http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2016/10/04/if_it_seems_like_everyone_was_talking_about_lindsay_lohan_yesterday_here.html
What’s that you say? It’s "Mean Girls’ Day"? You may not even have known that there was such a thing. But indeed: October 4th is "Cinnamon Rolls Day." It’s "National Ships In a Bottle Day." It’s "Taco Day." And it’s "Mean Girls’ Day." Since we couldn’t let this one go by without any fanfare, we’re celebrating by posting Chapter 4. This is the one that comes right before things get weird. (Weirder?) In other words, the next chapter will begin to reveal how this novel fits into a fantasy contest. We were initially going to wait and post this chapter to celebrate hitting 600 preorders, but with just 5 to go from that milestone, it seems worth celebrating early (crossing our fingers to cross that line soon). But hey--I’m also al for eating dessert before the meal. Life’s short. Better to celebrate prematurely than not at all.
If you’re reading along, happy Mean Girls’ Day! Hope you enjoy. Oh yeah, and THE TOTE BAGS ARE IN! I’m going to figure out how to upload an image of someone stylish rocking one. From here til the campaign’s end, if you order 3 copies, you get a tote bag mailed to you with our compliments (and profuse thanks).
Warmly,
’Lena
Sorry for bombarding you with updates. It’s a huge day, with lots happening. We promise you won’t be getting messages from us on an hourly basis soon! Just wanted to share that SPARKED is now 10th place, in the top 10 for the Geek&Sundry fantasy contest. We are super excited by this development! Every preorder advances us in this contest. We SO appreciate the support that got us this far, and hope to keep this amazing momentum going. The book IS a contemporary fantasy. You have to read on before things start getting weird--but believe us, they do! (Hopefully that’s a good thing, depending on your taste!)