Archive for April, 2010
April 26th, 2010
Did you guess Kate’s lie? Be sure to check out the updated post to see if you guessed correctly!
Bundle o’ Bookmarks winner
Congratulations to…
Mallory
(aka Teen Bibliophile)
Congrats, Mallory! Please contact me here with your mailing address to receive your prize.
Chat tonight!
Tonight, Jessica from Chick Lit Teens is hosting me as the featured author in the 10 in ’10 Teen Chick Lit Challenge chat! Join us at 8pm EST to chat about The Cinderella Society and what you’ve been reading for the challenge. It’s never too late to join the challenge!
Permanent Chatzy link for 10 in ’10 Teen Chick Lit chats!
To make everyone’s life easier, here’s the permanent Chatzy link for our monthly 10 in ’10 Teen Chick Lit Challenge chats. It’s a premium room so we can accommodate as many people as we want!
www.chatzy.com/921886379231
10 in ’10 Teen Chick Lit check-in post
And don’t forget to check out this month’s 10 in ’10 check-in post, hosted by Jessica:
www.chicklitteens.com/2010/04/10-in-10-teen-chick-lit-challenge-april.html
I had a bunch of ARCs hit my desk in March – all of which were dark paranormals – so I didn’t read any of my chick lit books. With the debut of The Cinderella Society officially behind me, I’m looking forward to catching up on chick lit reads in May!
See you in chat tonight at 8pm EST!
April 16th, 2010
Thanks so much to everyone who sent emails, comments and tweets on The Cinderella Society‘s book birthday! It was absolutely a day I will never forget. And even though I’m woefully behind on ever catching up with individual thank yous, I can tell you that each and every one of them means the world to me. Thank you!!
I had a blast at the TCS Twitter launch party on Tuesday and hope you did too! MEGA thanks to Jen and Espe at Late Bloomer Online for coordinating that massive undertaking and to Jessica at Chick Lit Teens and Stacey at Page Turners for helping them with hostess duties during the epic 7-hour event. 
I’ll be packaging up all the launch party prizes in the next week to ship them off to the winners. And there are four more winners to announce too! Check out today’s Good News Friday post over at Teen Fiction Cafe to see if you’re one of the four winners of special TCS launch swag from the official TCS blog launch party!
And if you’re in the Midwest and want to celebrate in person, my official launch party and signing for The Cinderella Society is tomorrow and open to the public with tons of giveaways and door prizes!
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Barnes & Noble – Metropolis
2540 Futura Pkwy. #135
Plainfield, IN 46168
2:00pm
** Official TCS launch party: author chat, signing, door prizes and more! **
Hope to see you there!
Cheers,
April 14th, 2010
Okay, here’s an insider secret:
Authors LOVE seeing pictures of people reading their books!
Seriously. This gives us all kinds of wonderful Awww moments (which we crave like chocolate. For reals.). So… I want to see pics of you with The Cinderella Society!
To encourage you to send along those pics, I’m giving away an exclusive TCS girl power gift basket to one lucky picture sender! Here’s the TCS girl power gift basket I’ll be giving away:
The gift basket includes:
** TCS metal glass slipper bookmark
** TCS mini authentic glass slipper
** Sandra Magsamen inspirational keychain (“Celebrate who you are”)
** Sandra Magsamen inspirational mini-plaque (“Believe”)
** Cute pink and red plaid notecards
Since the TCS glass slipper bookmark and mini glass slipper are in the cute pink and purple boxes, here’s what they look like:
Here’s how to play!
The Official TCS Reader Pics Game!
1) Take a fun picture with you and The Cinderella Society
2) Post a link to your photo below or tweet it to me at @kaycassidy by Sunday, April 25th, 2010
That’s it! Fun and easy, no? I’ll be putting together a slideshow of the pics just for fun, so make sure it’s something you’re okay with me including in that (after I figure out how to make one in Flickr). 
BONUS TIME!
And to make it even more fun… 5 lucky picture senders will win a signed bookplate/bookmark pair in addition to being eligible for the gift basket!
I can’t wait to see your pics and send off the gift basket!
Contest Update!
This giveaway is now closed. Since there were no entries by the April 25, 2010 deadline, this gift basket will not be awarded at this time. Look for another chance to win it later!
April 13th, 2010
Big huge bundles of YAY!!!
Today, at long last, is the official release day of THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY!
