First chapter preview & a giveaway!
So if you guys haven’t noticed, my focus of late has shifted from the very private, internally driven activities of writing and drafting to externally driven things like interviews and reviews. The big diff for my readers? I’ll be doing giveaways*, interviews and signings in the next few weeks via all available outlets.The big diff for me? A dent in my work hours as I have to start brushing my hair more. Frex, I did an interview and photo shoot yesterday for Las Vegas Weekly, which took place at the Peppermill (readers of the Zodiac series will be well versed in that fab retro Vegas lounge), and which was one of the most creative shoots I’ve ever done. Clever peeps, those Weekly guys — I can’t wait to show you what they came up with. (A couple of goof shots are up on Twitter if you want to see the setting in advance. I still love the Peppermill.)
Anyway, while I was hamming it up for the camera** Harper/Voyager released the first chapter of THE TAKEN on Facebook! They’ll be releasing the first four chapters leading up to the June 12th release date, that’s one a week, and I’ll post those when they’re available too, but here’s the sneak peak of my new series, my new heroine and hero – Kit and Grif – and the new world of Celestial Blues. Happy reading!
BTW, for those of you who prefer audio, THE TAKEN will be released via Audible.com on June 12th. Oddly, there’s no place to pre-order, so I’ll nudge audio readers again on the 12th. For now, here’s a photo of THE TAKEN being recorded in studio — a male narrator this time, Peeps! I can’t wait to hear it so I an fall in love with Griffin Shaw all over again.
Meanwhile, another review rolled in: RT Magazine has named THE TAKEN a Top Pick! for June. They said: Pettersson’s new series is off to a rocking start with this compelling read…
Thank you, RT! And if you missed it and would like to hear more about the new series – and why I ended the old – here’s a half-hour radio interview I did a few weeks ago along with Kim Harrison and Jocelynn Drake. I listened to it again yesterday (while brushing my hair, natch) and it was so strange to realize that we all were ending long-running series’ and beginning anew. I’d forgotten, too, that Kim gives a few clues as to what her next project (outside of the Hollows) is going to look like. Joce is equally excited about her move from the Dark Days series with the first in her new series, ANGEL’S INK. She just revealed her cover yesterday too.
Anyway, that’s all for now. I’m about to dive deeply into edits on the second book in the Celestial Blues series, so any new updates and giveaways will likely arrive quick and pithy-like via Facebook and Twitter in lieu of the blog for now.
*I might as well start with a giveaway here. Hot-off-the-press copies of THE TAKEN have been spotted at Harper/Voyager, and I’ll be receiving my author copies any day now. Answer the question in the footnote below, and I’ll randomly give the first one away by midnight Monday. Good luck!
**Okay, so clearly I’m not remotely afraid of cameras. I know this isn’t true of all authors, but it comes from years of beating back other camera-hogging showgirls for face time. But, really, I’m as introverted as any other writer I know, and more than most. (I’ve always said, in both of my careers, that I’m an introvert by nature and an extrovert by profession.) I derive all my energy and peace from vast amounts of time alone and in complete silence. I need this space every day – usually get it with my writing – and get extremely jittery if I go too long without communing with my own mind. Someone like my mother, on the other hand, is the complete opposite. She’s extroverted in that she derives energy from being with others. All the time. Non-stop. Forever. So knowing whether you’re introverted (despite appearances) or extroverted is extremely helpful in learning how you best interact with the world. I’m reading – and highly recommend – the book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. Also, this video is a great celebration of introversion, too.
So what do you think? According to this definition, are you a natural introvert or extrovert?
