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Hey you guys, the re-release of Torn is out today. I'm pretty excited about it, because Torn is an awesome book. For those of you that don't know, Torn is the second book in the Trylle Trilogy. The first book, Switched , is out now, and you should check it out if you haven't. Also, there's some new content on my website ( www.worldofamandahocking.com ), including this awesome new floor of the palace in Forening. You can check that out: here . For those of you that do know about it, you may have some questions about the re-release of Torn . Here are some of the questions you may have, and the answers to them: Wait. I thought Switched and the other Trylle books were already out. Are these new books in the series? No. Switched , Torn , and Ascend were previously self-published, but St. Martin's bought the English world rights to them in early 2011. I unpublished all three books in mid-2011. Since then, they've gone through an editing process and are being re-...

Dear High School Me: You were right about some things, but wrong about most of them, and you spent way too much time being melodramatic and obsessive. As an adult, you're still that way, but on a more functional level, and by the time you're in your fifties, you might be a normal person. I'm writing to you today because you spent most of high school assuming you would not out live Kurt Cobain. As of a few months ago, this was officially false, but since today is his birthday, I've decided to address it. I've also decided to address a few other things: You didn't die because that boy didn't like you. In fact, eventually, you did realize that boy was a HUGE loser and not worth of any of the emotions you wasted on him. He wasn't funny or attractive or that bright. But he was - most importantly - unavailable. This will become a recurring theme in your life. Being attracted to unavailable men so you don't ever actually have to get involved with them, and ...

I need to join some kind of Southland group. Because I'm crazy about that show, and nobody else I know is watching it. And last night's episode was stupendous. But when I say things like, "Oh my god, how amazing was Michael Cudlitz last night? John Cooper is the best!" or "Wow. Shawn Hatosy has been working out," nobody knows what I'm talking about. I also want to talk about the Ben Sherman story arc because I'm not sure how I feel about it. These are the things I want to talk about, but nobody wants to talk about them with me. Which makes me sad. In other news - the first four chapters of Torn , the second book in the Trylle Trilogy, is up now for you to read at the Trylle Series Facebook page. Here's the link to the page, if you want to like: https://www.facebook.com/amandahockingtrylle . And here's the link to read the chapters: here . Torn will be out in just under two weeks, which seems strange to me, but it's also exciting. I did ...

I like Valentine's Day. I don't understand why people hate it. Of the 27 years that I've been alive on this planet, I've had a boyfriend on exactly 2 Valentine's Days, and I still love it. Part of that may be because I live in Minnesota, and by the time February 14th rolls around, I'm sick of being cold and depressed and it's always dark and I look for an excuse to buy flowers and look at pink hearts. I'm also not adverse to rom-coms. I should confess that I rarely spend Valentine's alone, even though I don't have a boyfriend. And spending Valentine's with your friends is about ten billion times spending it with boyfriends. Friends are fun and silly and don't care that you want to go see This Means War almost entirely because you like looking at Tom Hardy and Chris Pine. Friends also don't judge if you eat a entire box of chocolate by yourself or if you put on sweatpants when you get home instead of a thong. (In fact, my friends prob...

This opinion is most likely not popular, but I really enjoy the song "Diet Mountain Dew" by Lana Del Rey. I also don't completely understand why people were so upset about her performance. Maybe it was because it was so over-hyped. I was in England, so I didn't get to see SNL that night, and my Twitter was blowing up with how terrible she was, and I was all, "What the crap?!" I finally saw it when I got back to the States, and I didn't get it. It wasn't the most exciting performance I'd ever seen, but her music sounded the way it does on her album. Also, I once saw Nirvana play on SNL, and Kurt Cobain was so high, he just lay on the stage and mumbled the words. I mean, it was grunge, so I guess that still counted as being pretty awesome. But the point was at least Lana Del Rey stood up when she sang. And she didn't seem to lip sync or tear up pictures of the Pope. So whatever. I also super loved SNL's response to it last Saturday, when Kr...

Hey, everyone! I just updated the FAQs section at the top of the blog, so before you ask a question, make sure you check it out. I also explain where you can get Wisdom for the Kindle. You may have noticed my absence on the blog. It's been almost a month since I last blogged, which is the longest I've gone without blogging in a very long time. Probably since I started the blog. The absence was partially because I was very, very busy. I was on a tour promoting Switched , and I spent a lot of time doing interviews. That was the other reason why there wasn't blogs. After spending all day talking about publishing and books, I found that I wasn't very interested in writing when I get done. Also, I think I just needed a bit of a break. I wasn't very active at all on the internet last week, rarely tweeting or going on Facebook. Sometimes it's good to unplug and relax. But anyway, I'm back! I'm refreshed, and I'm working on Lullaby , the sequel to Wake . ...