A request

Hey gang,

As you probably know I'm really, really busy these days trying to finish GG3--which is a good thing, right?

And as you may or may not know, finishing a book requires a lot of TIME.

So I'm going to ask that you do me a favor and help me out with a couple of things, okay?

First, please don't include me in the address books of your email software--especially if you're someone who likes to forward messages to everyone in your address books.

Because every minute out of my day that I have to use deleting tons of forwarded messages is a minute I'm not writing, right?

Next, please acquaint yourselves with the little "SEARCH BLOG" box at the top of the blog.

Go look for it.

I'll wait.

There, did you find it? Well, it's pretty awesome, and just by using that you can get answers to probably 95% of the email/blog comment questions I receive.

For example: what are some good books I can read?

Well, by typing in "recommend books" and scrolling down a bit you get TWO DIFFERENT posts that include other books I think you guys would like.

This one.

And this one.

And if, for example, you get confused about whether or not I'm writing a new series, you could always search for "NEW SERIES" or "Kat" and, guess what, you'll find A LOT of posts on the subject and get all of your questions answered and then some.

So see, it's a very handy little box, that SEARCH BLOG box. And that's why we put it there, to...

1. get you guys the information you need in a timely manner, and

2. free up my time to do what's most important--write the books!

I still try to answer personal emails that are not already answered on the website/blog, but if your question is about territory that's well-covered here...

Well, then writing time is going to have to take priority, I'm afraid.

By the way, this post is something I've been thinking about for a while, but I've finally decided to post it for two reasons:

1. my time is getting more and more valuable as we get down to deadline time for GG3.

and

2. this is a really important life lesson, gang. I'm betting a lot of you want to go to college someday, right? Well, it's going to be really important that you be able to read the instructions for your college applications and follow them. It's going to be important that you show initiative in classes and find information for yourselves.

Self-reliance is a GOOD thing.

Trust me.


-Ally


ps...another good rule of thumb for questions--especially questions about blog posts--is to always RE-read the post before you comment asking for clarification. I'm as guilty of skim-reading and not letting things sink in as the next person, but I think if you will slow down and REALLY read then a lot of your questions will be answered.

pps...of course I'm not dating George Clooney. If I were really dating George Clooney do you think I'd be wasting my time blogging? When I could be dragging George to every event in my hometown and rubbing it in the noses of all the girls who were (and likely still are) skinnier than me? Please, people? I totally have my priorities in order here.