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Wednesday, February 13, 2013 11:01:48 AM
Katie Alender wrote a blog post titled Valentine’s Day gift guide – special treasures edition:
Katie said, "A few years ago, I did a post about the exciting products you can find at Lillian Vernon, and happening across that post inspired me to share more of the treasures available there with my blog readers (reader? how many of you are there lately?). To..." more
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 10:30:14 AM
Katie Alender wrote a blog post titled In loving memory:
Katie said, "As some of you already know, we said a sudden and heartbreaking good-bye to my best little buddy and writing partner Winston on January 20. He became very ill very quickly and was sedated overnight. Then he just couldn’t pull through it and..." more
Friday, October 28, 2011 11:37:27 AM
Katie Alender wrote a blog post titled Bad Girls Book 3 title & cover reveal!:
Katie said, "(Hey, all… I was actually going to do this next week as I have some stuff going on that’s slightly less than celebratory at the moment, but the title is up on Amazon and I wanted my readers and friends to hear it from me first.) Book 3..." more
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 11:22:57 AM
Katie Alender wrote a blog post titled I’m still here!:
Katie said, "It just seems like the less I say, the less I find I have worth saying… That being said, I’m around, I’m writing, and I’m hoping all of my readers and friends are having a wonderful autumn! k. Related..." more
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 1:28:44 PM
Katie Alender wrote a blog post titled Los Angeles event at Vroman’s!:
Katie said, "Hey, all! So, due to the crazy nature of my past few weeks–traveling and revising simultaneously–I’m in need of a little non-deadlineishness. Therefore, I hereby declare this “Blog Vacation Week (or possibly 10 days or..." more
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 7:25:40 AM
Katie Alender wrote a blog post titled 4 Minutes/4 Questions with Victoria Schwab:
Katie said, " with Victoria Schwab Victoria’s debute novel, THE NEAR WITCH, is out next week! And she’s a fellow Hyperion author and we even share an editor! I met her on Twitter and she is a delight. Also, criminally cute. Your doorbell rings. The..." more
Monday, August 1, 2011 4:08:36 PM
Katie Alender wrote a blog post titled Hurray! New Debs at the Ball:
Katie said, "Remember back in my debut year (2009) when I was a blogger at The Debutante Ball? Well, I was and still am so proud to be a part of such an incredibly supportive community for authors. The Ball continues to thrive in its fifth year, going into its..." more
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 7:30:02 AM
Katie Alender wrote a blog post titled 4 Minutes/4 Questions with Elise Allen:
Katie said, " with Elise Allen I met Elise a couple of years ago on the set of a Muppets shoot the husb was working on. We started talking about books and hit it off and excitedly agreed to meet for lunch. We finally had that lunch about a month ago; therefore,..." more
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 5:18:02 PM
Katie Alender wrote a blog post titled Two for Tuesday: Items of Interest:
Katie said, "Quick links for today! First of all, via"
Monday, July 25, 2011 8:50:04 AM
Katie Alender wrote a blog post titled Decisions, decisions–picking a GTD app:
Katie said, "I mentioned a while back that I’ve become a big fan of the GTD (or “Getting Things Done”) system for time, resource, and task management. GTD basically involves taking all of the information that comes at you and processing it..." more
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 5:57:28 AM
Katie Alender wrote a blog post titled 4 Minutes/4 Questions with Melissa C. Walker:
Katie said, " with Melissa C. Walker I met Melissa in New York in March. Sooo nice! And her new book, SMALL TOWN SINNERS, is out… yesterday! Learn more here! Your doorbell rings. The UPS guy is outside with a shoebox-sized package for you. You open the..." more
Thursday, July 14, 2011 11:58:42 PM
Katie Alender wrote a blog post titled Evil Squirrel Thursday #5: Under the wire (or through the wire):
Katie said, "Well, well, well. Look who’s crawling around the internet with less than two hours to go on his designated day? Anyway, found out this week that the problems with our home phone lines were probably due to Evil Squirrel’s brethren. What..." more
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 6:06:26 AM
