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McLean and Eakin Booksellers Event Cancelled!

Hey, just a quick reminder that my workshop event at Mckean and Eakin Booksellers has been cancelled due to weather and other winter-sucks type reasons. I’m really sorry for anyone who had been planning to come, and I would be happy to send you some signed swag to make up for it. Just email me your mailing address.

My other events are still on, including the one tomorrow night at Joseph-Beth in Cincinnati and Mysterious Galaxy at Redondo Beach on Saturday. Hope to see some of you there. And a HUGE thank you to everyone who braved the snow and ice and overall yuckiness of last night to attend my launch. It was a blast.

Cheers!

Reader's Entertainment Radio Show Appearance

This Thursday I will be doing a live radio interview on the awesome Reader’s Entertainment Radio Show hosted by Sheila English. The show starts at 6:00 p.m. EST and lasts a half hour. If you want to listen, call in, or chat on the chat board, simply go to http://www.blogtalkradio.com/circle-of-seven. The call-in number is (646) 200-4071.

It would be super duper completely awesome if anybody calls in to talk. I’ll answer questions about The Nightmare Affair, the sequel, my favorite sushi rolls, anything’s game. Hope to see…er…I mean, hear, you there!

***Update***

If you missed it, you can listen to the podcast below:

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The Nightmare Affair Official Blog Tour

That’s right, my blog tour is starting! Thanks so much to Shane at Itching for Books for hosting the event.

The Giveaway

Tour Dates

FEB 18

Feb 19

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Mar 1

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Mar 5

  • Tour warp and Giveaway winners announced!

Powell's Books New Leaf Literary Author Event!

So you remember how last fall my awesome agency New Leaf Literary & Media held a major multi-author event that got written up in Publisher’s Weekly? Well, they’re doing it again only this time I get to go! And yes, I’m completely excited. The event is April 17th,  7:00 at the Beaverton, Oregon location of Powell’s Books. I’ll be joining these fellow New Leaf authors:

 

  • Kody Keplinger
  • Ingrid Paulson
  • Leigh Bardugo
  • Lisa Desrochers
  • Sarah Fine
  • Kristin Halbrook

Did you see that lineup??? Seriously, how could you miss this? Oh, and I suspect there might be more news to add to this later. Just saying!

And in case you missed it, quick reminder that my book launch for The Nightmare Affair is March 5, 7:00 at Books & Co at the Greene in Beavercreek, Ohio. For more details on that and the rest of my tour, visit my Events page.

Nightmare Affair ARC Giveaway Winners!

That’s right. After much debating,  hair-pulling, crying OMG why did we ever sign up for this, my critique partners and I have decided on the two winners. It was really, really hard. All the entries were so wonderful! I really mean it. I mean it so much, that I’ve decided to give swag packs to all the runners up who want them. You heard me right. If you’re not one of the two winners below, but you’d like to receive a Nightmare Affair swag pack, please email your address at [email protected].

Now for the ARC winners:

Kierra for her dragon drawing:

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and Adzs Hirano for this awesome magickind cloak:

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Congratulations! Please send me your mailing information, and I’ll get these out ASAP.

And thanks again to everyone who participated.

The Nightmare Affair Focus on You Giveaway

Okay people. This very well may be your last chance to win a physical ARC of The Nightmare Affair, assuming you care about that sort of thing, of course 🙂 I’m giving away TWO of them. The contest starts now and ends January 23 at midnight, open internationally.

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I don’t know about you, but I’m a little unenthusiastic about holding another random generator type giveaway. To hell with luck. It’s so…so…random and generally unfair. So instead the winners of this contest will be determined by a panel of human judges. That’s right. Actual people. Me and two of my awesome critique partners Lori M. Lee and Cat York.

Now for the details.

STEP ONE: Interpret the term “Magickind” using a visual medium.

In case you didn’t already know, all the magical creatures in The Nightmare Affair are referred to as magickind; so nightmares, sirens, demons, fairies, werewolves, unicorns, you name it. Anything magical. This interpretation can be a drawing, a photograph, a sculpture, video, comic strip, anything that involves a visual medium. Be creative. Be entertaining. Show us something beautiful, amazing, scary, funny. I really want it to be a spotlight on YOU. Your creativity and personality. Show me what you got. This piece of art does not have to be new, either. If you drew an awesome picture in the 3rd grade that fits the theme, use it. Seriously, as long as the visual belongs to you, you’re good. No copy rights violations, please.

STEP 2: Post the art somewhere on the net.

Put is anywhere: your blog, Tmblr, Facebook, etc.

STEP 3: Mention The Nightmare Affair in the post.

Post a picture of the cover if you want. Or maybe a link to Goodreads–it’s up to you.

STEP 4: Leave a comment on my blog(s) that includes the link to your entry.

That’s it. Remember, there are TWO arcs available. And if there are a lot of entries, I’ll throw in a 3rd arc (my very last one). There will also be swag packs up for grabs as well.

Good luck!

 

Happy New Year!

Wow, I can’t believe 2013 is here, and 2012 is over. How did this happen? Where did all the time go? 2012 was a strange mix of hurry up and wait for me, and try as I might, I really can’t believe that my debut is right around the corner. I guess maybe I’ll start believing it once it’s here. Then again, maybe not.

Anyway, 2012 was an awesome year, full of some awesome things. I got to do my first 3-day Event (just a Starter, but still awesome, and yes I’m talking about horses here). I sold my YA sci-fi to Balzer & Bray (HarperCollins), the newly dubbed Avalon. I got to see and reveal the gorgeous cover for The Nightmare Affair twice! Not to mention the arrival of real, hold-them-in-my-hands ARCs. And I made a bunch of new writerly friends. It was definitely a year to be thankful for.

I don’t really have any resolutions or goals for 2013. All I want to do is survive all the coming crazy and the busy, insane schedule. Oh, and to have some fun along the way.

So have a happy New Year! I hope your 2013 is full of good friends, good times, and most especially good stories!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to those of you that celebrate, and Happy Holidays all around.

If you don’t believe in this sort of thing, I can only say that I hope you at least believe in the power of story. Because this one is the ultimate hero stories when you really think about it. Frodo saved all the peoples of Middle Earth. Harry Potter saved all his friends and companions. But Jesus saved all the world and all the people in it throughout all time. And that’s pretty freakin’ amazing.

So again, Merry Christmas and happy writing!

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Updated Cover Reveal, ARC Giveaway, and Title News!

First up, the updated cover for The Nightmare Affair has been revealed over on JeanBookNerd.com. Check it out here and enter to win a signed ARC of the book! And let me know what you think. Personally, I think it rocks!

In other news, my little sci-fi thriller formerly known as Finding Eden has been rechristened. And the new title is….

AVALON

What do you think? Personally, I think it rocks pretty hard. In other words, I’m totally in love with it.

The book is officially available on Goodreads thanks to awesome-sauce Inky over at http://bookhavenextraordinaire.blogspot.com, and there’s a slightly updated blurb about it, too:

17-year-old Jeth Seagrave, leader of a group of talented spaceship thieves, finds his life on the line when he takes on a high risk job for his crime lord employer in order to earn a way out of the life for him and his sister. Pitched as Firefly meets White Cat.

And here’s the link if you want to add it.

Oh, and one last final tidbit, in case you’re wondering. Avalon is the name of a very special, very important spaceship. She’s really a character all by herself, almost. I can’t wait for you to meet her, and Jeth and the rest of the crew.