This has been such an intense couple of days: six school visits, two big bookstore appearances, a zillion bookstore drop-ins and wonderful fannish encounters.
I don’t have words to say how incredible everyone has been, plus it’s really late at night and I have to get up tomorrow to be driven to Wisconsin. So how about some pictures?
Here’s some amazing fan art that was presented to me by the member of Midnighters Board. Check out the text on these Peeps-alicious treats.
An awesome window display:
Also, the folks over at FanLib have started a Extras fanfic contest. The winner gets an Aya-skinned PS3!
Now I must SLEEP. See you tomorrow, Mequon and Cedarburg!
October 4th, 2007 17:39
squeeeeeeeeeeeeee
my boyfriend says i have to stop screaming into the phone.
but i can’t help it,
i’m just so excited!
can’t wait till tuesday till you come to San Francisco!
woohoo!
okay thats enough “fan girl”ness
October 4th, 2007 18:51
wow, that is one icy book display…. I WANT IT!!!! :p
October 4th, 2007 18:54
wow, that is one icy book display…. I WANT IT!!!!
My friend and I had been waiting so long for Extras to come out. We practicaly blew out our other friends ear drums from yelling 
Love ur Uglies SERIES Scott.
October 4th, 2007 20:57
Now we just have to hope that some adventurous representative of the Marshmallow Peeps company is monitoring this blog…
October 4th, 2007 22:00
whoa, love the peep peeps.
and the huge pile of westerfeld-ness. i have one much like it. it is called my bookcase.
and so much aya on one small machine.
i loved extras!!! it was awesome!!!
but refraining from spoilers here…
*moves back to spoiler thread quietly*
October 4th, 2007 22:46
No scott U RULE!!!!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!! for coming to naperville and signing my book. u were very funny and i had a TON of fun. YOU ARE SO COOL!!!!!! THANK U THANK U THANK U THANK U THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!
*Now back to reading Extras!*
October 4th, 2007 23:05
Oh…. I CAN’T WAIT to read Extras today.
I just had to finish the other book I was reading and NOW I AM DONE
YAY !!!
October 5th, 2007 00:34
love the parasite peeps! thats so funny! but what i really love is that book display. especially how its all scott westerfeld books with the exception of the one magic or madness book in the corner, that is so great! haha! but yeah, have fun scott, i wish you good luck!
October 5th, 2007 01:01
I love the peeps Marshmallows… Bubbly.
Same for the book display.
But guess what? I’m going to be a Special for halloween!!!!!!!!! I’m pulling my hair up into an uber-tight ponytail, black contacts, a skintenna coming from my ear, cuff-type bangles for crash bracelets, flash tattoos (mot the real thing, obviously), a cardboard hoverboard, and an icy black specials getup (which I have yet to accquire). Plus I’m dripping red food coloring on my wrist and wrapping it in gauze.
October 5th, 2007 01:07
I DONT GET THE BOOK TIL FRIDAY! UUUUHHHGGGG!
LOVE the gigantic pile of books! i cant find the secont and thrd Midnighters anywhere!see ya next thrsday!
Elise-wa…like EVERYbodys being a SPECIAL now thanx to me! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! but me and Bri-la found that the contacts cost like $100!
-Lizzy-wa OUT!
October 5th, 2007 02:43
Well, Lizzy, I won’t be getting Extras until the ninth, thanks to Amazon.
FORGET YOU, AMAZON.
At any rate, Scott, I’ll be seeing you tonight! Can’t wait!
What exactly do we have to DO for said Aya PS3 contest??
October 5th, 2007 04:30
you were so nice on tuesday! It twas the best birthday ever! I met you and Justine! My friends are so jelous that I got my book signed by you! Thanks for choosing a town near me to come on the release date. Thank you !
October 5th, 2007 05:38
It was awesome but sad there were 37 people at the signing in skokie poor Scott-sensei probably felt so face missing!Too bad that we all have to wait for the next book for him to go on tour again. : (
October 5th, 2007 05:39
WOW!!! That’s amazing…especially that book display. I love it!
October 5th, 2007 05:55
Wow! Those are some AWESOME Peeps! TOo bad that they aren’t vegetarian- or are they? I don’t actually enjoy Peeps, so I’ve never read the ingredients, but those would be fun to have!
Were they made because of the book “Peeps,” or is it some horribly coincidental coincidence? Or are they just some, I dunno, photomanip? I see the cocoa cats on the site, and they don’t look the same, but anyone with computer skills THAT amazing should be famous- it looks real! Anyone care to explain?
Intensegreeneyes- 37 people isn’t too bad! At the national book festival a couple years ago, the author of the Bartimaus (sp) books only had ten people show up, and half of them had just been sitting in the same tent all day!
