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Quick update before I get to the main event � I'm in the process of picking a winner for the "have your name be in TGT3!" contest. The reason it's taking a while is because I'm picking them out of a hat. And have a deadline right now. BUT the winners will be announced this week.

ALSO, for the extra scene voting � I haven't officially tallied, but from eyeballing it, it looks like 4 & 6 won. I'll be choosing between those scenes (or, at least, whichever scenes won if it wasn't those two) and will have that up for you as soon as this @#$%ing first draft is done.

Really. I don't do well with first drafts. They make me want to give up on writing and move to a small island somewhere near the United Kingdom. It isn't pretty.

NOW, onto the reason this post exists.

I'm going to be doing a Q&A vlog (video blog, for those of you unfamiliar with the term, which pretty much means I'll be rambling into a webcam for 5-10 minutes), and the only thing that's missing right now are the Qs! So if you have questions you'd like for me to answer in true rambly form, please ask below. Pretty much anything goes. Except, you know, the gross and inappropriate stuff. You can even try to get Goddess Interrupted stuff out of me. You never know, I might just open my big mouth. It happens more often than it should.

Today The Goddess Test is available in stores everywhere! Pick up your copy today � not just because it's a book, and supporting books is all kinds of fantastic. But because you might just win an extra-cool prize if you do.

From now until 12:01am on May 10th (EST), if you reply to this entry with a picture of your copy of The Goddess Test in your favorite place to read (or really, any place at all � feel free to get creative!), you could win the chance to have a character named after you (or to name a character) in the third Goddess Test book.

AND there will be multiple winners.

Also, if you happen to have two copies? Take a picture of both of them together in your favorite place to read, and you'll be entered twice. Please keep it G-rated for obvious reasons. If you'd rather not link to the picture in the comments, please feel free to email it to me ([email protected]).

There is one catch: the characters are female. If you happen to be male or have a traditionally masculine name (such as Geoffrey), I might have to use your name in the next story I write instead. Total bummer, I know, I'm sorry. Then again, you could give your sister/friend/niece/cousin/significant other/mother a present and name the character after them, too. It's up to you!

(Please note that while the character will have whatever name the winners would like, their personality, actions, etc. have already been created, flaws and all, and belong to me. This is just a contest to name the characters. They're good guys and pivotal to the third Goddess Test book, but their actions would not be yours.)

Thanks so much, and I can't wait to see what you come up with!

And now, without too much chatter, the winner of the second (international) contest for a signed copy of The Goddess Test is�

Kathryn Sheridan Kupanoff!

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL. Because SO many of you entered, I decided to have a second random winner as well. So�

Deea!

You're a winner, too!

Thank you guys SO much for participating, and keep your eyes peeled for a THIRD contest coming soon!

Many of you have been asking if I'll be doing a signing for The Goddess Test, and I'm so excited to announce that I've been invited to do not one, but TWO signings between May and June!

Friday, May 13th � 7pm, at Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville, IL

The Lucky/Unlucky Author Panel, with the following mind-boggling lineup:

Sarah Rees Brennan (The Demon's Covenant), Leah Clifford (A Touch Mortal), Christine Johnson (Claire de Lune), Julia Karr (XVI), Saundra Mitchell (The Vespertine), Courtney Allison Moulton (Angelfire), Lisa and Laura Roecker (The Liar Society), Sarah Bennett Wealer (Rival)

For more information, contact:

Anderson's Bookshop

123 West Jefferson

Naperville, IL 60540

(630) 355-2665

Thursday, June 2nd � Schuler Books & Music in Lansing, MI

After Dark event, with the incredible:

Leah Clifford (A Touch Mortal), Lisa Desrochers (Personal Demons), Courtney Allison Moulton (Angelfire)

For more information, contact:

Schuler Books & Music

2820 Towne Center Blvd

Lansing, MI 48912

(517) 316-7495



I hope to see you there!

Sorry this is a few days late, guys � if you follow my Twitter account, you know that my father's been in the hospital. He's out now, and I finally have time to catch back up with everything, including�

Remember that extra scene I owe you all for reaching 3,000 adds on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ for The Goddess Test? Well, now here's your chance to vote for which scene you want to see! Please vote for your TOP TWO scenes from this list (in 1, 2 order). I will likely only write one, but I'm curious which two scenes you all most want to see. You know, just in case.

The scenes to vote for, listed in chronological order�

1. Kate's mother/Sofia, when Sofia is taking care of her while Kate's at the 'party'.

2. Henry/Diana, before the dreams begin.

3. Ava/the council, before she comes back the second time.

4. Henry/the council, before he confronts Kate and tells her about one of the tests.

5. Ava/Nicholas, when he fends her off before the picnic.

6. Henry/the council, before Kate wakes up 'after'.

Again, please list your TWO favorites. You have until 12:01am on Tuesday, May 3rd to vote, and then I'll have that up for you all as soon as possible.

I really can't say this enough � thank you all so, SO much for spreading the word about The Goddess Test! It's showing up in bookstores now, and I'm so ridiculously excited. You're all amazing.

All right, guys, I have another copy to give away! And this time it's open internationally.

To win a signed and personalized copy of THE GODDESS TEST, please post a comment below with both your name and email address.

