Amanda Hocking

It’s the end of Day 2 and Wisdom is ranked at #52 in the whole Kindle store.

My life currently feels like a dream I’m going to wake up from.

I have this semi-reoccurring dream about this guy (who shall remain nameless). In this dream, said guy is finally into me, after all my hours of pining after him. And I’m like, “Yes! This is finally happening!”

But then something weird happens, like he suddenly grows a third eye, and I go, “Oh, shoot. This is a stupid dream.” I try to make the best of it then, but I can’t really get into it. Once I know it’s a dream, it loses it’s appeal.

But sometimes, worse times, I don’t realize it’s a dream. I wake up, and for a brief moment, I think that’s all true. Then I realize it’s not, and it’s actually kinda heartbreaking.

At any rate – I’m sorta afraid that’s what’s happening here. Any minute I’ll wake up, and go, “Oh… drat. Foiled again.”

Until then, I’m going to make the best of my dream. That’s the plan anyway.

So far, I’ve been wasting too much time instead of writing and editing. I have a list of things I need to accomplish this week, and I’ve done none of them.

However, my book did reach break the top 100, so I can’t count this week as a total failure.

Thanks, you guys, for making this week so awesome, and I hope that you’ll all let me continue to entertain you with my future endeavors.

P. S. Working on some Torn (the sequel to Switched) stuff this week – and oh my gosh. That’s all I’ll say about that for now.

P. P. S. I actually have a lot more stuff I wanted to say about a lot more stuff, but my brain is falling asleep. And my eye is watering.

P. P. P. S. I enjoy Stacey Wallace Benefiel. That’s all. 

Wisdom came out today, and thanks to all your support, it marked the first time one of my books has made it into the top 100 best sellers on Kindle. (It’s also #16 in Hot New Release and #3 in Movers and Shakers at the time of this posting.) It topped out at #25, but it’s started slipping down to #27.

But that’s okay. Hell, that’s more than okay. That’s frickin amazing. It’s the kind of thing I’ve always hoped for, and so far, the response to Wisdom has been overwhelmingly wonderful. So, thanks guys!

Eddie Izzard went on a rant once where we use the word “awesome” too much, and he’s right. It’s hard to describe today except to say: it has been awesome like a hundred billion hotdogs. (Watch the video to understand.)

If you haven’t had a chance to check out Wisdom, it is for sale on Kindle: here, and at Smashwords: here, and in paperback: here.

Also, I do have a contest going now (which no one has entered yet). Check out giveaways and contests for more info.

Two things that I didn’t say this month:

R. I. P. John Hughes – February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009 We’ll never forget about you. Not ever.


R. I. P. Layne Staley – August 22, 1967 – April 5, 2002 


I actually picked August 22nd as the release date for Wisdom because it was Layne’s birthday. Layne was the lead singer of Alice in Chains, and he died when I was a senior in high school. I listened to A LOT of Alice in Chains in high school.

When I was 11, I got MTV for the first time in my life. I grew up super Christian, and I loved the song “Heaven Beside You” by AiC. They played the video all the time on MTV, and I was always terrified I would go to hell for liking it. Ever since then, I’ve loved Alice in Chains.  


Anyway – in remembrance of Layne, I bring you my two favorite song by Alice in Chains: 








I also love “Rooster” and “Grind” and about a million other songs, but I thought two was enough for the blog.

This is what I look like right now:

Amazon never told me what the hold up is, but the book’s out now, and that’s all that matters. I sincerely apologize for the delay, and thank you guys for understanding.

I’m currently uploading Wisdom to Smashwords, and I’ll let you know when it’s up.

Also Alex at Teenage Book Lover did a great review of My Blood Approves. Check it out: here.

That’s all for now. Wisdom is up, and I’m excited. 🙂

Also, if you guys have any ideas of the kinds of merchandise you’d like to buy, or the stuff you’d like to win in future giveaways/contests, let me know.