I know these contests all ended last week, and I apologize for not selecting winners earlier! But now they've all been selected and emails have been sent.
The 2 winners of the Kick-Off giveaway are:
April X (entry #78)
Reading Lassie (entry #156)
The winner of Infinite Days is:
Rani (entry #385)
The winner of Rot & Ruin is:
Kathryn (entry #107)
The winner of Halo (Spooktacular Blog Hop) is:
Carol G. (entry #133)
Congrats to all the winners! I appreciate everyone who entered. I was blown away by the number of entries I had for some of the giveaways and gained over 100 new followers. Thank you so much!!!
Showing posts with label 10 Days of Halloween. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 10 Days of Halloween. Show all posts
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Sunday, October 31, 2010
10 Days of Halloween Wrap Up and Thank You
The ten days of Halloween have come to a close, but we had a lot of fun along the way! In this post I'll link all the author interviews, guest posts, and giveaways between my blog and Elena's blog. There is still time to enter the giveaways! All of them end sometime soon though, so hurry up!
Author Interviews:
Rebecca Maizel, author of Infinite Days
Guest Posts:
Giveaways:
Kicking Off 10 Days of Halloween (ends tonight at midnight!)
ARC of Tyger, Tyger by Kersten Hamilton (ends tonight at midnight!)
Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel (ends tonight at midnight!)
Romeo and Juliet and Vampires by Claudia Gabel (ends 11/1)
Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantasky (ends 11/2)
Signed Copy of Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry (extra entries here) (ends 11/2)
Ebook of The Strangers Outside by Vanessa Morgan (ends 11/5)
Also at Book Infinity that ends tonight at midnight: Spooktacular Blog Hop Giveaway: Halo
My Reviews:
Guardian of the Gate by Michelle Zink
Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel
Thanks everyone who helped out, by doing a guest post or interview, or commenting and entering my giveaways! Don't forget, there's still time to enter some of the giveaways. I appreciate my followers and everyone who visits this blog so much! Thank you!
***Also, there is no In My Mailbox post this week due to my business of trying to wrap up the 10 Days of Halloween, and selecting winners for giveaways and such. But look forward another IMM post next week.***
Author Interviews:
Rebecca Maizel, author of Infinite Days
Jonathan Maberry, author of Rot & Ruin
Kersten Hamilton, author of Tyger Tyger
Adam Selzer, author of I Kissed A Zombie and I Liked It
Brenna Yovanoff, author of The Replacement
Vanessa Morgan, author of The Strangers Outside
Stacey Kade, author of The Ghost and The Goth
Claudia Gabel, author of Romeo and Juliet and Vampires
Wow, so many awesome authors! Thank you all for participating, I really enjoyed your interviews!
Guest Posts:
Author Beth Fantasky
Those were all fantasticly brilliant guest posts. Go check them out!Giveaways:
Kicking Off 10 Days of Halloween (ends tonight at midnight!)
ARC of Tyger, Tyger by Kersten Hamilton (ends tonight at midnight!)
Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel (ends tonight at midnight!)
Romeo and Juliet and Vampires by Claudia Gabel (ends 11/1)
Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantasky (ends 11/2)
Signed Copy of Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry (extra entries here) (ends 11/2)
Ebook of The Strangers Outside by Vanessa Morgan (ends 11/5)
Also at Book Infinity that ends tonight at midnight: Spooktacular Blog Hop Giveaway: Halo
My Reviews:
Guardian of the Gate by Michelle Zink
Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel
Thanks everyone who helped out, by doing a guest post or interview, or commenting and entering my giveaways! Don't forget, there's still time to enter some of the giveaways. I appreciate my followers and everyone who visits this blog so much! Thank you!
***Also, there is no In My Mailbox post this week due to my business of trying to wrap up the 10 Days of Halloween, and selecting winners for giveaways and such. But look forward another IMM post next week.***
Saturday, October 30, 2010
One Day Left For The 10 Days of Halloween
Tomorrow is the last day in the 10 Days of Halloween celebration!
Throughout this week, between my blog and Elena's Book Cafe, we've had a lot of author interviews, guest posts, and giveaways! All the the giveaways are still going on- the first one ends tomorrow.
