debut – THE COOKIE JAR

19
Jan
2021

One Week

categories: Adorkable, debut, doing what you love, Goodreads, Romance, self-publishing, Wallflower, YA

Just one week until the cover reveal of WALLFLOWER!!! Hooray!

Okay, I know I’ve said it already, but…I’m so excited to share this cover (and story) with you and see what you think :)!

The time leading up to a book release is always super exciting. I just want to give Viola & Dare every chance possible to reach readers–and hopefully, crossing my fingers so hard, people will love them as much as I do <3.

Another exciting thing is happening as well!

As of now, ADORKABLE is 12 ratings away from 10,000 on Goodreads! Eep!!!

Isn’t that cool?

I love math and numbers, so for me, it definitely is ha!

Never in a million years would I have thought one of my books would reach that many people. It’s like a little miracle. I don’t have a big family or many friends (though the ones I do have are THE BEST). I’m not good at networking (*see: I suck at networking). I’m an introvert-perfectionist who struggles with putting my work out there. Even my doubts have doubts lol.

Despite all this, ADORKABLE is still being read. It’s crazy–and I’m so very thankful that people are actually finding my books!

I’ve had a hard time writing recently. My mind has felt so mushy/muddled with everything going on in the world. I know I’m not the only one, and I hope it gets better. Little miracles happen all the time. Maybe one is just around the corner for all of us. If you need a little inspiration, here’s a poem by Emily Dickinson that I thought about today, particularly the first stanza :).

Stay safe and hopeful, everyone!

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman

09
Jun
2020

ADORKABLE #passthebookchallenge

categories: #passthebookchallenge, Adorkable, debut, doing what you love, Entangled Publishing, fun, Romance, YA

Hi everyone!

So, this has to be one of the coolest things I have ever done. And it was made possible by all of the wonderful people in this video! <3

If you need a little brightness added to your day, check out our ADORKABLE #passthebookchallenge! Featuring some awesome people who I have so much love for! So thankful!

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CBN9bMng4SY/?igshid=jhmmfzgirr3u

You can also find the video on Facebook here–because of course, I’m sharing it everywhere lol! 🙂

And you can still find the paperback at Target and Barnes & Noble, yayyy!

If you’ve followed me on this publishing journey, from ADORKABLE and beyond, you know that I believe the world has too many tragedies and not enough happy endings. That is why I strive to give all of my characters happily-ever-afters, and why I try to spread at least a little happy where possible.

I’ve included this on all of my posts so far because it’s true:

Wherever you are, whatever you are going through, I hope this brings you some happiness!

Stay safe and well, bookworms!

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman

17
Oct
2019

ADORKABLE Book Mail!!!

categories: Adorkable, cover love, debut, doing what you love, Entangled Publishing, nice surprise, Romance, YA

Hi bookish peeps!

I have an amazing/awesome surprise to share with all of you :-D. It came in a box on Tuesday, totally unexpected, and I was going to try to do a video, but I chickened out lol.

So you get pictures instead, ha!

Entangled sent me copies of the new print version of ADORKABLE, and they are SO gorgeous!!!!! *_*

Take a look!

Inside the box…

Outside the box…

The beautiful spine…

More ADORKABLE spines….

…and me & Sally swooning over Becks! <333

Full disclosure: Way too many pics were taken, but I regret nothing LOL!

Thank you so much to the awesome people at Entangled for sending these! It was such a wonderful surprise! And thank you to all of my awesome readers for your support of Sally & Becks’s story!

I hope you’ll check out ADORKABLE in print this December—less than 2 months away, ahhh! Hope you’re all doing well!

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman

06
Aug
2019

Big Book News

categories: Adorkable, debut, Entangled Publishing, Romance, writing, YA

Okay, I’ve been hinting at this for a while, but…

I have some big book news about ADORKABLE!!!

And I’m finally ready to share :). It’s a hard thing, knowing when to share news, because I’m always afraid the good things will fall through. What a way to live right lol? But it’s time to get over it, and be brave.

Plus, if you’re reading this, you’re probably one of my awesome readers/biggest supporters, and who better to share fantastic book news with than you, right?

So, here it is: ADORKABLE will be coming to print in December of this year and is being published by Entangled Publishing!!! Not only that, but there will be a new cover, and I wrote new exclusive bonus content for the new edition (which I love *sigh*)! <3

It all still kind of feels like a dream.

While I was in Ireland last year, I received a message from Liz from Entangled, saying she’d read and loved ADORKABLE and was interested in the print rights. Honestly? I was surprised, elated…and absolutely terrified.

The fear came because 1) I worried that this was all some big joke/mistake. Great things like this just don’t happen to me.

And 2) ADORKABLE is my debut, my first book baby, and I love, love, love that book and was so scared to make the wrong decision.

