Guest Post at The Nightstand: Interview with my Characters

Hey, I'm blogging over at The Nightstand, where we've been interviewing characters from our upcoming books. This week, I interview Gray Newman from my YA debut, A Breath of Eyre. Gray and my protagonist, Emma, have known each other since they were little, but now that they’re teenagers, they’re not sure how they feel about each other. Here, Gray offers a rare glimpse of the heart hidden under his sleeve. Come check it out!

Swag Giveaway Winners

Thanks to all who entered my giveaway for signed and personalized cover flats. The winners, chosen through Random Number Generator, are:

Coranne (Amanda)

Rachel

Jessica

I'll email the winners for their addresses. Thanks again, and have a great week!

Blog Award & Random Swag Giveaway!

One of the many guilt trips I feel virtually every day of my life is that I don’t properly keep up with my blog. And now that I’m back to school, I’m REALLY not keeping up with my blog. So it was a wonderful surprise when fellow writer, Blaire Kensley, chose me as one of her brilliant blogger picks. Thanks, Blaire!!! By the way, Blaire is a lovely person and the author of the CREED series, which you can check out by visiting her blog: http://blairekensley.blogspot.com/

I absolutely love the idea of passing on the blogger love, so in keeping with the rules of the blog award, I plan to:

1. Thank and link to the person who nominated me. (see above)

2. Share seven random facts about myself. (see below)

3. Pass the award along to 5 newfound blogging buddies.

4. Contact those buddies to congratulate them.

And so, here are Seven Random Facts about me:

1. The game Monopoly makes me crazy-competitive. My husband refuses to play with me anymore.

2. I hate shopping unless it’s for books.

3. I'm absolutely phobic about needles; I haven’t had blood drawn in seven years.

4. I am an unapologetic fan of both Doctor Who and The Vampire Diaries, which must make me some sort of pop culture anomaly.

5. According to my husband, I make the best scrambled eggs in the world.

6. One of my deepest disappointments in life is that I can’t sing.

7. I can, however, do a mean moonwalk. You can imagine how handy this is in daily life.

Okay, now for my 5 brilliant blogger picks:

1. Danya at A Tapestry of Words

2. Alyssa Goodnight, author of the upcoming AUSTEN-TATIOUS

3. Both Amandas at Short and Sweet

4. Sandy at Pirate Penguin Reads

5. Angel at Mermaid Visions

And to celebrate this little blog lovefest, I am giving away signed cover flats for A BREATH OF EYRE to 3 commenters, each personalized with a preview line from my book. I'll also throw in a few bookmarks! Please comment by Tuesday, September 20^th by midnight EST. Contest open to U.S. and Canadian residents.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and happy blogging!

YA Giveaway Winners!

Here are the winners of my impromptu Labor Day giveaway:

Paranormalcy--Angel C

A Need So Beautiful--Audris

Timeless--Patricia

Shade--Thuy (aka Fishgirl)

Moonglass--Yan

I will email the winners for their addresses. Thanks all for entering. Stop back for more news, posts, and giveaways in the upcoming months!

Things That Go Bump in the Night

Today I'm blogging over at The Nightstand about things that go bump in the night, specifically ghosts. The Nightstand is a group blog for debut authors whose novels have an element of suspense, paranormal phenomena, or mystery. This week we blogged about spooky creatures, horror novels, and things both sinister and strange. Come check it out! 

YA Books up for Grabs!

This week was all about starting over—cleaning up after Hurricane Irene, heading back to school after a summer spent writing, and thinking about all the changes this year will bring. And with change comes both excitement and stress. One of the ways I deal with stress is by trying to streamline my life, so this past week I gathered up a number of used books to send out to a library struck down by Irene. If you're looking to donate some of your own books, please check out Kate Messner's blog post below about an Adirondack library that lost almost everything to the floods. They are especially in need of children's picture books.

http://kmessner.livejournal.com/207580.html?style=mine&nc=20#


Although the bulk of my books will go to charity, I have a few recent releases that I wanted to give away here on my blog! All you have to do is comment below with your first choice. If more than one person requests a title, I will select a winner at random.

Here are the titles (and by the way, they were all great reads!):

Suzanne Young’s A Need so Beautiful

Jeri Smith-Ready’s Shade

Jessi Kirby’s Moonglass

Alexandra Monir’s Timeless

Kiersten White’s Paranormalcy

If any of the titles aren't requested, I'll send them on to the library. Unfortunately due to shipping costs, I can only mail within the US. Please request by Tuesday, 9/6. Have a safe and relaxing Labor Day weekend, and happy reading!