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April 12, 2012
Blog Tour Wrapping Up!
Today is the final day of my blog tour for The Six, and I feel a little bit as though I've been run through the ringer. Never have I had so many people ask me so many interview questions, had to write so many guest posts on so many varied topics, and obsessively checked so many blogs, while also waiting anxiously on reviews. And all of this while also trying to keep up with my writing schedule (speaking of things I should be doing right now...). I think it's been very profitable, though, and it's definitely been excellent experience for me! So, as the tour wraps up, I wanted to post a few links to the last "stops" on my tour, and encourage you all again to buy a copy of The Six. If this gets really big, you'll want to be able to say you were there at the beginning. :o)
http://jennylikesbooks.wordpress.com/
http://blogs.ellingtonschools.org/larkin/
http://cabingoddess.com/2012/04/the-six-hoyle-french-toast/
http://alchemyofscrawl.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/5q5a-with-kb-hoyle-author-of-the-six/
ALSO, my friend and book blogger Donna, who has been a HUGE help in promoting my books, is up for the Independent Book Blogger Awards at goodreads. If you would like to vote for her, please follow the link below to check out her blog and vote!
http://www.girl-who-reads.com/
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http://jennylikesbooks.wordpress.com/
http://blogs.ellingtonschools.org/larkin/
http://cabingoddess.com/2012/04/the-six-hoyle-french-toast/
http://alchemyofscrawl.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/5q5a-with-kb-hoyle-author-of-the-six/
ALSO, my friend and book blogger Donna, who has been a HUGE help in promoting my books, is up for the Independent Book Blogger Awards at goodreads. If you would like to vote for her, please follow the link below to check out her blog and vote!
http://www.girl-who-reads.com/
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April 6, 2012
Alchemy of Scrawl Radio Interview
Listen to internet radio with alchemyofscrawl on Blog Talk RadioIn case you missed my interview on Alchemy of Scrawl Blog Talk Radio this morning, here it is!
April 6th Blog Tour Stop.
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April 1, 2012
April 1st Blog Tour Stop
http://jacitamati.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/six-by-kb-hoyle-blog-tour-giveaway.html
This is not an April Fool's Joke! Go visit my Blog Tour Stop at the link above TODAY to enter for a chance to win a copy of the TWCS release of The Six and a pack of goodies put together by yours truly! Also read a fabulous review and my brief inspiration for writing The Six. Don't miss out!
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This is not an April Fool's Joke! Go visit my Blog Tour Stop at the link above TODAY to enter for a chance to win a copy of the TWCS release of The Six and a pack of goodies put together by yours truly! Also read a fabulous review and my brief inspiration for writing The Six. Don't miss out!
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March 30, 2012
Character Interview- Sam
K. B. Hoyle: Thank you for sitting down with me, Sam! You must be quite busy right now, being so many people’s favorite character.
Sam: (blushing) Well, I don’t know about that!
K. B. Hoyle: Don’t be so modest. Your fans have been clamoring to know more about you. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?
Sam: Sure! Go ahead.
KB: What is your full name?
Sam: Samantha Julie Palm
KB: Are you named after anyone in particular?
Sam: My mom’s sister is named Julie. My parents just liked the name Samantha, though.
KB: How old are you?
Sam: Thirteen. Still feels weird…
KB: Darcy mentioned something similar when we sat down together the other day. Do you have any thoughts on that you’d like to add?
Sam: (laughs) Yeah, Darcy and I have spent a LOT of time going over it! It’s just too weird… I mean, we lived a whole year in Alitheia! Isn’t that crazy? I can hardly believe that we have to live this year all over again. I don’t feel thirteen anymore!
KB: Do you think anybody will be able to tell a difference?
Sam: A difference in… how I look? Or how I act? I mean, I look exactly the same as when we left a year ago for Alitheia, but I like to think I act a little more mature. Darcy is certainly acting differently!
KB: She sure is. Was it strange to have Darcy end up being the leader of you and your friends in Alitheia?
Sam: No! Not for me, at least. I’ve always believed that Darcy is super cool, and I’ve wanted to be friends with her for ages. I could tell that she had a lot of potential that nobody else could see. It took a long time for the others to accept it, though.
KB: Amelia in particular. Do you think Amelia and Darcy will be good friends from now on?
Sam: (hesitates) I hope so. I love them both so much.
KB: (nodding) Okay, well… back to some basic questions. Where were you born?
Sam: I was born in Madison, Wisconsin. We’ve lived in the Chicago area since I was… seven, I think.
