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Additional Details

Hi everyone. First--thank you all for understanding the event cancellation I post yesterday, and for your well-wishes and prayers for my family. We all really appreciate it.



I am going to mail off some signed bookplates to the Charlottesville Barnes and Noble, and I'm hoping they get to the event in time--but just in case, you should be able to stop by the store the following week and pick some up. If you were travelling out of town for the event and can't stop by the store to pick up bookplates but one, drop me an email at authorbethrevis@gmail.com.



Thanks again for understanding, everyone. I'll be posting a new contest later today; I had already had it planned and set-up prior to my emergency, and I don't really see a reason not to post it now, especially as I'd like to conclude the contest before the book tour and want to give people time to enter.



Thanks again. And hug your loved ones.

Event Cancellation

Hi guys,



As you know, I'd been planning an (awesome) event with Victoria Schwab, Jodi Meadows, and Ellen Oh in Charlottesville, VA. However, I'm sad to say, due to a family emergency, I will not be able to attend. In the three years since I've started this writing gig, this is the first event I've had to cancel for a personal reason. I really hate letting everyone down, but I hope you understand that I have to be with my family right now.

Launch Party Pics

I make no qualms about it--I'm seriously one of the luckiest girls alive. I am so grateful to everyone who helped make the launch of SHADES OF EARTH a success (and yes, I am working on another giveaway to celebrate!)--including all of you.



I am also very grateful to the wonderful people who helped me with the launch party held on Tuesday. This year, I worked with the amazing Morganton Public Library and was lucky to have a bunch of writer friends with me, namely: Victoria Schwab, Alexandra Duncan, Megan Miranda, and Jessica Khoury (with a surprise appearance by Megan Shepherd!).





Obligatory serious pic.

The Morganton Library was the perfect host for us, and super awesome. Notice the purple tinsel stars in the background! And cupcakes! And purple punch! And so much more! This is all thanks to Margaret and Page, teen librarian extraordinaires, along with the library director Jim Wilson. Authors, if you're looking for a great place to do an event, you must give Morganton Library a chance.





I think we might be laughing about Alexandra's love of gourds. 

SO. MUCH. FUN. Seriously. Group events = the BEST.





Photo by Megan Shepherd





And special thanks to Lori Special, NC School Library and Media Specialist, for moderating the event! As always, she asked wonderful questions and kept us on our toes. Look how attentive we are! 





Photo by Megan Shepherd


And then after the panel of awesome, we had a signing! Which was always epically awesome as that meant I nabbed books by all these lovely authors for my very own (and/or for an upcoming giveaway, what-what!)


Photo by Megan Shepherd


But honestly? The best part was, by far, the kids! One of the reason we came to Morganton Library specifically was because Tyler (pictured below with his sister Shea) asked us to come back after the Ash to Nash tour. Nothing makes me want to do an event more than a reader who wants to see me. Hearing from Tyler is the biggest reason why we did the launch party in Morganton. Thank you!




Photo by Megan Shepherd

And there was this awesome girl, Mya, who is definitely going to be an author one day soon! Her enthusiasm was catching, and just so wonderful.







And look! In the background! There's Megan! :)

Of course, I was also super happy to share this wonderful day with my family, who has always been the most supportive.





The husband, my cousin William, and my parents :)

Thank you again, everyone who shared this day with me--in Morganton or not! I really, truly appreciate all your support and am so grateful to each and every one of you who've read my book! And just so we don't end on too sappy a note, here's what happens when the husband doesn't get the camera out of my face :)





I sometimes make this face at my computer when my manuscript isn't working like it should. 

LAUNCHING INTO SPACE

YOU GUYS MADE IT HAPPEN HOLY SHIZZ I LOVE YOU GUYS. 




CLICK HERE TO SEE ACROSS THE UNIVERSE LAUNCH INTO FLIPPING SPACE!!!!!!!





See that tiny dot in the left background?

That's the MOON.

The Release of Shades of Earth!

AHHH I CANNOT BELIEVE IT. This is weird. I've been meaning to write this post since I finished writing SHADES OF EARTH, but I kept putting it off. I think it's because I don't know what to say. I mean, I know what I want to say, but I don't think I have the words to say it. Does that make sense? I just. I don't have the words to describe what it means to me to have the trilogy out. To have you read it. To thank you for your support. To thank Penguin/Razorbill for their support, especially Ben and Gillian for the tireless rounds of edits and rewrites. To give virtual hugs and kisses to my agent, Merrilee Hiefetz, who is more amazing than I deserve. AHHH I NEED BETTER WORDS.






