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September 2, 2014
Last Witch With No Name chapter today!
It must be September. I see school busses and hear mom’s taking that First Day of School picture. But my big news is that HarperCollins decided to release one more chapter, bringing us to chapter six today! The link won’t go live until noon, but come back then. I’ll FB it then, too.
If you missed the earlier chapters, they’re up right now.
The Event’s page is finally updated with correct times/stores, so give it a look if I’m coming near you.
Want to preorder? There’s still time, and it will help increase your chances of getting that first edition with Al’s blue butterflies at each chapter heading. The only place I can guarantee a blue butterfly, first-edition is by preordering from Nicola’s or the signed edition of B&N, but your chances are good if you get it in the first week from just about anywhere. It’s up to the store as to when they order their books, and I fully expect to see second edition at the end of the tour. So if you want to pre-order . . .
My button is active at Amazon
is also available, and if you go to the right page, they also havewhich I did earlier this year, each one hand lettered, not stamped or printed.
is also a first-edition option, and I can personalize these with a note if you pre-order and tell me who to sign it to in the comment section when you order. International is okay but email them for a quote at nicolasbooks@tds.net If you order before the 4th, your book will be signed and sent to hopefully reach you on release day. I will be going back after tour to sign anything later, but you’ll have to wait for your book at that point.
Also, Nicola’s won’t be giving out line numbers/tickets to Nicola’s big Last Hollows Tour blow out until next Tuesday, so don’t panic and wait until then. They aren’t set up right now, focusing on getting your books ready to go out. I can’t imagine we’ll get to the 300 cap.
The Event’s page is finally updated with correct times/stores, so give it a look if I’m coming near you.
August 29, 2014
Have a great Labor Day!
This week has been hectic, what with my usual weekly agenda, plus making 21 pages for the website for the tour photos, (Yep, I made that big beautiful website, and I still maintain it myself,) general maintenance on said website, getting out to Nicola’s for some pre-release signing (. It will have the blue butterflies as well,) finalizing the AMA I’ll be doing with Richard Kadrey on the 4th, (more on that later) going to the dentist (’cause I’m a real person, and I have to do that) brushing through and delivering a last Hollows short that will probably be released between the hard cover and mass market of The Witch With No Name, (Al’s POV, more on that later as well,) throwing together an impromptu tomato drive (because I don’t like ice water that much,) processing all those beautiful B&N end caps and getting them on the blog, and reminding everyone that the is guaranteed to be 1st edition with those blue butterflies because I’ve seen them.
Today, though, I’m doing what I want to do all day for the first time all week, and you know what that is? Writing. The day is mine, and I’m doing it.
See you on Tuesday.
Kim’s latest mini tree, and very precious.
August 28, 2014
Kim! What does that tomato mean?
Believe it or not, this is a tomato. It is also clear evidence that I chose wisely in focusing on words instead of drawing. But what, you might ask, is it doing on my blog and events page next to certain stores? Well, my publicist thought it would be nice to end the tour by asking everyone attending to donate a little something to the charity of my choice. And since I love food, my choice would be to the local food bank, but instead of a monetary donation, I like the idea of bringing a can of food. (Check the expiration date!) If there are tomatoes in that can, then that’s all the better!
If I’m going to do this for the last store, why not do it throughout the tour, and so far, after only 12 hours, I’ve gotten a great response from some of the hosting stores who have agreed to get the stocks to their local food bank. I expect more will be added as we get closer to the release date.
So if you’re coming out to see me, bring a can with you, or don’t. It’s very low pressure. That’s what I like about it. The events page has been updated to show the stores involved, and I think I have most of the changes to the schedule rubbed out now. Just as a reminder, the Dallas signing at B&N is open to the public. It’s just the tea on the following day that is ticketed.
Click to go to see tour cities/times
August 27, 2014
Yes, they are real now!