October 5th, 2007 06:14
To double post…Is the package created with, like, waxed paper or something? This is hurting my brain trying to guess, but that’s my only idea so far.
October 5th, 2007 06:43
SWEEEEEEEEEETT!! I want to win one of those!!
Kadie-Wa
October 5th, 2007 07:14
Wow! That’s an awesome book display. The Aya-skinned PS3 looks sweet!
October 5th, 2007 07:42
I love the book display and the Aya PS3 its so fawesome!!
October 5th, 2007 07:50
Wow. A chance to win a PS3 is cool enough. But with a EXTRAS skin!?! That’s amazing! Worth spending time writing a fan fiction to begin with!
October 5th, 2007 08:18
wows! the ps3 skin is AMAZING!!!!!!!!! *goes to enter contest*
October 5th, 2007 08:24
2 bad i cant eat PEEPS (im a vegetarian)
and for people who might ask there not vegetarian because marshmallows have gelatin in them
which is made out of cow and pig fat
I wish i could be a Special for Halloween, but im not going anywhere
i might have a photo though(if i have the time)
luv all scott fans
Peace
October 5th, 2007 08:49
oooh, kewl book display!!! EXTRAS… JUST… OUT… OF… MY… REACH!!! NOOOOO!!! It’s just a PICTURE!!! *sob* lol.
hehe funny fanart!!! very fool! ^_^
ummmm… how is Aya’s name pronounced? Aya Fuse? it’s Japanese, right? so it’s pronounced “ah-yah fooh-seh?” i dont want to pronounce it wrong.
October 5th, 2007 09:27
gotta get extras! was gonna get it the first day it came out but i was 2 busy….
October 5th, 2007 09:38
awesome! I think Ive spotted a few of Justine’s boks hidden among the mounds and mounds of your books.
have fun in wisconsin, if thats the correct way of putting it
October 5th, 2007 10:53
wow! AWESOME display window
October 5th, 2007 11:15
Holy Cow!!! thats a bunch of scott!
(the books)
October 5th, 2007 11:16
oh wait i see a justine in there too!
October 5th, 2007 12:00
That PS3 contest is so cool! I’ve never written fan fics before, but I’ll be sure to give it a whirl. The details on the site are a bit vague, I’m not entirely sure what I’m supposed to do.
Bethany, the peeps box is fan made. The cover was scanned in and redone in photo paint, then printed out and taped on.
October 5th, 2007 14:05
That’s really cool, the peeps. I find that hilarious!
I’m one of those people you saw in wisconsin and forgot to ask you a question so here I go. I’ve noticed that Uglies is being turned into a movie, will you play an active part in making of the movie, like helping to pick out the cast, help design the backgroung etc..or are you not?
Please answer me!
October 5th, 2007 21:51
Nummy time!
I think I like the Australian Peeps cover more than the American one(s)…
That’s a hella lotta books though
But that PS3…*drools over keyboard*
XD
October 6th, 2007 02:41
Hey Guys whats up?? I havent talken in a while but GUESS WHAT??????????????????????????? I made my mom get me extras, Im not very far in it yet. Cause im a tard and thought it came out on the 16 hahahaha whatever. But seriously its very good i like it a lot
October 6th, 2007 02:46
Wow.
I’m thinking that book display would look fexcellent in my room.
I’m uber jealous of all bookstores right now…
*sigh*
October 6th, 2007 05:23
that peeps thing is great for all the nerdfighters.
October 6th, 2007 08:37
how did one of Justine’s books get in there? lol
October 6th, 2007 09:33
That’s an awesome book display! I wish u would come to where I live – That would be so cool.
October 6th, 2007 10:31
i agree with teh details of teh contest are vague but i think if i was reading it right teh sponsors are going to give the objectives out on october 12 the day it starts if im wrong someone tell me cuz im confused myself but i think that is what is happened
October 6th, 2007 11:51
Kailyx and kheidi-la:
Christine from FanLib here. Hi! Thanks for your feedback. We added a bit more detail about the contest at
ExtrasContest.FanLib.com
Right now, we want you all to discuss and vote for the scenario you want to read or write about at
http://www.fanlib.com/posts/list/1045.page
On Fri 10/12, we’ll let you know which scenario won, and that will become your writing mission!
Hope that helps. Feel free to post any other questions at
http://www.fanlib.com/posts/list/1043.page
October 7th, 2007 02:25
werewolves + darklings = TLF!!!!!
October 7th, 2007 03:04
k, so u have lots of bookstore stuff…could u PLEASE COME TO MASSACHUSSETS???????????
PLEASE????
