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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Here it is, Minion Horde. It’s time. And I know you’ve all been waiting for it. It’s time to share with you the phenomenal cover of TWELFTH GRADE KILLS. Many people have asked me what the colors mean with each book, or if they mean anything all. Here are my meanings:
EIGHTH GRADE BITES = red, because red is the color of blood
NINTH GRADE SLAYS = blue, because blue is cold and Vlad visits Siberia in this book
TENTH GRADE BLEEDS = purple, because purple is the color of bruises (and Vlad gets many in this book)
ELEVENTH GRADE BURNS = orange, because orange is the color of fire
and TWELFTH GRADE KILLS = green….because of a secret that you’ll discover in this book.
And now, without further ado, I give you….TWELFTH GRADE KILLS!
![Vlad_12thGradeKills_LAUNCH[1]](http://heatherbrewer.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Vlad_12thGradeKills_LAUNCH1-400x600.jpg "Vlad_12thGradeKills_LAUNCH[1]")
Do you love it? I do. And you can see Vlad clearly now. As the covers have changed, Vlad has become more and more exposed…just like in his story. I hope you like it!
And now, the best part (though that’s debatable). The flap copy (or in layman’s terms, the official description of the book)! WARNING: IF YOU HAVE NOT READ ELEVENTH GRADE BURNS, YOU MIGHT NOT WANT TO READ THE FOLLOWING, AS IT CONTAINS POTENTIONAL SPOILERS!!
It all comes down to this.
Vlad’s running out of time. The Elysian Council has given him weeks to live, and that’s if the Slayer Society doesn’t kill him – along with all the citizens of Bathory – first. Then there’s the issue of Vlad’s father, who may or may not still be alive after all these years, and oh yeah, that tiny little detail in the Pravus prophecy about Vlad enslaving Vampirekind and the human race. So much for college applications.
In this epic finale to Heather Brewer’s heart-stopping Chronicles of Vladimir Tod, dark secrets will be revealed, old friends will become enemies, and warm blood will run cold. Just be careful it isn’t yours.
EDITED TO ADD: TWELFTH GRADE KILLS will be released on September 21, 2010. You can pre-order it on Amazon or Barnes and Noble right now!
Also, that gorgeous boy on the cover is Lawrence Prince.
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Monday, December 7th, 2009
On the first day of Christmas
Auntie Heather gave to Vlad:
A blood bag in a tree.
On the second day of Christmas
Auntie Heather gave to Vlad:
Two blood dipped cookies,
And a blood bag in a tree.
On the third day of Christmas
Auntie Heather gave to Vlad:
Three bags of junk food,
Two blood dipped cookies,
And a blood bag in a tree.
On the fourth day of Christmas
Auntie Heather gave to Vlad:
Four cans of Pepsi,
Three bags of junk food,
Two blood dipped cookies,
And a blood bag in a tree.
On the fifth day of Christmas
Auntie Heather gave to Vlad:
FIVE DAYS WITHOUT D’ABLO!!!
Four cans of Pepsi,
Three bags of junk food,
Two blood dipped cookies,
And a blood bag in a tree.
On the sixth day of Christmas
Auntie Heather gave to Vlad:
Six Hot Topic gift cards,
FIVE DAYS WITHOUT D’ABLO!!!
Four cans of Pepsi,
Three bags of junk food,
Two blood dipped cookies,
And a blood bag in a tree.
On the seventh day of Christmas
Auntie Heather gave to Vlad:
Seven frozen snack packs,
Six Hot Topic gift cards,
FIVE DAYS WITHOUT D’ABLO!!!
Four cans of Pepsi,
Three bags of junk food,
Two blood dipped cookies,
And a blood bag in a tree.
On the eighth day of Christmas
Auntie Heather gave to Vlad:
Eight uninterrupted hours of video games,
Seven frozen snack packs,
Six Hot Topic gift cards,
FIVE DAYS WITHOUT D’ABLO!!!
Four cans of Pepsi,
Three bags of junk food,
Two blood dipped cookies,
And a blood bag in a tree.
On the ninth day of Christmas
Auntie Heather gave to Vlad:
Nine days in Siberia,
Eight uninterrupted hours of video games,
Seven frozen snack packs,
Six Hot Topic gift cards,
FIVE DAYS WITHOUT D’ABLO!!!
Four cans of Pepsi,
Three bags of junk food,
Two blood dipped cookies,
And a blood bag in a tree.