It’s no secret that I’ve always struggled with marketing. Though the ebook soared–and it really did, you guys. Despite my not knowing how to market/sell the book, it sold itself. There was some kind of magic in that little YA romance–I always wondered what the paperback could do if it was in the hands of a great publisher, how far it could go if it was available in stores.

Entangled Publishing is one of the biggest names in romance. I think anyone who writes or reads the genre knows that name lol! It was crazy to think about them having any interest in my little YA romance.

But they did, and they have a love and vision for the book.

Sally & Becks’s story is in good hands, and I couldn’t be more thankful for that! I’m still scared, terrified really, that something will go wrong, or I’ll wake up to find it was all a dream.

But I’m looking forward to seeing ADORKABLE on bookstore shelves this winter. I’m hoping Sally & Becks will reach even more readers who will love their story. And I’m looking forward to continuing this wonderful publishing adventure with a publisher who I know and respect!

I hope you are all doing well and reading awesome books! Look out for the print version of ADORKABLE in December 2019!!! <3

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman

P.S. Thank you so much, Michelle, for letting me know about the ADORKABLE audiobook in your state public library in Australia!!! That’s so awesome & I greatly appreciated your message! 🙂

P.P.S. Honestly, the Ireland connection helped with my decision as well. I always feel closer to my Aunt Pat when I’m there. It’s one of the reasons I love the country so much. I hope she would be proud, and I know she would be first in line to buy a copy of the print version of ADORKABLE <333.

23
May
2019

The Most ADORKABLE Deal Ever!

categories: Adorkable, Amazon, debut, Kindle Countdown Deal, promotion, Romance, YA

That’s right, you guys :).

ADORKABLE, my debut YA romance, is now available for just $0.99!!!

This is a limited time deal, bookworms, that will run from May 23 at 8:00 am PDT until May 28 at 8:00 am PDT on Amazon (May 24 until May 28 on Amazon UK).

If you love YA romance, fake boyfriends, best friends and geeking out, ADORKABLE is the book for you! What are you waiting for? Treat yourself, and take advantage of this awesome deal!

Sally & Becks’s story is still so special to me, and I hope you enjoy it! <3

If you’ve already read, please help me spread the word and share this with your bookish friends! I’d truly appreciate it!

I love finding new readers. It’s one of my favorite things about running Kindle Countdown Deals–and this will be the last one for this particular book for a while.

Speaking of which, I have an announcement coming up about ADORKABLE, so please be on the lookout for that. I’ve been holding onto it for a while, not posting, and though I’m still scared that I’ll somehow jinx it, I’d like to share the good news with you. (If you follow me on Twitter, you may have already heard :))

In other bookish news: I’m thrilled with how The Good Girl’s Guide to Being Bad has been doing! <3 Sadie & Colton are out there, dancing into readers’ hearts, and I couldn’t be more grateful! More posts about them coming soon! I have a giveaway coming up for NINJA GIRL that I hope you’ll love! And The Unbeliveable, Inconceivable, Unforeseeable Truth About Ethan Wilder was in the top 100 Teen & Young Adult Romantic Mystery ebooks last week! Yayyy!

I hope you’re all doing well and reading awesome books!

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman

23
Nov
2017

Happy Green Bean Casserole Day!

categories: Adorkable, debut, doing what you love, Goodreads, Romance, YA

Hi everyone! I hope you are having a very Happy Thanksgiving! My favorite thing about today is that it reminds me there is so much to be thankful for–and I think, like a lot of people, I forget this way too often. Family and friends, good health, food (especially green bean casserole, yum!), shelter, kind people with good hearts and bookshelves overflowing with amazing books. I also found this yesterday which made me pretty ecstatic :). ADORKABLE was one of the most read this week in sports romance books on Goodreads!!!

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Woohoo! So thankful for this and the fact that people are still reading my books. I’ve been writing this month–yay, yay, hooray!–and I’m thankful for that as well. My work in progress is a story I loved from the very beginning, and I’m falling more in love with the characters as I continue. Hopefully, I will have some book updates soon, but until then…

Happy Green Bean Casserole Day, everyone! 🙂

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman

13
Sep
2017

An Unexpected Kindness

categories: Adorkable, debut, doing what you love, fun, nice surprise, Ninja Girl, Romance, YA

Last week, I happened upon an unexpected kindness.

Seriously, I googled my author name (yes, I do that from time to time :)), and when I saw what came up? Oh man, my heart! It clenched; I literally sighed; my eyes got a little watery, and it was such a nice moment. The ladies over at Star-Crossed Book Blog are celebrating their 3 year blogiversary! Yayyy, go ladies! To celebrate, they’re doing a giveaway as well as posting about one of my favorite topics: Book boyfriends.

I love book boyfriends.

