Snow Ball Tickets Now On Sale! (and also…who wants a hoodie???)
November 1st, 2009Two things, Minions!
For one: tickets to the Snow Ball are on sale now!
And for two: if you want to win a hoodie, head to the forums right now!
And for three (yeah, I was never good at math – Vlad and I have that in common): watch my Win Things page for an exciting new contest….starting sometime this week!
In which Vlad receives a very special letter from a fangtastic girl…
October 28th, 2009Dear Vlad,
I’m Rayne McDonald, member of the Blood Coven Vampires. I hope you don’t mind me writing you out of the blue like this, but I read about your troubles with Elysia and thought you might be open to hearing about a different kind of vampire organization. One that won’t try to kill you or put on you trial or any of that crap.
The Blood Coven resides in an old New England graveyard, deep underground. Its Master, Lord Magnus, was actually once a knight in shining armor for King Arthur himself. (Crazy, I know!) In any case, he was turned into a vampire during the crusades and just recently took over as Master after his sire, Lucifent, was killed by Bertha the Vampire Slayer. (He’s also dating my sister, Sunny.)
I know, I know, you’re like, why would I join a vampire coven who can’t even protect its master from being staked? Well, let me assure you, Vlad, that this was a very special case. Lucifent was a child vampire and Slayer Inc doesn’t really approve of those. But hey – as you’re already going into the 11th grade that’s nothing you’d ever have to worry about.
Besides, Bertha’s back only part time and I’m the main slayer now.
Okay, I can tell, I’ve lost you again. After all your troubles with Joss last year, I’m sure you’re not totally keen on making the acquaintance of any slayers. But, believe me, it’s not like I wanted this gig to begin with. Turns out, once a generation is born a slayer, just like on Buffy, and this time it happened to be yours truly. Nothing I can do about it–believe me I’ve tried.
But here’s the deal: I only dust the Big Bads. As a member of the Blood Coven, you’d be totally safe. And by the way, how about cutting Joss some slack while you’re at it? After all, he was only following orders…
Speaking of Big Bads, what’s the deal with you letting D’Ablo just go like that? I mean, dude, I know you want to be all humanitarian and stuff, but come on! The guy’s proven himself to be uber evil! As evil as the Vampire Maverick, who I was commissioned to slay last year after he tried to introduce a blood virus that would destroy the coven! Do you think I had any second thoughts before diving that stake into his heart? No freaking way.
So here’s what I’m thinking. You join the Blood Coven and instantly get protection from all the Elesian vamps wishing to do you harm. And as a bonus, me and Joss can team up to slay D’Ablo for you once and for all.
Let me know what you think!
Love,
Rayne McDonald
Vampire/Vampire Slayer
The Blood Coven
www.bloodcovenvampires.com
Some Stuff About Me & Another Mini-Contest!
October 19th, 2009See what you get when Auntie Heather feels guilty for not blogging a lot or spending time on the forums? Free stuff!
And I’ll get to that in a second. But first…there is happy news in HeatherLand, my Minions. The clouds have parted and these feathery guys started singing and my stress level is way, way down. My fangtastic editor has granted me a stay of execution – that is, she gave me more time to finish writing TWELFTH GRADE KILLS! YAY! So, now I have until December 1st and I’m really happy about it. Of course, I’m still going to be hard at work and missing from the forums for a bit, BUT…at least I’ll have time to really get this book where it needs to be.
Also! If you are in or near Austin, Texas, you CAN NOT miss the Austin Teen Book Festival! Why? Because I’ll be there!! And it’s going to be so awesome, I can barely contain myself. More info here: http://www.austinteenbookfestival.com
Okay, for this mini-contest, my black-hearted lil followers, you comment to enter (and it doesn’t matter how much you comment, you’re only entered once) AND there will be NINE winners! Every day I’ll pick a name randomly, for nine days. First winner gets their choice and on down the line (last winner is stuck with the leftovers, but no worries – there are no bad prizes here!). I’m giving the lucky winners each a book – the first book of a popular vampire series. The books up for grab are:
GLASS HOUSES by Rachel Caine (The Morganville Vampires series)
VAMPIRE KNIGHT #1 by Matsuri Hino (Manga)
BOYS THAT BITE by Mari Mancusi (Blood Coven series)
THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: THE AWAKENING by LJ Smith (The Vampire Diaries series)
MARKED by PC and Kristin Cast (House of Night series)
VAMPIRE ACADEMY by Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy series)
CIRQUE DU FREAK: A LIVING NIGHTMARE by Darren Shan (Cirque du Freak series)
VAMPIRE KISSES: THE BEGINNING by Ellen Schreiber (Vampire Kisses series)
and of course, THE CHRONICLES OF VLADIMIR TOD: EIGHTH GRADE BITES by yours truly, Heather Brewer (The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod series – or, as we like to call it around here, CoVT)
So, leave a comment, and hold your breath, because starting tomorrow, nine Minions are going to be winners!!!
