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August 20th, 2009
Ask Kay day!
Happy Thursday! I just updated Khy’s post from yesterday to reveal her lie. Good guessing this week! Did you guess her lie? Today, I thought it would be fun to open up the comment lines to questions. Let’s say we were sitting down for a leisurely chat over lunch, me with my chicken fajita wrap and cranberry juice with 7-Up and you with your [insert your lunch and beverage of choice]. What would you be curious about? If you could ask me anything – about The Cinderella Society, about the biz, about me as an author (or me as a person) – what would you ask? I’ll use the questions as fodder for upcoming Ask Kay posts and give you +2 entries into the monthly contest for every question you pose below. (And sadly, no, asking me what time it is doesn’t count.) Let the questions begin! Update: And since we just passed the 100-mark on Google Friend Connect, the winner of the impromptu Cinderella Society ARC giveaway is… Iryna! Congratulations, Iryna! When you get home from Europe, you can contact me here with your mailing address to receive your prize. And another update: It’s also Ask a Tenner day on the Tenners blog! If you’ve got questions and want to hear from lots of the Tenners, come join the fun!
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Project FMGM proposalCOMPLETE! 
A 16 year old outsider gets tapped to join a secret society of good populars dedicated to defeating the mean girls of the world.
On shelves now! IndieBound   I’m the author of teen fiction that I wish was based on my real life. My debut novel    
 #1 – GOOD GRIEF by Lolly Winston #2 – THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins #3 – CATCHING FIRE by Suzanne Collins #4 – THE NAUGHTY LIST by Suzanne Young #5 – THE MAGICIAN’S ELEPHANT by Kate DiCamillo #6 – WINGS by Aprilynne Pike #7 – EIGHTH GRADE SUPERZERO by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich #8 – THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE by Kate DiCamillo #9 – HOW TO TRAIN A DRAGON by Cressida Cowell #10 – THE SEASON by Sarah MacLean #11 – THE SEVEN RAYS by Jessica Bendinger #12 – WHISPER by Phoebe Kitanidis #13 – SHADOW HILLS by Anastasia Hopcus #14 – NIGHTSHADE by Andrea Cremer #15 – MOLLY MOON’S INCREDIBLE BOOK OF HYPNOTISM by Georgia Byng #16 – GRACELING by Kristin Cashore (This is a second reading which is super rare for me. One of my all-time faves!) #17 – FIRE by Kristin Cashore #18 – THE REPLACEMENT by Brenna Yovanoff #19 – HEIST SOCIETY by Ally Carter #20 – NEED by Carrie Jones #21 – BRIGHTLY WOVEN by Alexandra Bracken #22 – CAPTIVATE by Carrie Jones #23 – PROPHECY OF DAYS by Christy Raedeke #24 – THIS WORLD WE LIVE IN by Susan Beth Pfeffer #25 – THE LOST SYMBOL by Dan Brown #26 – PLAIN KATE by Erin Bow #27 – THE OVERTON WINDOW – by Glenn Beck #28 – THE THIEF by Megan Whalen Turner #29 – PARANORMALCY by Kiersten White #30 – THE DUFF by Kody Keplinger #31 – MOCKINGJAY by Suzanne Collins #32 – ONLY THE GOOD SPY YOUNG by Ally Carter #33 – THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB by Elizabeth Eulberg |
What kind of environment do you need in order to write? Quiet? Music? A room with the door closed? Others nearby? A coffee shop?
Which author(s) do you look up to?
Where did you get the inspiration for The Cinderella Society? Is it connected to the fairy tale?
What do you like most about being a writer?
What’s the worst thing about being a published author?
Do you have a literary crush (on a book character)?
What book do you wish you had written?
Are your characters based on people you know?
Which actor would you like to see portraying Jess if TCS was turned into a film?
Which song would you choose as the theme song of the film?
What’s the best book you’ve read this year?
What’s your least favourite book of the year?
What kind of books do you enjoy reading the most?
What’s your motto in life or as a writer?
How long did writing of TCS take?
How many books will there be in TCS series?
Lastly, when were you the happiest in your life?
When did you decide you wanted to write?
When you found out the Cinderella Society was going to be published, what did you do to celebrate? What does your family think about having a published author around–they must be so thrilled for you!!!
Could you tell us what publishing your book was like, from idea to finished book?
What are you favourite books?
Where did you get your inspiration for The Cinderella Society from?
Do you have a favourite fictional character?
I’m going to be random and ask what’s your favorite food and favorite TV show?