For realsies.




I'm still working on a few things behind the scenes for you, that I hope I get to reveal soon. I just want to say that those of you who pre-ordered the book...you're getting something soon. I mean, besides the book. :D




Here's a few updates of things that are happening around the interwebs to celebrate SHADES to tide you over until you get the next big reveal...




CONTESTS:



To help celebrate Victoria Schwab's release (THE ARCHIVED, next week!) I made a video for her MAKING HISTORY series. You can see it and find out what book changed my life FOREVVVVERRR by clicking here...and commenting will put you in the running for a SIGNED copy of SHADES OF EARTH.
Ex Libris Kate (who is awesome) is giving away a copy of SHADES OF EARTH (or a signed paperback of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE)--along with a bunch of NASA goodies!--here.
And The League of Extraordinary Writers is giving away a whole trilogy of the books--paperbacks of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, A MILLION SUNS, and an ARC of SHADES OF EARTH--all of which will be SIGNED--by entering here. Meanwhile, also check out their shiny new design and look!  


REVIEWS:

I don't often flood the blog with reviews--I figure if you want a review, you can easily find one, and I don't want anyone to think I'm playing favorites to any one reviewer. But I wanted to share this video review of SHADES OF EARTH with you because (a) it's pretty spoiler-free for people who've read the first two books, (b) the reviewer says my full name correctly, which is rare and awesome, (c) I named a character in the book after him. It pays to come to my signings. If your name is cool, I'm totally stealing it for the next novel :)






AHHH! So much happening! Again, THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. SO MUCH. I wish I could just grab you all into a huge group hug. That's what I want to do.

OMG SHADES OF EARTH IS COMING OUT TODAY

Local Events: NC & VA

Hi everyone!



Just one day! Just one day! And then SHADES OF EARTH is out! (And then also I will quit bringing it up constantly; I'm sorry I've been a bit of a broken record on this one.)



If you're in Western NC or thereabouts, you might be interested in reading this article in the McDowell News or this one in the Asheville Citizen Times about local signings and upcoming things and such.



And I do have some upcoming events for the launch celebrations:



Tuesday, January 15, 4-7pm: Book launch in Morganton Public Library!

Authors: Me, Victoria Schwab, Alexandra Duncan, Megan Miranda, Jessica Khoury

Details: We're going to start with a panel discussion and Q&A, then do a signing. GUYS. GUYS. The Morganton Library is going ALL OUT for this one. If you can feasibly make it, DO SO. They've got tasty snacks, and they're basically shutting down the library just for us to party. IT IS GOING TO BE AMAZING LIKE WHOA. Like, I can't even. This is going to be a HUGE party!!

Other stuff: There's a parking lot to the left of the library (it's for the church across the street, but you can park there on a weekday for free), as well as street parking and parking in the back.

My husband will be live-tweeting the event, so if you have any questions you'd like to ask at the launch and can't be in attendance in real life, follow me @bethrevis, and we'll try to answer online as well. 



Friday, January 25, 6pm: Event at Barnes & Noble in Charlottesville, VA

Authors: Me, Jodi Meadows, Victoria Schwab, and Ellen Oh

Details:  Ah! I love these girls! I have a feeling that Shenanigans WILL BE HAD. I hope to meet you there!

NOTE: In my newsletter, I accidentally listed the wrong time for this event. The above is the correct time. 



Saturday, February 2, 7pm: Event at Malaprops in Asheville, NC

Authors: Me, Victoria Schwab, Lenore Appelhans, and Megan Shepherd

Details: DUDE. Malaprops knows how to throw an event. Also, this is Megan and Lenore's debut--so EXTRA FUN AMIRITE?!



Don't forget about the Breathless Reads tour, which will have me all up and down the East Coast (and if you're a West Coast person, there's another leg of the tour with other authors). Also, you can always vote for an event in your area through YA2U. More details on all events here. 

Winners!

