Q&A with P.J. Hoover & Massive Giveaway!

Get ready! Today, I'm interviewing the fabulous P.J. Hoover (mwah!) and you get the chance to win a boatload of prizes. Woot! So let's get this party started, shall we?

P. J. Hoover first fell in love with Greek mythology in sixth grade thanks to the book Mythology by Edith Hamilton. After a fifteen year bout as an electrical engineer designing computer chips for a living, P. J. decided to take her own stab at mythology and started writing books for kids and teens. P. J. is also a member of THE TEXAS SWEETHEARTS & SCOUNDRELS. When not writing, P. J. spends time with her husband and two kids and enjoys practicing Kung Fu, solving Rubik's cubes, and watching Star Trek. Her first novel for teens, Solstice, takes place in a Global Warming future and explores the parallel world of mythology beside our own. Her middle grade fantasy novels, The Emerald Tablet, The Navel of the World, and The Necropolis, chronicle the adventures of a boy who discovers he's part of two feuding worlds hidden beneath the sea.

The indie publishingprocess can be a wild ride like a rollercoaster (hey, that's why we'recarnies)! What twists and turns (both good and bad) have you been through sofar?Ups are having people tell me they love the story. Downs arethe opposite JBut that's okay. At least people are reading which is why I chose indie in thefirst place.
How are you marketingyour book? Any specific tips or strategies you've found particularly helpful?Truly, I'm trying lots of different things and seeing whatworks. I participated in a blog tour, I use twitter and Facebook, and I alsorun a blog of my own. But I think the funnest thing I did was make tradingcards for SOLSTICE with hidden content tied to each page. You can read allabout them here: http://www.pjhoover.com/trading_cards...
If you had to givefive reasons why someone should read SOLSTICE, what would they be?You loved TWILIGHT, THE HUNGER GAMES, THE LIGHTNING THIEF, or MATCHED.SOLSTICE has red-hot romance to make your world sizzle.Mythology, anyone? It's like opening Pandora's box without the consequences.Ever wonder why summers are getting hotter?It's $2.99. That's less than a latte and lasts a whole lot longer.Just for fun: If youcould buy property anywhere in the world (price is no object- you can tell Ilove fantasy!), where would it be and why?I'd either pick a nice piece of property in Tahiti, or I'dgo with somewhere very close to DisneyWorld. I love the beach, but I also lovethe Haunted Mansion.
What's next on thehorizon for you?Just to keep writing and see what comes next. I have lots ofprojects and ideas I'm working on, but I'm not a kiss-and-tell kind of girl.That said, I do plan to write a sequel to SOLSTICE!
Good luck to you and thanks for stopping by! Thank you so much for letting me be on your wonderfulblog. I'm super honored!

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All of the YA Indies are interviewing each other, so check out my interview over on T.R. Graves' blog.

And now for some giveaways! *rubs hands together*

It's easy peasy to win. Just leave a comment below along with your email address. Tweet using the #yaindiecarnival hashtag to get an extra entry! Visit all the blogs to increase your chances of winning! Open internationally, winners announced September 16.

Nineteen different books and some swag were included in the giveaway at last count! Check the list of goodies you can win here. And spread the word! #yaindiecarnival