KB: Who do you look like, your mom or dad?
Sam: Um, well… that’s hard for me to say. (blushes) People tell me I look just like my mom did at my age, but I have a hard time believing that.
KB: Why’s that?
Sam: Have you seen my mom? She’s so thin! And I’m… well, a lot of people say that I just need to grow out of my baby fat. (shrugs) Let’s just say that I don’t think Perry’ll like me any time soon. Wait! He’s not going to be reading this, is he?
KB: I can make sure he won’t see it. Don’t lose hope, though! You never know what can happen in the future.
Sam: (shrugs again) That’s what Amelia tells me, too.
KB: So what do you do for fun?
Sam: Hang out with Lewis, and now I’ll be spending a lot of time with Darcy, too! We all live so close, you know. I love my friends. I’d spend every minute of every day with them, if I could!
KB: Do you think you’ve gotten closer with Lewis as a result of your adventures?
Sam: I don’t think so. I mean, Lewis and I already pretty much knew everything about each other before we went off to Alitheia. And I think he’s okay with Darcy now.
KB: What’s your favorite book?
Sam: (wrinkles her nose) I’m not a big fan of reading. I like movies, though!
KB: So what’s your favorite movie, then?
Sam: I love romantic comedies! My favorite would probably be Emma.
KB: Emma? As in, the movie adaptation of the Jane Austen novel?
Sam: Who’s Jane Austen?
KB: (shakes head and sighs) Never mind. What’s the best thing that happened to you in Alitheia?
Sam: I became friends with Darcy!
KB: What’s the worst thing that happened to you in Alitheia?
Sam: (becomes pale) I… I hated the tsellodrin. (shudders) Anything having to do with the tsellodrin… still give me nightmares sometimes.
KB: Perfectly understandable. They are pretty frightening! (shuffles papers) I’m going to move on to some word association. I’ll give you two options, and you tell me which word best suits you.
Sam: Okay!
KB: Introvert or Extrovert?
Sam: Extrovert!
KB: Nervous or Calm?
Sam: Oh! That’s a hard one for me. I guess it kind of depends on the situation, but people often tell me I’m kinda spastic. Maybe that means nervous.
KB: Leader or Follower?
Sam: Follower.
KB: Brave or Fearful?
Sam: Fearful. I’m a total scaredy cat! I wish I could be brave… like Darcy. She’s so brave, and she doesn’t even know it!
KB: Honest or Dishonest?
Sam: Honest. I always tell the truth.
K. B. Hoyle: Okay! Thanks so much for coming in today, Sam. It’s really been a pleasure. One last question: If you could tell our readers one thing only about your experience in Alitheia, what would it be?
Sam: (thoughtful) Gosh… I haven’t ever thought about that. Um, well… I guess I’d tell them that they should always look for the good in people. I looked for the good in Darcy, even when nobody else believed in her, and she turned out to be the best and the bravest of us all! And my new best friend.
K. B. Hoyle: (laughing) I’m not sure everybody would agree with you there about Darcy!
Sam: It doesn’t matter what they think. It’s true. And even if they can’t see it now, they’ll see it some day.
K. B. Hoyle: Thanks again, Sam!
Sam: My pleasure!
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Sam: (blushing) Well, I don’t know about that!
K. B. Hoyle: Don’t be so modest. Your fans have been clamoring to know more about you. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?
Sam: Sure! Go ahead.
KB: What is your full name?
Sam: Samantha Julie Palm
KB: Are you named after anyone in particular?
Sam: My mom’s sister is named Julie. My parents just liked the name Samantha, though.
KB: How old are you?
Sam: Thirteen. Still feels weird…
KB: Darcy mentioned something similar when we sat down together the other day. Do you have any thoughts on that you’d like to add?
Sam: (laughs) Yeah, Darcy and I have spent a LOT of time going over it! It’s just too weird… I mean, we lived a whole year in Alitheia! Isn’t that crazy? I can hardly believe that we have to live this year all over again. I don’t feel thirteen anymore!
KB: Do you think anybody will be able to tell a difference?
Sam: A difference in… how I look? Or how I act? I mean, I look exactly the same as when we left a year ago for Alitheia, but I like to think I act a little more mature. Darcy is certainly acting differently!
KB: She sure is. Was it strange to have Darcy end up being the leader of you and your friends in Alitheia?
Sam: No! Not for me, at least. I’ve always believed that Darcy is super cool, and I’ve wanted to be friends with her for ages. I could tell that she had a lot of potential that nobody else could see. It took a long time for the others to accept it, though.