Sunday, October 31st is the LAST DAY to enter these contests:
Infintite Days by Rebecca Maizel
Tyger Tyger by Kersten Hamilton
Spooktacular Giveaway: Halo by Alexandra Adornetto
Other giveaways (all end sometime in the next week):
Romeo and Juliet and Vampires by Claudia Gabel (ends 11/1)
Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantasky (ends 11/2)
Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry (ends 11/2) (extra entries here)
The Strangers Outside by Vanessa Morgan (ends 11/5)
Kicking Off 10 Days of Halloween (ends 11/7)
Go enter these giveaways! Happy Halloween!
Throughout this week, between my blog and Elena's Book Cafe, we've had a lot of author interviews, guest posts, and giveaways! All the the giveaways are still going on- the first one ends tomorrow.
Sunday, October 31st is the LAST DAY to enter these contests:
Infintite Days by Rebecca Maizel
Tyger Tyger by Kersten Hamilton
Spooktacular Giveaway: Halo by Alexandra Adornetto
Other giveaways (all end sometime in the next week):
Romeo and Juliet and Vampires by Claudia Gabel (ends 11/1)
Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantasky (ends 11/2)
Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry (ends 11/2) (extra entries here)
The Strangers Outside by Vanessa Morgan (ends 11/5)
Kicking Off 10 Days of Halloween (ends 11/7)
Go enter these giveaways! Happy Halloween!
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Guest Post: Bea from Bea's Book Blog Talks About Halloween
Today, as part of the 10 Days of Halloween celebration, I'm fortunate to have Bea from Bea's Book Blog here at Book Infinity to share her thoughts on Halloween!Thanks Bea for sharing your thoughts! (And isn't her picture adorable? :))
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Halloween and storytelling, for me personally, have always been closely linked. When I was growing up, every changing leaf during October was a sign that it was almost time to write my corresponding Halloween story. One of the first ones I ever wrote was about a tennis shoe that—much like Frankenstein (minus pretty much everything in Frankenstein)—came alive and terrorized its owner until its tragic and untimely demise at the hands of a deftly wielded butter knife. Don’t tell me, don’t tell me, I know: Next Great American novel.*
Recalling those pivotal moments of my childhood Halloween stories got me thinking about the larger relationship between stories and Halloween as well. Halloween, for me, is not so much about fear or the magnetism of the macabre: It is about exploration and experimentation. No other holiday encourages participants to shed their everyday skins in favor of someone (or something) else’s quite like Halloween.
In contemporary celebrations, Halloween swings wide the doors into another realm of lived experience: We can “know” what it’s like to be Lady Gaga for an evening (hopefully minus the meat dress; I hear that’s a pain to store and results in one stanky limo ride). Or Harry Potter. Or a rockstar. Or a zombie. Or a strange and beguiling amalgamation of all four. Halloween allows us to experience what’s it’s like to “be” someone else, and allows us to explore those hidden facets of our own personalities. When we want to do this on any other day of the year, we read.
This ability to peek into the lives of others is perhaps the most striking similarity between stories and Halloween. The fact is that narratives help us make sense of our world, our experiences, and the lives of others. In fact, almost everything we say is a story: Whether it’s describing what happened at the grocery store while standing in line, planning a weekend ski-trip, or writing a college application letter, we are partaking in the grand tradition of storytelling, and Halloween is no exception.
And now, for the most important part of this blog post: What are your Halloween traditions? Do you still dress up? What are you going as?
-Bea
*I’m not kidding. I really believe in this story.
**Actually, yes I am kidding.
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Awesome post, so happy to have you here Bea! Go over and check out here blog here if you want to hear more from her!
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Author Interview: Rebecca Maizel
Today I'm excited to be featuring an interview with Rebecca Maizel, author of the debut novel Infinite Days.
Rebecca Maizel graduated from Boston University and the Rhode Island College master’s program. She teaches community college in Rhode Island and is studying to receive her MFA from Vermont College.
See my review of Infinite Days!
