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October 13, 2011
Ventura County Book & Author Fair
Hey Frans (Friend + Fan=fran), my next personal appearance will be in Camarillo at the Ventura County Book & Author Fair. The fair is on Saturday November 5th from 10am to 4pm. There will be seminars, author readings and books for sale. I will be participating in the seminar “Comedy Writing Mastering The Hardest Craft.” Some of you may not know this, but before I wrote YA paranormal with a humorous twist, I wrote TV sitcoms—Even Stevens, The Cosby Show and others. My panel is at 10am, among the first sessions of the day. Want to learn more about adding some genuine humor to your stories? This is the seminar for you.
The fair will be held in the Pleasant Valley Community Park Auditorium in Camarillo California.
I will also be in a booth some time later in the day, autographing books and bookmarks. If you're there, please stop by and say hi. For more info on the Ventura County Book & Author Fair visit their website http://www.vcbookandauthorfair.com/
Peace.
Boyfriend from Hell
The fair will be held in the Pleasant Valley Community Park Auditorium in Camarillo California.
I will also be in a booth some time later in the day, autographing books and bookmarks. If you're there, please stop by and say hi. For more info on the Ventura County Book & Author Fair visit their website http://www.vcbookandauthorfair.com/
Peace.
Boyfriend from Hell
October 6, 2011
Boyfriend From Hell ebook Is Now On Sale!!!
Hey everyone, I have some exciting news! In honor of Boyfriend From Hell being chosen ebook of the day in this coming Saturday’s Kindle Nation Daily, my publisher (White Whisker Books) has dropped the price to JUST 99c.
Yes, NINETY-NINE CENTS!
This super low price is effective immediately, but it’s for the weekend only. If you want to read Boyfriend From Hell as an ebook, now is the time to get it. It will go back up to its regular price on Monday.
You’ve seen all the great reviews the book has been getting. Now see what all the excitement is about for yourself for just 99c. Less than a dollar. Yowzah!
This is a special deal. Please take advantage of it. Thank you, Steve, at Kindle Nation for featuring my new book. And thank you, Chris, for lowering the price. I really appreciate what both of you have done. I’m sure the readers will appreciate it, too.
Peace
Yes, NINETY-NINE CENTS!
This super low price is effective immediately, but it’s for the weekend only. If you want to read Boyfriend From Hell as an ebook, now is the time to get it. It will go back up to its regular price on Monday.
You’ve seen all the great reviews the book has been getting. Now see what all the excitement is about for yourself for just 99c. Less than a dollar. Yowzah!
This is a special deal. Please take advantage of it. Thank you, Steve, at Kindle Nation for featuring my new book. And thank you, Chris, for lowering the price. I really appreciate what both of you have done. I’m sure the readers will appreciate it, too.
Peace
September 21, 2011
Orange County Children's Book Festival
Hey Frans (Friend + Fan=fran), Several of you have been asking about my next appearance. Well, it’s Sunday October 2nd at the Orange County Children’s Book Festival. The festival is being held at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa. I am honored to have been asked to participate. I will be in booth 26 from 1-4:30PM. I will be autographing Boyfriend From Hell for those of you who’d like to buy it.
Come out if you can. If you’re a yet to be published writer, here's a chance to soak up the atmosphere and get inspired by all the authors and books around. If you’re newly published, you can hang with your favorite children’s and YA authors—me included--and get tips on how to navigate the professional writing landscape. And if you’re a fan of books, trust me, this is the place to be.
If you stop by my booth and I will autograph a free, hot off the press, Boyfriend From Hell bookmark for you. I’d really like to meet some of my OC frans. Meeting you guys is what inspires me.
The Orange County Children’s Book Festival. Sunday October 2nd, Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa California, booth 26, from 1-4:30pm. Peace.
Come out if you can. If you’re a yet to be published writer, here's a chance to soak up the atmosphere and get inspired by all the authors and books around. If you’re newly published, you can hang with your favorite children’s and YA authors—me included--and get tips on how to navigate the professional writing landscape. And if you’re a fan of books, trust me, this is the place to be.
