First thing’s first: did you know you can buy the paperback of TENTH GRADE BLEEDS starting today??? GO DO IT!!! RIGHT NOW!!!
And now…my hair is awesome. I think we all know that. I mean, just look at my inbox – literally dozens of emails a day that comment on how much my hair rules. And it does. It’s totally not even egotistical to admit your hair rocks. It’s called “high self-esteem” (or maybe “hair self-esteem” – what do ya think, Minions?). But…what you’re all wondering is who does my hair/where I get my dye/how I do it. The answers to these questions are simple:
1. I do my own hair (kinda).
2. Online.
3. Carefully.
Shall I explain? I mean, for those of you who cannot resist the urge to dye your hair funky colors, you’ve gotta want answers, and Auntie Heather is not one to disappoint her Minion Horde.
1. I do my own hair (kinda).
I do. Really. I used to dye the black at home, but it’s so time consuming to touch up roots every three or four weeks, and the black dye gets EVERYWHERE, so now I go to an amazing stylist, who touches up my roots and cuts my hair and is generally all around brilliant. But the purple…that’s all me, and I’ll explain more about that in #2. Speaking of which…
2. Online.
That’s where I buy my purple dye. It’s a brand called Special Effects. While most funky color dyes (like the dreaded, pillowcase discoloring manic Panic) will fade and bleed out very quickly, Special Effects stays bright until I re-dye. Oh sure, it gradually changes from purple to fuchsia to a weird pink, but it’s the best funky dye out there. TRUST ME ON THIS. Auntie Heather has been doing this stuff for years.
I buy Special Effects Pimpin’ Purple online (usually Amazon, because it’s way cheap and sometimes I get free shipping), as well as White Out hair bleach (which I get at Hot Topic – again, the best I’ve found).
3. Carefully.
It’s not hard to get your hair to look like mine. Now, when I first dyed it, I had to bleach out my bangs (bleaching makes it so the funky dye will turn out brighter on your hair), but now I just re-bleach the roots. Once bleached (follow those instructions carefully!), I put dye in my bangs, clip them away from my face and leave it in all day. That’s right, as long as I possibly can (minimum 3.5 hours), before rinsing. The longer you leave it, the better it’ll look.
Oh, and if you’re under 18, you should probably ask your parents. But if you don’t, don’t tell them Auntie Heather told you how. 
So…that’s how I get my hair to look the way it looks. I like it for now, but eventually, I’ll change it. I’m kinda like that.
Now, onto some BLOODBOUND bits. As you all know (or should, if you follow this blog regularly), in Fall of 2011, I have a new series starting called BLOODBOUND. There’s a brief description on this page. (if you haven’t, you should go read that now. Go on…we’ll wait…).
Back? Oh good! As I was saying, BLOODBOUND is a bit of a mystery, but as I’m just finishing up the edits for TWELFTH GRADE KILLS and I’m now writing BLOODBOUND, my head is there, so I want to talk about it some.
The main character in BLOODBOUND is a 16-year-old girl named Kaya. Now, in Kaya’s world, there are three classes of people: Barrons (a naturally-skilled warrior race), Healers (those with the ability to heal others), and the Unskilled (which are regular folks who have no special talents). Whenever a Barron is born in the world, somewhere, at the exact moment, his/her Healer is born. They are Bloodbound. When Bloodbound, a Healer can heal his/her Barron with a single touch. Cool, huh?
Kaya has been raised amongst the Unskilled, because her parents are both Barrons (that’s a big no-no–Healers and Barrons can be couples, but Healers and Healers or Barrons and Barrons cannot). So imagine her surprise when she receives a letter from the Headmaster of Shadow Academy, stating that her Barron is dead and she must report to the school immediately to be Bound to another Barron. (Being Bound isn’t as strong as being Bloodbound, but she will be able to heal her Barron–being Bloodbound is kinda like being soul mates)
Now, Kaya wants nothing to do with the Headmaster, the Barron she’s supposed to be Bound to, or any of that crap, but…she has no choice. The Headmaster insinuates that if she doesn’t come, he’ll bring the law down on her parents and have them killed.
Bummer, right?
So Kaya goes to this hidden school and learns that Healers are looked down upon, treated like pretty objects to be cherished, not people who can defend themselves. She learns that, despite the fact they are involved in a huge war, Healers are not allowed to learn how to fight or defend themselves. That’s the Barron’s job.
