The best YA books ever!

Guys, check this out! The HOUSE OF NIGHT series made the NPR list for the best YA books! You can go here and vote (sooooo many cool books on the list!): http://www.npr.org/2012/07/24/157072526/best-ever-teen-novels-vote-for-your-favorites

UK COVER OF HIDDEN!

Oooh! Check out the UK cover of HIDDEN! Totally Awesome! XXXOOO PC

Graphic Novel Signing Party!

Hey there Tulsa area fans! I've been so busy finishing HIDDEN that I totally forgot to post that I'll be signing the new HoN graphic novel: LEGACY at the 71st Street Barnes and Noble on Tuesday, July 17th, 7:00 pm. I know it's ridiculously hot in T Town, but B&N is cool! Come on out and see me! XXXOOO PC

HIDDEN IS DONE!

Bonnie and I wanted to tell y'all that HIDDEN is done! And may I just say that all fans of LENOBIA'S VOW will be verrrry happy with what happens between Travis and Lenobia!

Bonnie sends XXXOOO's to everyone, as do I. Now I'm going to Lola's restaurant on 11th and Peoria for some tacos and relaxation. Bonnie says she's not coming because it's too friggen hot in Tulsa to breathe right now... XXXOOO PC p.s. The lovely Lola Flash took the pic of Bonnie and me!

HIDDEN COVER REVEALED!

CHECK IT OUT! Ooooh! It's Zoey! And wait until you see the inside jacket poster - AUROX! Awesomesauce! Release date: October 16th! XXXOOO PC p.s. Not sure when my publisher is going to start releasing excerpts. My guess is Aug-Sept. p.s.s. Tour - Again, not sure about whether we're touring stateside. I can tell you that it looks like we'll be in Germany and France in November. Can't wait! I've never been to either country!

FINISHING HIDDEN!

As I'm writing the climactic scene in HIDDEN (released Oct 16th!) I'm finding it very peaceful to bike to the east beach and watch the sunrise. Gorgeous, right? Y'all will NOT believe what happens in this book! IN-SAN-I-TY! XXXOOO PC

House of Night graphic novel!

Oooooh! Check it out! The HOUSE OF NIGHT graphic novel will be released July 17th! It's an awesome hardback collection of the first five HoN comics. They're new stories woven between the first two books. LOVE LOVE LOVE how they turned out! And the art is incredible. Seeing the kids and the settings come to life is so cool! Links (for info and preorder): http://www.amazon.com/House-Night-Legacy-PC-Cast/dp/1595829628/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337708756&sr=8-1 http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/house-of-night-joelle-jones/1110842362?ean=9781595829627 http://www.walmart.com/ip/House-of-Night-Legacy/20548998 Happy reading! PC

Absolutely Gorgeous!

Well, I got a new camera and I've been practicing/experimenting with it to give my overused brain a break from the concluding scene in HIDDEN (at the end of a manuscript my brain is always fried!). On of my favorite trees in the world is the amazing Poinciana, and it is in full bloom right now. Check it out! And the smell - like an Oklahoma Mimosa tree mixed with orange blossoms. Ooooh! Back to work for me! XXXOOO PC

Cammy View & Creepy...

Well, I'm totally in my writer's cave pushing to get HIDDEN finished on deadline. Today I took a little break to walk my Scottie dogs right around dusk. We took the path that led past the cool graveyard and I snapped a Cammy View for y'all, and then I noticed a book someone had left. It was on the ground just outside the graveyard fence. CHECK OUT THE TITLE! Can you see it? DEAD OF NIGHT! A zombie book! Totally creepy... (Cammy says it should have been a vampire book!) Back to writing! XXXOOO PC

Fun in Phoenix

Thanks to all of our fans that came out to see us at awesome ComicCon in Phoenix. Our workshops were great (thanks for all the questions!), and I loved my panel with the fabulous Diana Gabaldon. Kristin is a total Dr. Who fan. And me? James T Kirk all the way! Back to writing HIDDEN... XXXOOO PC

Come see me in Phoenix this weekend!

Hey Guys! Come see me this weekend in Phoenix at their awesome ComicCon! Here's my schedule: Saturday: 12:00-1:00 - panel with the fabulous Diana Gabaldon 3:00-4:00 - I'm teaching a workshop Sunday 12:00-1:00 - I'm teaching another workshop The workshops will be about writing in general and about the House of Night. I'll be signing books afterwards. I think I'm signing books Friday as well, but I'm not sure when. You can google the Phoenix ComicCon for more info. I'm just going to go where they point me... See you in Phoenix! PC

Sliding into the end of HIDDEN!

Check out this awesome picture of The Black (my mare who is so much like Lenobia's Mujaji). It was taken by J. Brodland, a photographer friend of my ranch manager. Isn't she beautiful! Working my way through the last half of HIDDEN! Ooooh! XXXOOO PC

New favorite place!

Hey there Tulsa area fans! One of my best friends and I have opened an awesome restaurant in the heart of Tulsa! It's a fabulous Airstream where you can eat outside and pretend like you're on vacay! Lola's Gypsy Caravan can be found at 1347 E. 11th Street. Swing by - have some delicious food - say hi to Lola - and maybe Kristin and me, too!! Here's the on-line article about it: http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=39&articleid=20120508_39_0_Itslik450439 XXXOOO PC

Two for one!

It's a super cool coincidence that it looks like Kristin and I are going to finish our latest novels right around the same time! I'm almost done with HIDDEN, and Kristin is soooo close to being done with her first novel length, stand alone manuscript, tentatively titled ABOVE. (Kristin serves as teen voice editor on the House of Night books, and has had some short pieces published one her own.) But we are getting out and enjoying the beautiful weather on our new bikes! Ooooh! XXXOOO PC

An Awesomely Small World...

So, I get this email today from one of my very favorite ex-students, Dustin Chad Gann. He lives in NYC (I knew he'd end up there and be totally successful!). He was on the train riding into the city and he saw a woman reading one of my books. He snapped a pic. He and the woman started talking. He finds out she's a friend of one of my long time friends, and she'd just returned to NYC from visiting Tulsa. She proceeded to pull out her camera (she's an amazingly talented photographer) and showed Dustin pics of my ranch and me. He was all like, "Whhhhhat?? You know her, too???!" Such a cool small world... Yea for fabulous ex-students! XXXOOO PC

Happy Spring!

I'm more than halfway through HIDDEN! You will not believe what's happening!!! Hope y'all are having a wonderful spring. The bad weather has pretty much missed Tulsa and the ranch. It's been a wet spring, but the rain has been wonderful! Everything is green and growing. Makes for excellent writing weather! Wishing you love and light, PC

Follow Kristin!

Hey guys! Kristin has joined Twitter! Follow her at ChickenFrances! (No, I'm not going to tweet. It hurts my head. But yea for Kristin!) XXXOOO PC/Mom

HoN Motion Comic!

Oooh! Guys! Check it out! Dark Horse has created a motion comic based on part of the first HoN comic they released. You guys will recognize the story from THE FLEDGLING HANDBOOK! Awesomesauce!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjXRuP0Ol_w&list=PLD63319182D9529A4&index=7&feature=plpp_video

HoN shirt!

FINALLY! The first of our clothing line is ready! Right now it's just one shirt available through Hot Topic on line. This is our test run. If it does well we'll release all the others ASAP (and you should be able to buy them from Hot Topic stores).

Here's the link!

http://ow.ly/ajxtX

Happy shopping!!
PC

Oooh! Check us out!

Kristin and I are so honored and humbled by this.

XXXOOO
PC