THE NIGHT WE SAID YES is now out in stores! It’s so exciting and crazy and weird and AHHH. That’s the best way to describe it, really. I’ll have an update soon about everything that’s happened since its release, but for right now I just want to say this: THANK YOU.

Thank you to everyone who’s read my blog and been through this crazy experience with me. Thank you to everyone who’s sent me photos of the book in stores. Thank you to everyone who bought it and read it. Thank you for thinking about it, or mentioning it, or even adding it on Goodreads. Thank you for being part of this. Thank you for kind words and kind thoughts and everything. I’ve learned so much throughout this entire experience. I’ve learned that so many people are good and lovely and nice. I’ve met (both in person and virtually) amazing readers and writers and bloggers who I want to be friends with forever. And I’ve smiled so, so much. Really, it would be nothing without you all.

So here’s to you all, and to making dreams come true.

I’ve asked a few friends to share times they’ve said yes to something memorable or exciting or crazy. Their stories have been fantastic…check them out!

• Jennifer Chen said yes to a guy who became her husband!
• Melissa Sarno said yes to writing for herself.
• Christina Farley said yes to a happily ever after.
• Julie Murphy said yes to friendship.
• Colure said yes to the job she really wanted.
• Jenny Torres Sanchez said yes to vandalizing?

Interested in sharing your YES story? Let me know!

Leading up to the release of TNWSY, i’m doing a bunch of guest posts and interviews. I thought i’d collect them here. Feel free to check them out!

Interviews

• An interview on The Sound of YA Books
• Welcome to the Club at The Unofficial Addiction Book Fan Club
• An Interview on A Reading Nurse
• The Time It Was About The Night We Said Yes at Adventures of a Book Junkie
• An interview at No BS Book Club
• Some Songs of TNWSY at Teen Readers’ Diary
• Interview on Wildfire Books

On Writing and Inspiration

• Not Sure How to Revise? Start at the Beginning on the NaNoWriMo Blog
• Author Lauren Gibaldi Talks Inspiration on Mindy McGinnis’ blog.
• Life, Writing, and THE NIGHT WE SAID YES on Justin’s Book Blog

Fun Stories

• What Does the Holiday Season Mean To You? On Pop! Goes the Reader
• Her Story: Ladies In Literature with Lauren Gibaldi on Pop! Goes the Reader
• My Night I Said Yes on The Lifelong Bookworm
• Five Most Spontaneous Things I’ve Done on Once Upon a Twilight