Hi, everyone!

How is summer treating you? Since Memorial Day has come and gone I’m assuming that most everyone (in the States at least) is finally on summer vacation!

So what are you up to? (leave them in the comments)

I’m up to no good (as my father would say). I’ve been working on a couple of exciting new things and, of course, the very fun DEAR ALLY, HOW DO YOU WRITE A BOOK project that we announced a few weeks ago.

So far, we have over 600 questions submitted from teens all over the world! It’s extremely exciting!

And the coolest part is how genuinely good all the questions are. I’m so glad I asked what ya’ll wanted to know because I think it’s going to be an even stronger book because of it.

If you have a question and you haven’t submitted it yet, you can do so at AllyCarter.com/DearAlly (not in the comments here, I’m afraid. We need them all on one list.)

But do tell me what you’re up to in the comments. Fun trips? Cool camps? Great books? I can’t wait to read all about it.

-Ally

 

Hi everyone!

I hope you’re all doing really well this spring. Maybe with your finals? Or maybe finals are over and you’re already on summer vacation? If so, be safe out there! Read a ton and have fun!

What am I doing this summer? Well, a couple of things!

First and foremost, I’ll be working on DEAR ALLY, HOW DO YOU WRITE A BOOK? It’s been a lot of fun going through all the questions ya’ll have about writing.

If you haven’t asked your question yet, it’s not too late! Just go right here and ask your question. Maybe it will be answered in the book. 

I’ll also be starting a whole NEW project (details TBA). And I”ll be going to Orlando, FL for the Romance Writers of America Convention where I’ll be signing with a couple hundred romance authors on JULY 29th. If you’re in the area–come see me!

And that’s about it with me.

What’s going on with you?

Ally

 

PS: please note that questions will need to be sent to us via the page at AllyCarter.com/DearAlly. We won’t be able to track/log questions put in the comments here. I’m sorry.

 

Hi everyone!

Well, if you follow me on Twitter or Instagram or get my newsletter you might have already heard the big news…

I have a new book coming out next year! (well, actually TWO, but I can’t talk about the other one just yet.)

But I can talk about this one, and I’m pretty darn excited because this will be my first nonfiction book ever. And it’s a book I’ve been wanting to write for years!

DEAR ALLY, HOW DO YOU WRITE A BOOK?

It’s going to be exactly what it sounds like–me, answering writing-related questions from REAL teenagers! Because I’ve learned through the years that a lot of you are extremely passionate about writing, and you ask some GREAT questions.

Plus, “how to write” books were really important for me when I was starting out, but there were none aimed at teenagers. This is my attempt to change that.

But first….

I need you help.

I NEED REAL WRITING-RELATED QUESTIONS FROM REAL TEENS!

If you’re a teen and you like to write… Or if you know a teen who likes to write….

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR WRITING-RELATED QUESTIONS RIGHT HERE, and I’ll go through them all and–hopefully–yours will end up in the finished book!

The book, btw, will be published by Scholastic in the fall of 2018–just in time for NaNoWriMo!

Again, I’m afraid that questions left in the comments here probably won’t get recorded into our big, official list, so if you want your question considered, just go to AllyCarter.com/DearAlly and let me know what you’d like to know.

In the meantime!

Happy reading (and writing!)

-Ally

 

 

 

Hi, everyone!

Those of you who follow me regularly will know that for the past few months I’ve been working on a variety of “Super Secret Projects”.

Well, I’m soooooooo excited because it looks like we’re going to be able to share the details about one of those projects here in the next few days.

So stay tuned! Big news (no, not a movie) is coming!

-Ally

 

Hi everyone!

I’m home from a super fun UK tour and a great North Texas Teen Book Festival! Always so fun to do both of those things.

But now I must finish and title the new book.

And, let me tell you, I’d rather write the whole book over again from scratch than try to title this sucker.

It’s a funny, action-packed book with a lot of romance and really high stakes, and you try fitting all that on a book cover!

So I’m asking for some help. If you have 30 seconds or so, can you head over to this link and let me know what you think about some of the potential titles?

 

thanks!

Ally

 

UPDATE: NOTE BELOW THAT WE HAVE ADDED ANOTHER UK EVENT!

 

Hi, UK and Ireland!

I’m coming to see you! Stay tuned for more possible dates, but in the meantime, check your calendars and try to join me at one of the following events!

 

 

 

 

Hi Everyone,

I’m incredibly sorry that I haven’t updated in a while. You see…things have been BUSY!

First, we had the release of TAKE THE KEY AND LOCK HER UP! I believe it’s now out in the US, Canada, UK, and Australia! Hopefully it will be coming soon to your country. Keep an eye out at your favorite retailer. (Unfortunately, I don’t get foreign release info that often, so you guys often know about foreign pub dates before I do!)

I’ve also been crazy busy trying to finish my next book!

I can’t can a whole lot for the time being, but I can share that…

-it’s a stand-alone! So no sequel! You get everything in one, action-packed shot.

-it’s dual POV. So no wondering what that hot guy is thinking. We’ll be in the point of view of both our hero and our heroine.

-it will be out in early(ish) 2018. No firm pub date has been set yet, but that is hopefully coming soon.

-we will hopefully have a cover and title to reveal in the next few months.

-it’s probably best described as a gender-swapped YA Romancing the Stone, and I’m super excited for y’all to read it!

I’m also extremely excited that I’LL BE DOING A UK TOUR THIS MONTH!

Stay tuned for more details, but I can share that I’ll be in Dublin at Eason on Feb 22 with Marie Lu and Alwyn Hamilton.

 

There will be other events (likely in London and some other UK cities). Stay tuned for details!

And, in the meantime, happy reading!

 

Ally

Hey, everyone!

A reminder that…

THIS

 

IS THE LAST DAY

 

 

TO PRE-ORDER 

 

 

SIGNED AND PERSONALIZED BOOKS 

 

 

AT watermarkbooks.com/ally.

 

 

Hope you’re all having a great one!

Ally

 

 

 

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Hi Everyone!

I hope you’re all having a great December so far!

Personally, I’m pretty excited because I just turned in the first draft of what is going to be my next book! I’m afraid the details are still under wraps, but I can say that it will be my first-ever standalone novel–meaning no sequel! Just 300+ pages of action and romance and…bears. And that’s all I’m going to say about it.

Those of you who follow me on social media already know that we’re counting down the days until the release of Embassy Row 3: TAKE THE KEY AND LOCK HER UP!

Like this…

 

 

I’m SO PLEASED with how this book turned out and how the series wrapped up. I hope you guys will be as happy with it as I am.

Don’t forget, it will be out on DECEMBER 27th in the US and Canada. In the UK and Australia, you’ll be getting it too, but I think you’ll have to wait until sometime in January (I’m sorry).

In the meantime, check out the graphics I’ve been posting on social media

 

 

And don’t forget…

YOU CAN PRE-ORDER SIGNED COPIES OF ALL THREE EMBASSY ROW BOOKS FROM WatermarkBooks.com/Ally.

Books should arrive on (or very near) the pub day for ER3, January 27th. And people who order from Watermark will receive and EXCLUSIVE message from me that you can wrap or put in a stocking if you’re into that kind of thing.

 

 

If you guys like any of these, please feel free to share them on your own social media!

 

 

And, don’t forget, the big day is December 27th!!

 

 

 

Oh, and if you just can’t wait until them, you might want to check out my BRAND NEW CHRISTMAS NOVELLA, The Grift of the Magi! 

 

Have a great one, everybody!

Ally