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Crap. I really hoped to get a good 3k down (which should be about my daily goal). Huge fail. 
I’ll try again tomorrow.
Today’s word count: 240
Total word count: 2,151
Favorite thing: A terrible Star Wars joke that is deliberately terrible.
Inspirational image for today:
Tags: Bonnie Braverman, Lola LeFever, novels, The Girl Who Would Be King
The lovely Tim Hanley recently gave THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING a fantastic review over on his blog Straightened Circumstances saying “The story never goes where you think it’s going to; it’s always darker and more exciting than you’d expect.”
And over on A.A. Omer’s blog TGWWBK gets a nice review and a 5/5 star rating!
We’re also up to 45 reviews on Amazon (US) and have 5 stars! Pretty awesome, kids.
In other badass TGWWBK news – a TGWWBK superfan has purchased every single thing related to the book that currently exists – all prints and editions, everything!
He recently got everything in the mail and was kind enough to send in some pictures – it’s a pretty incredible collection!
All the signed prints!
And he also included a photo of ALL the swag. So much stuff!
And of course you guys know you can buy almost all of this at THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING STORE, right? AND there’s a sale going on now! 
Tags: Bonnie Braverman, Lola LeFever, The Girl Who Would Be King, things made of awesome
Okay, so I’m doing my own version of MARCH MADNESS combined with NANOWRIMO (in March)…we’re calling it Novel Madness! And it begins tomorrow! Woo!
I’m basically going to be tracking the progress of my new novel (as I did in 2011 for NaNoWriMo), and with the hopes of finishing a first strong draft of this new book within a month. See, I have a new book (unrelated to TGWWBK) that’s going out on submission to publishers via my agent very soon (that same aforementioned NaNo 2011 project), but I want to have this next book ready to go as soon as possible and I need something to keep me on track.
So, why do you care? Other than because you’re good, kind, people who all graciously support me with your awesomeness? Well, ’cause if you’ve read THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING, then you know what book I’m writing now…and here’s a hint:
Tags: Bonnie Braverman, Lola LeFever, The Girl Who Would Be King
Thanks to all of you who participated – this was so fun for me! I hoped we’d get more, but I always want more, I’m greedy that way.
In the meantime, less is good for those of you that entered! 😉 We did not get to 15 entries, so there will be only one winner today. Below are all the entries I received (in random order)…and the winner (drawn at random as per the rules) is at the bottom!
Our first entry is from Jessie Dawn and you can find her at both these links!
Second entry is from Natacha Bustos!
Tags: Bonnie Braverman, Lola LeFever, The Girl Who Would Be King
A reminder that you’ve only got about 5 days left to enter THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING fan art contest!
And here’s a quick little sharpie fan art sketch I did myself to encourage you. GO! DRAW! SUBMIT! WIN! (maybe)
Tags: Bonnie Braverman, Lola LeFever, The Girl Who Would Be King, things made of awesome
Enjoy everyone! And please pass it around, let’s make this shit go viral! 😉
Tags: Bonnie Braverman, Lola LeFever, The Girl Who Would Be King
Ross Campbell Lola and Bonnie Heads
For those of you who can draw (even just a little) – I’m going to run a THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING FAN ART CONTEST.
Grand Prize: a copy of the signed hardcover illustrated first edition of THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING with an original sketch inside by yours truly. Winner will also receive the mysterious “blue envelope,” 3 oversized postcards, 3 bookmarks, both flat bendable TGWWBK magnets, 4 stickers, AND a limited edition 8×10 signed and numbered first edition print of either Ross Campbell’s Bonnie Braverman or Lola LeFever heads (limited to only five ever!). (Your choice if you want Bonnie or Lola). Value of this prize is over $100!!!
Rules are simple.
Email me your TGWWBK related entry (jpgs only please) – to: 1979semifinalist[at]gmail[dot]com
BEFORE midnight PST on January 31st, 2013.
Check out the current fan art already up and the website in general for inspiration! Anything TGWWBK related is fair game (i.e. you don’t HAVE to draw Bonnie and/or Lola). Do try to avoid spoilers however!
Winner will be drawn at random from all entrants on February 1st, 2013. Winners will be notified on the blog and emailed. International entries are welcome.
If we get enough entries (let’s say, 15 or more) then I will give away TWO grand prizes. One to a winner drawn at random, and one to my favorite of the entries (note: “favorite” winner will then not be included in the random drawing.)
Put your questions (etc.) in the comments or email them to me. All entries, including the winners will be posted both on this blog and on TGWWBK Fan Art Page indefinitely. *I reserve the right of course to NOT post your entry if it’s offensive (or something – basically, don’t be a jerk).