I think I’ve said this before, and it’s still totally true. Book boyfriends are *sigh* the best, and there so many amazing ones out there! I have a ton of much-loved BBFs on my shelves; you probably do, too, right? I don’t think I could pick a favorite (tbh, I probably could pick a few, but I wouldn’t want to upset all the other BBFs lol).

So anyway, the Star-Crossed ladies are doing posts about BBFs, and guess what?

They included Becks (twice!!) from ADORKABLE on their list of Kindest BBFs <3. You can see the post here!

Ugh, Becks is kind. He is thoughtful. He is smart and wonderful, and this was absolutely unexpected and so thoughtful. What they said about Becks/the quotes they included…I just loved everything about it. I felt so honored that they included Becks on their list, and I can say with certainty that Becks would have felt honored and loved it, too :).

Kindness matters. It really does. I always try to focus on the positive, but September is a hard month. And this was such a nice surprise. I don’t think it can be stated enough: I’m so thankful for my ADORKABLE and NINJA GIRL readers. You guys lift me up, and I truly hope my stories do the same for you <3.

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman

28
Aug
2017

I <3 HUNGARY!!!

categories: Adorkable, debut, doing what you love, fun, Kamuzasok Kavarasok, Romance, YA

So first of all, here is my ADORKABLE shelfie :).

adorkable shelfie

Not sure if I’ve mentioned it, but in addition to YA romance, I am a BIG fan of YA fantasy–obviously lol. You’ll also notice the Slytherins outnumber the Gryffindors in this picture *gasp*. (Although I’m pretty sure Captain America would be a Gryffindor.) And next to those guys, I have my book babies, Kamuzások, kavarások and ADORKABLE <3. Four copies of ADORKABLE–one for each of the places the book is sold–and one copy of my beloved Hungarian debut! Speaking of which…

hungary

To all of the LOL readers who posted their shelfies: Imádom, imádom, imádom!!! <333333 I just loved looking at all of your beautiful book pics–and seeing that you’re #TeamBecks ;). Tija, I feel like you are my bookish fairy godmother or something, and I am so so grateful to you! I might get this wrong, but…köszönöm! Köszönöm szépen! You all rock and so do your awesome bookshelves :).

Thank you for making my week, and I hope you have a great one, too!

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman

03
Aug
2017

5000+ ADORKABLE Readers!!!

categories: Adorkable, debut, doing what you love, Goodreads, Ninja Girl, self-publishing, YA

This post could’ve also been called: OMG, when did that happen?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

But I figured it was too many question marks :). As you can see, book baby #1 finally did it. ADORKABLE reached 5000+ readers on Goodreads! When I first started this journey into self-publishing, I honestly never thought this would happen. I mean, I thought I’d be lucky to have five to 10 readers let alone this many. I am truly floored and humbled by how many people have read ADORKABLE, and I cannot thank you all enough for the support. Sally and Becks are out there, making their way into people’s hearts, and I am so grateful for that.

On a side note, book baby #2 isn’t doing too shabby either. 500+ people have read and rated NINJA GIRL on Goodreads which is crazy amazing. Also, I noticed a little while ago that, although the book is actually rated 4.8 stars on Amazon (which is fan-freaking-tastic), it looks like 5 stars on the site. Definitely not complaining about that lol!

To thank you awesome ADORKABLE and NINJA GIRL readers…it’s time for a giveaway!!!

There are several ways to enter, and the giveaway will run until August 31, 2017. One winner will be randomly chosen, and the prize is a $25 Amazon Gift Card. You can enter using the rafflecopter below!

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Once more with feeling: THANK YOU SO MUCH, readers! Thank you for reading the book in the first place. Thank you for recommending it to your friends. Thank you for being the adorkable ninja girl and guy bookworms that you are! ADORKABLE and NINJA GIRL readers really are the best, and I appreciate you more than I can say <3.

I hope you have a wonderful week, and good luck!

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman

10
Mar
2017

Hello Hungary!

categories: Adorkable, debut, doing what you love, Kamuzasok Kavarasok, Release Day, Romance, YA

Kamuzások, kavarások (the Hungarian version of ADORKABLE) is here!!! A few days ago, LOL posted some pictures of the book being made, and I just saw this beauty–which of course made my day. Sally and Becks are making their debut in Hungary, and I am so excited!

Sigh…imádom <3 <3 <3 (which means “I love it” in Hungarian; thank you, Tija, for teaching me that one :))

Honestly, I still have trouble believing that a physical, translated copy of my book is going to be available in another country. So cool and amazing, I can’t even! In honor of the Hungarian version’s book birthday, here is a song I love for a book I love <3.

I may be “miles from Budapest,” but I hope Hungary welcomes you with open arms, little book!!! Have a great week, everyone!

Happy reading,

Cookie O’Gorman

Category: debut