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After a weekend full of romance, and by "romance" I mean back-breaking labor, it's nice to get some nice reviews and contests and stuff thrown in your book's honor. But we'll get to that in a second. Here's what I've been up to.

1. Painting. For Valentines Day, Caroline and I opted for sore muscles followed by the drugged haze of left-over painkillers. We finally transformed the family room/kitchen into something NOT resembling an apartment.  Here's the before and after…

2. I had a...

Two More Things!

1. Don't forget to sign up for the League Reading Challenge at Literary Escapism.  In an attempt to get people reading new authors in the genre, the League has teamed up with Literary Escapism and ponied up tons of prizes. Go. Sign up. Now!!!

2. I'm still fouling up copies of my books at University Bookstore. So while you're Saving Amanda Feral you can get something out of it for yourself: personalized snark in every book you buy! You know you want to.

That's all!

Release Day Plus One

Yes folks. Release Day/Week/Month/59 Days is upon us. Happy Hour of the Damned is trickling into your back pockets from bookstores all over the place (or so I'm reading on twitter and such). And there are tons of events going on to promote the release. Yesterday's Twitter explosion was very nearly overwhelming thanks in large part to Rob Thurman's big giveaway and so many retweets I was left reeling.But it's not over yet! Today, I'm over at Bitten By Books for a 24 hour event full of Vlogs...

Seriously? A Contest.

How awesome is Thom? A while back, he popped onto a blog I was guesting and asked me to share my dream casting for my books. Apparently with  a specific agenda in mind…

So needless to say, I was squeeful when I got my greedy little hands on this nugget.
Can you guess who's who? Correct answers (must name all three) will go in the hat for the chance to win a signed copy of Battle of the Network Zombies or the brand new Happy Hour of the Damned mmpb.
So get to guessing! I'll give you the weekend.

Seriously?

How awesome is Thom? A while back, he popped onto a blog I was guesting and asked me to share my dream casting for my books. Apparently with  a specific agenda in mind…

So needless to say, I was squeeful when I got my greedy little hands on this nugget.
Can you guess who's who? Correct answers (must name all three) will go in the hat for the chance to win a signed copy of Battle of the Network Zombies or the brand new Happy Hour of the Damned mmpb.
So get to guessing! I'll give you the weekend.

I've Heard Rumors and Rumors of Rumors…

Apparently, copies of the mass-market paperback edition of HAPPY HOUR OF THE DAMNED have started hitting store shelves (at least in Canada), so I'm taking a short break from revising the young adult book to revisit the beginning of the zombie smut movement (that was not a bowel joke, presumably). A ton of stuff has happened since I first sold this series to Kensington, not the least of which was a total recession…and, yes, I am talking about my hairline.Selling books is stressful. I ain't...

Proposals: Fresh in from Limbo

Does anyone remember a while back when I spilled the beans that there'd been a request for proposals about the sequel to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and that I put together some sample pages amidst the madness of the Romantic Times Convention in Orlando, thereby stressing me out to the point of near constant irritable bowel syndrome? Well, regardless, during her recent visit at Chez Henry, one Heather Osborn (Tor Editor, Chronic Twitterer, Bon Vivant) almost talked me into posting my...

Holidays Schmolidays

Caroline started taking down Christmas today, which is a funny phrase, like she brought out the boxes with the intention of stripping our house of spirit. That's just silly, of course, since we all know the only thing that can strip the spirit out of you is writing a YA manuscript, but that's another story (and a bit of an exaggeration, but only a bit).  The truth is, I love Christmas, the sparkly lights, the gift giving, even the rapid weight gain and sugar migraines hold a soft spot in my h...

A Couple of Winners and Other Overdue Business!

Man! I was supposed to post my Save Amanda Feral Contest Winners on Monday. Yet, here it's Friday. A big HUGE thanks to everyone that helped to spread the word and ponied up some bucks for the books.  Keep up the good work. I'm starting to hear stuff back about the campaign. I'm almost hopeful!

Without further ado, the winners of the Battle of the Network Zombies ARCs are…

Lisa Kersten and Velvet!!!

So there you be. I'm going to set up another contest soon. But until then you know what you can g...

Extending the Save Amanda Feral Contest!!!

I talked to Duane at University Books, while signing a smutifying a stack of your orders, according to the tall man, free shipping applies until this coming Friday the 11th. After that, you'll have to pay to have your zombie smut reach your peeps by Christmas.
So…
I'm going to extend the Save Amanda Feral Contest until Monday the 14th! Get your entries in by Noon Pacific time and I'll post the winner in the afternoon.
For full details on how to enter, click here.