Jocelynn Drake's Blog: Announcements - Posts Tagged "appearances"

The countdown clock is winding down to the release of Dawnbreaker, which is slated to hit the shelves on Tuesday, September 29. I'm starting to make the rounds with interviews and contests. If you're interested in having me visit your blog, an interview, or just a contest to celebrate Dawnbreaker, please email me at JocelynnDOTdrakeATgmailDOTcom. I'm always up for a little fun.

And don't worry. There will be plenty of fun to be found here at this blog during the coming weeks.

In between writing and running errands, I am working on scheduling a series of appearances.

For a lot of fun, be sure to catch The Beyond radio show on http://www.authorsonair.com/ on Thursday, September 17 at 2pm EST. Kim Harrison, Vicki Pettersson, Melissa Marr, Jeaniene Frost, and myself will be discussing our novellas in the Unbound anthology. It's sure to be great fun and you don't want to miss out!

I will be doing a book signing on Saturday, October 3 at 2 PM EST at the Crestview Hills Towne Center Borders bookstore to celebrate the release of Dawnbreaker. I'll be signing books, giving away nifty swag, and probably telling secrets. Stop by and visit if you're in the Cincinnati area.

Borders
2785 Dixie Hwy, Crestview Hills, KY
(859) 331-8200
October 3, 2pm EST

I am in the process of lining up a second signing for early December at a bookstore in West Chester, Ohio. Nothing has been confirmed yet. I will post updates as soon as the signing has been confirmed.

Looking ahead to 2010:

I am planning to attend the Romantic Times convention in Columbus, OH from April 28 through May 2. I will be signing books and hanging out with many great writers. Come join the fun!

I am also considering attending the Romance Writers of America (RWA) National Conference in Nashville, TN from July 28 through July 31.

I am still looking around at the many other conferences that dot the landscape and I'm trying to line up at least one more. Some of the top contenders include ComicCon and DragonCon. If you have any suggestions, I would be happy to hear them.

The "To Do" list is growing to frightening proportions -- both things that need to be done around the house as well as writing-related items.  I've been working steadily recently so I'm not quite sure how things suddenly got so crazy.  I think it just happens that way regardless of my careful planning.

Things coming up:

Novella Release
"The Dead, the Damned, and the Forgotten" will be released next week on Tuesday, January 31.  It is an e-book novella that is a prequel to the series.  It is a re-release as the novella originally appeared in the Unbound anthology.  If you know someone who hasn't started the Dark Days series yet, this is a great way to get them introduced to the series.  The story runs about 100 pages (at least it does in my Word document) and costs only $0.99.
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Book Signing
The book signing event at the Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Crestview Hills, Kentucky is fast approaching (Thursday, February 9 at 7pm).  I have started practicing signing my name as well as gathering together my magnets.  These may be the last of the magnets I have for the Dark Days series before I turn my attention to promotional items for the new series.  I am also looking over a few things, trying to decide if I will read something from the new series.  In addition, I am planning to announce the date and title of the next novella release at the book signing.  I am hoping to announce the title of the first book in The Asylum Tales series.  We're going to have a lot of fun at the signing so you don't want to miss it.  I'll be answering questions about both the Dark Days series and tells little secrets about The Asylum Tales.

In the meantime, I'm working on...
1. Writing book 2 in The Asylum Tales series
2. Working on compiling a list of people who might be willing to read the first book for blurb purposes
3. Cleaning my office (it's gotten frightening even for me)
4. Working on notes for the website redesign
5. Starting to think about doing my taxes (this is a slow process and the first step is to convince myself to call my tax accountant)
Wish me luck and I hope to see you at the book signing!

It's a quiet day.

Well, quiet other than the bulldozer running next to my house, but you know what I mean.  It's just me and the computer as I push through the book, trying to decide which city to destroy and which person to kill and which to save. My main character Gage and I have been spending a lot of time staring at wall, thinking.  It seems that I've created quite a mess for him and we're both sitting around, thinking WTF?!?!  We'll find our way out of this dark wood, but it may take a little time.

While we're fumbling about, I've got a few reminders:

It is my understanding that today is the last day to pick up the Nightwalker e-book at its reduced price of $0.99.  Spread the word!  Tap your friend!  Tell a total stranger.  The world needs to be reading this book and what better way than to pick it up for less than a dollar.  Here are some links if you're interested:

Amazon
Barnes and Noble
iBooks
Kobo
Google e-books

In addition, there's a prequel novella that was released last week called "The Dead, the Damned, and the Forgotten."  It originally appeared in the Unbound anthology, but it is now available as a stand-alone e-book for only $0.99.  If you haven't read the anthology yet and need a little more Mira, this is a great way to get your fix!    The novella is a something of a murder mystery set roughly a month before the events of Nightwalker in Mira's home domain of Savannah.  A nightwalker has been murdered and Mira must quickly discover the identity of the killer before her domain descends into chaos.  The story was a lot of fun to write and gives readers a sneak peek at some of the characters that appear in the series in later books.  Her are some links if you're interested:

Amazon

Barnes and Noble

iBooks

Kobo

Google e-books

Also, regardless of whether you're just finding the series now or have been a fan from the beginning, you can always stop by The Dark Room discussion board to leave comments and questions.  I haunt the board several times a day and try to respond when I see a comment.  I will be posting information on the board at the end of the week about the new series that will be hitting shelves and e-readers later this year.  The discussion board is also a great place to chat with other fans of the series. 

And finally, don't forget that I'm doing a book signing and discussion at Joseph-Beth Booksellers on Thursday, February 9 from 7pm to 9pm.  We'll be talking about the Dark Days series and giving information on the new series as well.  In fact, I will be giving both the title and date of the release for the final Dark Days novella, featuring Mira and Valerio.  I don't currently have any other plans to travel this year, so this may be my only time out and about signing books.  If you're anywhere near the Cincinnati area, please stop by for the fun!

Now, I'm off to write my blog entry for Supernatural Underground, which will appear on the site tomorrow, Tuesday, February 7.  If you're not checking out this blog, it's a great place to keep up with some great urban fantasy/paranormal romance authors.