THE GRAND FINALE

A themed tour with Prism Book Tours. Here it is, the Grand Finale of the BOOK TOUR for Dearest By Alethea Kontis And can I just say…I have had an AMAZING time this month. How amazing, you ask? Well, I tossed a bunch of glitter out into the intarwebs and MAGIC HAPPENED. Thank you again to Prism Book Tours,…

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HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!

DEAREST IS FINALLY OUT! Here is a link for you to share — be sure to do that RIGHT NOW — we need to make as many sales as we can happen this week!  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0544074076/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0544074076&linkCode=as2&tag=wwwaletheakon-20&linkId=H25VMKQW3Z2BQT5L *********** The first Tuesday of the month is usually also my day to post on The Waterworld Mermaids, but my Sparkle Twin Kerri Carpenter…

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DEAREST — Adventures on the Intarwebs!

All the work I’ve done finally comes to fruition. I have seeded the intarwebs with 32 flavors of amazing magic JUST FOR YOU! Click here to purchase your copy of Dearest today Follow the February Tour! 1 – Launch 2 – Lilac Reviews 3 – Special post @ Waterworld Mermaids 3 – Coffee Books & Art & The Book…

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B&N Loves DEAREST!

If you’re not sold on the Woodcutter Series after reading this latest article on the B&N Teen Blog, then I guess you just don’t like fairy tales. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/teen/two-mashup-fairy-tale-series-you-have-to-read/

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ENCHANTED Reading Group Questions

With the imminent release of Dearest (it’s already in some bookstores!) and the announcement of the Garden State Teen Book Awards (woohoo!), more and more Book Clubs and reading groups are picking up Enchanted. My bestest friend Casey Cothran was my first writing partner back in middle school — today she is an Associate Professor of English at Winthrop…

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It’s All About Writing

I’m over at the Waterworld Mermaids today, talking about how we should Dream Big and Never Stop Writing. And also…what new project I have dreamed up for NaNoWriMo! Click on over and join in the fun: http://waterworldmermaids.com/2014/11/once-upon-a-time

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Enter to Win DEAREST

My publisher is giving away 25 copies of DEAREST before it’s released…but the drawing only runs through October 29th so NOW’S YOUR CHANCE! Quick! Before it’s too late! https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/110912-dearest

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Happy October!

It’s the first of the month again, which means it’s my turn to blog over at The Waterworld Mermaids. Today I’m talking Location — writing about places you’ve never been, and urging you to visit as many places as you can to learn about them before you write them. I also discuss the surreality of inventing a town that…

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The Writing Princess’s Manifesto

In an effort to catch back up with the world at large, I wrote a make-up blog post at the Waterworld Mermaids today. The message may have been delivered with more force than I intended, but it certainly gets my point across. Some days, we are just frustrated with the world. The chaos of our lives can go on…

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