Vampires are popular in YA Fiction, but Infinite Days presents a very unique take on the subject. How did you come up with the idea to write about a vampire who turns human?
I connected to my main character, Lenah’s voice. It was so strong; and sinister and tragic. I wanted to tap into that sorrow and darkness. I wanted to bring this person, whoever she was back out to light. It turned out that she was a vampire and thematically, it worked. Every person out there has done something they aren’t proud of. And whatever that thing is, they have to live with it - forever. That’s Lenah but times about a million! I just started writing one day and there she was with a motive, a purpose, and some really scary enemies.
Do you find you are similar to any of the characters in Infinite Days? Do they reflect how you were as a teen?
Sometimes, I look at the world like I’m standing on the outside looking in. I think a lot of writers feel this way. This is what connects me most to Lenah, my main character. I also think I have a mischievous streak like Tony. :)
When I was a teen, I wore my heart on my sleeve all the time. I was a real romantic and I completely believed in finding that storybook romance. I would have loved Infinite Days as a teen because I wanted to believe in that never ending love and that it was possible for me to find in my high school!
When you're not writing, what kinds of books do you read?
I am pursuing a second masters in Writing for Young Adults right now. So right now I read oodles of YA. Right now I am reading:
Damage - AM Jenkins
Torment - Lauren Kate
Delirium - Lauren Oliver
Can you share with us anything about the sequel to Infinite Days, Stolen Nights? Is there going to be any books after Stolen Nights?
Infinite Days was sold as a trilogy so after Stolen Nights there is one more! I can't reveal too much about the sequel but I will say...EVERYTHING absolutely everything at Wickham is about to go to hell.
When did you decide you wanted to become a writer?
My sister is older than me so when I was a kid in 1991, she got her first video camera. Most of my friends were playing with Barbies, I was making movies of my Barbies! I think I was a creative kid but my creativity was harnessed in a narrative way. I was always writing, creating.
Infinite Days is your first published book, but did you write other books before that were less-than-best, that never got published?
Of course! I call it my zombie novel because it won't die! I keep coming back to revise it again and again. I stole that phrase from the wonderful Janet Fox who wrote Faithful. She was in a workshop with me and referred to one of her works in progress as a zombie novel.
Do you have a certain place or time of day that you write?
My writing process is a bit snarky and I drive myself nuts. There’s a lot of whining. I tend to fill up notebooks with handwritten musings, and then I try to piece them together in a word document. I always try to sludge through one full draft on the computer. Then, I print out the word document and write allllll over it, edit the living hell out of it. Then I go back to the word document, implement my edits and start again…and again…and again…
I also improv my characters. Seriously! I try to do this when no one is home but I improvise scenes as a character. That way, I am acting the scene through that character’s eyes and my behavior, my reaction, my word choice is inevitably indicative of that character. Anyone with an acting background might want to try this out.
A couple of questions just for fun- If you could spend a day in any place at any time in the past, where would you go and why?
I would go to the Globe Theatre in London during its prime (16th century, I believe). Could you imagine seeing Shakespeare's plays in the original globe theatre? SWOON.
What are some of your favorite movies or TV shows?
I really don't watch much TV, I have to admit. I loved Roswell when it was on and of course, My So Called Life. But more contemporary? I like Modern Family and The Middle. Some of my favorite movies?
Oh boy. Back to the Future, Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet, Platoon, Meet Joe Black, Sense and Sensibility.
Thanks so much to Rebecca for stopping by my blog! I enjoyed your responses!
Rebecca Maizel graduated from Boston University and the Rhode Island College master’s program. She teaches community college in Rhode Island and is studying to receive her MFA from Vermont College.See my review of Infinite Days!
Vampires are popular in YA Fiction, but Infinite Days presents a very unique take on the subject. How did you come up with the idea to write about a vampire who turns human?
I connected to my main character, Lenah’s voice. It was so strong; and sinister and tragic. I wanted to tap into that sorrow and darkness. I wanted to bring this person, whoever she was back out to light. It turned out that she was a vampire and thematically, it worked. Every person out there has done something they aren’t proud of. And whatever that thing is, they have to live with it - forever. That’s Lenah but times about a million! I just started writing one day and there she was with a motive, a purpose, and some really scary enemies.