-riderchild-wa
October 7th, 2007 05:01
That was a cool little game system thingy(forgot what it was called, im more of a compter person) I would totally get that if i wanted one of those. OMG, lightbulb, wat if they made covers for your phone!!!! OMG i would so buy one!! SCOTT, SCOTT, make cell phone covers!! YEAH! Any who, it wou;d be totally icy, but i wanted to say i think another ugles “trilogy” book would be so pretty-makeing. I am going to read the midnighters series i thibk its called. I love your boks so mucch so im sure ill like these but no matter what, Uglies,pretties,speacils,extras, and hopefully more, will always be my thing. (P.S. I love Zane and Frizz is cool 2, MANGA-HEAD)
October 7th, 2007 11:53
come on. they would be soooooooo awesome. just make it happen! plz! don’t make me write fanfic on you. and i won’t sue for the idea….if i’m in the 4th midnighters aknowledgment page. just kidding.
but think about it……on the full moon….at midnight…..return of dess/jess/jon/rex/melissa….but maybe with more new narrators…..and darkling werewolves….and more lore….and a cool werewolf symbol….and dude, it’d be a FOURTH MIDNIGHTERS. WITH WEREWOLVES.
October 7th, 2007 12:42
October 7th, 2007 16:59
I was so going to join this contest and give it a try to win that Aya skinned PS3(PS3 is cool but Aya skinned PS3 is even cooler!!) until I saw the rules saying “The following Contest is intended for viewing and participation in the United States only.”huh…bummer. There’s no way that I am a resident in United States. LOL. Guess that I have to make do with staring the that wonderful pic of the PS3. *sigh*
October 7th, 2007 17:05
Elise-Wa it’s so bubbly making that you are going to be a Special! In my country, we don’t quite celebrate Halloween here so I can’t imagine anyone knocking the doors doing trick or treat. Is it possible to post of pic of you wearing that costume?? :p
October 7th, 2007 18:37
Serafina-la…we should form a club. a CHASING MIDNIGHT WEREWOLVES club. HEY! that makes sense! cause its like CHASING MIDNIGHT, and MIDNIGHT WEREWOLVES, and MIDNIGHT WEREWOLVES are just like DARKLING WEREWOLVES, only different names! FOOL! and its like revolving around the werewolves. cause were chasing them, but the titles in there two! FOOL!
i am officially in the CHASING MIDNIGHT WEREWOLVES club. wanna be co-presidents with me Serafina-la? anybody else wanna join?
-Lizzy-wa OUT!
October 8th, 2007 09:00
omg, the ps3 looks AMAZING. and yes, im in the middle of reading extras. (perfect timing, im sick) so basically i’ve been sitting in bed this whole day (which is the 3 hour’s i’ve been up today) reading my head off because the book is just so addicting.
btw: i want that ps3. RIGHT NOW!!
god im demanding.
October 8th, 2007 11:49
DARKLING WEREWOLVES!!!!!!!!!!
October 12th, 2007 19:43
You sure know how to kick a story! Just thought you’d like to know that you may be a “young adults” writer, but you also have adult fans!! I stayed up all night to finish Extras- and then my daughter did the next night (we argued over who was reading first)! Leaving us kind of bubbleheaded….
Movies are icy- as long as you have author veto rights…they need to stay true to your vision, your world.
Have so much to say- love all the books- can’t wait for more. A trilogy of trilogies is probably the best idea I’ve seen written on your blogs-I can just see the feeds leading from that!
October 17th, 2007 06:54
COME TO ENGLAND!!!!!!!
I soo want to get you to sign my books. But i cant get to america. So you should come here!!!
I am actually obssessed with your books, ask any of my friends =P
COME TO ENGLAND!
Alisha-La xx
October 19th, 2007 06:34
heres a check, now write any sum of money on it that you want for that PS3. its just too awesome
November 30th, 2007 08:23
That window display is WICKED AWESOME. I’m not really feeling the Extra-talk vibe right now.. That’s kinda cool. I wonder if it’ll really happen.. Anyway, Yeah, i love the marshmallow peeps!!! and the book too. But you can EAT the marshmallow ones!!
YUMMYYYY. BTW, PS3 Aya-skinned? Wicked awesome. Write a 5th book please, i’m dying to know if Tally ever gets married. She deserves to. Especially to David, even though i’m still really sad about Zane-la. Shay-la is kind of, you know, controlly. Bossy, you might say. When that ping came, and it was from Tally, i felt like i had flash tattoos, and they were spinninninnng. But when i read the message, i thought ” That is so Tally-wa.” Wicked awesome, scott. Keep writing please. There are tons of kids who love your books, mega-tons of teens and mega-ton x3 young adults who love the series (i’m in the 2nd catagory) just like me. Even adults. My mom is reading it with me. 
Who knew?
POFN, Jo-la (u can call me Joanie-wa)
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