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DAY #1 WINNER = VampireMistress (chose Vampire Diaries)
DAY #2 WINNER = Molly (chose Cirque du Freak)
DAY #3 WINNER = Violet_Swigger
DAY #4 WINNER = Vladimir Rose (chose Vampire Kisses)
DAY #5 WINNER = Jordan (chose Vampire Academy)
DAY #6 WINNER = Alice Mayberry
DAY #7 WINNER = kira (chose Morganville Vampires)
DAY #8 WINNER = VladimirXTod
Day #9 WINNER = Troy
ATTENTION WINNERS! Please email me your choice at heather@heatherbrewer.com with the subject “I’m a Winner!” and which book you’d like. If the winner before you picks your choice, you’ll have to pick again. But YAY! CONGRATS!!!
Who Wants an Advanced Copy of ELEVENTH GRADE BURNS??
October 15th, 2009I know not just ONE Minion who’s getting one, but TWO!!!
zachtodakavladjk124 & Destin (Ny’Emia), please email me your addresses (heather@heatherbrewer.com)!!!
Travel and Contests and News…oh my!
October 6th, 2009Greetings, my Minion Horde! I hope you’re all doing well and that your fiendish little black hearts haven’t withered from too much algebra and too little XBox 360. Auntie is doing well – still crazy, insane, bleeding-eyes busy, but TWELFTH GRADE KILLS is coming along nicely, so no complaints from me.
Tomorrow afternoon, I’m headed to Columbia, Missouri, where I’ll be speaking at the Youth Services Librarian Breakfast (or somethin’…Auntie isn’t good at recalling titles of things) for the Missouri Library Association’s annual conference. WOOT! Auntie hearts librarians big time, so this should be fun.
Then on Saturday, I’ll be here in Saint Louis at the Big Read Festival, from 3:30 – 4pm. If you’re around STL and you’ve never visited this amazing festival, I hear it’s not to be missed!
Then on October 24th, I’ll be heading down to Austin, Texas to the first annual Austin Teen Book Festival – an incredible party of an event featuring local teen bands and all sorts of awesome YA authors. And I’ll be on a panel that I’m DYING to be on: Zombies vs. Vampires!!!
After that, my schedule goes pretty quiet until February, which means lots of writing time for Auntie Heather. Yay!
Just a heads-up: I’m working on the Snow Ball info page and hoping tickets will be available for purchase by November 1st…but no promises. Oh! And soon, I’ll be starting another BIG contest on my Win Things page and hosting several mini-contests here on the blog!
Plus…there is news coming your way. Soon, Minions…soon.
May the FANGs be with you!
Winners of the latest contest announced!
October 1st, 2009As you can see, Minions, it took Auntie Heather a loooooong time to pour through the over 300 entries for the art contest, and even longer to pick the winners. You’re all so talented! But, finally, after a lot of back and forth, I decided, and can’t wait to share with you the grand prize winner of the engraved iPod – an incredibly talented Minion by the name of E.M.!
E.M. drew this fangatstic picture of D’Ablo. It’s drool-worthy, for sure!
And the two amazing Minions who won first prizes (autographed copies of TENTH GRADE BLEEDS) are Linnea Nierman, who drew an incredible picture of Meredith at the Snow Ball, and Cassidy Charles, who drew an unbelievable picture of Kristoff (aka David)!
CONGRATS< Minions! Watch my Win Stuff page in the next few days for a new and exciting contest!!
*sigh*
Oh, Minions.
If you had any idea what your dear Auntie Heather is going through right now, you might just lose your precious little twisted minds as well.
My schedule has been ramped up, that is to say, changed so that I can meet my publisher’s quicker-version of a publishing schedule. (Does that make sense?) See, initially, ELEVENTH GRADE BURNS was going to be out in Summer 2010, which meant like August. But because I sold both the first three books of BLOODBOUND and all five books of THE SLAYER JOURNALS, my schedule had to shift in order to accomodate the new titles. So that moved ELEVENTH to February 9, 2010. As a result, my writing schedule has been intense. TWELFTH GRADE KILLS was due to my editor on March 15, 2010. It’s now due around Halloween 2009. So…argh. My days have become a routine of wake up, shower, dress, eat, write, write, write, eat again, write, write, write, sleep.