KB: Amelia in particular. Do you think Amelia and Darcy will be good friends from now on?
Sam: (hesitates) I hope so. I love them both so much.
KB: (nodding) Okay, well… back to some basic questions. Where were you born?
Sam: I was born in Madison, Wisconsin. We’ve lived in the Chicago area since I was… seven, I think.
KB: Who do you look like, your mom or dad?
Sam: Um, well… that’s hard for me to say. (blushes) People tell me I look just like my mom did at my age, but I have a hard time believing that.
KB: Why’s that?
Sam: Have you seen my mom? She’s so thin! And I’m… well, a lot of people say that I just need to grow out of my baby fat. (shrugs) Let’s just say that I don’t think Perry’ll like me any time soon. Wait! He’s not going to be reading this, is he?
KB: I can make sure he won’t see it. Don’t lose hope, though! You never know what can happen in the future.
Sam: (shrugs again) That’s what Amelia tells me, too.
KB: So what do you do for fun?
Sam: Hang out with Lewis, and now I’ll be spending a lot of time with Darcy, too! We all live so close, you know. I love my friends. I’d spend every minute of every day with them, if I could!
KB: Do you think you’ve gotten closer with Lewis as a result of your adventures?
Sam: I don’t think so. I mean, Lewis and I already pretty much knew everything about each other before we went off to Alitheia. And I think he’s okay with Darcy now.
KB: What’s your favorite book?
Sam: (wrinkles her nose) I’m not a big fan of reading. I like movies, though!
KB: So what’s your favorite movie, then?
Sam: I love romantic comedies! My favorite would probably be Emma.
KB: Emma? As in, the movie adaptation of the Jane Austen novel?
Sam: Who’s Jane Austen?
KB: (shakes head and sighs) Never mind. What’s the best thing that happened to you in Alitheia?
Sam: I became friends with Darcy!
KB: What’s the worst thing that happened to you in Alitheia?
Sam: (becomes pale) I… I hated the tsellodrin. (shudders) Anything having to do with the tsellodrin… still give me nightmares sometimes.
KB: Perfectly understandable. They are pretty frightening! (shuffles papers) I’m going to move on to some word association. I’ll give you two options, and you tell me which word best suits you.
Sam: Okay!
KB: Introvert or Extrovert?
Sam: Extrovert!
KB: Nervous or Calm?
Sam: Oh! That’s a hard one for me. I guess it kind of depends on the situation, but people often tell me I’m kinda spastic. Maybe that means nervous.
KB: Leader or Follower?
Sam: Follower.
KB: Brave or Fearful?
Sam: Fearful. I’m a total scaredy cat! I wish I could be brave… like Darcy. She’s so brave, and she doesn’t even know it!
KB: Honest or Dishonest?
Sam: Honest. I always tell the truth.
K. B. Hoyle: Okay! Thanks so much for coming in today, Sam. It’s really been a pleasure. One last question: If you could tell our readers one thing only about your experience in Alitheia, what would it be?
Sam: (thoughtful) Gosh… I haven’t ever thought about that. Um, well… I guess I’d tell them that they should always look for the good in people. I looked for the good in Darcy, even when nobody else believed in her, and she turned out to be the best and the bravest of us all! And my new best friend.
K. B. Hoyle: (laughing) I’m not sure everybody would agree with you there about Darcy!
Sam: It doesn’t matter what they think. It’s true. And even if they can’t see it now, they’ll see it some day.
K. B. Hoyle: Thanks again, Sam!
Sam: My pleasure!
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March 29, 2012
Blog Tour Kickoff!
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Hey Everybody! My blog tour for the TWCS release of The Gateway Chronicles book 1: The Six started today! Tune in tonight to http://www.trianglevarietyradio.com/ and click on Blog Talk Radio to hear a panel of YA authors discuss The Hunger Games, YA literature in general, and our own individual books from 8-11pm eastern time. My particular time slot is from 9:30-10pm eastern (8:30-9pm central). Hope you come and listen!
Hey Everybody! My blog tour for the TWCS release of The Gateway Chronicles book 1: The Six started today! Tune in tonight to http://www.trianglevarietyradio.com/ and click on Blog Talk Radio to hear a panel of YA authors discuss The Hunger Games, YA literature in general, and our own individual books from 8-11pm eastern time. My particular time slot is from 9:30-10pm eastern (8:30-9pm central). Hope you come and listen!
