Kalayna Price's Blog, page 19

It's my birthday, I can hoop if I wanna

Well, today ends a year for me and begins another. Because my birthday is so close to the first of the year, there isn't much point doing a wrap up. Basically, if you've been following along, my highlights and accomplishments are the same as my New Year post, A year in review with, of course, the addition of TWICE DEAD's release, ONCE BITTEN topping Amazon's Fantasy List over the holidays, and Twice Dead hitting #2 on Fictionwise's Dark fantasy list. (okay, maybe quite a bit has happened in ...

TWICE DEAD is a Dark Fantasy Bestseller!

I have been behaving recently and not checking my sales rank on a regular basis, (okay, so 'behaving' actually means my deadlines are looming dangerously close and I haven't had time to cyber stalk my own sales) so when I received a message from my publisher letting me know Twice Dead had reached #2 on Fictionwise's  Bestselling Dark Fantasy list, I was taken completely by surprise. Wow, I totally hid the exciting information in the middle of that excessively long sentence. Let me try that ag...

Getting out is good but . . .

Recently I have spent far too much time locked in my office, escaping only for hooping related events. Now don't get me wrong, I love my office (and I love my ability to stay locked in it). And my office has everything I need. But sometimes having everything I need at my fingertips is exactly what I don't need. Sometimes I just need to change things up a bit.

Today was definitely one of those days (and tomorrow will likely be too).  It was time to shake off the gloom creeping over my shoulder...

Contest Winners!

The Random number generator has spoken, and winners for cool Twice Dead items have been drawn!

Congratulations to Pamela, Kailia Sage, and Rose Bassett!

All winners please email me at contests(AT)kalayna(DOT)com. As I only have one of each item, please rank the prizes by which you'd like to receive most. Also, please indicate the where you would like me to ship your prize.

Thank you everyone who entered! If you didn't win, feel free to email me at the same address and include the word "bookmark...

Look what came in the mail!

(If you haven't entered yet, there are still a couple hours left to get your name in the drawing for cool Twice Dead stuff. Check it out here!)


The hubbie and I went to an early movie for Valentines day, and when I came back, I had the coolest surprise waiting on my front step. I didn't even know FEDEX delivered on Sundays, but there it was. I have now held my second book in my hands. How very cool!

Happy Valentines Day everyone!-Kalayna Price

TWICE DEAD Available in Print on Amazon!

(If you haven't entered yet, there is still time to get your name in the drawing for cool Twice Dead stuff. Check it out here!)


Who said checking Amazon every couple hours wouldn't pay off (I mean, I wouldn't do that . . . )

If you've been waiting to order print copies of TWICE DEAD, it is now available at Amazon! I imagine the other major sites should have it up and listed soon, so stay tuned.




In completely unrelated news, I live in a place it never snows. Never. (okay, not never, but it fee...

Print books on their way!

(If you haven't entered yet, there is still time to get your name in the drawing for cool Twice Dead stuff. Check it out here!)

My editor at Bell Bridge Books let me know today that Twice Dead has been printed and my copies are on their way, so expect the print version to show up on the major sites any time now.

If anyone runs across a link, please feel free to let me know!

Happy Friday everyone!-Kalayna Price

TWICE DEAD Available on Kindle! and A CONTEST!

Well, the kindle version of books usually takes longer than the print version to become available, but in a strange turn of events, the kindle version for Twice Dead has shown up first. So, if you have a kindle, you can read Twice Dead HERE.

To celebrate the release, I'm running a week long contest here on the blog. Here is what I'll be giving away:

Three lucky winners will get your choice of one (1) of the following items. (I only have one of each available, so this will be a first picked, fir...

Why do Haven vamps have a pulse? Answering your questions.

A friend who recently read Once Bitten asked me about why Haven vamps have a pulse even though they don't breathe. I thought it was a great question, so I blogged about it over at The Magic District today. Interested in knowing? Check it out here!

One thing about writers, we love to talk about our books. (Unless you pin me down in public then I'll get all wide-eyed, check out the corners of the room, and tell you I write "about vampires and shapeshifters, and uh, stuff . . . " Yeah, I'm workin...

A month long party! And an extended excerpt.

February is finally here, which means TWICE DEAD will be hitting shelves and e-sellers soon. To celebrate, I'll be having a month long party here on the blog. There will be giveaways, free fiction, guest blogs, and more. Also, I'll be starting up a blog tour soon, so stay tuned to learn where on the web I'll in the coming weeks.

As many of you who have written me know, (thank you for all the emails,) I thought my release would be near the end of February, but I just found out today that Twice ...