Gina's Gems

Blog Tour!

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:54:58 GMT

Once again, Lucienne is all around the blogosphere touting the release of my latest adventures in Fangtabulous! Don't you just love minions? Since she's gone to all the trouble to do the interviews, I thought I'd post some links here, in case you want to hear more about her and her process. Oh, she still talks about me like I'm a figment of her imagination, but that's all part of my cover!

Interviews with:

Diana Rodriguez Wallach

Denise Jaden

YA Fresh

Magical Words (not so much an interview as a post about settings, particularly the on-the-spot research for Fangtabulous)

Later this month she'll be representing us on The Sunshine Tour, signing books on January 26^th at Books & Books in Coral Gables at 7 pm and on January 27^th at Barnes & Noble in Fort Myers at 3 pm with a host of other young adult authors, including J.A. Souders, Karen Amanda Hooper, Jenny Torres Sanchez, Danielle Joseph, Heather Burch, Christina Diaz Gonzalez, Gaby Triana and Trish Doller. They’re also doing a HUGE giveaway that you can check out here to celebrate the tour.

In February, she’ll be at Olde City, New Blood, which is going to be an amazing conference in St. Augustine, Florida from the 8^th to the 10^th. Tomorrow is the last day to register, so don’t delay! I can’t even tell you how many incredible authors will be featured, but among them are Jennifer Armentrout, Jennie Bentley/Jenna Bennett, Delilah S. Dawson, Nancy Haddock, Janice Hardy, Tes Hilaire… They’re all listed here. I/She hope(s) to see some of you there!

FANGTABULOUS!

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:29:18 GMT

OMG, my latest adventure officially releases tomorrow, and I've been so crazed I haven't even had time to pimp it out! (Once you read it, you'll see why.) Fangtabulous is set in Salem, Massachusetts, the most haunted city in America. Don't let anyone tell you differently. Yeah, me and my fanged friends thought we were the biggest, baddest things to go bump in the night. We were wrong. Something has the spirits all riled up and is feeding them supernatural strength...to the point that they can act on the physical world. For those with murderous intent and the people who get in their way, the results are deadly.

Just check out these rave reviews and Lucienne's About the Book:

Rave Reviews:

For Fangtabulous: “Another amusing romp in the series, this installment also sees its hardy heroine beginning to mature, adding further dimension to her character.

Reminiscent of Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse and Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum, Gina never fails to deliver the goods.” —Kirkus Reviews

For the Vamped series: “Readers who appreciate Diver’s light, dry humor will welcome back feisty Gina and her hunky boyfriend, Bobby… a welcome lighthearted departure from gloomy vampire romance.” —Booklist

“Diver spins an action-packed story that is filled with humor. Gina is a sassy heroine who tackles issues and challenges with proper vampire style.” —School Library Journal

“Diver successfully creates a vampire teen who is active and assertive and has no time for angst. Gina has a biting, sarcastic voice that makes the Vamped books quick and entertaining reads.”—VOYA

“There is enough grit and wit in this installment to keep adults engaged, as well as plugged-in co-eds. So take a fabulous spin. And stay tuned for book #4, Fangtabulous” — Comicmix

About the book:

Gina Covello and her band of federal fugitives are on the run after taking down a secret (and sinister) government facility. Strapped without cash or credit cards—a fate worse than death for Gina—the rebels must find a place to lay low. They roll into Salem, Massachusetts, the most haunted town in America and the only place they have friends flying under the radar. But within a day, Gina and her gang are embroiled in a murder mystery of the supernatural kind.

Someone—or something—is strangling young women, and it's rumored to be the ghost of Sheriff Corwin, late of the Salem Witch trials. Is it the ghostly Sheriff or is someone on this side of the veil using the famous story as a cover up? Gina is determined to get to the bottom of this mystery, and she needs to do it before a paranormal reporter on the scene exposes them for what they are...fanged federal fugitives.

Week 25: THE NEXT BIG THING BLOG HOP

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:09:20 GMT

There are the books everyone has heard about: Twilight, The Hunger Games, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. But what about all those other wonderful book sout there? Some of them are treasures, just waiting to be found, and that's what this blog hop is all about, books you may not have heard about, but you might end up loving.