For the curious, TENTH GRADE BLEEDS will come out in paperback January 2010. ELEVENTH GRADE BURNS will debut in hardcover February 2010 (paperback won’t be until August 2010). TWELFTH GRADE KILLS (this is the one I’m writing right now) will be available in hardcover September 2010 (and in paperback April 2011).
The first book of THE SLAYER JOURNALS will debut September 2011 and the first book of BLOODBOUND will be available in October 2011. So it’s going to be a very Heather Brewer kinda year in the bookstores.
So…that’s why I’m exhausted, and hardly blogging, and absent from the forums currently.
Auntie needs a nap.
But it’s all for you, Minion Horde! And that makes it worth it. 
In Which I Give Away Cool Schtuff And Answer Amanda’s Questions
September 9th, 2009EDITED TO ADD: The winner has been chosen!!! VladFan1, who commented on September 12, 2009 at 6:57 pm – please email me with your mailing address and which book you’d like! CONGRATS!!!
It’s time for a mini-contest, Minions, don’t you think? Leave a comment to enter. Winner gets this WAY AWESOME “Grow Your Own Vampire”, as well as a copy of whichever of the three Vlad books they’d like. I’ll draw a random winner on Sunday and post the name Monday morning.
Also…a Minion by the name of Amanda had a few. *ahem* “Few” questions. I’d like to answer them.
1) Do you like Orange Juice?
Yes. It is quite nummy. But it hurts my tummy.
2) Do you believe in abnormal beings out there that us humans don’t even know about?
Absolutely.
3) Doesn’t Twilight suck? (Seriously–I HATE that book…)
Well, it does have vampires *snort* I kill me! No, seriously, everyone has their personal tastes. Nothing wrong with that. I adored the first and felt it went downhill from there.
4) Do you listen to Nickelback?
Only because the radio keeps playing them. All their songs sound the same to me.
5) Do you think Transformers are awesome?
Yes! I used to watch them as a kid, so this newfound love of them is cool to watch unfold.
6) Do you WISH you could be a Transformer?
Nope. I like being me.
7) Are you stopping by New York anytime soon?
No events lined up, but early June, I’ll be there…with my son Jacob. Hmm…maybe I will set up an event, so you can all meet us!
8 ) Can you identify yourself with any of your characters (And, I mean, ANY)?
Oh yes. Vlad is what I felt like in high school…what I still feel like on occasion. He’s the unpopular, misunderstood me. Nelly is the worrying mother in me. And Otis…well, I think I’m most like Otis. Sharp, semi-quiet, a fixer, conflicted, but protective of those he loves.
9) Who do you WANT Vlad to be with, girl-wise (No, you don’t have to give away who he gets together with in the upcoming book…just….who do you think is better for him, personally?)
I want Vlad to be with someone who truly gets him and can accept him for who and what he is.
10) Do you have a boyfriend? *wiggles eyebrows suggestively*
Nah, my husband would get mad. 
11) Have you read Harry Potter?
I have DEVOURED that series several times over.
12) Did you ever go to Japan?
No, but I plan to.
13) Do you think hermit crabs are digusting and utterly repulsive?
I won’t touch them. But…they’re kinda cute from afar.
14) Have you ever seriously injured yourself?
No, but that’s because I’m a big chicken.
15) Do you HATE bugs?
Not at all. I think every living creature has its place.
16) Any advice for people who struggle through jerks in high school? Just out of curiosity.
This too shall pass, believe it or not. I was the most picked on kid at my school…and now the bullies’ children are Minions. 
17) Did you ever go on Fanfiction?
Nope.
18) Is Henry hot?
Oh yes. Way too hot for his own good. It’s a McMillan thing. Joss is hot too – hotter than Henry, even.
19) Is OTIS hot?
Otis is super mega ultra hot.
20) Do you gag when people think of Vlad and Henry….being a couple *face turns green*
Nope. I’ve seen a few Yaoi drawings around and heard of a few fanfics like that – if people love them so much that they take them to a place they enjoy, I’m okay with that. Auntie has a very open mind…even if I totally do not see Vlad and Henry hooking up.
21) Do you own a purple pen?
Several. They match my hair.
22) What was the most disgusting thing you’ve EVER done in your life?
Gave birth. Seriously. Gross.
23) If I did something very courteous for you, would you give me a copy of ELEVENTH GRADE BURNS, after making sure I promise and signed something saying I’d never give ANY info about it to ANYONE?
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Oh wait, you’re serious?
24) Favorite number?
13!
25) Your opinion on squids, please.
They are squidlike and squiddy.
26) Ever stepped in cow manure?
No.
