“Actors are good liars; writers are good liars with good memories.”
~Daniel K. Moran

“When I was a little boy, they called me a liar, but now that I am grown up, they call me a writer.”
~Isaac Singer

“Writers are liars, my dear.”
~Neil Gaiman

I’m a liar. What’s it to you? I have to be. It’s my job.

I’ve read many books. Many, many books. The good ones were written by good writers, but the best ones were written by the best liars. Let me explain.

Your job (my job, Neil Gaiman’s job, Stephen King’s job, etc.) as a writer is to lie soooooo well that even you believe the lie. To construct events, people, and details that mesh so well together that there cannot be any significant room for doubt that these events, people, and details could possibly–at least in the realm of imagination–exist. We lie. And if we lie well enough, people will want us to lie more.

It’s a good gig.

But I’m also a liar in another way. You see, I said I was completely finished packing for tomorrow’s trip.

*sigh*

Nope.

But while I’m finishing, I wanted to drop by and grace my loyal minions with one final bow before flitting off to New York for my weekend of book-involved fun. Remember, minions, to eat your veggies, wear sunblock (tan isn’t sexy, it’s skin damage), read things you’re told not to, daydream about the day when EIGHTH GRADE BITES will be released, and above all, miss me terribly. I’ll be back on Sunday, but likely not blogging ’til Monday.

Yours in Eternity,
Heather

EDITED TO SAY: Dude! I just got a blurb from the amazing Katie MacAlister! SQUEE!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you, Katie! If I ever see you at faire, the meade’s on me. Here’s what she had to say about EIGHTH GRADE BITES:

“Eighth Grade Bites is a delightful novel filled with dark, biting humor that will appeal to everyone who ever felt they were different. A deft hand at depicting the angst of teen years, Heather Brewer does a wonderful job blending vampire legend with the modern day horror that strikes fear in the heart of so many: the eighth grade.”

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