This blog hop is like a game of tag. One author posts and tags other authors who link back to their website the next week and tag five new authors. If you follow the blog hop long enough, you're bound to find some books you'll love! Maybe you'll even discover a book that ends up being the next big thing.

Lucienne was tagged by Gennita Low. You can learn all about Gennita's new book Tempting Trouble on her blog: www.rooferauthor.blogspot.com

This blog hope includes ten questions to help you learn more about an author's current work in progress, so here's a little info from Lucienne about hers:

1. What is the working title of your book?

I'm not quite ready to talk about my WIP, because it's darker than what I've done before, and I'm still feeling my way through it. I can say that it will be young adult, mainstream and suspenseful, with no paranormal elements at all, which will be quite a departure from my Vamped and Latter-Day Olympians series!

2: Where did the idea come from for the book?

I’m going to shift over to the Vamped series here, since the latest of those books, Fangtabulous, is coming out in just a few weeks! I love the Vamped series (think Clueless meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer), because nothing is really sacred. My heroine is a teen fashionista, who thinks of herself as trying to beautify, not belittle the world one person at a time. Her world gets a whole lot darker when she doesn’t survive her senior prom and wakes to discover that she’s now tanning-impaired and lacking a reflection with which to fix her hair and makeup. Then there’s the fact that she’s legally dead. Oh, and the vile vampiress making a play for power and willing to use Gina and her other “accident” prone classmates to fight her war. The theme of the series, really, is change. Not only is nothing safe from snark, but nothing is really safe from change, whether it be from life to death or…well, you’d have to read it to find out!

But to answer the question, when my publisher (Flux) contracted me for the fourth book in the series, I knew that I wanted to take my characters someplace they’d never been and throw them into a situation they’d never encountered before. I wanted them to face the question of how to fight a body-swapping spirit. Where better to do that than in Salem, Massachusetts, the most haunted city in America. Of course, I’d never been there either, so I had to take a visit. Luckily, I had a native guide, a friend I’d known since I did my first local theatre show when I was 14. The town itself and its history with the witch trials provided all the inspiration I could possibly want, and all the plot and setting details came out of that visit.

3: What genre does your book fall under?

My Vamped series is young adult paranormal/urban fantasy. My Latter-Day Olympians series is urban fantasy aimed toward adults.

4: Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?

Vamped: My heroine Gina Covello, fashionista of the fanged, I see looking like Selena Gomez but with green contact lenses (Gina’s eyes are jade). My hero, Bobby, looks like a young Zac Efron. Yum!

Latter-Day Olympians: I'd love maybe Melina Kanakaredes for Tori Karacis (my heroine with just enough gorgon blood to stop men in their tracks). I'd love John Stamos, maybe, for Detective Nick Armani, and Daniel Craig or Jeremy Renner for Apollo, who's described as having torquiose eyes and blonde waves of hair.

5: What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?

For the latest book, Fangtabulous: When vampires on the run from the black ops unit to which they’d formerly belonged look to Salem, Mass. as the perfect hiding place, they discover that they’re not the only things that go bump in the night…and they’re far from the deadliest.

6: Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?

I’m hoping to find a great publishing house for my new, darker WIP as well, but I’m going to wait until I have it finished and polished to a high gloss before I even think of shopping it, and then it will be through an agent. My current series are out through Flux Books and Samhain.

7: How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
Fangtabulous took me approximately six months. The WIP…that’s going to take me considerably longer. It’s the most ambitious and emotionally draining concept I’ve ever tackled. I just hope I’m up to the challenge.

8: What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?

For the Vamped series…maybe Stacey Kade’s The Ghost and the Goth or Christopher Moore’s You Suck: A Love Story if he were a bit more YA oriented. Vamped, Revamped, Fangtastic and Fangtabulous are very tongue-in-cheek. Long and Short Reviews described the first Latter-Day Olympians novel as "a delightful urban fantasy, a clever mix of Janet Evanovich and Rick Riordan." I sure can't do any better than that! From these descriptions, you can see why a dark and highly emotional WIP is a little scary for me.

9: Who or What inspired you to write this book?