Thank you all for participating in the SHADES OF EARTH and AS THEY SLIP AWAY blog tour! As you know, I've got five prize packs of all three books to giveaway to five different readers. And, without further ado, those winners (randomly selected by Rafflecopter) are:





Kayleen J. H.

Denora

Michael L.

MTMS

Becky B.




Thanks again, everyone! I've already emailed the winners of the prize packs. And don't worry if you didn't win--you guys know I'll be doing more contests in the future :)

Full Version of AS THEY SLIP AWAY Available Now--Free!

Thank you so much for participating in the blog tour this week--both those of you who've followed along to all the stops and the blogs who've hosted me along the way! I really appreciate all the support, and would like to take this moment to especially thank my blog hosts:







 Making the Grade Reviews

Hypable

YA Book Central

Secret of the Stars

Alice Marvels






And also, thank you to everyone who participated in the blog tour by reading the novella and/or purchasing SHADES OF EARTH. 




The full version of the novella is available for free now at PenguinTeen's Scribd page. Just click here to read the whole story! You can read it on the computer, print it out (it's about 50 pages long), or even download it to the e-reader of your choice. You can download it to either a .pdf file or a .txt file, and then transfer it easily. Instructions on importing files to a Kindle. Instructions on importing files to a Nook. 




When I first came up with the idea for AS THEY SLIP AWAY, I knew I wanted to give it to you, the readers, for free as a thank you. But not everyone in publishing thinks this is a workable, good thing to do. 




So, if you liked reading the novella for free, please consider doing one of the following to prove to my publisher that free novellas are a good things for readers to get.





The first and simplest thing is simply this: read the novella. The full version of the novella is now available (for free) via Scribd, where my publisher has access to statistics, such as finding out how many times the story is read. The more it's read, the more likely I'll get to do something like this again. 




Tweet @PenguinTeen or leave a message on the Facebook Page letting them know you liked the novella. It seems like such a silly thing, and honestly, I feel a little silly suggesting it (like I'm trying to talk you into praising me, which isn't my intent). But the truth of the matter is, if my publisher knows the novella was liked, there's a far greater chance that I'll get to do another one for you.




Purchase a copy of SHADES OF EARTH. I feel like I've been harping on and on about buying the book, and even I am sick of it. But the idea that things for free lead to sales is one of the most hotly debated topics in publishing right now--so if I can prove, with sales, that giving away stuff for free works, well...the logic is there, yes?




And no matter what: THANK YOU. Seriously. Thank you for reading. I hope you enjoyed it! 







As They Slip Away by Penguin Young Readers Group

Blog Tour Day Five: Shades of Earth & As They Slip Away

In just one week and one day, SHADES OF EARTH is being released! Wheee!!! I fluctuate between wild excitement and extreme bouts of vomit-inducing terror, so let's pretend that we're in the excitement upswing for the moment.



I am really stoked to have this book come out, though. It sounds cheesy, but this was the first book that I really wrote for you. When I wrote the first book, it was for me--there was no book contract, no assurance anyone but me would read it. The second book was a challenge--I mean that literally. It was like a dare, where I was seeing if I could write another book my editor and agent liked.



This book, the third book, is for you. I had nothing to prove to anyone but you, my readers. This was my chance to give you something back.



And so I very much hope you like it.




Blog Tour!

Okay! Enough touchy-feely! Today is the first day of my new blog tour--and every day, there's a new chapter of the free e-novella, AS THEY SLIP AWAY. The first chapter can be found at....







Alice Marvels
Just click on them, and you can read the first chapter of the free novella, as well as enter for one of five signed sets of books--one for each day of the tour!






Book Launch Into Space!
The book launch into space is still going strong--I believe we're very close to having the whole thing actually happen, which is super exciting! Any pre-order counts. I hate harping on and on about sales, but I hope you don't mind if I just put the pre-order links here. And I promise to only do this sort of thing for the week.


Indie Bound
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Books-a-Million
The Book Depository


And signed books are still available from Malaprops.




Book Preview!

And here's a sneak preview from SHADES OF EARTH just for you guys. This is another mystery short section. Who's dead? What did she know? How did she die? *insert evil author laugh here*

“I don’t know,” he says. He
sounds defeated. “I don’t know why she’s dead now, either. Maybe she figured
out something that I didn’t. But she didn’t tell me, and she can’t tell any of
us now.”