The Supernatural Summer Tour was a blast! I am still recalling the memories of having dinner with the other authors and meeting the fangtastic readers like all of you at the book stores.
When I returned I had a little vacay on the Caribbean and then back to business! I locked myself away from the sun and continued to write Vampire Kisses 8: CRYPTIC CRAVINGS. I had a lot of fun writing about the next installment of the love life between Raven and her dreamy and mysterious vampire boyfriend, Alexander. It is amazing to me that when I’m writing, so much happens that I hadn’t planned on. The characters come alive and like to do their own thing—which is great for me. It means that there are sub-plots or twists and turns that happen along the way when I write. Trevor, of course, gets his gorgeous face time and Raven creeps into some really spooky places.
Then at the same time, I was writing BLOOD RELATIVES 4! I was so happy to get back into the manga and explore what happens when Claude and gang are full vampires! Lots of action and vampire kisses!
Now I am reviewing the “close to final” manuscript for ONCE IN A FULL MOON. It too is full of romance and a hot guy who winds up becoming a werewolf.
I hope you enjoy both when they come out! FULL MOON will be out December 8th right before the holidays (pre-order your copy today), CRYPTIC CRAVINGS should be out in May, and BLOOD RELATIVES in September 2011. Hope you all are having a fangtastic summer!
Many fangs,
As the “grand prize” winner of Inkpop’s Supernatural Summer writing contest, the fantastic people at HarperCollins flew my father and me out to O’Hare airport near Chicago to attend the 5th stop on the tour: Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville, Illinois. Along the way, I experienced my first time in an airport, first time through security (ugh), and of course my first flight . . . which was amazing. (Who knew that being 36,000 feet up in the air could be so awe-inspiring?)
Once our flight got in, we found our driver, an awesome guy named Marvin, who drove us to the Naperville Hilton, and we found out that our room was on the “club level.” You needed a card to even access the floor! We felt really special then.
Next up was the main event: the short interviews and long book signing at Anderson’s. I thought I was just going to be an observer and take everything in, but to my surprise, the coordinator of the event (or at least the only person there calling the shots), Gale, had me be interviewed first! It was an unexpected honor, and such a nice thing for her to do. And then, of course, it was the four authors’ turn! Continue reading »
WOW! There are some devoted and very creative Supernatural Summer fans out there! The above photo, from Kimberly Derting’s tour recap, represents the ultimate Supernatural Summer manicure featuring different scenes from the author’s books on each nail! How cool is that?!
THANK YOU to everyone who came out to the events last week and to our AMAZING Supernatural Summer 2010 authors— Aprilynne Pike, Kimberly Derting, Ellen Schreiber, Kim Harrison and Kelley Armstrong —who visited 6 cities in only 6 days! We hope you had a great time 
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“I had never been to Texas until our stop on the Supernatural Summer tour. But it was a great event! This was an event that a ton of people traveled to! We had people from all over Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. Thank you everyone for coming from so far! We picked up Kimberly Derting for this leg of the tour and made ourselves an even four! (Picture shamelessly yoinked from Kim Harrison’s website. Thanks, Kim!) It was fun to hear about Ellen first being published in Belgium, Kim’s determination to make an unlikeable character likeable, and Kimberly’s goal to scare people so bad they wet their pants. (No really! It’s a good story!) Combine that with a great audience with lots of aspiring authors in it, and posters, tote bags, T-shirts, and chocolate for giveaways, and we had quite a fun night!
This was my last stop on the Supernatural Summer Tour this year, and it was with heavy heart that I bid my fellow authors good bye. Thank you Dallas for a fabulous last stop!”
Here’s a great photo from Kim Harrison from the Anderson’s event last night with her fellow Supernatural Summer authors: Kimberly Derting, Kelley Armstrong, Ellen Schreiber AND Inkpop’s Supernatural writing contest winner!
Is the humidity making your hair a ball of frizz? Get out of the heat and chill with these awesome Supernatural Summer authors on tour DAY 5!
Kim Harrison (Early to Death, Early to Rise)
Ellen Schreiber (Vampire Kisses 7: Love Bites)
Kimberly Derting (The Body Finder)
Kelley Armstrong (The Reckoning)
June 5, 2010 – 2:00 pm
123 West Jefferson
Naperville, IL 60540
Houston swelters in the summer, so come cool down in the shade at the Woodlands Mall TONIGHT and meet four of the Supernatural Summer authors on DAY 4 of the tour! You don’t want to miss this!
Kim Harrison (Early to Death, Early to Rise)
Ellen Schreiber (Vampire Kisses 7: Love Bites)
Kimberly Derting (The Body Finder)
Kelley Armstrong (The Reckoning)
June 4, 2010 – 7:00 pm
Barnes & Noble (Woodlands Mall)
1201 Lake Woodlands Dr. #3008
The Woodlands, TX 77381
281-465-8744
And don’t forget to let us know how the event went by posting your recap in the Supernatural Summer forums! The Supernatural Summer fans who couldn’t make it need to know what they missed!
“The event last night was fangtastic! Aprilynne, Kim, and I had an absolute blast signing together. It is so cool to see and hear what other authors are working on and their thoughts about writing. But the most amazing part was meeting all of you fabulous readers. I want to thank all of you for attending the event. I look forward to the rest of the tour and meeting more of you!”
Calling all cowgirls! Come out in style and support these incredible Supernatural Summer authors at Borders in Dallas on DAY 3 of the tour!
Kim Harrison (Early to Death, Early to Rise)
Ellen Schreiber (Vampire Kisses 7: Love Bites)
Aprilynne Pike (Spells)
Kimberly Derting (The Body Finder)
June 3, 2010 – 7:00 pm
965 West Bethany Dr.
Allen, TX 75013
(214) 383-9676
And don’t forget to let us know how the event went by posting your recap in the Supernatural Summer forums! Did you get a picture with your favorite author? Did they answer your burning questions? The Supernatural Summer fans who couldn’t make it want to hear everything!
Take a break from the summer heat and come out to meet some of the coolest Supernatural Summer authors on DAY 2 of the tour! Head over to Barnes & Noble in Alpharetta today! You won’t regret it.
Kim Harrison (Early to Death, Early to Rise)
Ellen Schreiber (Vampire Kisses 7: Love Bites)
Aprilynne Pike (Spells)
June 2, 2010 – 7:00 pm
Mansell Crossing SC
7660 Northpoint Parkway Ste 200
Alpharetta, GA 30022
(770) 993-8340
If you’d like to share your Supernatural Summer experience with other fans or want to leave a message for your favorite author, post your comments on the Supernatural Summer message board.
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