Yup, definitely back to the WIP here. What inspired me…let’s just say childhood trauma and leave it at that…for now. I’m sure that when my WIP sees the light of day I’ll feel compelled to say more on the subject. Maybe I’ll even be ready for it.

10: What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
On the new novel Fangtabulous: vampires, witches, objects of power, ghosts with the power not only to affect the physical world, but to kill. How do you catch a killer with no form and no forwarding address? Read it to find out!

Here is a list of authors who will be joining the hop for week 26 on December 19th. I hope you’ll visit their blogs next week and learn more about their books. Maybe one of them will become your new favorite author!

Rosemary Clement-Moore

Janice Hardy

Amanda Ashby

Megan Kelley Hall

Ramez Naam

Crossroads Blog Tour

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:35:47 GMT

It's nearly that time again! The Crossroads Blog Tour returns October 21st to 28th with thirteen fabulous young adult authors, and the chance to win a Kindle pre-loaded with a title by each author:

Judith Graves – Leap Books – Under My Skin, Second Skin, Skin of My Teeth, Killer’s Instinct

Joy Preble – Sourcebooks – Dreaming Anastasia, Haunted, Anastasia Forever. Soho Press (forthcoming May 2013) – The Sweet Dead Life

Stacey Kade – Hyperion – The Ghost and the Goth, Queen of the Dead, Body & Soul

Amanda Ashby – Speak – You Had Me at Halo, Zombie Queen of Newbury High, Fairy Bad Day, Demonosity

Lucienne Diver – Flux – Vamped, Revamped, Fangtasic, Fangtabulous

Kiki Hamilton – Teen / Macmillian – The Faerie Ring, The Torn Wing

Jackie Morse Kessler – Harcourt Graphia – Hunger, Rage, Loss

Christine Fonseca – Compass Press – Transcend, Libera Me

Carrie Harris – Delacorte Books for Young Readers -Taste In Boys, Bad Hair Day

Dawn Dalton – Leap Books - SPIRITED Anthology, Killer’s Instinct

Leanna Renee Hieber - Sourcebooks – Darker Still (Magic Most Foul, #1), The Twisted Tragedy of Miss Natalie Stewart (Magic Most Foul, #2)

Ty Drago - Sourcebooks – The Undertakers: Rise of the Corpses, The Undertakers: Queen of the Dead

Janet Fox – Speak – Faithful, Forgiven, Sirens

I'm paired this year with Christine Fonseca, and our schedule of blog appearances is below, along with links!

21st Late Bloomer

22nd Confessions of a Bookaholic

23rd Most Wanted Monsters

24th Mundie Moms

25th A Life Bound by Books

26th Scribing Shadows

27th For What It’s Worth

28th A Simple Love of Reading

Hope you'll come see us and enter for a chance to win!

So much fabulous

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 15:12:23 GMT

Okay, no spoilers here, but those of you who've read FANGTABULOUS understand why I've been a bit too busy to post lately. However, I had to find a secure Internet cafe to squee about a few things!

#1 - VAMPED is right now specially priced for Kindle at $1.99, so if you haven't read my adventures yet (makes you cool, everybody's doing it), now would be the perfect time to start!

#2 - My fourth adventure, FANGTABULOUS, is coming out on January 8th. It's set in Salem, Massachussets, which has to be the most haunted town in America, so set your sights on some extra-special spookiness. I'm so stoked for this one! Oh, and cover reveal!

#3 - My chronicler, Lucienne Diver, has updated her events page. She's got two very cool things coming up in October: Necronomicon in St. Pete Beach, FL and the 3rd Annual Trash to Fashion event at the Leesburg Public Library in Leesburg, FL. If you're fashionably inclined and between the ages of 8 to 19, sign up now to participate and show off your own recycled wearable art! Or if you appreciate the ingenuity of others and want to check out what these fabulous folks come up with, please please come and support them! (Oh yes, and Lucienne's emceeing again because I still don't show up on camera. Boo. At least she's consulting me on her wardrobe choices so that she can properly represent!) Hope to see some of you there!

Spreading the good

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:39:58 GMT

Lucienne and I both have fangtabulous news today! Blogcritics gave us this great new review of Fangtastic! (Warning, spoilers on the first two novels, but you can certainly read them out of order if you're so inclined.) I just totally want to hug the reviewer, and my friend Vlad, who helped me get the details right!

