New on the Website!

My redoubtable web mistress has just made a number of additions to the website. In addition to the Printable Book List and the Recommended Reading Order, you can now find a Pink Cheat Sheet on the Books page, listing the who, what, where and when of each book. Because, let’s face it, once you get…

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Winners of the Study Scene

The winners of the last of the three comic scenes, chosen at random from among the entries, are…. –Bridget Erin (of Comment #3) — Susan (of Comment #71) — Sue S (of Comment #41) — Rachel Adrianna (of Comment #24) — Amanda Isabel (of Comment #10) Congrats!! If you send me your snail mail addresses,…

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Win the Last Pink Comic

We’re down to the third of the three Pink Carnation prints… the Study Scene! Tonight, I’m giving a talk titled “Spies, Seductresses & Scoundrels”. Appropriate for this scene, no? So, to win a copy of the Study Scene, here’s today’s question: — Who are your favorite spies, seductresses or scoundrels (fictional or historical)? I’ll be…

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Tuileries Scene Winners

I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed your Pink Carnation Facebook posts! (Let’s do this again soon, yes?). The winners of the limited edition Tuileries Scene prints, chosen at random from among the posts, are…. — J (of Comment #32) — Rebecca (of Comment #59) — Chaysen (of Comment #30) — Alena (of Comment…

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More on the Pink Comics

Recently, illustrator (illustratrix?) Joanne Renaud spoke to Sequential Crush about her visual inspirations for the Pink Carnation comics. Click here to see the then and now between the original comics and the final Pink pages. In related news, tonight’s the last chance to enter to win a copy of the Tuileries scene! You can find…

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Win Pink Comic #2: The Tuileries Scene

I’ll be giving away five copies of the infamous Tuileries scene from The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, expertly brought to life by Joanne Renaud, illustrator extraordinaire. Inspired by Cho’s brilliant Facebook feed version of The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, voila today’s challenge: — Create a Facebook status update for any of…

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Win a Pink Carnation Comic!

In honor of the mass market debut of The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, Joanne Renaud and I have put together a special limited edition of Pink Carnation comics. There are three scenes: one featuring Eloise and Colin, two featuring my favorite bits from the historical section of the book. We’ve made a grand…

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Pink Comics: Masked Men and Talking Desks

Back when I was working on The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, this was one of the scenes with which I had the most fun…. The illustrations were all done by the wonderful Joanne Renaud. Check back tomorrow to celebrate the Release Day of mass market Pink Carnation and for your chance to win…

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Pink Carnation: At the Tuileries

Much as I love the Eloise and Colin scene, it’s Joanne’s historical drawings that are really the piece de resistance. Without further ado… the Tuileries scene! The final Pink comic scene will be posted on Monday. On Tuesday, in celebration of the publication day of The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, check back for…

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Pink Carnation: the Comic!

With only one week to go until Pink mass market (eek!), here’s Big Surprise #2. I’ve been having the hardest time staying quiet about this one for the past few months! In honor of the re-release of The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, I’ve teamed up with illustrator extraordinaire, Joanne Renaud, to render a…

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