Friday Five

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*breathes*

Happy June!

I can't believe it's JUNE. Seriously. WHERE DID MAY GO?

For me, it was the Fierce Reads tour, and the release of NIL UNLOCKED, and the last month of school for my four boys, and drafting NIL ON FIRE, and planning the #SSBB.

So. How about a quick Friday Five about May?:)

#5. FIERCE READS!!!!!

This tour was AMAZING. Meeting readers, chatting with bloggers, and hanging out with three of the most wonderful (and sweet! and talented!) authors I've ever met: Lindsay Smith, Marie Rutkowski, and Katie Finn (aka Morgan Matson. YES THERE WERE TWO MATSONS ON THE FR TOUR!!! How cool is that?! Answer: seriously cool.) Marie, Lindsay & Morgan were wonderful to tour with--all were so, so sweet, and the last night at dinner the three of us laughed so hard I cried. (I do that when I laugh really, really hard.:D) And that, my friends, is a sign of a GREAT TOUR.:) <3 these ladies!

Evidence of the Fierce Reads awesomeness:

We went to so many amazing bookshops...and met SO many wonderful people who love books as much as we do!:) I got to meet Jen Mathieu and Becky Wallace, authors I adore (plus Becky is one of my crit partners and I lurveeeee her).:) And I got to hang out IRL with bloggers I love--and members of the #NILtribe that I tweet with constantly!:) Like Mary & Stacee & Nikki & Skye & more!:) So much love for y'all!

And.... buttons! Cupcakes! THE GOODNESS WAS ENDLESS.:) Thank you to all who came to see us, and all the readers & booksellers & librarians who made us feel so welcome!!!!

One more pic of happiness: here's a great shot of us with Molly, one of the awesome Macmillan publicists who did so much to make this tour so full of amazing:

The amazing Molly grinning in a Matson sandwich:)

The second leg of the Fierce Reads tour is happenening right now, so go see those authors if you can!

#4. NIL UNLOCKED hit the wild!!!!!

#NILtribe readers sent these to me!:) THESE MAKE ME SO HAPPY!

And we had a NIL UNLOCKED launch party!!!!

These are my peeps AND I LOVE THEM.:)

#3. The end of school.

I have 4 boys. 2 in elementary school...1 in middle school...and 1 in high school. I can't even put into words the crazy factor of May for our family. Thank the good Lord its summer. FOR REAL.:)

#2. NIL ON FIRE!!!!!

Or as I like to say... NIL ON FIYAH.;)

Drafting. Furious drafting. Revising. Deleting. Pulling it all together. WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME HOW HARD IT IS TO END A TRILOGY???

I am still working on NIL 3 (which is now NIL ON FIRE) as we speak. Hence the lack of May blogging..see numbers 5. 4. & 3. above.:)

#1. Planning the Southeast Summer Book Bash.

In two weeks, I hit the road again with the lovely Lindsay Cummings. We're heading to Ga, AL, TN, NC & Sc. For all teh deets, go to the #SSBB website!


JUNE 17-23-- IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT!!!!!! I'd love to meet you--so come see me! So that was my May.:)

A few quick notes:
Last book I read: ACOTAR by Sarah J. Maas. 5 STARS FROM ME.
Song I'm addicted to: Four Walls by The Broods
Favorite summer drink: Lemonade
Next on my TBR list: You tell me!:)

xoxoxo
Lynne

NIL 3 has a title!!!!!!!

Book three in the Nil trilogy has a title!!! And it's PERFECT.

Ready?

*drum roll*

The title of the third and final book in the Nil series is . . .

NIL ON FIRE

So what do you think?:)

xo
Lynne

NIL UNLOCKED IS IN THE WILD!!!!!

It's been an amazing week!

NIL UNLOCKED hit the wild one week ago today!:) 

Thank you to all the #NILtribe who have supported the Nil world in the weeks -- and months!-- leading up to release.

And for those who have just now discovered the Nil world, welcome!:) The #NILtribe is glad to have you!*

What else is new? Tomorrow is a #WinNIL Wednesday...and in the meantime? The NIL UNLOCKED blog tour is in full swing, with lots of amazing posts, Nil secrets, and a wonderful giveaway sponsored by MacTeenBooks.

You can start the blog tour here!

Thank you to all the book bloggers for hosting NIL UNLOCKED's tour!

And speaking of tours, I JUST HAD THE MOST AMAZING WEEK TOURING WITH FIERCE READS!!!!

A full-recap tomorrow!:)

xoxo
Lynne

*If you've read NIL UNLOCKED, I will forever love you if you take the time to tell a friend or leave a review on Amazon, B& N, Goodreads and/or your favorite book-buying site.:) Word of mouth is huge! THANK YOU!!!

Pre-order Contest for NIL UNLOCKED +PICS!!!

7 days.

One week.

And this will be IN YOUR HANDS:

NIL UNLOCKED COMES OUT IN ONE WEEK!!!!

*breathes*

Ok y'all, I promised pics today of the prizes for the NIL UNLOCKED pre-order contest. 

So here you go!!!:) Mission accomplished!

The prize pack contains:

NIL + NIL UNLOCKED bookmarks

"No Regrets" Buttons

A #NILtribe t-shirt

A super cool necklace that reminds me of what Rives feels for Skye

Sweet, right?:)

You totally need to see an up-close-and-personal look at the necklace:

I LOVE this E.E. Cummings quote!

To enter: pre-order NIL UNLOCKED from one of the sites below. Take a screen shot of the confirmation of your order, and email it to me at:

lynnesmatson@bellsouth.net.

That's in! Winner picked at random on May 12.

Good luck!!!!

May the odds be ever in your favor!;) 

xo

Lynne

Pre-Order Your Copy of NIL UNLOCKED from these lovely booksellers:

      

Pre-order Contest!!!!

Hi y'all!

Only 11 days until NIL UNLOCKED hits the wild! WOOHOO!

On that day, I'll be at Kepler's Books in San Fransisco to celebrate the big day as part of the #FierceReads Spring Fling tour! So much fun ahead!! FInd out more about that Tour stop on the Kepler's website.

In the meantime, I'm running a contest for all of y'all who pre-order NIL UNLOCKED!

The prize? A MASSIVE NIL UNLOCKED SWAG PACK, including: NIL & NIL UNLOCKED bookmarks, "No Regrets" buttons, A #NILtribe t-shirt and a super cool necklace that captures how Rives feels about Skye.

(Full pics of all prizes on Monday.:D)

To enter: pre-order NIL UNLOCKED from one of the sites below. Take a screen shot of the confirmation of your order, and email it to me at:
lynnesmatson@bellsouth.net.

That's in! Winner picked at random on May 12.

Good luck!!!!

xo
Lynne

Pre-Order Your Copy of NIL UNLOCKED!!!

      

2 WEEKS!!!!!!

2 weeks until NIL UNLOCKED hits the wild!!!!!

I feel like this every day.:)

And you what makes the two week mark even cooler?

The day of NIL UNLOCKED's release, I go on tour with the awesomes team at Fierce Reads. First stop, Menlo Park!!! Ahhhhh!


2 WEEKS!!!!!!! 

JUST 2 WEEKS AND NIL UNLOCKED IS IN YOUR HANDS AND THE #NILTRIBE HITS THE ROAD!!!!

So get ready.

The clock is ticking:)

xo
Lynne

#SSBB Tour Announcement

It's official. 

The #NILtribe is hitting the Southeast in June! 

The Southeast Summer Book Bash is on! 

Seven cities, Seven Authors. One Week of Awesome.:)

More deets soon, but mark your calendars for June 17-23!

#SSBB

#NILtribeOnTheRoad