If you stop by my booth and I will autograph a free, hot off the press, Boyfriend From Hell bookmark for you. I’d really like to meet some of my OC frans. Meeting you guys is what inspires me.
The Orange County Children’s Book Festival. Sunday October 2nd, Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa California, booth 26, from 1-4:30pm. Peace.
September 13, 2011
Launch Party Recap
The Boyfriend From Hell launch party was Saturday night. We had a blast. Music, food, and of course, a reading from Boyfriend From Hell by me.
To view a recap of the awesome party and see a few photos, please go to E's Blog http://vanlowe.blogspot.com/
To view a recap of the awesome party and see a few photos, please go to E's Blog http://vanlowe.blogspot.com/
September 9, 2011
Launch Party
My Boyfriend From Hell launch party is tomorrow, Saturday September 10th. It’s being held at an awesome and quite large independent book store. Vroman’s in Pasadena. It will start at 4pm. There will be music, food, along with a reading and signing by me. And it’s all free. So, if you’re in Southern Cal tomorrow, and you’re not busy come out and meet some of your blogging friends, a few authors, and of course—me ;-)
August 16, 2011
Boyfriend From Hell Ebook Presale
Hi Everyone!
I wanted you to know my good friend Tatiana at Creative Force Group just did a total redesign of my website to more suit my personality, and to help promote my books. Please check it out, and then come back and leave a comment. I know you’re all going to love it. http://evanlowe.com/
Tatiana is an awesome person and her prices are reasonable. If you’re looking for awesome web design and your budget is tight, she’s your man… er wo-man.
Ebook Presale
My most exciting news is that my publisher is so excited about the prospects of Boyfriend From Hell that we are holding an ebook pre-sale. From now until August 31st the Kindle and Nook versions of the book will be just $2.99. On September 1st (when all the advertising starts) the book will return to it's original price. If you have a Kindle or Nook now is the perfect time to buy. Goodreads reviews so far have been quite positive. You can purchase on my website http://evanlowe.com. or you can go to B&N or Amazon.
Thanks for your support.
Peace
I wanted you to know my good friend Tatiana at Creative Force Group just did a total redesign of my website to more suit my personality, and to help promote my books. Please check it out, and then come back and leave a comment. I know you’re all going to love it. http://evanlowe.com/
Tatiana is an awesome person and her prices are reasonable. If you’re looking for awesome web design and your budget is tight, she’s your man… er wo-man.
Ebook Presale
My most exciting news is that my publisher is so excited about the prospects of Boyfriend From Hell that we are holding an ebook pre-sale. From now until August 31st the Kindle and Nook versions of the book will be just $2.99. On September 1st (when all the advertising starts) the book will return to it's original price. If you have a Kindle or Nook now is the perfect time to buy. Goodreads reviews so far have been quite positive. You can purchase on my website http://evanlowe.com. or you can go to B&N or Amazon.
Thanks for your support.
Peace
August 8, 2011
Bad Boy, Bad Boy, Whatcha Gonna Do?
In writing Boyfriend From Hell, I tried to deal with what a girl feels dating a bad boy. I created Guy Matson, the handsome, bad boy Megan is instantly attracted to. In truth, I have no idea what it feels like being a bad boy. Although when I was growing up I really, really, really wanted to be one. When I was fourteen I fell in love with a girl who had a thing for bad boys—the guys who ditched school, and drank, and made out with their girlfriends right on the school steps; the boys who didn’t seem to care if they got busted by a teacher or the cops.
One day I got up the nerve to walk Carolyn home from school. She only lived two blocks from school, so I could walk her home and still get home before my mother started a sweep of the neighborhood looking for me. My mom was a stickler for us getting home on time. But Carolyn didn’t know I had a three o’clock curfew. For all she knew, I didn’t have to be home—ever.
We walked, and she asked me if I’d ever been to a certain community center on Friday nights. They had dancing. I grew up in a tough neighborhood. The community center she spoke of was in the toughest part of the neighborhood. I did not walk down that street after dark.
“Dancing, huh? I love to dance.” I did like to dance. Of course, it was mostly at home alone in my mirror, or with my mother. But she didn’t need to know who my partner was. For all she knew, I was dancing the night away at wild parties every weekend.