NOW GO DRAW!!!!
Tags: Bonnie Braverman, Lola LeFever, TGWWBK Fan Art!, The Girl Who Would Be King
Two amazing pieces of Fan Art are up on TGWWBK.
The first, a gorgeous piece of Bonnie and Lola by Thomas Branch.
The second, an update of Meredith McClaren’s awesome Lola Motorcycle illustration so it can work as a CD cover for a fucking amazing Lola Lefever fanmix by Whitenoiseblackknight!
Check them out!
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Tags: Bonnie Braverman, Lola LeFever, The Girl Who Would Be King, things made of awesome
Image from THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING hardcover illustrated edition. Illustration by Stephanie Hans
So I already gave you guys some DC Drunk Solicits to help ring in the New Year (look for Marvel to show up on January 1st – it’s the way to start the year off right! Or at least help you nurse that hangover).
I also already gave you my comics Best and Worsts for 2012 over on She Has No Head!
And I promised to stop ignoring the blog…so what else is there to say?
Well, I’d love to give some love to all those people that have been so supportive of TGWWBK over the past months. First and foremost to those awesome folks that gave me awards. You people rock especially hard:
James Whatley over at WhatleyDude says THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING is one of the three best books he read this year. YES!
James and Brandon over at the awesome Comics! The Blog give THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING “Best Novel Our Friend Published”
And Seeley James gives THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING “Most Innovative Thriller for 2012”
All high praise indeed…even if I was possibly the only nominee in James and Brandon’s category! 😉
You can check out excerpts from all sorts of reviews on the updated TGWWBK website, including perhaps my favorite quote ever “… Lola is a hungry 
conqueror, claiming her title by force and seeking out further fortune like a would-be Ghengis Kahn in a catsuit.” (courtesy of January Hooper on Amazon).
I’ve also started up a TGWWBK Fan Art Page which already has some gorgeous submissions (submit directly to me at: 1979semifinalist[at]gmail[dot]com) to get yours up on the website.
Of course there’s also the store, where you can buy limited edition hardcovers, all sorts of swag, limited edition prints, and even the mysterious “blue envelope.” If you prefer the ease of Amazon you can buy a digital version there, or a paperback edition there. You can also get the paperback version on Lulu (I actually think it’s a bit superior in quality to the Amazon version even though the thumbnail on Lulu is really blown out and saturated for some reason).
OH, and TGWWBK finally has a Facebook page. Please check it out and like/follow/whatever to keep up with all the news that’s fit to print…er…type.
What else? I’m still writing for Lit Reactor, doing reviews for CBR, and of course doing She Has No Head! for CSBG. 3 Chicks is still ongoing of course (in fact, our big “end of the year” episode full of bests and worsts will go up on Monday). I’ve also picked up another freelance gig doing comics reviews for Publishers Weekly, so I’m a busy busy girl. There has been some development on my first comic book mini-series (Heart In A Box) but nothing solid yet. Cross ’em if you got ’em!
Perhaps most important and relevant for 2012 is that I got a new agent and I feel really lucky that I was able to leave an agent and also get a new one within the same year. My new agent is amazing and I’m working on revisions to my new book (unrelated to TGWWBK) now, so stay tuned for development there. I’m still out of work, but I feel like the universe is actually taking pretty good care of me right now…thanks in large part to all of you. SO THANK YOU.
So I’m off to eat a bunch of cheese and crackers and probably some fruit, and drink far too much Veuve as I ring in the New Year, so Happy New Year to you all and here’s to an even better 2013 – for all of us!
May all of our days in 2013 be filled with the three C’s. COMICS. CAKE. & CHAMPAGNE. Gods, wouldn’t that be AMAZING?
Tags: Bonnie Braverman, comics cake and champagne, comics!, Lola LeFever, The Girl Who Would Be King, veuve
Lola and Bonnie by Emily Carroll
I’ve finally got the The Girl Who Would Be King FAN ART section up on the website.
There are a few awesome pieces up already thanks to the brilliant Emily Carroll, a pair of sketches I commissioned from Kaylie McDougal, and absolutely awesome reader Rachael Stephen (@mythicflux).
As a comic fan I’m also a huge fan of seeing artist interpretations of characters, so I encourage any of you that read and liked the book to send in your submissions.
You can submit directly to me at: 1979semifinalist[at]gmail[dot]com
Let’s go!
– Kelly
Tags: Bonnie Braverman, Lola LeFever, The Girl Who Would Be King