Also, Lucienne is doing a fangtastic thing. Did you know that over a billion people in the world don't have safe water. I'm talking not just to bathe in, but even to drink? Totally unacceptable. She and other publishing pros are donating critiques that are being auctioned off to raise money for water projects. I hope you'll join in, either on the critique auction or in some other way. (If you want to see how Lucienne works first, critique-wise, her pre-auction interview posted yesterday here.)

YA Rebels Interview

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:15:26 GMT

Hey, my girl Lucienne Diver is interviewed by Sarah Nicolas at YA Rebels. Check it!

Land O Lakes signing and me, begging

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:33:08 GMT

A pic from the Land O Lakes Library local author fair this past Saturday. That's Lucienne signing. Also in the pic are her mother (left), her cousin (middle) and grandmother (right), who all seemed to have gotten the black and white memo. Their friend Marie from the church not so much, but that just means she stands out like a hothouse flower, right?

Yeah, this is me talking. Standing out is its own reward.

Did I mention that the book Lucienne signed most was my THIRD adventure, Fangtastic? Yeah, I'm pretty excited. But here's something new trending...people are NOT talking about me. Or, not enough, anyway. I know, right? Nearly inconceivable! But here's the thing, it's prompted Lucienne to offer right out in public, on FACEBOOK, no less, to trade hugs for reviews. On B&N online, Amazon, blogs, wherever. She's not picky! Oh, the shame. On the upside, she never said they had to be good reviews, so technically it's not bribery, right? Anyway, if you can help an author out, I know she'd appreciate it. Authors...so needy!

Some links for your convenience:
Fangtastic
Amazon     Powells
Kindle        Books-a-million
  Barnes & Noble Indigo/Chapters
Nook

Booklist

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:58:31 GMT

And OMG, Booklist likes me! (I always knew you were an incredibly cool mag.) See here! I especially like, "the books are a welcome lighthearted departure from gloomy vampire romance." Thumbs up for fanged fabulosity!

Casting!

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:48:04 GMT

So cool! All my adventures are now on the Story Casting site. Who do you think would play me in a movie? Inquiring minds want to know!

2012 Events

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:04:19 GMT

Lucienne is doing a little less traveling this year than last, so if you're at a loss as to where to find her in 2012, here's a quick stalking guide:

Conventions and Appearances:

March 16-18 Silken Sands Writers Conference in Pensacola, FL with multi-author booksigning to be held on Saturday, March 17th from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

March 24 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Third Annual Local Author Fair, Land O Lakes Library, FL

April 6-8 Marcon 47 in Columbus, OH

April 11-15 Romantic Times Convention, Chicago, IL

May 19-20 DFW Writers Conference

June 22-23 Ozarks Romance Writers Conference in Springfield, MO

July 25-28 RWA National, Anaheim, CA

August 31-Sept 3 Dragon*Con in Atlanta, GA

2 Things

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:04:35 GMT

Two things to report (quickly, because the dawn's almost here):

Lucienne's talking with Martha Ramirez over at her blog about writing and such. Not enough about me, but what can you do?

Also, I just had to share. L received a really lovely thank you note from the teachers at Denham Oaks, where she recently did a talk. My favorite comment? "It was so much fun to hear you speak. The kids loved it. Now they are writing vampire stories." Our work here is done! Woot to the vampires.

Fangtastic quote!

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:02:07 GMT

So, excited, L's fab publicist at Flux just sent the School Library Journal review for FANGTASTIC. And I quote: “Diver spins an action-packed story that is filled with humor. Gina is a sassy heroine who tackles issues and challenges with proper vampire style.” It's like they know me!

NYC Fashion Week!

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:37:42 GMT

OMG, a chance to go to NYC's Fashion Week (or at least a portion thereof)! This is, like, my dream! Unfortunately, I don't show up on film, but if you do, you might not want to miss out on the the #ShowYourHeart photo contest sponsored by Diet Coke. Check out all the details here.