Since I am all about sharing the love, I’m delighted to announce THREE fun celebrations!
Celebration #1 – Blog Launch Party Today!
Join me and my TFC author buds at TEEN FICTION CAFE all day today for your chance to win some special TCS launch swag!
UPDATE: These prizes have been awarded.
Celebration #2 – Twitter Launch Party Tonight!
And then, join us on Twitter at 6pm – 1am EST (3pm – 10pm PST) for the official TCS Twitter launch party! We’ll have tons more prizes with fun ways to win the special TCS launch swag. Just remember to use the hashtag #HonoraryCindy to participate!
UPDATE: These prizes have been awarded.
Celebration #3 – Twitter Avatar Giveaway!
Speaking of Twitter, do you want to help spread some Cindy cheer? Join Team Cindy as we change our avatars to the TCS cover for the rest of April! Here’s the avatar for your convenience. And be sure to tweet me @kaycassidy after you change it so I can see it!
If you keep the TCS avatar up throughout the entire month of April… you’ll be eligible to win a pack of signed TCS bookmarks in two fun sizes! Just my way of saying thanks for being an Honorary Cindy.
Open to US/Canada/International – 10 winners to be chosen at random and announced in early May!
UPDATE: These prizes have been awarded.
Come join the festivities!
April 12th, 2010
Thanks to everyone for playing the “What’s your favorite line?” game with the TCS excerpt! I’m delighted to announce the winner of the TCS glass slipper bookmark!
And the winner is…
Kate
(aka I Just Wanna Sit Here and Read)
Congratulations, Kate! Please contact me here with your mailing address to receive your prize.
And stay tuned tomorrow for a chance to win more great goodies to celebrate tomorrow’s launch of The Cinderella Society! WOOHOO!!!
April 6th, 2010
It’s T-minus seven days until The Cinderella Society is in stores! This time next week, glass slipper covers will abound.
To tide you over until then, I’m delighted to announce that the exclusive TCS excerpt is now available for a sneak peek! Check it out in the Books section of the site at:
www.kaycassidy.com/books/TCS/excerpt
I’m very excited about both bits of news–TCS debuting next Tuesday (the same day Glee returns) and finally having the excerpt on the site. So… let’s celebrate!
Go check out the excerpt, then come back here and comment below with your favorite line from chapter one for your chance to win the official Cinderella Society glass slipper metal bookmark!
Good luck and happy reading!
April 5th, 2010
Huge congrats to our newest monthly winners of the national Great Scavenger Hunt Contest reading program for kids and teens!
In celebration of the one-year anniversary of the Hunt, I am delighted to announce a special double winner month !
Please join me in cheering on the winning hunter for April 2010:
** Kaylee L. **
And the winning librarian:
** Melissa Sears **
from Doniphan, NE
In addition to our regular monthly winner, I’ve also awarded a second winner as a special Hunt anniversary surprise!
Congratulations to the special Hunt anniversary winning hunter:
** Aleia S. **
And the winning librarian:
** Kim Murdock **
from Lapel, IN
Enjoy your prizes!! And Hunt librarians: be sure to read this month’s Hunt newsletter for more anniversary celebration giveaways!
April 5th, 2010
Check out the April 2010 additions to the national Great Scavenger Hunt Contest reading program for kids and teens!
The Cinderella Society by Kay Cassidy (YA)
The Ghost on the Stairs by Chris Eboch (MG/Tween)
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins (YA)
Split by Swati Avasthi (YA)
Swoon at Your Own Risk by Sydney Salter (YA)
This Is Me From Now On by Barbara Dee (MG/Tween)
The TimeKeeper’s Moon by Joni Sensel (MG/Tween)
Whisper by Phoebe Kitanidis (YA)
April 1st, 2010
It’s here! It’s here!
Well, it’s almost here, anyway. I’m gearing up to launch the official monthly newsletter. Huzzah! It’s going to have lots of fun, inspirational stuff to boost your spirits, news about upcoming events on the blog and in real life…
Oh, and did I mean FREE STUFF???
To celebrate the newsletter launch and the upcoming release of The Cinderella Society on April 13th (the same day Glee returns!), the very first newsletter is going to have some mega cool giveaways!
For your chance to win the awesome TCS launch goodies… and to win more cool stuff in the months to come… register for the newsletter on the home page.
See you in Newsletter Land!
