A list of things I *could* blog about except...on their own..they're not all that blog-worthy
We've been getting TONS of hits here in the last week. Which is AWESOME. But I feel somehow like I have to keep blogging because if I stop...poof...all of you amazing people might vanish. And that would be very, very sad.
...like how skewed I've become because for about three days last week CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO SPY's BN.com ranking was TWO DIGITS!!! That's TWO DIGITS people. As in less than a hundred. As in it was in the top 100 books Barnes and Noble was selling. As in I was FREAKING OUT. But now it's down to three digits which...let's face it...still pretty much rocks.
...like FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS. I'm sooooo glad that super authors Meg Cabot and Sarah Dessen have taken up the cause of this show because it's beyond good...
...like soup. Why do I wake up every morning craving soup? And soup tureens like they have in the Crate and Barrel catalog. And also cheese dip which is totally crazy because I'm still technically doing Weight Watchers which, thanks for asking, isn't going that well, but that's okay because I'm now better equipped than I was before since I have new tools.
....like a laptop. Yes. I FINALLY got a new laptop which means I can access the internet much more easily and log onto Weight Watchers. com and also do other incredibly important things
...like plan conferences. That's right. It's a biiiiig week for me because this conference that I run is happening and it's busy. Crazy busy. But I've been this way before
...like last year when I was trying soooooo hard to finish Cross My Heart that I actually didn't even go home for Thanksgiving. Do you guys remember that? But it was worth it, right? Because the book is finished--I know. I've seen it. It's prompted many fun exchanges.
...like this one:
Very Cool Independent Bookstore Owner (VCIBO): Oh my gosh! We love it when your books come out.
Me: THANK YOU!
VCIBO: No, thank you! It's always so fun because you've got the cutest readers and they always make our day when they come in to buy your book.
ME: I KNOW! My readers ARE the cutest, aren't they?
VCIBO: They're totally adorable!
ME: Yes! They ARE!
Note: that was not verbatim, but it was pretty darn close to an actual conversation I had over the weekend. Actually, TWO conversations now that I think about it. Which makes me happy...
...like as happy as a person with a really, really high Barnes and Noble ranking sitting in front of her new laptop eating soup.
And that's pretty darn happy.
--Ally
...like how skewed I've become because for about three days last week CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO SPY's BN.com ranking was TWO DIGITS!!! That's TWO DIGITS people. As in less than a hundred. As in it was in the top 100 books Barnes and Noble was selling. As in I was FREAKING OUT. But now it's down to three digits which...let's face it...still pretty much rocks.
...like FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS. I'm sooooo glad that super authors Meg Cabot and Sarah Dessen have taken up the cause of this show because it's beyond good...
...like soup. Why do I wake up every morning craving soup? And soup tureens like they have in the Crate and Barrel catalog. And also cheese dip which is totally crazy because I'm still technically doing Weight Watchers which, thanks for asking, isn't going that well, but that's okay because I'm now better equipped than I was before since I have new tools.
....like a laptop. Yes. I FINALLY got a new laptop which means I can access the internet much more easily and log onto Weight Watchers. com and also do other incredibly important things
...like plan conferences. That's right. It's a biiiiig week for me because this conference that I run is happening and it's busy. Crazy busy. But I've been this way before
...like last year when I was trying soooooo hard to finish Cross My Heart that I actually didn't even go home for Thanksgiving. Do you guys remember that? But it was worth it, right? Because the book is finished--I know. I've seen it. It's prompted many fun exchanges.
...like this one:
Very Cool Independent Bookstore Owner (VCIBO): Oh my gosh! We love it when your books come out.
Me: THANK YOU!
VCIBO: No, thank you! It's always so fun because you've got the cutest readers and they always make our day when they come in to buy your book.
ME: I KNOW! My readers ARE the cutest, aren't they?
VCIBO: They're totally adorable!
ME: Yes! They ARE!
Note: that was not verbatim, but it was pretty darn close to an actual conversation I had over the weekend. Actually, TWO conversations now that I think about it. Which makes me happy...
...like as happy as a person with a really, really high Barnes and Noble ranking sitting in front of her new laptop eating soup.
And that's pretty darn happy.
--Ally
posted by Ally Carter at Tuesday, October 09, 2007
5 Comments:
OMG your books are awesome- and i normally don't like spy-ish books!! i LOOVE zach-his charcater is so funny and cocky! keep on writing awesome books-pleazzze!
Hey Congratulations Ally! you totally deserve it! Also, I've just recently gotten into FNL which is unbelievable. Wanna know something awesome? My brother used to play hockey with Taylor Kitsch! He grew up here in BC! Go Riggins!
Congrats on everything, especially the new laptop! I myself just last month replaced one that is going on four years old in December- do you remember what was happening in the youtube-verse four years ago? Nothing. Youtube did not exist... or if it did it was nowhere near the cultural phenomenon it has become. My old laptop is nowhere near technologically advanced enough to watch Brotherhood2.0 ...plus I gave in to my girly side and got a PINK Dell, which is awesome. I was just wondering what you got.
I am not lying when I say that your blog is my favorite YA author blog to read. I read several YA author blogs and I get so excited when you've posted something new. Plus I printed your advice for writers for multiple readings. Your advice is the best I've found on any author sites, and I appreciate how it's not just about making the writing good but also the publishing process. I am doing NaNoWriMo for the first time this year, and then I hope to further that and get it published.
Hey the books amazing! lol I have a new yellow laptop wheres yours from? Is it a Mac or a Dell or an Hp or something else? Yay! lol anyways thanks for posting on your blog again, I check it so much lol.
OMG I loved Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy!! Zach is amazing!! Also I'm praying that you will right a third. Because you totally could!
P.S.- I took the book to school and now I have 5 people lined up waiting to read it. Of course I got it yesterday and finished it mid day today so they wont have to wait long but......
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