Archive for October, 2010

Tuileries Scene Winners

Monday, October 11th, 2010

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 [...]

More on the Pink Comics

Sunday, October 10th, 2010

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 [...]

Praise for MISTLETOE

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

In a review that just made my week, Booklist calls The Mischief of the Mistletoe a “delectable, exciting holiday tale”. The absolute best line of the whole review? “Forget all the Austen updates and clones– Willig is writing the best Regency-era fiction today.” Thank you, Booklist!!

Win Pink Comic #2: The Tuileries Scene

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

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 [...]

Pink Carnation: the Facebook Feed Version

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

Courtesy of the incredibly clever Cho (who was inspired by Austenbook), we have The Secret History of the Pink Carnation– told via Facebook feed. Warnings: For those who haven’t read the book yet, major spoilers below! For those who have read the book, be aware: you will make loud chortling noises.

And the Winners Are….

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

Picked entirely at random, the winners of the Eloise & Colin prints are: – Courtney F – Jennifer Kearby – Mary Preston – Cathy Mc – Sharon F Congrats, all! If you email me with your snail mail addresses, I’ll put your Pink prints in the mail to you. For those who didn’t win, check [...]

Win a Pink Carnation Comic!

Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

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 [...]

Happy Birthday, Pink Carnation!

Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

The Secret History of the Pink Carnation is turning mass market! In honor of the official launch of the Pink mass market, I’ll be giving away copies of a special limited edition of Pink Carnation comics drawn by Joanne Renaud. Check back shortly for the first of a series of mini-contests to win a Pink [...]

Pink Comics: Masked Men and Talking Desks

Monday, October 4th, 2010

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 [...]

A Super Review for Pink I

Saturday, October 2nd, 2010

As the countdown to mass market Pink continues, Jani of Romance Reviews Today calls The Secret History of the Pink Carnation “a tale filled with adventure, romance, mystery, and plenty of hilarity in both centuries”… ” filled with realistic dialogue and awesome characters”. Thanks, Jani! Three days to Pink in paperback!



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