Greetings, Minion Horde! Now, gather ’round. Because Auntie Heather has some news for you all. Do you all have your lil skull blankies? Everybody have a coffin-shaped cookie and a mug of steaming AB Negative? Good. To begin with…there’s the BAD news.
You all have heard that I have a new series (THE LEGACY OF TRIL) beginning next summer, with the first book, BLOODBOUND. BLOODBOUND will feature katanas and monsters and epic, thrilling fantasy! BUT…the bad news is that BLOODBOUND will no longer come out next summer. Or ever.
Yeah. There is no BLOODBOUND. Not anymore. It’s been erased from existence. Why? Well, because of the GOOD news.
The GOOD news is that BLOODBOUND has a new title!! It will now (more appropriately) be called SOULBOUND! And you can pre-order it on Amazon now! So…Auntie was a bit sneaky there. But yes, the same story is coming out next July, but now with a much more fitting title. YAY!
What do you all think? (I’m aware my comments are still broken – I promise to fix them soon! But feel free to share your opinion with me on Twitter/Facebook – links on the right!).
Look at that, Minions – I hadn’t been blogging regularly and now, you’re getting PUMMELED with my blogginess. Sick of me yet? I hope not. I do know, however, that many of you are sick of not being able to comment on my blog. There is, apparently, a bug that’s in need of fixing, so I’m sicking my web guru on the issue ASAP. Also, I’ll send along a list of awesome changes to the site. The forum is getting totally revamped, and the FAQ (plus several other parts of my site) are getting updated. I feel like I’ve been living under a rock, but now it’s time to do something about this mess. Somebody grab a broom, forcryingoutloud! And by “somebody”, I of course mean ME.
So, there are two reasons that I had to blog today. One is because we have winners to my latest contest! Jacob Coates, who’s thirteen and from Washington, is the grand prize winner of my haiku contest. He won an XBox360, with a skin that looks like the cover of FIRST KILL! And he did it with this fangtastic haiku tribute to Vlad:
tendancy to kill
tries his best to control it
on a strict diet
Looooove it! Plus, our two first place winners (Aubrey Peel – 16, from Florida, and Kayla Rupper – 16, from Utah) each win an autographed copy of FIRST KILL. Out of almost 400 entries, it wasn’t an easy pick, so congrats to the winners! If you have any ideas for future contests, just drop me a line. I’m always curious what the Minion Horde wants to win and how they want to win it.
Now…THIS. As a home-state Michigander, I am outraged, sickened, and disgusted. Spread the word, Minions. Because we can change the future, but we have to rally together in order to do so. Bullying has to STOP.
Ahh, Halloween! Auntie Heather’s most favorite holiday of the year (and, I’m quite certain, many Minions’ as well). A day that’s filled with costumes and candy and frights and spooky ghosties galore. What more could you possibly ask for?
Why…music…of course.
This one’s for you, Minions. You’re in my thoughts today. Just like you’re always in my heart. My shriveled up, black lil heart.
Oh, Minions. How your Auntie Heather’s head doth spin as of late. So much that it’s launched from her neck, hit the ceiling and SPLATTED on the floor. I’m not sure what’s worse: that teh kittehs keep swatting at the pile of goo it’s become, or that Jacob keeps poking it with a stick. Nevertheless, your Auntie’s been living inside a crazy tornado, waiting for some semblance of normalcy (heh) to return to her life.
AND I COMPLETELY FORGOT TO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT MY TOUR.
Yeah. I’m ~that~ brain dead lately. I went on a two and a half week tour of AWESOME, came home, and didn’t even mention it in my last blog! Where is my head??? (Oh right…it’s a pile of goo on the floor…)
The tour was…in a word…nommy. So nommy that I nommed on its amazingness and it nommed right back. It was so much fun! So many of you came out to see me (many of whom were Master Minions), and I loved each and every hug, treasured each and every gift, and I just want to thank you, Minion Horde, for being there for me, and for giving me some love, when I very much needed it. You guys all rock my world, and it’s my pleasure and honor to rule over you.
Things here are good. I’m busy working on the second round of edits for The Slayer Chronicles #2 (due October 25th), and working on an outline for the second Legacy of Tril book (after Bloodbound). Plus, we’re getting ready for some pretty major website/forum changes soon. Speaking of the forum…if you’re new, and need a friend, I urge you to reach out to Mina, Tod, Pravus, and K8. They’re there to be your friends. Trust me.
Are you still reeling over the graphic novel news?? I am! I’ve known for some time, but when Penguins say “SHHH!!!! Don’t tell a soul!!!” I’m forced to super glue my lips together and hold on to all that awesomeness until I might burst. But I’m so relieved/thrilled that we can talk about it now! Are you geeked? I can hardly wait to see more artwork and share it with you. It’s going to have an effect on fan art, I imagine. But we shall see.
