I left the CURSE cover reveal up there for awhile — WOW what a reception! So many clicks, so many retweets! SO excited for this book to come out!
Between now and then, the anthology BEWARE THE LITTLE WHITE RABBIT will be coming out from Leap books. What really happened to Alice down the rabbit hole? Find out on April 14! Meanwhile, enjoy this COOL animated version of the superb cover. Click to go to the book’s page on Goodreads, and add it to your TBR list!
So now one cover reveal is done (and it is awesome!), I need to prepare for the next. Yes, the cover for A CURSE OF ASH AND IRON is done!! And it is spectacular, to be honest. I jumped up and down when I saw it. I want to make a BIG deal of the reveal, celebrate it right.
The cover reveal will happen on JANUARY 27th, at Young Adult Books Central, at noon EST.
What I need is people to share it after that — 1pm EST on that day. Bloggers, I need your help. If you’d like to be part of the fun, please fill out this form. It’s a simple Google doc. I will send you the cover and all the information you need no later than the day before the reveal. You’ll just have to copy and paste and publish. Easy. If you do, you’ll be entered into a drawing for a $10 Amazon GC. (there will also be a link to the YABC reveal, because I’m having a giveaway there, too — which you will be eligible to enter as well!)
Thanks!!
Just because it’s been a bit since I’ve posted, I thought I’d plunk this down. You’ve probably already seen it, but watch it again anyway. I am such a word geek, a grammar nazi, that this song makes me squee with joy. I may actually play it for my older students in the Fall, (have to double check the lyrics, but I think it’s okay).
Enjoy!
Hey all! Here’s a video blog update, post CONvergence wrap-up, about book trailers, and results from week one of following the curly girl method. Enjoy!
I know, more than one post in a single DAY? What is going on here? But I saw this on FB and it was too good not to share. One for all the nerdy girls. I love this. SO. SO. Much.
I know, right? Two blogs in the same MONTH?? What is going on? It’s summer vacation! Here’s some of what’s goin’ on!
I know, it’s been like two weeks since I’ve said anything. There’s not much to say, but here’s a little video blog to keep you all apprised of everything that’s happening!
At long last I can FINALLY tell you. I’ve known about this for nearly TWO months, but because things needed to be coordinated, and the holidays happened, it’s had to wait until now.
Are you ready?
Sure?
No, really. Are you ready??
Wait, is that the phone I hear ringing…..
……..
Oh, okay fine.
I have a teeny-weeny confession to make. I’ve had this interview for MONTHS. I’ve been hanging on to it, never seeming to find the time to get it up here. But that works out well, actually, since Tiffany’s new book, THE TINKER KING, comes out next month! I personally loved THE UNNATURALISTS, and I can’t wait to get my grubby paws on the next book 🙂
I also have a bit of a fan-girl squee here: Tiffany and I BOTH have stories in a Steampunk Fairy-Tale anthology, GASLIGHT AND GRIMM, coming from Dark Quest books later this Spring. *squee*
Welcome to the blog, Tiffany. Tell us a little about yourself, and about THE TINKER KING.
THE TINKER KING is a sequel to THE UNNATURALISTS and follows the adventures of Syrus Reed, Vespa Nyx, and their friends as they struggle with the consequences of their actions in the previous book. In addition to THE TINKER KING, I’m the author of THE UNNATURALISTS and the HALLOWMERE series. I’ve also published short stories, essay, and poems. When I’m not writing, I’m usually out playing with my bees, chickens, or garden.
How did you come up with the idea for this book? What kinds of things inspired you?
We knew we wanted a sequel to UNNATURALISTS. So much was left unfinished and I felt that Fairyland naturally had a long history before the Victorians arrived that would certainly influence its future once magic was again free. I was very inspired by a trip I’d taken to the Forbidden City in Beijing in 2005. The older parts of the city of Scientia were definitely influenced by my time in Beijing and my longing to visit Xian.
Tell us something no one else knows about the book—a ‘behind the scenes’ moment.
There was a character in this book that I have tried to put in every UNNATURALISTS book, and once again, I ended up having to yank her out at the 11th hour.
If you could go anywhere with your main character, where would it be? What would you do?
Despite the dangers, I would love to sail the Winedark Sea with Vespa and friends to Newtonia and the deserts beyond which are the homeland of Piskel the sylph.
What are five things most readers don’t know about you?
I…don’t know what they don’t know. J
Pantser or plotter?
A little of both, frankly.
Favorite junk food?
Trying to abstain from junk food, but I do have an almost irresistible fondness for strawberry-flavored soft Australian licorice.
Camping or hotel with room service?
I can no longer camp with any degree of comfort, but a B&B or cabin with a supportive bed is great.
What’s next for you?
Working on a middle-grade novel.
Anything else you want readers to know about THE TINKER KING?
It has airships and a Kraken and…well, I guess they’ll see in February 2014!!
This week has turned into a whirlwind of…stuff. Mostly stuff I can’t talk about yet, but I hope to soon. Sorry for all the cryptic non-telling, but it is what it is and I can’t yet reveal it. I promise when I can, I will. It’s also the last week of summer vacation, so it’s a little weird. I want to just spend this week sitting on my butt enjoying the last days of freedom, but I have a long list of stuff to get done, son is in football, yadda yadda yadda.
Oh, and we started the choir season a little early because we have a lot to do and little time to do it. Which leads me to my Geek pick of the week. If you’re a music geek, that is. The Choral Arts of Southern New Jersey, of which I am a member, has updated their website, and it includes audio from our Spring concert season.
Boy, we’re good. If I say so myself. So I’m linking to the site this week, and you all should go and listen. Especially to “Dark Night of the Soul”, because, well, it’s awesome and it was a hard piece for me to learn, so I’m pretty proud to be a part of it.
Go here: Choral Arts of Southern New Jersey. And then click the “Audio” link.
Enjoy!
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