Nancy Holder's Blog, page 39

When Fans Make Videos

I was online the other day, looking at book trailers, and I came across a few YouTube videos that I wanted to share. It's so much fun to discover these fan made gems.

Possessions Review by Beautyisntskinkdeep

Rebecka Jones Reads Nancy Holders "We Have Always Lived in the Forest"

Nancy Holder Fan Video by Erin U*

*Disclaimer: Yes! This is my assistant. She makes fan videos set to music for fun and made this one for me as my Halloween present.

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Literacy Tea and Photo Contest Winner

I am so pleased to be invited to attend the Children's Books & Literacy Tea hosted by the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association. It should be a fantastic event!

Also, it's time to reveal the big winner for the Halloween photo contest countdown. Our  grand prize winner is Rachel Shaw. Let loose the confetti! Huzzah!

Posted below is Rachel's photo, which I love because if you look closely you can also see the tip of Resurrection along the bottom edge of the photo.

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Nancy Holder & Debbie Viguie Interviewed by Filmmaker/Writer Alison McMahan

Here is an interview that Debbie and I did recently with Alison McMahan. Filmmaker, writer, playwright - she does it all. Don't forget to  also check out Alison's bio because she's a fascinating person to know.

Here's a quick peek at the opening of the interview:
Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié, the authors of the tremendously successful WICKED SERIES of books, are doing it again with a new series about vampires taking over the Earth and those who fight them. The first installment in this s...

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Join PulseIt and Read Crusade for Free

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Happy Halloween!

October 31st is finally here, one of my favorite days of the year. Let the spookiness begin!
Happy Halloween to you all!

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Nancy Holder & Kiersten White at Mysterious Galaxy

You are invited to a fun filled, pre-Halloween event! Please join me and Kiersten White, author of Paranormalcy, on Friday, October 29th at Mysterious Galaxy. If you want to come in costume, that would be fantstic. I'll be wearing Halloween themed street clothes.
Date: Friday, October 29th
Time: 7:00-8:00 pm
Location: Mysterious Galaxy
7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Suite #302
San Diego, CA 92111


"Spend an otherworldly evening celebrating All Hallow's Eve a bit early on Friday, October...

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Interviewed by The Hate-Mongering Tart

Debbie Viguie and I were recently interviewed by YA blogger E. Kristin Anderson at The Hate-Mongering Tart, and the interview is now online.

Debbie and I had great fun with this interview since we were able to delve into some topics that we don't normally get to talk about. Come read the interview and be sure to enter the contest for a free copy of Crusade.


"Y'all, I'm really excited about today's interview. This team of writers is ridiculously prolific, and their most recent book...

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Mysterious Galaxy Appearance with Nancy Holder & Kiersten White

I'll be appearing with Kiersten White, author of Paranormalcy, at Mysterious Galaxy on Friday. Please come join us!

Date: Friday, October 29th
Time: 7:00-8:00 pm
Location: Mysterious Galaxy
7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Suite #302
San Diego, CA 92111

We look forward to seeing you there.

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Literary Escapism – Special Guest Blog Post "Did the Devil Make Him Do It?"

Nancy is the special guest blogger at Literary Escapism today. Be sure to check out her article on good, evil, and the multitude of gray spaces in between.


Did the Devil Make Him Do It? by Nancy Holder

"Am I thing worth saving? Am I righteous man?"
– Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, "Amends"

It's Halloween, when we celebrate the weird and unexplained. Since I write creepy fiction, people ask me all the time if I believe in ghosts. The very thought of phantoms wafting in t...

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Announcing the "All Hail Halloween" Contest Winners!

Thank you to everyone who entered. The entries we received were truly a lot of fun to read, but with all contests a winner (or three in this case) must be chosen. The top 3 Halloween true stories are listed below for your enjoyment.

[Note: all 3 authors retain their copyrights. No reproduction without giving them credit and with their permission, please!]

From Somer Partain:
The scariest thing that has ever happened to me at Halloween happened last year. I was walking past a cemetery nea...

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