Remember those personalized pre-orders you’ve been making at Nicola’s Books? Well . . . the first of the books have been printed and boxed, and because I have this arrangement with Nicola’s, some have been shipped to my local store so I can sign them before I leave to go on tour. The goal is to have them in the post to reach you on the release date, but that means some extra attention on my and Pat’s part. The first 400 have been signed, but I’m going in again to get the next batch, so it’s not too late to get in on this. I can guarantee that these are first editions with Al’s blue butterfly on each of the chapter headings–cause I look at each one.
This is about 300 books, there’s another 100 off to the side waiting for envelopes. :-) Don’t they look beautiful?
To order from Nicola’s: International is okay, just email them for a shipping quote before ordering nicolasbooks@tds.net. (You have to tell them who you want it signed to when you order, or they will just send you a book.)
Click to order
If you are going to be going to the Hollows Good-bye event at Nicola’s the day before Halloween, don’t panic. We are capping it at 300, but you can arrange for your line ticket by phone. (number is at the event’s page) They will be starting to give tickets/reservations on the 9th, so please don’t call them right now. Pat is working hard on the books, and she can’t give out tickets yet, anyway. I don’t think we’re going to reach 300, so rest easy and give them a call when you can after the 9th of September, even if it’s as late as the night before. We’ve got some very cool things planned.
Also, I updated the tour page yesterday. There are a few new times, so check it out if you’re already planning on going to an event. [ event page ]
August 26, 2014
Barnes and Noble “bundle” for binge reading
There is binge watching, and there is binge reading, and whereas there are just too many titles now to actually, ya know, put them in one box with pretty artwork and a bow, Barnes and Noble does have them all in one spot for you. :-) This is a very RARE chance to find all the titles on the same shelf, and I don’t expect it to ever happen again. And the best part? You guys, the readers, have noticed!
If you spot one of these beautiful endcaps at your local store, snap a picture and drop it on my timeline at facebook, (which is the only place I am set up to receive pictures) and I’ll add it here.
KimHarrisonsHollows on FB
They are beautiful, every single one. Oh, and feel free to rearrange the books into their proper order. (grin)
Click to order signed, first edition, blue butterfly copy
And since we’re talking about B&N, the last time I checked, they still had signed first editions. It will be very easy this year to know if you have a first edition as they, and only they, will have Al’s blue butterfly at the chapter headings. Beautiful!
Beth’s endcap
Dawn’s end cap
Alexandria’s end cap
Barbara’s end cap
Liz’s end cap
Wayde’s end cap
Robert’s end cap
Jessie’s end cap
Cynthia’s end cap
Jason’s end cap
Charley’s end cap
Michelle’s end cap
August 25, 2014
Personalized Last Hollows Book
Isn’t this a sweet Little Free Library? I found it last weekend while up north on a fudge/carmelcorn run. It wasn’t exactly at Mackinaw, but close. :-) This was the first Little Free Library I’d ever seen in the wild, and it totally made my day. If you’re not familiar with the Little Free Libraries, they are home-grown structures where you leave a book, and take a book. I think they’re a fabulous idea, and this one was really nice.
Also, I’ll be going in to Nicola’s today to start signing those personalized pre-orders you’ve been arranging. You can get but if you want it signed to you with a personal note, you have to come to a signing, or order from Nicola’s. They are my local store, and this is the third year we’ve done this. International is okay, but email them for a shipping quote first at: nicolasbooks@tds.net
I’m going in today to sign them so as to help get these out to you on the book release date, and if you want to take advantage of it, you still can. I’ll be going in at least once more before I head out on tour, and then one more time when it’s all over to catch the stragglers, so it’s not too late.
And be sure to tell them who you want me to personalize it to in the comment box when you place your order.
Click to order
August 20, 2014
HumbleBundle book deal
I’m really excited to be able to bring this Harper “sale” to you. The details are below, but the gist of it is you decide what you want to pay for the bundle of books offered (which includes Dead Witch Walking and the Trouble on Reserve short) and then it’s yours. You can choose to contribute all or a portion of your payment to go to select charities. See below for the titles that your contribution can “unlock.” Sounds pretty cool to me. It’s also a nice way to get a hold of that Trouble on Reserve short. :-) So take a look. There’s a lot of cool books in there, including Jocelynn Drake’s Angel’s Ink.
