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Now it's time to focus on WHO I KISSED. Which comes out October 1st. Which is...a month away...GASP!!!!!!!!!
I am super double duper excited about this book, with the inspiration coming from my son and it's kind of (in a very odd way) a book I wrote for him. My son has a peanut allergy and nut allergies and asthma, as does the boy in the book. Alex. Sweet Alex. Handsome Alex. Who Samantha kisses. A virtual stranger.
Which leads me to a CONTEST!!!!
WHO I KISSED CONTEST!
Open to everyone, this is a chance to write a scene that tells about a time when you kissed a stranger. Have you ever done that? If you haven't, by all means, make it up. Write about a guy you wanted to kiss. Or should have kissed. Whatever it is, tell me who you kissed! *Please keep it pretty mild, remember I am a mother of a soon to be teenager (ha ha ha) I can handle a little steam but we're talking age appropriate people! Make me feel something. Happy? Sad? Angry? All emotions count.
You can send your entries to whoikissed@gmail.com.
Word Count Limit- 1000 words.
I will close the contest on September 30 at 12:00pm MST.
I will read all entries and select the winner and publish the post on my website on October 1!
The winner will receive a gift basket filled with prizes like...
Jelly Belly's
A WHO I KISSED Notebook
A copy of WHO I KISSED
WHO I KISSED BookMarks!
Swim Goggles
Jelly Belly's ! |
whoikissed@gmail.com
Janet,
ReplyDeleteI got an advanced copy of Who I Kissed at the SCBWI conference in LA this past August. I read it on the plane ride back home. So good!
I wish you luck on the release Oct 1!
Would you mind letting me know what your word count was? I'm writing my first YA novel and wanted to know what a normal wordcount was. ramkraut@gmail.com www.girlclassified.com
Thank you for your help!
-Rori
Thanks so much for letting me know!!
ReplyDeleteTHe word count for this book was about 74,000 words. I wouldn't worry too much about word count. Good luck with your YA!!