Katie Alender wrote a blog post titled 4 Minutes/4 Questions with Josie Angelini:
Katie said, " with Josie Angelini I met Josie back in April, and she is not only adorable and sweet and beautiful, but funny as well! A quadruple whammy! Her first book, STARCROSSED, was released at the end of May… Click for more info. Your doorbell..." more
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 6:48:34 PM
Katie Alender wrote a blog post titled A note of opinion:
Katie said, " PPS – Please do not analyze my handwriting and use the results to manipulate me into doing your bidding. Related posts:Writing Retreat, Part 2: Set Yourself Up to Succeed!! 900 billion little yellow squares "
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:06:29 AM
Katie Alender wrote a blog post titled 4 Minutes/4 Questions with Josh Berk:
Katie said, "Do great minds think alike? This week’s word association list: hand – robot – lace – suitcase – orange (Compare your answers with Josh’s below!) with Josh Berk I’ve known Josh through Twitter for a couple..." more
Thursday, June 30, 2011 7:38:55 AM
Katie Alender wrote a blog post titled Evil Squirrel Thursday, episode 3:
Katie said, " Happy Thursday! Related posts:The happy dance. Owl bag and Superdog Onward and upward… "
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 2:23:05 PM
Katie Alender wrote a blog post titled Tuesday newsbits:
Katie said, "Two quick things today! First, check out my guest blog at Figment.com–a look behind the scenes at the book trailer shoot, from the POV of a maybe-slightly-the-tiniest-bit-neurotic author! Second, I’m incredibly excited to announce a new..." more
Friday, June 24, 2011 8:36:24 AM
Katie Alender wrote a blog post titled 7 Quick Takes Friday: Extra-Quick Version:
Katie said, "(Well, I had intended for this to be extra-quick. I guess it didn’t turn out that way.) Happy Friday! #1 I’m very excited about YA in Bloom at Vroman’s in Pasadena! It’s the first-ever YA in Bloom and I’m going to meet..." more
Friday, June 17, 2011 6:34:20 PM
Katie Alender wrote a blog post titled SoCal YA lit fans, come on out to YA in Bloom!:
Katie said, "Are your summer days starting to streeeeeeeetch on endlessly? Wishing you had someplace fun to go, where you could meet and hang out with awesome peeps? Well, come on out to YA in Bloom, a great chance to connect with other SoCal readers, bloggers,..." more
Thursday, June 16, 2011 9:25:37 AM
Katie Alender wrote a blog post titled A new weekly series: Evil Squirrel Thursdays! (Episode 1):
Katie said, "So, here’s the story with the Evil Squirrel. For the book trailer, we had rented some really weird little knick-knacky stuff that we thought a Sunshine Club girl might keep in her room. And among these items was this ceramic squirrel figurine,..." more
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 12:49:16 PM
Katie Alender wrote a blog post titled Check out the new book trailer!:
Katie said, "The new book trailer is live! One of my favorite things about it is that it stars Zendaya, who’s one of the leads on Disney Channel’s show Shake It Up! Having Zendaya was not only fun, as she is a sweet and funny girl, but amazing, as..." more
Sunday, June 12, 2011 7:53:07 AM
Katie Alender wrote a blog post titled Where’d she go?:
Katie said, "Hey, all! Sorry for the blog silence. I’ve had a personal/family issue come up and am traveling for the week. But I’ll be back next week to celebrate the upcoming release of From Bad to Cursed… two weeks! In the meantime, if..." more
Sunday, June 12, 2011 7:53:06 AM
Katie Alender wrote a blog post titled FROM BAD TO CURSED blog tour!:
Katie said, "Hey, all! I’m doing a two-week blog tour to celebrate the release of FROM BAD TO CURSED! I’ll be updating this post every day with links to the newest content! (They’ll all continue to be online for as long as you want to read..." more
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 11:49:53 AM
Katie Alender wrote a blog post titled Katie visits the ancestral home:
Katie said, "Well, “ancestral” isn’t the right word. But I am sitting in what was, for six very formative years of my life, my bedroom. It was updated to a sewing room a few years ago, which is actually highly appropriate. And it makes me crave..." more
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 7:01:11 PM
Katie Alender wrote a blog post titled Introducing… Scooter!:
Katie said, "“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.” ~ Groucho Marx With great pleasure, I introduce Scooter Alender. After Winston passed away, I knew pretty much right away that..." more