Study Buddies discussion

I just got your newsletter. Nice new website, by the way! I just have to say that I LOVED Ice Study. I can't wait for the rest.

Also, I can't wait for Sea Glass to come out. Is it coming out a month early? I thought it was scheduled for September, but the Newsletter says August. Not that I'm complaining! : )

Love the new website!

Oooooohh shiny! James Grogan rocks, what a great site!

I'm saving "Ice Study" for after dinner... I think it will go perfectly with a frozen mango bar for dessert.

FYI my B-store is now taking Reservations for Sea Glass! (yes, it ends with "orders"). You can pre-order online or reserve at your closest store.

Website is really cool!!!!
Haven't read Ice Study yet but cant wait to get into it.
Finished the book i was reading last night and was going to start Ice Study tonight but on my way home i popped in to the book shop. Very bad idea!!!! Or good - depends on how you look at it.
Well i ended up buying 5 books including The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance. I couldn't wait until i got home so i went straight to Maria's story and started reading on the bus home.

Have to go make dinnier now :o( - (got told off the last time i started reading Maria's books as i kindda forgot to eat for about 3 days!!!)

Glad everyone likes the new site. James Grogan really enoyed my books and wanted to help out :) His first design was gorgeous with reds and golds to match Poison Study - it had an old scroll for where the text went. But since I wrote more than Poison Study and have some YA books on the way... I asked if he could come up with something modern and classic and he did!

To answer Mindy's question - SEA GLASS is due out on August 25, 2009 - the publisher calls that a September title and some bookstores wait to put the book out on Sept 1 - but others put them out as soon as the box arrives :) I know Amazon and B&N will ship it as soon as they get it - I'm not JK Rowling so my "lay down" dates are do or die ;>

Any chance we could see some of the other designs? They sound nice.

It's not fair, Sea Glass is not out here untill untill - well i don't know, they don't even have a date in the shop as Storm Glass isn't out for another 7 days!!!! (I keep trying and they keep giving me the same answer, they are going to get sick of me soon!!!) Also i need the american cover to keep my set complete. Does amazon US ship to the UK?

Maria V. wrote: "Glad everyone likes the new site. James Grogan really enoyed my books and wanted to help out :) His first design was gorgeous with reds and golds to match Poison Study - it had an old scroll for ..."

Reema, I think Amazon does ship to the UK. But if you really want the US cover you can get it from powells.com. I'm nearly 99% sure they'll ship outside the US. And you can specify in your order that you only want the US cover. They're really good about things like that. (I should get a commission or something for how often I rave about Powell's!) : P

Thanks i'll have a look. I was getting a little worried i would be waiting for a long time!

Well if you want the US covers you don't have to wait for them to come out over there anyway. You can have them now! : )

LOL Reema - I have the sudden urge to hug you!

FYI - SEA GLASS is coming out in the UK in January 2010 :)

See that's what i mean, it's just far tooooooooo long! How am i going to wait untill then? I just won't be able to do it. I will be driving my boyfriend mad - even worse than i already am.

I'm glad you find this funny! I think a hug sounds lovely and would really help right now! This is really driving me mad having to wait for books. Especially as i am now on holiday and all i want to do is read.

Reema - why don't you just order them from the US and then you don't have to wait anymore. Or better yet, maybe you're boyfriend will order them for you to preserve his sanity. :-D

OK,so I signed up for the FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER. Where is the Ice Study? Does it go through there? I really want to read it. Help!

Hi Erin - thanks for signing up :) Since the last issue was already sent, send me an email to maria@mariavsnyder.com and I'll forward the latest issue with Ice Study to you.

Reema - Murder One books in London use to stock my US titles, but they closed - however they do still have an online store so you might be able to get them through there :)

I should have offered to send the latest issue to anyone who signed up for my newsletter after July 7 (you don't get the current issue when you sign up)

Just email me at the addy above and I'll forward the issue to you :)

Mindy wrote: "Reema - why don't you just order them from the US and then you don't have to wait anymore. Or better yet, maybe you're boyfriend will order them for you to preserve his sanity. :-D"

That sounds like a great idea! It's worth a try. I'll let you know how that goes. I still have to wait untill September though. You would think i'd have so much patience as i work with kids but i really don't!

Maria V. wrote: "Hi Erin - thanks for signing up :) Since the last issue was already sent, send me an email to maria@mariavsnyder.com and I'll forward the latest issue with Ice Study to you.

Reema - Murder One ..."

Wow i will have a look. Thanks. Do you think they will stock it from the US relese date or will i have to wait forever again!
I think i will have to move to America - where's nice over there?!

i cant wait to get storm glass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im headin 2 da isle of man wif da scouts the day it comes out over here but i can get it when we go shopping over there. fingers crossed ill have it for the way back.

Reema - Portland, OR is nice. : P I love my city. Here is the NY Times page on Portland. I have to say NY Times Travel editor must also really love this city. I've read all of these articles and they are spot on! We really have that much cool stuff.

Portland per the NY Times

naw i like ireland
we might get things later over here but i would never leave ireland unless i had to. i can live with the wait

I'm stuck in Leicester in the UK and i can tell you i'm only here because this is where my boyfriend and my Capoeira group is. I'm origionally from Birmingham which isn't that great either. My boyfriend has a good job and with the current state of things we wouldn't think about moving. Would love to live somewhere else though! Maybe when the recession is over. I will put Portland on the possible list and see what he says! :o)

Reema wrote: "I'm stuck in Leicester in the UK and i can tell you i'm only here because this is where my boyfriend and my Capoeira group is. I'm origionally from Birmingham which isn't that great either. My boyf..."

I know how that goes. : ) Portland is a cool place to visit for sure. I've applied for grad school in NY and I'll be sad to leave here, even if it is only for 18 months. : (

The only other place I'd really see myself living is maybe Edinburgh. I really like it there, but I think I'd still eventually miss the laid back and super earth friendly Portland vibe.

Edinburgh Scotland right? Thats a really nice place. I have family in Glasgow so when i go visit i always go to Edinburgh for a day or 2. They have a great Capoeira group as well!!! It's so beautiful in the winter - really really cold but really beautiful.

i went to edinburgh on holidays once around about the time of the france v italy world cup final and got "attacked" by sum really excited italian fan n a store. it was quite funy. if you du ever go to visit der even you shoud go for the edinburgh dungeons. der da best of craic!!!!!! went wif my scout gtuops and it was immense.

Reema wrote: "Edinburgh Scotland right? Thats a really nice place. I have family in Glasgow so when i go visit i always go to Edinburgh for a day or 2. They have a great Capoeira group as well!!! It's so beautif..."

Yeah, Edinburgh Scotland. My husband goes for work, so we've been there quite often. The weather is very Oregon-like, which is perfect for me! I like that a short drive will have you out of the city and into the country. With as sprawled out as the US is, that isn't a common thing, especially in a bigger city.

ugh i could never live in the town and a citys even worse !!!!!!!!!!!! :O:O:O:O:O:O:O:O its far tooo crowded, give me sheep and grass any day although i got attacked by a lamb one day. der not nice at all !!!!!!!!!!!!

Will make sure i visit there next time i go. I really like the castle and the gardens.