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October 27, 2014
halloween book trail
Happy Halloween! Welcome to my stop on the Halloween Book Trail:the Cemetery Trail!
Although I don’t usually have the time or talent to make elaborate costumes, I love the spirit ofHalloween; it’s an opportunity to become someone else for a night and collect free candy. If you go to a lot of conventions, you’re probably familiar with “cosplaying” — dressing up as a favorite character from fandom — so maybe the holiday doesn’t seem all that special. But it’s the one day in the year when almost...
October 23, 2014
free short story prequel to the silence of six
I have a new short story available for free on Wattpad: “SOS”, a prequel to my upcoming YA thriller, The Silence of Six! I hope that people who are curious about the novel will take a look at it, and if you’ve already read The Silence of Six, some cool stuff is there for you too :)
The Wattpad story also includes the entire first chapter of The Silence of Six, to introduce you to the mystery that sets the book’s eventsin motion. If you check it out, I hope you’ll leave some comments on the sit...
October 16, 2014
book trailer + win a free book
Last week, Adaptive Studios revealed their phenomenal book trailer for The Silence of Six via Christine Riccio’s book channel on YouTube! It’s incredible to seemy wordstranslated to the screen like this, and it turned out even more shocking and creepierthan I had imagined. But see for yourself:
Adaptive has more treats in store for you: another giveaway! This time they’re offering a bunch of free hardcoversof the completed book, which is out on November 5. (They even may be signed, if we can w...
October 4, 2014
massive book giveaway!
As I’ve mentioned, my wife and I are re-homing a large portion of our still sizable book collection. Last week we sent a large box of YA titles off to a high school in Brooklyn and sold what we could to Powell’s.Before we make the rounds of local libraries and bookstores, we’re offering the rest of this batch to anyone who wants them. All we are asking is for you to cover thecost of shipping and any packaging; in most cases, we’ll use USPS Flat Rate Priority Mailers, but if you want more than...
September 23, 2014
the silence of six giveaways!
I’m offering two signed ARCs (Advance Reading Copies) of my new YA novel, The Silence of Six, on Goodreads!
Goodreads Book Giveaway
The Silence of Six
by E.C. Myers
Giveaway ends October 07, 2014.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.
You also have until Friday, October 10 to enteranother ARC giveaway at YA Books Central.
Book reviewers can request an electronic copy at NetGalley.
So there are several ways to readThe Silence of Six before it releases on the Fifth of November. Good luck! A...
#weneeddiversebooks at naiba
I was honored to be invited to the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (NAIBA) Fantastic Fall Conference last weekend. They hosted their first ever #WeNeedDiverseBooks Reception, featuring 15 authors who are PoC and/or have written diverse books of all kinds. They also provided a highly visible table in the vendor room so booksellers and publishers could come find out about the campaign.
Back row (l to r): Robin Talley, Ryan Graudin, Ellen Oh. Front row (l to r): Justina Ireland,...
September 11, 2014
what is “the silence of six”?
Would you believe I’ve never had a proper cover reveal before? The covers for Fair Coinand Quantum Coinjust appeared on the internet one day without much fanfare,soI feltlike I had missed out ona fun milestone for authors. I love cover reveals for other books so much! I wanted one!
That’s whyI’m thrilled that the superb folks at YA Books Central have agreed to host the cover reveal for my next novel, The Silence of Six! Even though I’ve been staring at the cover artlovingly for a few weeks alr...
August 26, 2014
sherlock’s approach to research
Early this year, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts launched its interview series,In Conversation, with Benedict Cumberbatch. (Good choice!) Something he said about how he researches a new role struck a chordwith me:
[Research is] a security blanket. Not all of it — very little of it ends up on screen, often. And it’s just to take a little bit more possession of the extraordinariness of what I’m being asked to do. Because it’s so far removed from my experience. It just gets me a l...
August 23, 2014
see you at Dragon Con!
I’ll be at Dragon Con from Friday, Aug. 29 through Monday, Sept. 1! This is my busiest convention yet.My schedule is below, andif you’re using the mobile app to plan your weekend, I’m the onlyguestwith the last name Myers. Whenever I’m not participating on programming, chances are you can find me in the Pyr Books Booth, #424, 425 in the new exhibitor space adjacent to the Westin. Come say hi, get copies of Fair Coin and Quantum Coin signed, and pick up free bookmarks and a special Dragon Con...
August 22, 2014
shelf reflection
One of my least favorite sentences to hear is “We need to get rid of some books.”
I bet that made some of you twitch, too. When my wife said this to me recently, my immediate reaction was denial. What do you mean we have to get rid of books? They’re books! Unfortunately, the clear, simple logic of that argument is a bit too simple and oddly unconvincing, and while I may object to the necessity of the task, I’m not actually delusional. Not about this, anyway. As I looked around our apartment, e...