Lucienne, who does show up on film, is a little too busy running all around the internet promoing our new book, Fangtastic. She's over today at Magical Words with Authors' Checklist of Dos and Don'ts and at Jessica Brody's blog talking about books, research and her not-so-secret loves. Still, I'm going to try to cattle prod her into action. I could be her plus one!

Bullying

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:10:28 GMT

You all know that Lucienne writes my adventures as I live them. Well, that's not all she writes about. Her blog post today is a very important one on bullying. I had my say last year in my Fashionista vs. Trashionista post, but it bears repeating. I know all about cool...and bullying is the farthest thing from it.

More talk

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:34:14 GMT

Lucienne is at it again with more Girlfriends' Cyber Circuit interviews. She can now be found on:

Sydney Salter's blog (talking about vacation karma and other good things & a chance to win a signed copy of Fangtastic)

YA Fresh with Kelly Parra and Tina Ferraro

Jennifer Echols' blog (talking books)

Sara Hantz's blog (about writing and inspiration)

Mindi Scott's blog (among other things: fav films and Elvis vs. the Beatles)

Diana Rodriguez Wallach's blog

Debbie Rigaud's blog

More Interviews

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:17:07 GMT

More GCC interviews posted today!

Stephanie Kuehnert's Women Who Rock Wednesdays (comment 4 chance to win a signed copy of Fangtastic)

Denise Jaden's blog

Gretchen McNeil's blog

Promo!

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:01:19 GMT

Wow, L is all over the Internet right now plugging our new adventure, Fangtastic. A quick wrap up of this week's round of 'appearances' so far:

The Once & Future Podcast with Anton Strout (with a chance to win a copy of Fangtastic)

B&N: Cover Stories with Melissa Walker

Elana Johnson’s blog (where she take a stand on the all important bacon vs. chocolate issue)

Jessi Kirby’s blog (where she talks about her writing process and shows off her writing space)

Linda Gerber’s blog (advice to writers)

Why is it that I want to start singing, "All around the blogosphere, the author chased promotion..." (to the tune of Pop Goes the Weasel)?

Greatest Hits Remix

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:13:08 GMT

A quick post before the sun rises and I set. Some of my greatest hits (blog remix):
How Not to be a Hot Mess

How to Stay Dreamy When You’re Dead

The Care and Feeding of Minions
Tomorrow the World

What Your Ponytail Placement Says About You

Why My Vampire Boyfriend is Better than Your Wolf

Pluses and Minuses of Dating the Undead

And, of course, from Vamped, Revamped and Fangtastic respectively:
Rules for Surviving Your Senior Prom
Rules for Surviving Super Spy Club Training
Vampire Dictionary for the Grave-ly Uninformed

Bitten by Books

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:12:44 GMT

I'm live (or at least undead) over at Bitten by Books today. Fun! Giveaways! And my exclusive "Pluses and Minuses of Dating the Undead."

Special Events! Giveaways! Guest Blogs!

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:33:59 GMT

So psyched! First of all, bookklovr22 from Twitter won the B&N gift card for her very stylish pic of her as she was caught reading my first second adventures], Revamped! Check out her so stylish photo!

Never fear, though, several new contests are already underway.

For one, Lucienne and some other fab paranormal authors are doing a big event at Bitten by Books this week. Each day an author blogs and asks a question. Comment on the daily blogs for a chance to win prizes. As a bonus, if you answer each of the questions correctly at the end of the week, you're entered to win a huge grand prize basket with $200 in gift certificates and special items donated by each of the authors. So far we have:
Karen Whiddon with the top five reasons she writes paranormal romances.
Faith Hunter with a list of five things to bring to New Orleans...make that two lists, one from her heroine Jane Yellowrock and one from Beast, who shares her body.
Tomorrow I'll be up with Pluses and Minuses for Dating the Undead, but if you RSVP first you get extra entry points!
Thursday and Friday will be Carol Berg and Diana Pharaoh Francis respectively. You can RSVP for Carol's event now!

For another show-stopper, I'm also pleased to announce the new Spread the Love giveaway, which runs until Valentine's Day and is totally easy to enter.

There are a ton of ways to win:

-blog, tweet, Facebook or whatever your favorite line from any of the Vamped books

-blog, tweet, Facebook or whatever a slogan or tagline with a link to the series page

-repost the Vamped series music video to help spread the word

-post a new and honest review for any book in the series on your own blog or any bookseller site (B&N, Amazon, Powells, etc.)