August 19, 2014
By Grabthars, Hammer. What A Savings.
If you’ve been lurking on my blog the last few months, you might recall me griping about distributers trying to mandate the price of an electronic book instead of the publisher who actually, you know, creates it? That all books are not created equal any more than say, shoes, where we value individuality and creativity, and experience in shoe making, rewarding said creativity and style, and experience with a higher price tag. That that high price associated with a small fraction of ebooks is usually temporary, when demand is high, and that it drops when the demand begins to fall. By the way, this is nothing new. Hardcovers have always been more expensive, and if you watch, you’ll notice the price on them drops dramatically when the mass market comes out. E-books are slowly finding their price points, and they seem to be following this same pattern.
For example, just this month, The Undead Pool e-book price has dropped with the mass market coming out last week, and lo, the cost of Dead Witch Walking is at an unreal zero right now. Am I upset? Am I frothing at the lips because MY CREATIVE WORK IS BEING VALUED SO LOW? Heck no. The book has been out for ten years. I’d be uncomfortable if it were being sold at 14.99, or even 9.99. Free is okay for a little while because it’s helping to promote the last book, and so free, it is.
I have no idea how long Dead Witch Walking is going to be free for your Kindle or Nook, so if you want to update your library or gift it to a friend you’ve been trying to hook on the Hollows, now is a really good time.
Click to get Free Dead Witch Walking
Click to get free Dead Witch Walking
It’s also available on ibooks and Kobo.
Oh, and if you’re wondering about the post’s title? I love Galaxy Quest. It’s one of my stop-and-watch movies. Occasionally you can get Guy and Thing One and Thing Two on a roll, and they’ll recite entire passages.
August 14, 2014
So real I can touch it
Guess what dropped on my desk yesterday! The very first copy of THE WITCH WITH NO NAME, and is it ever beautiful. I’ve always said I’m a tactile person, (as in must touch, must touch!) and this one went all the way with raised print that bumps under your fingers in gold, and red and black. The inside has its own surprise with actual blue butterflies at every chapter beginning. Blue. Can you believe it? The book itself under the dust jacket is a bright cheery yellow, which I’ve never had before and which I think is interesting because I’ve been gravitating to gold/red this year in my garden and wardrobe. But I think what I like most beyond the color scheme is the balance on the cover. Rachel has power, (power that she didn’t have to change who she is to find) but the man on the cover has power as well. This works for me on all kinds of levels, and I don’t think I’ll ever have a book whose balance I appreciate more.
So I’m going to thank Diana Gill for this, because I know she is the one that fought for all the bells and whistles even though her name wasn’t on the note that came with the book. Thanks, Diana. It looks beautiful, and feels even better.
If you are interested in having blue butterflies on your copy, make sure you get a first edition. I’ve been told it’s only the first print run that will have them.
Places that have first editions:
Signed copy is first edition. Click to order.
Click to order
Also, tomorrow is the last day that Guy will be taking orders for the tour Ts. Just click the shirt to find out how to order.
August 11, 2014
New Witch With No Name chapter today!
Chapter five will be popping up today at noon, EST. But if you missed the earlier chapters, they are there right now.
Want to preorder?
My button is active at Amazon
is also available, and if you go to the right page, they also havewhich I did earlier this year, each one hand lettered, not stamped or printed.
is also an option, and I can personalize these with a note if you pre-order and tell me who to sign it to in the comment section when you order. International is okay but email them for a quote at nicolasbooks@tds.net
Also, if you are looking to get a tour t this year, you still have a few days to PayPal your order in. (Orders are closed for snail mail. We are sending in the final order to the printer this week, and there just isn’t enough time.) Response has been so great this year that Guy had to add an additional print run to cover it, so some of you should be getting your shirts this week. Let me know! [how to order]
And come back at noon today to get that chapter five!
