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Interview with Adam Rex!

First of all, time to announce the winner of May ARC Giveaway #3 -- Congratulations, Dana W.! Your books are already on their way to you.

As you guys remember, one of the books in May ARC Giveaway #2 was FAT VAMPIRE by Adam Rex, who kindly stopped by to answer a few questions about vampirism, the perils of being an exchange student and the coolest musical instrument in the world (the theremin):


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CG: First, tell us about FAT VAMPIRE. It sounds like a fun twist on the usual vampire legends.

A...

Interview with Aprilynne Pike!

One of the books from the previous ARC giveaway was SPELLS, the second book in the WINGS series from Aprilynne Pike. She's taken time out of her crazy-busy touring schedule to answer a few questions about her inspiration, love triangles and parents in YA fiction. Interested? Read on ...


CG: Aprilynne, tell us what we can expect to see in SPELLS!

AP: In SPELLS Laurel is summoned to the Academy of Avalon to learn how to be a Fall faerie. While she is in Avalon, we get to see more of Tamani a...

May ARC giveaway #3!!

Hello all! I hope to have more interviews to bring you shortly, but right now I only have more ARC giveaway goodness -- I trust you guys don't mind.

First of all, congrats to the winner of May ARC giveaway #2, Andye E! She'll be receiving copies of FAT VAMPIRE, SPELLS and SAVING SKY.

Now, for May ARC giveaway #3: I've got two awesome ARCs, Z by Michael Thomas Ford, which is about a world in which a zombie threat is supposed to have been defeated long ago, but returns to haunt the players...

Interview with J.T. Dutton, another ARC giveaway, and reminder: I'm coming to Ohio TOMORROW!

First of all, congrats to the winner of May ARC Giveaway #1: Way to go, Shalayna W.! She'll be receiving copies of WAYFARER by R.J. Anderson, EARLY TO DEATH, EARLY TO RISE by Kim Harrison and STRANDED by J.T. Dutton.

Speaking of the fabulous J.T. Dutton, she was kind enough to talk with me about her writing process, STRANDED and dancing in her snowboots in Alaska. Take a peek!


CG: What particular moment or scene inspired you to write this story? Was it something about an abandoned baby on ...

Do the Write Thing for Nashville -- Let's have lunch!

Just wanted to announce that I'm taking part in the awesome Do the Write Thing, in which several authors, agents and bloggers are chipping in for a charity auction to benefit flood victims in Nashville, TN. Check out the details here:

http://dothewritethingfornashville.blogspot.com/2010/05/lunch-surprise.html

Basically, if you're the winner, I'll fly to the nearest big city in the US or Canada to have lunch or dinner with you and up to three people you choose. (Which means a few people can g...

May and June tour dates, plus ARC giveaway and interview with RJ Anderson!

Hello everyone! We're just one week away from my May tour dates in Ohio, so this seemed like a good time to remind you guys about exactly where and when you can come talk about the books/get your copies signed/etc. in the next two months.

MAY

Tuesday, May 18, 7 p.m.: Joseph-Beth, 2692 Madison Rd., Cincinnati, OH

Wednesday, May 19, 7 p.m.: Books & Co., At the Greene, 4453 Walnut St., Beavercreek, OH

At both events, I'll be appearing with the fabulous Ellen Schreiber of VAMPIRE KISSES fame, so ho...

Questions and answers!

OK, fun fact: There are limits to the number of times you can tweet in a day, and you guys asked so many questions at today's chat that WE BROKE TWITTER. But I wanted to answer as many as I could, so I'm putting the rest of the questions I got (and their answers, obviously) in this post.

First of all, for those of you who weren't able to be with us on Twitter earlier, a link to what I got to answer in the chat itself: a transcript!

NOTE: Both parts of the chat inevitably contain some spoi...

Glee and Vampire Diaries = two great tastes that go great together

I wanted to let you guys know about two very fun projects I'm taking part in this fall, both essays I'll be writing for BenBella collections about a couple of my favorite shows. First, I'll look at the complicated Civil War history in the TV show (as opposed to the completely different but equally complicated history in the books) of "The Vampire Diaries" in the anthology A VISITOR'S GUIDE TO MYSTIC FALLS, which you'll be able to buy in October. Then, I'll be writing about all the baby-dadd...

Announcing the winner of HOURGLASS Contest #6, plus Q&A time!

It's time to announce the winner of HOURGLASS Contest #6 -- in which you guys told me your favorite scenes from HOURGLASS, and the victor (chosen at random) gets to name a character in an upcoming book. Before I do, though, let me clarify; some people who won't be able to read the book until later were unhappy that they wouldn't get to take part. But I plan to do this again later this year (maybe the top of fall?), so that pretty much everybody can join in that time. So hopefully nobody wi...

Reminder about tonight's signing, plus a Very Important Announcement

First of all, I wanted to remind everyone about tonight's reading/signing in Illinois -- I hope to see plenty of you there!

April 1 @ 7 pm
Borders
1 N. LaGrange Rd.
LaGrange, IL

Second, it's time for me to make an important announcement, one I've been mulling over for some time. As I complete my final-final edits on AFTERLIFE, the fourth book in the EVERNIGHT series, I've had to ask myself where I want to go from here, and what's most important to me. And that's why I've made the decision to put...