Work in Progress Blog Tour - Dammit! Not again!

Oh crappers. Can nothing stay pure? Can nothing stay sacred? Woe to this world, a world in which all must crumble and wither and die.

On the upside, at least no one's every actually died from being melodramatic ;-)

So here's why I'm so 'woe to the world' right now. The blog title says it all.

"Not Even Remotely Helpful for Authors"

My last post (in which I promoted Vampire Books for Blood month to benefit the Red Cross - http://on.fb.me/1oeFdTf) was an acceptable exception. Hell, it's the Red friggin' Cross. I can bend the blog rules once for an amazing organization. That's allowed.

But now this? Challenged by super-awesome author and super-awesomer person, Shay Ray Stevens, I now have only two options: 1- Start a "Scott's Totally Helpful for Authors blog," or 2- Bend the rules again.

Fortunately, I'm sure that Ms. Stevens (and many of you, dear readers) adhere to the belief that rules are really just guidelines. Notes of a sort. Kind-of a, "it's usually best to color inside the lines, but if you scribble all over the damn page, Mommy will tell you it's gorgeous anyway and still hang your massacred picture of a pony or teddy bear front and center on the fridge" sort-of thing.

So here's the deal: Shay Ray tagged me for the Work In Progress blog tour. If you don't know her, start now. Her first book, "Lost: One Pair of Rose Colored Glasses" is adorably fun, and the sequel is on deck for my next read. Plus, she just released a new novel, a supernatural thriller from what I'm told, called "The Me You See." Early reviews are fantastic, so add it to your list. You can find Shay Ray and her books here - http://www.shayraystevens.com/ or on Twitter: @shayraystevens.

Still here? Weirdo. OK. Whatev's. But seriously, check out Shay Ray Steven's work soon. You'll enjoy :-)

So this WIP thing: The rules for the WIP Blog Tour are simple: Link back to the person who tagged you (and tell everyone how awesome they are). Tell a little about your WIP, share the first sentence from the first three chapters, and then tag four more authors to do the same.

So here goes:

I'm working on the sequel to my first novel, "Wisconsin Vamp." The first book followed Herb, a bowling line cook turned vampire. The sequel follows his best friend/nemesis (befremesis?), Dallas, an HVAC repairman and egomaniac turned werewolf. Queue hilarity, mayhem and a secret society of monster hunters.

Chapter 1
Dallas’s alarm clock was a right bastard.

Chapter 2
Mandy was gone by the time he got back from Jerry’s.

Chapter 3
“You’re needed.”

Aw hell. If I was you reading this, I'd ask for the 7 1/2 wasted minutes of my life back. Or 5 minutes if you read fast. Or an hour if you're easily distracted and/or narcoleptic.

On the upside, I think this has worked out pretty well. This post would have a damn hard time qualifying as "helpful for authors."

My work here is done.

Oh - wait! Four more authors. Hmmm...

Just kidding. It's super easy. I'm tagging the four other authors helping out with Vampire Books for Blood month by donating proceeds from their Oct. sales to the American Red Cross!

Kimberly Anne: http://amzn.to/1sqOGfB
Jeanie Grey: http://bit.ly/1xEwAHg
Steven Montano: http://bit.ly/1xEwDmx
Sentu Taylor: http://amzn.to/1C7oJme

P.S. The tags for this post are "Work in progress, mushrooms, no-stick frying pan, camomille, underbite." I hate tagging things.