Good News Friday!

To kick off our Good News Friday, I wanted to say a big THANK YOU to all of my TFC sisters and everyone who participated in the Cinderella Society launch party here on Tuesday! I had a fabulous time celebrating and seeing The Cinderella Society on the shelves after all these months. Definitely a day I'll never forget. :-)

For my good news, I'd like to announce the winners of the blog launch party games!

Winners of the Cinderella Society glass slipper bookmark:


Congratulations to Giada (Italy) and Liz Patanders!

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Winners of the Cinderella Society mini glass slipper:


Congratulations to Jen Petro-Roy and Jill of the O.W.L.!

Thanks again to everyone for celebrating my debut day with me! Contact me here with your mailing address to claim your prize. :-)

So, that's my good news for the week. What other fun news does everyone have to share?

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It's the official blog launch party for The Cinderella Society!!

WOOHOO!!!!!!

Ahem.

I mean, "Hey! Guess what day it is!" ;-)

At long last, I'm delighted to be celebrating the release of my debut YA, The Cinderella Society. When I was planning what to do on launch day, the first thing that came to mind was celebrating with my author buds here on TFC. They've been with me from the start (and some of them have been with me since long before I sold!).

So here we are on release day, ready to celebrate. How? By giving away free stuff, of course! :-)


*** THE BOOK ***

THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY
On shelves... today!

What's a girl to do when the glass slipper fits, but she doesn't want to wear it anymore?

Sixteen year old Jess Parker has always been an outsider. So when she receives an invitation to join The Cinderella Society, a secret society of the most popular girls in school, it's like something out of a fairy tale. Swept up by the Cindys' magical world of makeovers, and catching the eye of her Prince Charming, Jess feels like she's finally found her chance to fit in.

Then the Wickeds--led by Jess's arch-enemy--begin targeting innocent girls in their war against the Cindys, and Jess discovers there's more to being a Cindy than reinventing yourself on the outside. She has unknowingly become part of a centuries-old battle of good vs. evil, and now the Cindys in charge need Jess for a mission that could change everything.

Overwhelmed, Jess wonders if The Cinderella Society made a mistake in choosing her. Is it a coincidence her new boyfriend doesn't want to be seen with her in public? And is this glamorous, secret life even what she wants, or will she risk her own happy ending to live up to the expectations of her new sisters?


*** THE LAUNCH GOODIES ***

To celebrate, I'm giving away two kinds of special The Cinderella Society goodies!

A glass slipper bookmark

And a miniature glass slipper

I will be randomly choosing four separate winners, one for each TCS prize in both of the launch games.

Playing along is a breeze!

Choose one game or play both... just respond to each game in its own comment below. (And yes, if you've played the excerpt game on my blog, you can totally share your favorite quote here to play again!)


*** GAME #1 - EXCERPT MANIA ***

Step #1 - Go check out the excerpt of The Cinderella Society

Step #2 - Come back and post your favorite line from the excerpt in the comments of today's post

*** GAME #2 - GIRL POWER QUOTES ***

Step #1 - Share your favorite girl power quote to celebrate The Cinderella Society's girl power creed:

Celebrate your strength - Embrace your future - Be extraordinary

That's it! :-)

I'll be announcing the winner in our Good News Friday feature (since winning a prize is pretty good news, don't you think?). ;-)

Enjoy the free excerpt, good luck playing along, and thanks for helping me celebrate the debut of The Cinderella Society!

PS - And don't forget to join me tonight on Twitter for the official Twitter launch party and more great TCS goodies! #HonoraryCindy is your ticket to the festivities. :-)

Cheers,
Kay

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SIGNATURE STYLE

This week on TFC we're talking about fashion and style. This topic is a timely one for me because I'm pretty much immersed in international style at the moment. I'm deep in revisions for Book One of CASSIDY ON CAMERA (my middle-school series that comes out next year) and the main character's sense of style is one of the things that makes her who she is.

Since she's grown up all over the world, Cassidy has a unique view of fashion. She's not tied into the trends of a particular country or region when it comes to clothes, but simply chooses what she likes and what she's comfortable wearing. Also, she likes to collect new pieces to add to her wardrobe in every country she visits, whether it's a nautical striped shirt from Brittany or a Harajuku Girl purse from Tokyo. Her signature style emerges as she puts the pieces together in her own unique way.

As I've been working on these books, I've thought a lot about what constitutes a "signature style." And... confession time... I'm not sure that I have one! I do have one favorite piece of clothing - an old jean jacket I can wear with just about everything - but I don't know if that defines my style. What about you? Do you have a signature style? How would you describe it?
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P.S. On a related note, in Kay Cassidy's upcoming book, THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY (out April 13 - watch for it!) her character Jess learns about signature styles and how to settle on the right one for her. It's a very fun book, but also a very sobering one, as Jess also learns to empower herself against bullying. If THE CINDERELLA SOCIETY isn't already on your radar, be sure to put it there!

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