TweetMy plan this summer is to get things done, specifically when it comes to writing fiction. As I mentioned yesterday, I’m all about keeping up the momentum. But I’m nothing if not indecisive — which happens to be a very typical Libra trait.
Sigh. Today I spent the afternoon tallying up word counts — for three different works-in-progress. I’m having trouble deciding which one to plow ahead on first — and these aren’t even the only ones I have brewing. They’re just the only ones I have word counts on already.
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TweetHere it is! Enjoy!

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TweetVampire Diaries Scores A Fall Debut on the CW

Just last week, my writing partner, Meena, and I were chatting about how we should buy the rights to the Vampire Diaries — a tortured teen vamp saga that thrilled readers a full decade before Twilight was born.
Growing up in the 1990s, Meena and I both loved the books, and L.J. Smith’s other series, The Secret Circle, when we were in high school. And we’ve always meant to write something spooky and supernatural but fun, so this is an obvious fit. …

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Twilight Poised to Thrive in Tough Times
ABCNews.com
November 2008
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The fact that the film’s soundtrack topped the Billboard record sales chart with $165,000 in its first week also proves promising for the film’s success.
“It’s not that unusual for a movie soundtrack to be No. 1,” said Blender magazine editor in chief Joe Levy. “What is unusual is for a soundtrack to open at No. 1 two weeks before the movie even comes out.”
“Usually people hear the music when they watch the film, then go buy …

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Twilight Poised to Thrive in Tough Times
ABCNews.com
November 2008
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Hoping to catch the movie “Twilight” at a theater near you when it opens next weekend? It might be wise to buy those tickets now.
Hundreds of showings nationwide have already sold out, according to online tickets sales site Fandango.com. The demand is setting box office expectations sky high for the adaptation of the first book in Stephenie Meyer’s teen vampire romance series. The series has already sold more than 10 million copies, according to Bookscan.
“Twilight’s” solid pre-opening sales, coupled …

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Big Bucks in Teen Book Series Adaptations
ABCNews.com
August 2008
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While it’s hardly a new trend — remember “The Princess Diaries” and “Ella Enchanted”? — why is it booming now?
“There’s definitely a lot of spending power there that Hollywood is discovering,” Morgenstein said. “But like everything in Hollywood, it’s cyclical, it comes in waves. And right now, especially with teen girls, we’re in an upswing.”
If the upcoming slate of Hollywood films from teen books is any indicator — including “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist” on Oct. 3, “The Secret Life …