The contest will run from now until 11:59pm my time (EST, GMT -5) on April 25th. You must be at least 13 years old to enter, and if you're under 18, you must have your parents' permission. You may only enter once.

Please make sure to include both your name and email address, else I'll have no way to contact you.

Infinite kudos to those of you who spread the word through Twitter or Facebook. Good luck to you all!

After compiling and reading through each entry without names attached, we have a winner.

This was one hell of a tough decision � there were some extremely compelling entries, and I loved all of them. I chose the winner based on creativity, effort, word count (150 and below, as specified in the contest post), and general awesomeness. There was no formula. But there was one that is absolutely killer.

So, without further ado, our winner is�

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An Ode to Hades � a Shakespearean sonnet (in proper iambic pentameter) by Rachel B.

For many years before The Goddess Test

I've thought in awe upon the days of old

To wonder who of all the gods was best

And who within my heart a place would hold

Athena rules o'er Greece with strength of mind

The Lord of Seas Poseidon brings the storm

To maidens Artemis is always kind

Without Apollo there would be no morn

Yet somehow Hades seems to rise above

As Lord of Death and ruler underground

Despite bad luck he's well deserving of

A reputation better than I've found

With cleverness and power he will keep

The balance, and will greet me when I sleep

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Great job, Rachel B.! Email me at [email protected] with your address and who you'd like to make the book out to.

Now, for anyone upset they didn't win, don't worry! I'm about to post a second contest � this one international � where no writing's required. Except, of course, just posting to enter.

Congratulations again to Rachel B.!

You guys are incredible. I really can't say that enough. Not only are there now more than 3,000 people who have added THE GODDESS TEST to their Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ account, but we're nearly at 3,200!

So, as promised, I'll post an extra scene from sometime during or before TGT. I'm going to wait to post it until after the release (April 26th) just so that the people who haven't had the chance to read the ARC will be able to read the scene when it goes up. BUT � and it's a fun one � YOU GUYS get to choose which scene you'd like.

I've made a preliminary list of ones I think might be interesting (if you haven't read the ARC of TGT yet, don't read it, because it does contain a few mildly spoilery bits, though I tried to be as vague as possible � hopefully not TOO vague). However, if you have suggestions, please mention them in the comments, and if it would make a good extra scene, then I'll add them to the pile.

For your consideration, listed in chronological order�

- Kate's mother/Sofia, when Sofia is taking care of her while Kate's at the 'party'.

- Henry/Diana, before the dreams begin.

- Ava/the council, before she comes back the second time.

- Henry/the council, before he confronts Kate and tells her about one of the tests.

- Ava/Nicholas, when he fends her off before the picnic.

- Henry/the council, before Kate wakes up 'after'.

If you have any additional scenes you'd like to see, let me know in the comments, and I'll add them in. You have a week (until Monday, April 18th) to suggest more ideas, and then I'll open them all to voting for two weeks (until Tuesday, May 3rd) to give everyone time to read THE GODDESS TEST and vote. And then I'll work my butt off until you guys have an extra scene.

Again, thank you guys so, SO much. You're incredible, and you all totally deserve this and way, way more.

In addition to the contest to , I want to propose another contest of sorts.

No, not a contest Let's call it a bribe.

With the wonderful support and enthusiasm from , we've been trying like hell to get 3,000 people to add The Goddess Test to their To Be Read pile on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ. At this point we have close to 2,500.

With your help, if we're able to reach 3,000 adds on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ by 12:01am EST on April 26th, the day The Goddess Test will be available everywhere, I will write and post a sort of "behind-the-scenes" scene from The Goddess Test. I'll come up with a few possibilities I think might be interesting, post them, and you can all decide which one you want to see.

I can't guarantee length, content, any of that stuff, but I can promise it'll be from the time period covered in The Goddess Test, and it'll be something in the story Kate doesn't witness. And I'll try my best to make it as juicy as possible.

If we hit 4,000? Or, dare I hope, 5,000? I'll have more special content for you guys. It may be more scenes, it may be other things, we'll see.Ìý Either way, the more adds The Goddess Test gets, the more that's in it for you guys.

Ready, set…go!

With a month to go before THE GODDESS TEST's April 26th release, I thought it might be fun to run a little contest for a personalized copy of the book.

In order to enter, leave a comment below explaining who your favorite Greek god is and why, in 150 words or less. This can be any god (or half-god) that appears in Greek mythology, but make sure to explain why they're your favorite.

You'll have until 12:00am EST on April 10th to enter � so fifteen days. You may only enter once. Once you've entered, please don't delete your entry and rewrite it, since I'll be compiling them separately. Don't worry about typos you might find. We all make them.

Unfortunately this will be limited to the US and Canada, but I will almost certainly have another contest sometime soon for international readers as well.

I'll pick my favorite sometime between April 10th-12th, and I'll be judging the entries without names, so there will be no bias. You can go for funny, touching, unique, whatever floats your boat. Just make sure to keep it under 150 words.

And please � no spoilers for The Goddess Test. If you include a spoiler not included on the back summary (i.e., comparing Henry to Hades is fair game), your entry will be disqualified.

Good luck!!

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