This doesn’t sit well with Kaya–not at all. So she trains in secrecy….which leads to all sorts of things I can’t tell you about.
But what I can tell you is that there are two boys that are hugely important to Kaya’s story. Trayton (the tall, dark, and handsome boy to whom she’ll be Bound) and Darius (the gorgeous, tan, silver-haired boy who trains her in secrecy).
So…any thoughts? Questions?
I’m all ears (and awesome hair).
Tags: BLOODBOUND, Kaya
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WOAH!!! Bloodbound sounds pretty catchy! Can’t wait to go out there and get a copy of it..should be fun to read
ahh can’t wait to get my hands on tenth grade bleeds though…not exactly out in my area though..but haha indeed you do have awesome hair 
Wowz! blood bound sounds REEEEAAAALLLLLYYYYY good I cannot wait to read it. And its one of Auntie Heather’s books so it must be AWESOME!! Just like your hair! And i also can;t wait for TENTH GRADE BURNS to come out I am on the brink of dying from lack of Vlad hottness. Hope it comes out soon!
Bloodbound sounds awesome. Just one question, where did you the name Kaya come from? It’s cool and unique!
You have awesome hair!!!! And I can’t wait for BloodBound to come out, it sounds vampireicious in every Vladrific way!!!! OMV I CAN’T WAIT >::<
I LOVE YOUR HAIR!!!
iv been wanting to do something like that with my hair only i want 1 streik in it and i want it red
oh but Auntie Heather i have a question are when is the trailer for Eleventh Grade BURNS coming out?
OMG!! Even thought The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod is ending I am still excited about BLOODBOUND. But how many books are you planning on writing. But what ever happens your still the best Heather Brewer.
thtsound soooooo cool im totally gonna buy it the day it comes out!!!!!
Love your books so much
And your hair is awsome
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH ANOTHER SERIES AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
(ps i just figured out that the book, Night Runner is a series)
is the cover art going to be the same scheme as the vlad books y’know all shadowed and stuff
ooohhhh snap bloodbound sounds AWESOME!!! hahaha when does the next vlad tod come out again??? oh yeah in february… hahaha i cant wait for eleventh grade burns or bloodbound!!!!
I just realized something! ^^
Darius is also from the Hunger Games!
I can’t wait or teh new series :3
book sounds AMAZING!
just picked up a copy of eighth grade bites at borders today…absolutely love it
i wonder if i can get the other books on my kindle?
but the new book sounds great, uber excited!
OMG! YOU’RE BLOG SMILEYS WORK THE SAME WAY AS SCOTT-LAS! except there you have to know the key words to make them work.
but your blog has officially earned MAJOR bonus points for a same-smiley factor.:!: MAJOR points. and i dont give points easily.
and now time for my awesome signature…
bite me, non-vampire lovers.
vampgrrl101/faeriegrrl101/whichever name i’m using on this blog
AWESOME!!! but does she ever meet the person she was bloodbound to??? and why is she raised amongst the unskilled if shes a healer??? so many questions so little time!!! plus, i do love ur hait auntie heather!!!!!!!!!
-kmr
Have you ever tried to spike your hair, or just mess it up and look all punk? Does Kaya ever find love? Is she a tomboy or just a rebel?
wait.. maybe i read your blog too fast but how does Kaya’s soul-mate look like?
and.. yeah.. you’re hair is pretty awesome!!
I have a friend named Kaya and hes cool and I love you books
your hair does rock!!! and i kant wait for the next book.
OMG BLOODBOUND SOUNDS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and also your hair…ROX!!!!
Bloodbound seems to be a type of book I wouldn’t typically read, but it does sound interesting. I might have to pick up a copy
And I’m looking foward to reading Eleventh Grade Burns.
omg auntie that is goning to be a great story (of couces) u wrote it love ya
Omigosh i can’t wait to read Bloodbound! It sounds sooooo awesome!(Just like Aunties hair!)
It’s true, your hair is really awsome! My hair is a bit like that too! But not nearly as awsome since I don’t redye the roots. I have naturally curly black hair, and my mom was a hair stylist. So she does my hair. I dyed my bangs red, and everyone at my school, even the lunch ladies, notice that my clothes normally match my hair(black and red).
your hair looks awesome! im bout to put red streaks in mine too
and i cant wait til Bloodbound…it sounds AWESOME!! 