Do you find you are similar to any of the characters in Infinite Days? Do they reflect how you were as a teen?
Sometimes, I look at the world like I’m standing on the outside looking in. I think a lot of writers feel this way. This is what connects me most to Lenah, my main character. I also think I have a mischievous streak like Tony. :)
When I was a teen, I wore my heart on my sleeve all the time. I was a real romantic and I completely believed in finding that storybook romance. I would have loved Infinite Days as a teen because I wanted to believe in that never ending love and that it was possible for me to find in my high school!
When you're not writing, what kinds of books do you read?
I am pursuing a second masters in Writing for Young Adults right now. So right now I read oodles of YA. Right now I am reading:
Damage - AM Jenkins
Torment - Lauren Kate
Delirium - Lauren Oliver
Can you share with us anything about the sequel to Infinite Days, Stolen Nights? Is there going to be any books after Stolen Nights?
Infinite Days was sold as a trilogy so after Stolen Nights there is one more! I can't reveal too much about the sequel but I will say...EVERYTHING absolutely everything at Wickham is about to go to hell.
When did you decide you wanted to become a writer?
My sister is older than me so when I was a kid in 1991, she got her first video camera. Most of my friends were playing with Barbies, I was making movies of my Barbies! I think I was a creative kid but my creativity was harnessed in a narrative way. I was always writing, creating.
Infinite Days is your first published book, but did you write other books before that were less-than-best, that never got published?
Of course! I call it my zombie novel because it won't die! I keep coming back to revise it again and again. I stole that phrase from the wonderful Janet Fox who wrote Faithful. She was in a workshop with me and referred to one of her works in progress as a zombie novel.
Do you have a certain place or time of day that you write?
My writing process is a bit snarky and I drive myself nuts. There’s a lot of whining. I tend to fill up notebooks with handwritten musings, and then I try to piece them together in a word document. I always try to sludge through one full draft on the computer. Then, I print out the word document and write allllll over it, edit the living hell out of it. Then I go back to the word document, implement my edits and start again…and again…and again…
I also improv my characters. Seriously! I try to do this when no one is home but I improvise scenes as a character. That way, I am acting the scene through that character’s eyes and my behavior, my reaction, my word choice is inevitably indicative of that character. Anyone with an acting background might want to try this out.
A couple of questions just for fun- If you could spend a day in any place at any time in the past, where would you go and why?
I would go to the Globe Theatre in London during its prime (16th century, I believe). Could you imagine seeing Shakespeare's plays in the original globe theatre? SWOON.
What are some of your favorite movies or TV shows?
I really don't watch much TV, I have to admit. I loved Roswell when it was on and of course, My So Called Life. But more contemporary? I like Modern Family and The Middle. Some of my favorite movies?
Oh boy. Back to the Future, Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet, Platoon, Meet Joe Black, Sense and Sensibility.
Thanks so much to Rebecca for stopping by my blog! I enjoyed your responses!
Be sure to enter my giveaway for a copy of Infinite Days, too, which I will be posting shortly!
Friday, October 22, 2010
Giveaway @ Elena's Book Cafe
As you might have already noticed, for the next 10 days, Book Infinity is going to be Halloween-central. As I mentioned earlier, there's going to be a multitude of giveaways, guest posts, interviews, and all sorts of stuff between my blog and my friend Elena's blog, Elena's Book Cafe. Both of us have been kind of inactive for the past week in preparation, but we certainly won't be this week! I've got so much awesome stuff lined up, I'm super excited!
Today is the Kick Off! To celebrate, we're having a giveaway of a book of your choice from the following:
Today is the Kick Off! To celebrate, we're having a giveaway of a book of your choice from the following:
- I Kissed A Zombie and I Liked It by Adam Selzer
- Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel
- Jessica's Guide to Dating on The Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey
- Rot and Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
- The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff
- Tyger Tyger by Kersten Hamilton
- Romeo and Juliet and Vampires by Claudia Gabel
- The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade (not pictured above)
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Welcome to the 10 Days of Halloween!
