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!
I’m hoooooome! Actually, I was home Sunday night, but only just got around to blogging. Stress level = way, way lower.
My weekend away was wonderful. I love New Orleans – it’s one of my fave places in the world. It’s the first time, however, that I did anything really tourist-y. The family and I went on a Haunted History tour with Midian Von Thorne. It was simply amazing. We stuffed ourselves with great food, bought amazing stuff and came home wishing we never had to leave.
Pretty typical.
And now, Auntie is hard at work on TWELFTH GRADE KILLS. I’m also busy writing up a sneak-peek of ELEVENTH GRADE BURNS for you Minions. I know I mentioned it a while ago and promised I would post it, and I will! Plus, I’ll post the publishing dates for the remaining Vlad books, and the first book of BLOODBOUND, as well as the first book of THE SLAYER JOURNALS. But for now, I’m writing.
What are my Minions up to?
Auntie Heather Needs A Sanity Break
August 27th, 2009Okay, Minions, for those of you who frequent the forum: you may have noticed that I’m not there much right now. I’m so sorry for not being there to answer your questions and just hang out (which I LOVE to do!), but Auntie is on a crazy schedule right now. TWELFTH GRADE KILLS is due on like Halloween, and I’m not finished with it yet. Oh, it’s all mapped out and planned and I know what happens….but I still have to write it all down (well, most of it). So all I’ve been doing lately is writing. Not much time for fun. As you can imagine, I am a huge ball of stress.
Because it has to be perfect. It’s the final Vlad book. It all leads up to this.
Because of my ridiculous stress level, my family is forcing me to take a quick vacation to New Orleans for the weekend (one of my favorite places on earth), to try to unwind. I’ll work while I’m there, but hopefully, the change in location will ease my stress a bit.
So…if you miss Auntie and want to follow my goings-on…I suggest you follow me on twitter at www.twitter.com/heatherbrewer. I’ll tweet my whole vacation and you can ask me questions there!
Meanwhile, I miss you all so much!! Oh, and would you stop trying to guess who dies?! My lips are sealed. 
Is Auntie Heather Killing Vlad??
August 24th, 2009Okay, Minions. Pull up a coffin and let’s have a little chat.
All sorts of rumors are flying around that I am absolutely, totally, completely killing Vlad off in TWELFTH GRADE KILLS. While I can’t dispel those rumors (because maybe I am and maybe I’m not), I urge you all to wait and see before telling your fellow Minions that Vlad’s definitely going to die in that book. The truth is…yes, SOMEONE will die in that book, but I’m not saying who. I’m not even giving you a little hint. First, you have to get through ELEVENTH GRADE BURNS, and then read TWELFTH. Then you’ll know. Until then, my lips are zipped.
As for ELEVENTH GRADE BURNS, I’m going to work up a list of some details soon. Watch the blog!
Auntie Heather is feeling random today. So…I have some questions for you Minions.
1. How many of you are there? 500? 1000? 5000? 50000000000? Any guesses?
2. Which do you prefer, turkey or ham?
3. Did you know I’m going to Dragon*Con in two weeks?
4. What cool marketing stuff would make you buy my books, if you had no idea my books existed?
and 5. Olives – hate ‘em or love ‘em? Discuss.
…that I love the cover of ELEVENTH GRADE BURNS?
Joshua!!! Who commented on August 13, 2009 at 4:24 pm. Please contact me with your info, Joshua, and I’ll get that out to you soon!
Now, just a quick thingy. In the comments of my last post, someone asked “What about BLOODBOUND?” and I feel the need to address that here. BLOODBOUND and THE SLAYER JOURNALs will both be released around the same time. So, once Vlad’s series is finished up, Auntie Heather will have two series going on simultaneously! Imagine all the Auntie Heather goodness that you can indulge in! So…no worries. You’ll still get Kaya’s story, along with Joss’s story. And we still have two Vlad books to go.
Now…everybody be a good sport and congratulate Joshua!!
Gather ‘Round, Minion Horde! Auntie Heather Has Huge News!
August 10th, 2009So. News.
It is not a movie deal, so let’s just all get that out of our heads for the moment (but keep your fingers crossed!). This news is hugely huge, though, and requires a bit of backstory.
For so long, my loyal Minions, you’ve asked that fateful question, “Will there be more Vlad books?” and for so long, Auntie Heather has answered you directly and honestly. No. There will be five books about Vlad. No more. His story will end with TWELFTH GRADE KILLS.
But there is another story, about another boy, that demands to be told. And my publisher, Dutton, is making that possible.
I’m proud/ecstatic/thrilled out of my ever-lovin’ mind to announce a new series that will debut in September 2011, a five-book spin-off series inspired by one of my fave characters from The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod. Ladies and Gents, loyal Minions, fiendish fiends, I give you….The Slayer Journals, an entire series exploring the life and times of Joss McMillan!!! Here’s the link to the PW announcement (ignore the typos).
I’m just so, so happy that I’ll get to tell Joss’s story, Minions. And I hope that you’re happy that you’ll get to read it.
And in honor of this announcement, I’m going to give away a vampire slayer kit. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment. I’ll draw a winner Friday morning.
(Edited to Add)
AND THE WINNER IS…
Joshua!!! Who commented on August 13, 2009 at 4:24 pm. Please contact me with your info, Joshua, and I’ll get that out to you soon!
Okay, I have bigger news coming soon (much bigger news – get ready for a huge announcement on August 10th), but for now…
TENTH GRADE BLEEDS paperback is now available for pre-order! It’ll be out January 12, 2010. Also, ELEVENTH GRADE BURNS is available for pre-order! The date on that one is February 9, 2010.
So go forth, my Minion Horde – and pre-purchase, because you are NOT gonna want to miss this!
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