Yohttp://heatherbrewer.com/blog/2010/01/12/behold-my-awesome-hair-and-a-bit-about-bloodbound/#commentformu shold make more chroncles of vladimir tod books
it sounds incredbily frekin’ awesome auntie. and…and idea how i can persuade my parents to put in black streaks? or should I not tell them?
i love you hair and your books .
i cant wait for the forth book of vladimir tod,
(eleventh grade burns)!!!!!!!!
#1 fan
can’t wait for bloodbound
sounds very interesting!(but all your books are!!!) anyway you’re hair=awesome! anyway can’t wait!! 
keep writing!!!
It sounds intense and awesome (in regards to Bloodbound)! I’ll look for it.
one: awesome deets on the new book
two: can’t wait to see you in town for the signing
three: can’t wait for ur new series
four: did you die your hair according to each book? Like when Vlad 1 came out was it black and red? then black and blue now black and purple…so will it be black and orange next and then the final color black and something?
and will ur new series book covers be shadowd as well!?
my fangs get bigger but i don’t. Do you know why?
YOUR HAIR IS FREACKING AWSOME! if only my mom would let me dye my hair…. she says its to goth…. she HATES goth
Yours Enternally
Jaid. LOVE YOUR HAIR
bloodbound sound sooo awesome!
hmm ive never found Special Effects to work for me i tend to use raw from hot topic (it smells good too) or Splat wich i get at walgreens, ive seen it other places. manic panic i dont have the pashince to get the color right, usually consists of sleeping with the dye in then blow drying it in then waiting longer then washing it out, if you do all that, then its ok but i prefer Raw and Splat. White out is good bleach, but i like Quick Blue, i find it at sallys beauty supply, its for on and off scalp so it dosnt burn as bad and when u have naturally almost jet black hair it gets you dang ner platinum.
can’t w8 4 bloodbound!!!!!!!!!!!!! i luuuuuuuuuuv ur hair
– Alexis Dracula
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Thanks for the hair dye tips. My daughter has done her hair in everything from purple (did that fade thing you talked about) to a professional job that looked like a sunburs which went from a lighter orange at the top of her head and faded into almost an auburn. She has a hard time keeping it from fading so now we know the trick…use special effects and leave it in! Thanks again!
Bloodbound sounds awesome! I can’t wait. I guess I am kind of like you in that I was sort of an outcast in school (saw the you-tube – fangtastic) and never really accepted. I also love to use books to get away from it all, speaking of which, see you in 16 days with daughter and her best friend in tow!
Wow! I just noticed my daughter’s comments – we are in the process of re-dying her hair and adding dye to mine (can’t get too wild in corporate America).
See you soon – who’d ever thunk a momion would be so excited?
your hair is awsome (why cant i spell anything
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Thanks for the tip, I’ll try using Special Effects cuz I always use Manic Panic
Darius. -Giggles- That’s my brother’s name. No way he’d be in this book, though…
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i am a huge fan of the chronicles of vladimir tod and i was wondering if you are going to make a book #5 of the chronicles
OMG….i love all youre books and i cant wait to read bloodbound and the rest of the vladimir tod series…btw…are you going to make any more vladimir tod books after book 12???if you ever write any new books…you should let me know by mailing me at moonglovv@aol.com.I love your writing and your books are the best…
like your hair. i get sum purple low-lights when i get all a’s . . . like that’ll ever happen! math sux! bloodbound sounds good . . . y 2011? so long from now . . . i’m in need for sum good books, oh, read Meridian by amber kizer. it’s really awesome. can’t wait for the new vlad.
This book definitely sounds like something I’m going to need to take a look at, Auntie Heather. And yes your hair looks fantastic!
I LOVE VLADIMIR TOD IM ON THE 3 BOOK!!!! IM ALMOST DONE! CANT WAIT FOR NUMBER 4!!!!!!! AHHHHH AND BLOODHOUNd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That book dat u wrote sounds really intresting to read maybe some day i will read it.
from bobby shaw school 
aweosome hair!!!
pink maches u.good book .thanks for cming to nbobby shaw its also where i go to school. 
bye bye!!!
i make my hai like urs all the kids at school will yell and the teachers and the people i know they think im a sweet lil girl sort of merridith but on the inside im purebred vlad i need a pick of vlads wrist please
your hair is so cool i would get it done like that but my school would suspend me for that intill it comes out. my school is stupid but your hair the coolest look ever