Do all or any of the above. Each thing gets you one entry, so you can enter as many times as you’d like, just let me know so that I can keep track or send me the tally by Valentine’s Day. Winner will be chosen February 15^th. Prize: the lightweight 6” Kindle with case for one lucky winner. Open to US entrants only (sorry!).

Wondering about slogans? For Vamped I had: Vamped…eternity needs an entourage.

For Revamped…undead or undercover, fangs are always in fashion.

For Fangtastic, L's been playing with a few, but nothing’s really struck me yet, so please feel free to come up with your own! Here’s what I have so far:

Doomsday dresses, disappearances and…death? Get Fangtastic in 2012!

Secret missions, minions and murder…absolutely Fangtastic!

Most importantly, the series is all about fangs and fun. I wish you both in 2012! I hope you enjoy and enter as often as you like. Let me know about it via the contact form on my website or directly at LucienneDiver @ gmail.com (removing the spaces before and after the @).

Fangtastic New Year!

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:51:33 GMT

HAPPY NEW YEAR, everybody!

Amazon.com seems uncertain about whether the release date for FANGTASTIC is January 1st or 8th, Barnes & Noble lists it as January 8th. I've decided this means I have two book birthdays to celebrate! Double the fun. Hope you'll all join me for the pre-release party going on now! And I'd love to hear when you start spotting copies in the bookstore and getting the book to your e-reader. As always, if you have the urge to post up reviews - the good the bad or the seriously in need of a makeover - that would be absolutely fangtastic.

Vamped series music video!

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:16:29 GMT

I'm so beyond excited to present you all with the Vamped series music video! It's not me, you understand, or Bobby, since we sadly don't show up on film, but it is a very talented artist named Catriona out of California and a guy she found to play him on tv...or YouTube anyway! I totally could have written the lyrics, but I was a little busy with my super spy gig. Proof? How's this: Oh the weather outside is frightful, but this vid is so delightful...." Yeah, I know, don't quit my day job. As if they'd let me! Anyway, sit back, relax and enjoy the show! If you want to download the single or see more about the Vamped series, just check out the webpage here.

And don't forget to enter the get caught reading contest in celebration of the January release of my latest adventure, FANGTASTIC. Details are here! (Obligatory buy links here: Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Kindle, Books-a-Million, Powells, Indiebound, Chapters/Indigo, Reader Store (Sony)....)

Also, Lucienne's December newsletter is out, in case anyone wants to see what else she's been up to when she's not living vicariously through me.

FANGTASTIC PRE-RELEASE PARTY!

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:45:38 GMT

And now, a public service announcement from Lucienne Diver about...

THE FANGTASTIC PRE-RELEASE PARTY!!!

You know how when someone throws a party, folks always ask what they can bring? Well, you can bring the fun! Bring your wit and wisdom! Enter to win fabulous door prizes! This month I’m holding a get caught reading contest in celebration of the January publication of FANGTASTIC, the third novel in my Vamped series.

Facebook,Tweet (hashtag #Vampedseries), blog or just send me pics of yourself, your pets, your resident spirit or whathaveyou reading one of the Vamped books (if you post elsewhere, be sure to let me know about it) by January 7^st and you’ll be entered to win a $30 shopping spree at either Barnes & Noble or Amazon.com! Keep it clean, and make it fun! It counts just as much to get caught reading a digital copy as print.

Winner will be chosen at random, though I’d love to post some of the fun pics on my blog, so when you send ‘em my way at luciennediver @ gmail.com (eliminating the spaces), please confirm that I have permission to use them. The best may inspire some extra special swag and signed copies of the new book. [Sorry, prizes are limited to US residents only this time out.]

Check back for the winner and more fabulous fun on January 8^th, when I’ll be looking for Fangtastic slogans and giving away a lightweight 6” Kindle! (Note: you can enter both, so no need to hold off.)

Black Friday Survival Tips

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:37:57 GMT

My own personal Bible, Cosmo, offers some Black Friday survival tips that’ll keep you out ahead of the pack.