Amanda Hocking

Lots of stuff I’m gonna try to say in this blog, so stick around if you like answers to questions you might have.

First: I’ve uploaded the first three books in the My Blood Approves series and Switched up to Smashwords. So people who have a Nook or other ereaders can read all the books in the series. I’ll get Wisdom up on Sunday on Smashwords too.

If you’re interested in Smashwords, check it out: here.

I’ve also revamped the covers, for no apparent reason, and the new covers are up on Amazon now. Well, they should be. Soon.

Also – the giveaway ends at Midnight tonight, so that’s 22 hours left. If you haven’t entered, it’s pretty much your last chance to win all 4 books in the My Blood Approves series in paperback. It’s a good deal. So enter!

Okay – now onto the important business. I’ve been getting lots of questions about when Wisdom will be out and why it’s not available for pre-order and if it will be out in Kindle the same day as paperback. Here are the answers:

Wisdom will be out in Kindle the same day as paperback.

It’s not up for pre-order because of how I publish books – meaning I do it myself and I don’t have a publishing company setting the release with a timer with Amazon.

Which brings us to the final question: When will be Wisdom be released?

I’ve been touting August 22nd as the release date, but really, that’s the latest it will be available. I don’t have tons of control about when Amazon decides to put it live. I upload it, and they tell me it takes 24-48 hours.

When I released Switched in July, it took 12 hours for it to go live. Wisdom is all ready to go, uploaded and sitting on Amazon. I’ll click the publish button later today, and then anytime between Friday night and Sunday morning, Wisdom  will be out.

So, if you’re a really zealous reader, you can check Amazon this weekend, and it might be up sooner. If you have other things going on, I can guarantee that Wisdom will be up Sunday at the latest.

Also, if you do check and happen to notice that Wisdom is on Amazon, and I haven’t said anything yet, can you please let me know? I’ll be checking all weekend for its status so I can let you guys know as soon as its up, but sometimes I miss things.

And on a similar note, I’d like to say that I’d really enjoy it if you bought Wisdom this weekend. I have a feeling that I can get in the top 100 books on Kindle with it, and I’d like to be in the top 100.

But that’s just a me thing, and you all feel free to buy things whenever you want. I’m grateful to everyone of you buying my books, and I hope that you continue to enjoy the series as much as you have so far.

Thanks guys, and I really can’t wait to hear you all think of Wisdom. 🙂

Okay, I’m taking a break from plugging my book (Wisdom – out Sunday) and reminding you to enter the giveaway (it’s four books – enter here) to talk about something even more important.

Mark Hoppus.

You may know him as the bass player from blink 182, but probably, you don’t know him at all. At any rate – he’s my all time favorite person that I’ve never actually met. Mark Hoppus has a show premiering on Fuse September 16.

It’s absolutely vital that everyone watches it. It cannot get canceled. I still wake up pissed off that Law & Order got canceled, and I like Mark Hoppus way more than I like Law & Order. (But my god – the show was on 20 years and they couldn’t even give it a proper goodbye? Oooo I hate you, NBC.)

But back on track. Here’s another fun story. Last year, I got a haircut, and it looked kinda nice. But when I woke up one morning, with my hair sticking up, I realized I had the exact same haircut as Mark Hoppus.

For your viewing pleasure:

Here’s a fun promo video with Mark Hoppus to compare the hair (and also for you to watch and get excited to watch A Different Spin with Mark Hoppus airing on Fuse September 16 at 7/6 C. Check your local listings.)

Also, this one:

And one more for good measure:

On Tuesday, it was my mom’s birthday, and my cat’s. So happy birthday to them!

This is my cat Shinobi after I shaved his head so he head a mohawk. He’s 7 now!

The countdown says that it’s only three days until Wisdom comes out. The good news is: it’s completely ready to go. I just finished some last minute touch ups (everything I do is always last minute), and it’s all ready set.

I also played around, and I revamped the cover for My Blood Approves. It’s not that different, really. But I liked it better, and that’s what counts.

Old Cover

New cover

Also, for no real reason, I made a store of My Blood Approves paraphernalia. Right now, it’s just a super awesome t-shirt and some magnets. And a really, really cool pair of shoes. Really. You can check out my “store”: here. (At the time of this pointing, the shoes aren’t showing up yet. But they’re awesome.)

Which leads me to a follow-up question: What kind of stuff would you like? I like stickers. I haven’t made stickers, but I like them. If you were inclined to buy/win stuff relating to the series, what would you like? Hats? Socks? Posters?

I’m not making any promises about making anything. I’m just trying to see if there’s a demand for anything. Because if there is, I’ll make it. I like to appease the reader whenever possible.

I did a really fun interview (well, I think it’s fun) at Once Upon a Review on Monday for the birthday bash that Khelsea and a few other bloggers are having. I meant to post it then, but I’ve come down with the plague, and only recently began recuperating.

You can read the interview: here. While you’re there, you should check out the other fun stuff Khelsea has going on for the big birthday bash.

I also meant to post a Teaser Tuesday from Wisdom, but again, the plague kept me away from the computer. So I’m doing a belated Theaser Thursday:

“Does it come with a flux capacitor?” Milo asked.

“No.” Jack looked at him like he was an idiot.

“So it can’t really travel time?” Milo asked.

“Well, no. Of course not,” Jack said, sounding deflated. “It’s a car.”

“An old car.” Milo crossed his arms over his chest.

Okay. That’s way more than two sentences. But I don’t care. I do things differently for Theaser Thursday.

And in a final note, you only have until Friday at Midnight to enter to win the giveaway!