Ooooh! I can has great news! Who wants to see the family trees of both Vlad and Joss? You can! Head on over to Hastings’ website and click View the Family Tree off to the right side of the page. It ROCKS! And so does Hastings for helping make it happen.
Speaking of Joss…what are you guys thinking of FIRST KILL so far? Spoilers welcome in the comments – just be careful reading them if you don’t want secrets spilled!
I’m off to do that whole typey-typey thing I do. And, of course, to relish in the hoodie weather we finally have.
Oh, yes, my hungry little Minions. The title of this post does not lie. Sooooo many of you have been BEGGING, PLEADING, INSISTING that I create a graphic novel based on my Vlad series, and now, with the amazing work of some incredibly talented peeps (including artist, Julia Laud, colorist, Richard Suwono, and brilliant writer, Tony Lee), I can bring you just what you’ve been asking for. I give you…the graphic novel cover for EIGHTH GRADE BITES!!!
What do you think, Minion Horde??? I completely, totally love it. And I love the script as well – Tony did a fabulous job. I can hardly wait for you all to get your grubby lil hands on it! But alas, you’ll have to wait until August 16, 2012, as that’s the date it goes on sale. The moment I have a link to where you can pre-order it, I’ll post it. And I’ll also have more yummy bits for you to salivate over soon. But for now…what do you think???
Greetings, Minions! I’m betting your all wondering why I haven’t blogged to name of the ARC winner from the last entry. Well…that’s because I…have no excuse. *hangs head* BUT…to make it up to you, I’m choosing TWO winners! So get your addresses to my assistant at k8@heatherbrewer.com and I’ll get those out to you ASAP, VampireConverse and LadyCawCaw!!!
So…have you pre-ordered your copy of FIRST KILL yet? Are you planning to come see me on tour? Have you seen the new trailer??
Oh, and a little surprise for those Minions who can’t come see me on tour…I spent a day in Alabama at the Books-A-Million warehouse, signing over 3000 books, just for you! They’ll be in BAM stores across the country, so grab yours fast!
Greetings, Minions! And how are my horrifically darling members of the Horde fairing this fine, gloomy day? Your Auntie is coming down from a deep-breath-taking kinda weekend. One spent without teh internets and with lots of relaxation time, after a long year of stress and craziness. But I’m good now. And I’m getting a new kitteh tomorrow.
“WHAT?!”, you all say. “But Auntie Heather! You just GOT a new kitteh, not that long ago. Remember Fang???”
Of course I remember him! He lies on my desk while I write, and I love him more and more every day! Which is precisely why I’m getting another. See, Amenti largely ignores Fang during the day, when taking her 12 hour nap. So he gets lonely. Thus, the new kitteh. His name is Loki. And I am a happy kitteh momma. Pics to come!
In other news, BLOODBOUND is totally finished and on its way to the copyeditor! It’s also huge, clocking it at 93,000 words…which is about 21,000 more words than TWELFTH GRADE KILLS had. But it’s a fantasy, and fantasies tend to be long anyway. Plus, I had to make room for all the monsters and blood and gore and swords and kick-buttedness.
The second SLAYER CHRONICLES book is currently experiencing its first round of edits. Truth be told, I already know the title…but it’s a SURPRISE!
And we’re just over a month away from the debut of FIRST KILL. I’m sooooo excited! But I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous. I worry that no one will buy it, for a variety of reasons. Maybe they won’t want to read about Joss. Maybe they won’t know I have a new series coming out. Maybe…a million other things. That voice of doubt keeps creeping in, no matter how many times I squash it. Sometimes it gets so loud that it keeps me up at night. I call it “Fuddy”. And when I get really sick of hearing it, I literally say out loud, “Shut up, Fuddy.”
Why am I telling you this, Minions? Because even the most awesome of us experience self-doubt, and I want you to know that your Auntie goes through it too. Because, the truth is, sometimes I get really scared about the future, but it helps me to know that I’m not alone. That all of you sometimes get scared too. And together, if we all shout loud enough, maybe we can shut Fuddy up for a good, long time.
If you haven’t checked my Appearances page recently, you might want to, as I’ve added my upcoming tour dates. Also, watch for some changes coming soon to the website and forum. (Note: by “soon”, I mean “eventually” or “when I find the time”) Plus, very soon, I’ll have a big contest to announce! But for now, I think a mini-contest is way overdue, don’t you? So…comment to enter. You can say anything you like (but let’s keep it positive, k?), but no matter how much you comment, you’ll only be entered once. Winner gets an ARC of FIRST KILL. I’ll pick a winner in a few days!
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