On the tenth day of Christmas
Auntie Heather gave to Vlad:
Ten shots with the Lucis,
Nine days in Siberia,
Eight uninterrupted hours of video games,
Seven frozen snack packs,
Six Hot Topic gift cards,
FIVE DAYS WITHOUT D’ABLO!!!
Four cans of Pepsi,
Three bags of junk food,
Two blood dipped cookies,
And a blood bag in a tree.
On the eleventh day of Christmas
Auntie Heather gave to Vlad:
Eleven dates with his dream girl,
Ten shots with the Lucis,
Nine days in Siberia,
Eight uninterrupted hours of video games,
Seven frozen snack packs,
Six Hot Topic gift cards,
FIVE DAYS WITHOUT D’ABLO!!!
Four cans of Pepsi,
Three bags of junk food,
Two blood dipped cookies,
And a blood bag in a tree.
On the twelfth day of Christmas
Auntie Heather gave to Vlad:
Twelve tubes of sunblock,
Eleven dates with his dream girl,
Ten shots with the Lucis,
Nine days in Siberia,
Eight uninterrupted hours of video games,
Seven frozen snack packs,
Six Hot Topic gift cards,
FIVE DAYS WITHOUT D’ABLO!!!
Four cans of Pepsi,
Three bags of junk food,
Two blood dipped cookies,
And a blood bag in a tree.
Happy Holidays, Minions!
(and to clarify day #10, I’m not shooting Vlad with the Lucis – he’s the one shooting it, because you have to admit…it’s pretty cool.)
Tags: Vlad
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Thursday, October 15th, 2009
I know not just ONE Minion who’s getting one, but TWO!!!
zachtodakavladjk124 & Destin (Ny’Emia), please email me your addresses (heather@heatherbrewer.com)!!!
Tags: Mini-Contest, Vlad
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Friday, September 18th, 2009
*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. 
Tags: Joss, Kaya, Vlad
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Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
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?
Tags: BLOODBOUND, Joss, stress, Vlad
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Thursday, August 27th, 2009
Okay, 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. 
Tags: stress, Vlad
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Monday, August 24th, 2009
Okay, 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!
Tags: Vlad
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Monday, August 17th, 2009
…that I love the cover of ELEVENTH GRADE BURNS?
Tags: Vlad
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Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
Greetings, Minion Horde! Thanks so much for your FANGtastic input as to where I should go on my fabulous tour – the moment my publisher lets me know officially where I’ll be going, I’ll let you know!
Okay. So. Catching up.
Auntie Heather has been crazy busy lately and under a lot of stress. Like poke-out-my-eyes-with-a-tuning-fork stress. First off, my delivery date (the date the manuscript is due to my editor, which means all written and polished and lovely) for TWELFTH GRADE KILLS was moved from March 15, 2010 to the end of this October. AAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!! But…I’m not complaining, because it’s for a very good reason (one that I’ll be able to share with you soon). It has added stress to my life, but I can deal, because dude…it just means Vlad and I get to spend some serious time together.
Next, it seems like I have a million things going on in my personal life. Yesterday I had an eye exam (Auntie is surrendering at last and getting glasses) and today I have some furniture being delivered. Jacob and Alex are getting ready to start school in a few weeks (sophomore year and 3rd grade) and I haven’t done much back-to-school shopping yet.
Plus, ELEVENTH GRADE BURNS is now being published in February (as opposed to June), which is AWESOME, but…that means I only have a few months to organize the big Snow Ball party I’m holding. I found a place, found an amazing cake artist, and I’m working out decorations, but I still have to hire a great DJ, hire an ice sculptor, hire a professional photographer, and figure out a menu and the best way to sell tickets. Still working out the date, BUT! You’re all invited to dress in your Snow Ball best and come party with me. It’ll be in Grand Blanc, Michigan, which is just a short drive from the airport in Detroit or even the airport in Flint. Think about how fancy Snow Ball is in the books…then think bigger. It’ll be like an icy prom! With lots of amazing contests, and books, of course…
So…that’s my life lately. Insane! But all very, very good.
P.S. Vlad is STILL on the Bookscan and Barnes & Noble bestseller lists. Fangtastic job, Minions!
Tags: Snow Ball, tour stuff, Vlad
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Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
I just got the bestest news from my fangtastic publicist!!! Penguin is sending me on tour!!! It’ll be a five city tour, the week of February 8th to the 14th. And…why February, you’re wondering? Because ELEVENTH GRADE BURNS is hitting stores on February 4, 2010!!!
That’s right, the publishing schedule for Vlad has changed – and I’ll tell you why sometime next week. But for now…does anybody have any suggestions on where they should send me?
Tags: tour stuff, Vlad
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