“You should come,” she said.
“Will you be there?” This was the height of flirting for me. My palms were sweaty when I asked the question. What did you expect, George Clooney? I was a fourteen year-old who had to be in the house by three o’clock for chrissake.
“Yes,” she said. The way she said yes left no doubt in my mind, that if I swaggered into that community center looking like the Fonz, Carolyn would be mine.
Friday evening I announced I was going to the community center. Mom didn’t need to know which one. By the time I got there my heart was beating a mile a minute—partly because I was nervous about seeing Carolyn, and partly because I feared for my life. When I arrived outside, Carolyn was on the steps talking to a bad boy who had the youthful swagger of James Dean. He was very close to her, and she seemed to like the closeness. She looked up and saw me.
“Oh, hi, you came,” she said with a smile that was warm and inviting.
“Yeah. I come here sometimes, just to kick it, you know.” I said trying to sound like I had swagger as well.
That’s when I noticed the boy she standing with eyeing me like I was just the person he had been waiting to punch in the face. He whispered something in her ear, draped his arm around her shoulder. She laughed.
“See you inside,” she said.
I nodded and went inside. A short time later I slipped out the side door and went back home. I didn’t know if the boy was her boyfriend. But I knew I wasn’t a bad boy. I could never whisper seductively in her ear, or drape my arm around her shoulder without sweating out my undershirt. I was destined to be a nice guy. In retrospect, I realize there’s nothing wrong with that.
In Boyfriend From Hell, when Megan is flirting with the idea of being a bad girl she muses: You can’t be a bad girl, unless you actually do something bad. Megan couldn’t fake it, and neither could I.
One day I got up the nerve to walk Carolyn home from school. She only lived two blocks from school, so I could walk her home and still get home before my mother started a sweep of the neighborhood looking for me. My mom was a stickler for us getting home on time. But Carolyn didn’t know I had a three o’clock curfew. For all she knew, I didn’t have to be home—ever.
We walked, and she asked me if I’d ever been to a certain community center on Friday nights. They had dancing. I grew up in a tough neighborhood. The community center she spoke of was in the toughest part of the neighborhood. I did not walk down that street after dark.
“Dancing, huh? I love to dance.” I did like to dance. Of course, it was mostly at home alone in my mirror, or with my mother. But she didn’t need to know who my partner was. For all she knew, I was dancing the night away at wild parties every weekend.
“You should come,” she said.
“Will you be there?” This was the height of flirting for me. My palms were sweaty when I asked the question. What did you expect, George Clooney? I was a fourteen year-old who had to be in the house by three o’clock for chrissake.
“Yes,” she said. The way she said yes left no doubt in my mind, that if I swaggered into that community center looking like the Fonz, Carolyn would be mine.
Friday evening I announced I was going to the community center. Mom didn’t need to know which one. By the time I got there my heart was beating a mile a minute—partly because I was nervous about seeing Carolyn, and partly because I feared for my life. When I arrived outside, Carolyn was on the steps talking to a bad boy who had the youthful swagger of James Dean. He was very close to her, and she seemed to like the closeness. She looked up and saw me.
“Oh, hi, you came,” she said with a smile that was warm and inviting.
“Yeah. I come here sometimes, just to kick it, you know.” I said trying to sound like I had swagger as well.
That’s when I noticed the boy she standing with eyeing me like I was just the person he had been waiting to punch in the face. He whispered something in her ear, draped his arm around her shoulder. She laughed.
“See you inside,” she said.
I nodded and went inside. A short time later I slipped out the side door and went back home. I didn’t know if the boy was her boyfriend. But I knew I wasn’t a bad boy. I could never whisper seductively in her ear, or drape my arm around her shoulder without sweating out my undershirt. I was destined to be a nice guy. In retrospect, I realize there’s nothing wrong with that.
In Boyfriend From Hell, when Megan is flirting with the idea of being a bad girl she muses: You can’t be a bad girl, unless you actually do something bad. Megan couldn’t fake it, and neither could I.
