New book deal!

So, it's officially official, and I can finalllllly share!! I can't tell you how long I've been waiting to post this!

Author of POSSUM SUMMER Jen K Blom's THE SPOTTED PONY, about a girl from Virginia visiting her estranged father and his feedlot in Texas for the first time ever - learning just how fleeting real affection and friendship can be when she falls in love with the wrong horse, again to Julie Amper at Holiday House books by the Stringer Literary Agency

I grew up reading horse stories, was crazy about horses and to know that my Editor feels that this is a classic-in-the-making just totally stokes me out!

Horses FTW!

OK. Last subject with NEWS AND UPDATES. I promise.

But really.

There is NEWS!

And UPDATES!

I've chosen my winner for the PROJECT MAYHEM book + tshirt! Super congrats to :::

KENDA

You guys should check out her blog, too! Follow her! She is RAD and she likes POSSUMS!

Kenda, if you're reading this, please contact me and tell me your shirt size! Because laydee, YOU GOT POSSUM!

Woooot!

In other news...

I hate it when people are all 'ohhh I have something SEKRIT and you will know SOON'. And then I turned into one of them and did the same darn thing.

Well, HOPEFULLY next week I'll be able to announce the first of two super cool things, and then whenever I can I'll announce the other SUPER cool thing.

Just think! Two SUPER COOL things in ONE MONTH. Besides for Kenda winning a Possum tshirt, o'course.

YAY!

Another brilliant "WAITING ON WEDNESDAY" note!

The wonderful Kathy at BOOKS KIDS LIKE chose POSSUM SUMMER as her pick on her review blog!!

!!

This is BRILLIANT! Thank you, Kathy, for your interest in my P! I feel like I got a little present!

And hopefully on Friday I'll have a SUPER HUGE AWESOME announcement! Three guesses what it will be?

Oh - if you haven't been to Project Mayhem to leave a comment to win a GOT POSSUM ? tshirt, better get over there!

Posting at Project Mayhem today ...

...

I think you might know I've ah, sold a book? It's called POSSUM SUMMER?

I'm offering this:

And a signed copy of POSSUM SUMMER to one lucky commenter over at Project Mayhem today!

Go check it out and comment!

News and updates!

Hey guys!

Things are moving along here as well as can be expected. In potentially cool news (except for my nerves! Ack!) POSSUM SUMMER's release date has been moved back in order to grab the BEA crowd (as well as those summer kids!)

Preorders and everything will be going out s-o-o-n; just not tomorrow. But soon!

The coolest thing for you? If you've commented so far throughout the POSSUMS ARE AWESOME blog tour, it's likely you'll be the first to own your copy - as well as an awesome Heidi the cross-eyed possum original stuffed toy from Leipzig Zoo! What else do you get? Look here!

Blog tour will continue, so check out the link to see if you've missed any!

Also? Big announcements coming up (hopefully) end of this week!

Possums trump rats

Today I'm at the rattily squishy Hilary's trying to get P to make her into a hairless rat. Want to see if I succeed?

:-D

Go check!

Bad me.

Dudes, sorry.

I've been a bad girl! Three awesome interviews and I've not posted them!

MEA ANIMALE-CULPA

Here's Wendy C is a PRONGHORN!

Ilene's all prickly like a PORCUPINE!

Don't mess with the FLYING CHIPMUNK Shelli!

Life is good.

A year ago, I'd got my debut sale a week before and was in the hospital having a Loki.

Today, on her birthday:




Happy birthday to my darling baby girl. And happy birthday to my ARC.

I can't believe it's only another week...

...til POSSUM SUMMER is out in the world. Yikes!

Deb and her fantastic dogs had me over yesterday. Go see! :-D

A Printz honor winner is what animal?

You'll never know unless you go and check out AS King's blog today.

Go on. You know you wanna.

Funniest. Interview. Ever?

What do you think?

(I think we had too much fun. I'm at Stephen's today >> Check it out!)

P's at it again!

Today I'm discussing big topics with Dorothy. Drop by and say hi!!!