Next...Now that I've had a chance to breathe, I wanted to talk about some books I've read lately. Unfortunately, they haven't been released, but consider this your official "heads up" to keep an eye

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Hey y'all!If you are looking for the YA Scavenger Hunt post, click here. If you aren't, why aren't you? Simply start at my blog, and make the rounds, and you would be signed up for like 37 separate contests plus the grand prize which is being contributed by 37 different Young Adult Authors! Plus, you get to read all the super-secret bonus content, including a lost scene between Nikki and Jack

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I'm so excited to be a part of today's YA Scavenger Hunt!As part of the hunt, I get to host the amazing Jocelyn Davies. Also, I have some secret content floating around out there that you'll get to find as well. This secret content is only available to Scavenger Hunt participants, and it involves a first kiss. And Nikki. And Jack. And their first kiss. And, if you read to the bottom, you'll see

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Status: Watching "Through the Wormhole" with Morgan Freeman. My mind is blown. But I have to watch it because I believe the EVERNEATH is accessible through a wormhole. It's research. Hey y'all. Sorry for the blog silence on Monday, but every time I tried to blog I came across this:Yep. That there is a looming deadline, and on Monday it was looming large. My first revision on the EVERNEATH sequel

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In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I thought it would be fun to play a traditional game. I have it on good authority* that this game was played at the very first Thanksgiving, as a way to break the ice between the Pilgrims and Native Americans. It goes like this:You (blog reader) pick a number between 1 and 374. You (yes, you) leave it in the comments of this blog post. I will turn to the

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I thought it would be fun today to show a couple of the other covers of EVERNEATH from around the world. First up, we have the U.K. version. Close to the U.S. version, but different fonts and stuff. You can compare it with the U.S version on the sidebar. Then we have the German cover. Definitely staying true to the Persephone myth, with the pomegranate in view. Every time I see this one, I

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Hello yon Bloggerville. I have a confession. I have heard it said that my blog can be "funny". I would never presume to say this. But my friends say it all the time. They also say I'm an excellent cook. My friends can be stupid. But here's a confession. My book, EVERNEATH?: not funny. Not hardy har har funny. Sometimes it can be funny in a "Can you believe there's So. Much. Death?" kind of way.

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Hey y'all. Okay, so there are a few things I want to tell you about.First upI am one of the Debutantes in Badass Bookie's 2012 Debutante Event! All you need to know is that there will be tons of giveaways of the biggest titles of 2012, ARCs, swag, and each author chooses a prom dress! You can check out the details here. And next up... actually that Debutante thing was the only thing. It just

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I had my nieces choose the winners of the #3arcs contest. Since I knew some of the contestants (either personally or through the interwebz), I didn't want my biases to influence any decisions. Here are their favorite tweets using the words SLIDE, GLIMMER and EVER. 1. from @ashliepantsSLIDE secrets to ears that can't EVER tell, just because the moon GLIMMERS doesn't mean all is well...2. from @

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The other day, Kid B was asked to draw a self-portrait. Here's what he came up with:I think it's pretty accurate. He does have a head. He most definitely has two feet. And sometimes he wears stripes. You might not think a kid could resemble the picture above, but I would argue that you haven't met my husband. His genes include: short legs, green feet, and no arms. (No offense to my in-laws!)

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