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  • May. 18th, 2009 at 6:18 PM
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Once upon a time, I was watching CMT, when I saw this video:


 



It's by Taylor Swift, one of my favorite artists, and it has an identical plot line to PRADA & PREJUDICE. Blonde high school girl ends up back in time, wears gorgeous dresses, dances choreographed dances with a maddeningly handsome guy with dark hair, tall leather boots, intense eyes, white cravat, etc. 

Ever since I saw that video, I've pondered how to share my book with Taylor. It seems only fair-- she gave me a video of my book, so I should give her a book of her video.  Of course, she's a mega-star, and I'm just a debut author.

When I scored tickets to her concert, I emailed one of the local radio stations and asked if they could help me out. They, amazingly, offered to take my book and hand it to her before the concert.

And they did! On Friday, Taylor Swift was holding PRADA & PREJUDICE, saying that she was excited to read it. After all it has taken to get to this point-- the rejection, the revising, the reWRITING-- one of the coolest things EVER happened becuase I stuck with it through all the months and all the rejections. I feel kinda weird and fangirly about it (I'm not the type to read US weekly or anything...) but Taylor is so damn talented, I can't help but admire her. 

What a crazy, crazy trip this has been since I first wrote PRADA & PREJUDICE!  

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[info]newport2newport wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 03:37 pm (UTC)
Awesome news!

Even better, P & P will find its way into the hands of readers who will become *your* fangirls!

:)
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[info]allielarkin.blogspot.com wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 03:37 pm (UTC)
That's awesome, Lady! Go you!!!!
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[info]cyn2write wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 03:42 pm (UTC)
Eeeee! Really?
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[info]robinellen wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 03:47 pm (UTC)
Very exciting :D
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[info]aprilhenry wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 03:48 pm (UTC)
Wow! That's amazing!
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[info]taylormorris wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 03:51 pm (UTC)
The guy in this video is so hot.
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[info]mindiscott wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 04:12 pm (UTC)
That is SO COOL, Mandy!
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[info]wandereringray wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 04:14 pm (UTC)
Hee! How fun for you!
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[info]kellyrfineman wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 04:45 pm (UTC)
Love that video. And that song. Not the remix, the album version.

I'm excited that you managed to get a copy to her. How fun!
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[info]sbennettwealer wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 04:50 pm (UTC)
OMG! So excited for you!!!
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[info]mandymorgan wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 05:13 pm (UTC)
That is REALLY cool! :) Congrats!
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(Anonymous) wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 05:14 pm (UTC)
That is SO cool, Mandy. Go you! Oh, and enjoy the last days of the countdown - Antony
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[info]elissacruz wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 05:59 pm (UTC)
That is dang cool! I, too, am excited to read your book. Even my husband (who now is forced to stare at the postcard you mailed me because it is prominently displayed on my fridge) has been plugging your book at work.
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[info]mandywriter wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 06:13 pm (UTC)
omg, how awesome is that? I <3 You. :-)
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[info]afraclose wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 06:53 pm (UTC)
Gorgeous video, and what a cool story!

I can't wait to read it!
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[info]stirlingbennett wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 06:55 pm (UTC)
Wow. That is SO FUN. How tenacious of you, and how nice of her! What a great story!
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[info]wolfgirl145 wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 07:00 pm (UTC)
*squee*
Thats so cool! Haha, well done!!
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[info]rhondastapleton wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 07:04 pm (UTC)
YAYYYYYYY! That is the coolest thing. I am so thrilled for you!!
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[info]opeiastea wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 07:10 pm (UTC)
Wow that's fantastic! Talk about inspirational to newbie writers. :)
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[info]walkwrite wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 07:15 pm (UTC)
*Squeeeeeee!!!*
Good for you! That was awesome!
How was the concert?
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[info]mandywriter wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 07:21 pm (UTC)
completely, totally amazing. Best. Concert. Ever. We had great seats, and then she ended up going into the audience for a few songs and when she walked by, she shook my hand. And then on top of that, towarrd the end I went up by the pit and talked to a security guard, and he gave me a pit bracelet and I got to go up to where I was touching the stage during the last three songs.