27) Have you ever gone sky-diving? If so, what’s it like?
No way! Chicken, remember?
28) What shampoo do you use?
Depends. I dig Paul Mitchell, but Pantene gets the job done.
29) Aside from your own books, any reccommendations to read? Us fan need SOMETHING to help us wait patiently for your next book to come out.
What about monster unicorns? Read RAMPANT by Diana Peterfreund.
30) Do you like the color blue?
It’s okay.
31) Think of a number.
Now, double it.
Then, add four.
Divide by two.
Subtract the original number.
Is your answer 2?
(Cool, isn’t it?)
WHOA. That’s eerie…
32) Do you think hobos are awesome, in thier own way? Or do they creep you out?
Hobos are awesomely creeptastic.
33) What was your past like?
Dull and lonely.
34) Do you believe in aliens?
Yep.
35) Have you ever thought you went crazy?
Thought I was on the verge of crazy, but I’m better now. Besides…everyone’s a little crazy.
36) Did you notice that there’s an arrow in the FedEx logo?
Huh. No. Thanks for pointing that out. HA! Get it??? Pointing?? I crack me up.
37) Do you own any scratch and sniff stickers?….If so, can you ship them to me?
No, but I used to collect them! Had a leather one. It stunk.
38) Have you ever been followed by someone (it could be anyone–friends, family)
Not that I’m aware of. (and OMV what a creepy stalker question…)
39) Do you puzzle why pieces of art that a six-year old could pull off costs tons of millions of dollars?
No. I don’t think too much about others’ interpretations of what art is.
40) Are you intrigued by the Earth?
Totally.
41) Ever witness roadkill?
Yes, but not caused.
42) Do you like sporks?
I love sporks!!!
43) Have you ever used sporks?
YES!!
44) Do you have an ipod?
Yeppers – a nano. And an iphone.
45) Is yours as awesome as my iTouch?
My iphone is better
46) Do you like waffles?
Yummy!
47) Are you a vegetarian?
No. Eating meat is murder….yummy, yummy murder.
48) Does blood gross you out?
Dude. Have you read the books?
49) Ever hear of Operation Beautiful?
Yes. Just now when you typed it. What is it?
Dragon*Con was awesome! I gave away roughly 300 pieces of Minion Bling, hung out with Captain Kirk, got ditched by Jesus and was touch by the Flying Spaghetti Monster’s noodly appendage. Must do it again next year. And must meet more Minions while I’m there.
So, I’m home again now, and I’ve promised you all that I’ll talk a bit more about ELEVENTH GRADE BURNS. So without further ado…
ELEVENTH GRADE BURNS will be released on February 9, 2010. So, all of you Minions itching to go to the Snow Ball just got another reason – the party is on February 6th and the book is part of your ticket price, so in short, come to the Snow Ball, get the book THREE DAYS EARLY. I know, right? Way kewl.
So…what’s ELEVENTH about? For those of you who have not yet read TENTH GRADE BLEEDS, please DO NOT continue reading this blog post. I’m tellin’ ya. There will be kinda sorta spoilers and I don’t want you to miss the surprises of TENTH. Okay? Okay.
Are they gone? Good (for their sake). Now, onto ELEVENTH…
As if Vlad’s life weren’t bad enough….guess who’s back? That’s right: Joss! And this time, Joss is seriously out for blood. The Slayer Society has “cleansed” his thoughts and he’s absolutely convinced that Vlad is a vampire, which means Vlad = evil and must be destroyed.
Not to mention there’s a new vampire in town by the name of Dorian, who thinks that Vlad’s blood sounds like the most tasty treat on earth. And to add to that problem, Dorian can control anyone…even Vlad….with barely a thought.
Then, of course, there are the girls. Snow and Meredith. Vlad will face both in this book, and things don’t turn out the way you might think…
The ending will leave you screaming for more, Minions, and you will never. see it. coming.
You can pre-order it here.
So…any questions?
Minions! I’m so excited I can’t even stand it. Auntie leaves for Atlanta this afternoon. Why? Because Dragon*Con has finally come!!!
What’s that, you ask? Only a geektastic event that Auntie has been DYING to go to! I’ll even be speaking on a few panels:
Dark Fantasy Track
New Blood (Fri, 11:30 am)
Vampires Are The New Vampires (Fri, 2:30 pm)
Son of Funny as Hell (Sun, 4:00 pm)
YA Lit Track
Blood & Fur (Fri, 10pm)
Illustration and Artistry in YA (Fri, 11:30pm)
So if you’re in or near Atlanta, head on over to Dragon*Con. (For more info click that link <–)
I’ll see you there!
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