Book Infinity has officially been taken over by the ghosts and goblins of Halloween! Mwahahahaha! Well, not really. But the design has been slightly altered for the celebration. Yep, the celebration that is going to rock your socks off!
10 Days of Halloween, that I am co-hosting with Elena's Book Cafe starts tomorrow. We'll be kicking it off with a big giveaway that I will post about in the morning, so don't miss it!
Every day either here or there (or both) there will be something new- giveaways, interviews, reviews, or other stuff! So check back throughout the week!
And feel free to add the button which is on the left of this page to your sidebar. Spread the word! I'm super excited about this and I hope other people are too.
Any opinions on the layout? If you don't like it, well, it's only going to last a week. I'll have the normal one up again in November. :)
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Call For Guest Bloggers!
Hey, everybody!
For the 10 Day of Halloween (see my original post here) I will be hosting later this month, I was hoping to feature a few guest bloggers!
Anybody is welcome to write a post, and I don't really care what it's about- anything you think would be interesting! The original idea is to write something Halloween themed, such as a story about a past event, but if you have any other ideas, I'd welcome those too.
Please, please, please make my day and write a guest post for me! Anybody can do it, you don't even have to have a blog. If you're a new blogger, awesome! I'd love to hear from someone who's just getting their voice out there.
If you're interested, email me at avacyphera (at) yahoo (dot) com.
Please email me as soon as possible. I would like the posts to be written by Friday October 22 at the latest.
For the 10 Day of Halloween (see my original post here) I will be hosting later this month, I was hoping to feature a few guest bloggers!
Anybody is welcome to write a post, and I don't really care what it's about- anything you think would be interesting! The original idea is to write something Halloween themed, such as a story about a past event, but if you have any other ideas, I'd welcome those too.
Please, please, please make my day and write a guest post for me! Anybody can do it, you don't even have to have a blog. If you're a new blogger, awesome! I'd love to hear from someone who's just getting their voice out there.
If you're interested, email me at avacyphera (at) yahoo (dot) com.
Please email me as soon as possible. I would like the posts to be written by Friday October 22 at the latest.
Friday, October 1, 2010
10 Days of Halloween Celebration!
The 10 Days of Halloween Celebration will be co-hosted right here at Book Infinity! My friend Elena of Elena's Book Cafe is also helping me out with this awesomely fun event.
For ten days in October, 22-31, I will be posting about a variety of things related to the celebration. There will be author interviews, guest posts, and best of all, GIVEAWAYS! I've been gathering a lot of awesome material, so be prepared to win some cool stuff.
I'm looking for other bloggers to write guest posts about anything related to Halloween or Fall. It can be favorite childhood stories or memories, or perhaps even a book recommendation that has to do with Halloween. I think it would be really neat to get some other people writing things on my blog just for some variety!
If you are interested in writing a guest post, please let me know! Email me avacyphera [at] yahoo [dot] com. Don't be afraid to submit something, I am asking for anything!
Thank you in advance for participating and I hope you're all looking forward to it!
Also, I'm adding the button above to my sidebar. Feel free to add it to yours, in the future it will give you additional entries in contests! Though, the contests won't actually start until the 22nd when the event kicks off.
For ten days in October, 22-31, I will be posting about a variety of things related to the celebration. There will be author interviews, guest posts, and best of all, GIVEAWAYS! I've been gathering a lot of awesome material, so be prepared to win some cool stuff.
I'm looking for other bloggers to write guest posts about anything related to Halloween or Fall. It can be favorite childhood stories or memories, or perhaps even a book recommendation that has to do with Halloween. I think it would be really neat to get some other people writing things on my blog just for some variety!
If you are interested in writing a guest post, please let me know! Email me avacyphera [at] yahoo [dot] com. Don't be afraid to submit something, I am asking for anything!
Thank you in advance for participating and I hope you're all looking forward to it!
Also, I'm adding the button above to my sidebar. Feel free to add it to yours, in the future it will give you additional entries in contests! Though, the contests won't actually start until the 22nd when the event kicks off.
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