The crazy thing is that the place holds 12,000 people. And I kept stopping and spinning around and takin gin just how many people 12,000 is, and raelizing that to be considered a success, more people than that need to read my book. It's really awe-inspiring.
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[info]walkwrite wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 07:32 pm (UTC)
That sounds crap-your-pants inspiring to me, har har ;)
But could you imagine if you had to physically face all those people and read in front of them? I'm always in awe of performers. At least we can hide in our rooms.
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[info]mandywriter wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 07:47 pm (UTC)
Yeah, it is kind of scary inspiring.... I mean, we'll only ever see small stacks of our books in a single store. it's not like we visit the printer and see thousands of them rolling off! It's really hard to imagine that many teens holding my book or bending the corners or curling up with it.

It's just so freaking exciting, right now!
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[info]jenny_moss wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 07:41 pm (UTC)
Yay, Mandy! V, v cool. :)
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[info]inkstaind_stars wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 07:50 pm (UTC)
That is amazingly cool and exciting. :)
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[info]marciewrites wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 07:50 pm (UTC)
Wow!! You rock too:).
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[info]xwriterxchicx wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 08:20 pm (UTC)
That's amazing! Congratulations!
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[info]jenniferjabaley wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 08:43 pm (UTC)
Congratulations!!! You truly are the beacon of persistance!
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[info]christine444 wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 09:02 pm (UTC)
Wow--way to promote your book! :>)
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[info]sarahmaclean wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 09:16 pm (UTC)
WOOOOT!!! YAYAYAYAY!!!
When you and Taylor are besties, will you give her THE SEASON?
xoxo
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[info]chicklitteens wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 10:06 pm (UTC)
Congratulations Mandy!!!
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[info]lady_fortuna wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 11:08 pm (UTC)
Sweet!
That is just too awesome! Congratulations!
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[info]boothyisawesome wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 11:19 pm (UTC)
That is so effin' AWESOME!! Where did she say that she was excited to read it? Is it anywhere online? I wanna see or watch it, if possible.
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(Anonymous) wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 11:24 pm (UTC)
god, I wish!! I would KILL for a picture of her with my book. I heard through a DJ and also the director of the station (KMPS) that she received it, and what she said.

She also said thank you and good luck with my book/future writing! :-) That's as good as magic fairy dust, right?
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[info]boothyisawesome wrote:
May. 20th, 2009 02:12 am (UTC)
Aw that's so sweet of her!! :) Congrats to you!
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(Anonymous) wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 11:41 pm (UTC)
OMG! MANDY, THAT'S FRICKIN' AMAZING! Did you get a picture of her holding it? Please share. WOW! That's the kind of publicity that most authors don't get! OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!

XOXO
Claire
www.bookwormbooklovers.blogspot.com
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[info]mandywriter wrote:
May. 19th, 2009 03:31 pm (UTC)
Sadly, I don't have a picture!! It was handed to her by KMPS, a local radio station. They had a few minutse prior to the concert to meet with her.
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[info]amanda_marrone wrote:
May. 18th, 2009 11:56 pm (UTC)
So very awesome!!! Good for you for going for it--I'm sure your Amazon rankings are soaring!!!!
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[info]sachaw wrote:
May. 19th, 2009 03:14 pm (UTC)
How cool is that? Must be such a thrill!
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[info]readthisbook.wordpress.com wrote:
May. 19th, 2009 03:25 pm (UTC)
Kate at Read This Book!
Oh my gosh that's fantastic! =) Do you have any video or anything of Taylor saying she was excited to read it? Which concert was it? I might try to search on YouTube or something.

Eeee! This is beyond cool!
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[info]mandywriter wrote:
May. 19th, 2009 03:31 pm (UTC)
Re: Kate at Read This Book!
Unfortunately, no! The Seattle radio stations got to meet with her for 10-15 minutes prior to her concert, and that was when they gave it to her.
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[info]float_x_fall wrote:
May. 21st, 2009 03:23 am (UTC)
THAT is the sickest thing ever.
I'm so happy for you! And yes, I am incredibly delayed in congratulating you, but that's only because I'm really cool. :)

But really, how exciting! And ... amazing! I'm so happy for you. Probably happier than I should be. xD
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(Anonymous) wrote:
Jun. 24th, 2009 01:29 am (UTC)
I loved that music clip. What a story about getting the book into her hands too. So cool!
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