Horrible Halloween Giveaways

I love giveaways.  I love Halloween.  Put them together and what do you get?

Crusty zombie underwear!

Of course not. I'm talking about Eve Hallows spooktacular giveaways, of which there are two currently running.

First up, over at Goodreads, you can enter for a chance to win one of three signed copies of EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHADOWS.  Click here to enter. (Or at least start the entrance process. I believe there are more clicks to be clicked once you get there.)  Giveaway ends October 15. 

But the Goodreads one's meh in comparison to the one hosted over at Word Spelunking.

Check this prize package out:

1 autographed copy of EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHRIEKS

1 autographed copy of EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHADOWS

1 $15 iTunes gift card

Some Eve Hallows swag--bookmarks and stickers

A few small bags of Halloween candy

All of this will be placed inside a talking potions chest, which doubles as a nice Halloween decoration.

(Total prize package is worth about $70)

Also, second and third place winners will receive an ebook copy of EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHADOWS.  

This giveaway runs until October 20.

What are you still doing here!

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Print Version of Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows now available

The print version of EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHADOWS is now available on Amazon.  You can pick up a copy here: http://www.amazon.com/Eve-Hallows-Book-Shadows-Volume/dp/1478378069/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348152423&sr=8-1&keywords=eve+hallows+book+of+shadows

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• Product Details
• Paperback: 274 pages
• ISBN-10: 1478378069
• ISBN-13: 978-1478378068
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Ages: 9+
• Price: $12.99

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First Review of Book of Shadows

I'll try not to post every review I receive, because you and I both know it gets boring (well, for you anyway) after a while.  But the first few reviews are particularly special to me—assuming it's not some troll trying to verbally bash my head in.

I suppose it's natural to want to let your baby out in the world and have people ooh and ahh over it.  And, yeah, I'm a proud pappa with this book.

So rather than drone on, here's the first of hopefully many reviews— a 5-starer, I might add— from Lili Lost in a Book:

This book was perfectly horrible! Horrible meaning amazingly awesome, of course. Eve's world once again sucked me in and would not let go until this part of Eve's story was finished!

I love Eve's family! They are just so close-knit and all around awesome! And I was also glad to see new monsters...like the new URNS agent. That was just wow! Funny too...

You can read the rest of it here.

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Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows Is Out Today ... Mostly

Yup, you read that correctly, EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHADOWS (Book #2 in The Nightmare Series) is available today ... at least the ebook version is.  So far I've seen it up at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.  The Kobo version is coming soon, as well. And for you print fans, you should be able to purchase the book sometime next week.

For those of you not familiar with the series, you should stop reading this now and get yourself  a copy of  EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHRIEKS.  Because SHADOWS continues Eve's adventures, and, really, reading a series out of order is silly.

EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHADOWS

Ever since encountering The Source and its minions on Halloween, Eve Hallows has found life surprisingly quiet … not to mention adorably boring! So when Dad receives a Ouija message that she must return to Gravesville, Eve couldn't be happier—at least until she discovers the Director of URNS, also known as the Grim Reaper, has a special job for Eve … one that will lead her to New York City and to the true identity of The Source. 

With The Book of Shrieks offering zero help and a new URNS agent driving the school boys—and Eve!—crazy, Eve's beginning to realize this whole saving-the-world nonsense isn't what it's cracked up to be. 

All this and she still has to find The Book of Shadows....

And here's some of the early buzz:

Anonymous Reader 1:  Wow, you finally finished the book.  Now you can finish fixing the back deck like you promised me last year!

Anonymous Reader 2: You're a grown man writing for children!  When are you gonna get a real job?  

Anonymous Reader 3: How many times do I have to tell you? I'm not reading the book until you buy me an iPhone.

New York Times: Mr. Green, per our guidelines we will NOT be reviewing your book.  If you continue to contact us we will be forced to pursue legal action.

I_AM_NOT_ROBERT_GRAY:  A masterpiece!  This may be the best story ever written.  It's as if Neil Gaiman, J.K. Rowling, and Stephen King wrote the book together, and then called upon Shakespeare's ghost for line edits.

Now, if that doesn't put a fire under your buns, I don't know what will.
     

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Eve Hallows and the Book of Shadows Coming Soon

EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHADOWS is all ready to go—both the print edition and the ebook. I've been holding off on releasing it, in all honesty, because I'm still hoping the series will get picked up by a publisher, and I'm waiting to here back from one in particular.  If that doesn't work out, then the book should be available early September. 

But what kind of author would I be if I didn't at least leave you with a small teaser, right?  So here's a somewhat rough description of BOOK OF SHADOWS (Book 2 in the Nightmare Series, for those who aren't familiar with Eve's story) and the completed cover....

Ever since encountering The Source and its minions on Halloween, Eve Hallows has found life surprisingly quiet … not to mention adorably boring!  So when Dad receives a Ouija message that she must return to Gravesville, Eve couldn't be happier—at least until she discovers the Director of URNS, also known as the Grim Reaper, has a special job for Eve … one that will lead her to New York City and to the true identity of The Source.  

With The Book of Shrieks offering zero help and a new URNS agent driving the school boys—and Eve!—crazy, Eve's beginning to realize this whole saving-the-world nonsense isn't what it's cracked up to be. 

All this and she still has to find The Book of Shadows....

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Home Stretch on Book of Shadows

Just sent EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHADOWS off to my copy editor for one last round of line edits.

While I'm getting pretty sick of looking at these pages AND I've  been having strange nightmares that involve me rewriting entire chapters from scratch with a broken keyboard AND I can quote entire pages from memory, I couldn't be happier with the results so far.  (I could go into great detail on the whole process of going from zero to finished here, but I'll spare you the lecture.  If you're not a writer, it's hardly exciting and if you are, you already know.)

Anyway, I hope you enjoy BOOK OF SHADOWS when it comes out later this summer.  Most of the cast returns for some more horrible fun, and there are plenty of new characters, too.

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Book of Shadows Update

Entries will be sporadic over the next few weeks while I finish up EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHADOWS.  (Yes, I know my entries are always sporadic, but that's besides the point.  I'm working here.)  The book is still slated for a summer release--a self-imposed deadline, which, so far, I don't see any reason why I can't keep.

This time around, Eve will finally meet The Source face to face.  

There's my little teaser for the day...

I imagine by the time the book is available, the publishing landscape will have changed in some profound way, which is scary and astonishing at the same time--especially when you consider the industry hasn't done much changing in the last hundred years or so.

If you want a quick primer on the major issues right now, you might want to check out this recent article posted in The Atlantic.  

My take on the whole thing is simple: The players in the industry are changing.  PayPal, Amazon, Apple and Google are fast becoming the new gatekeepers, for better or worse, so choose your allies and enemies wisely.

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Book of Shadows Cover

Nothing like opening up your email and finding a shiny new cover for your next book.  I suppose I'm a bit biased, but I think it looks awesome.  Once again, a big thanks to artist Shaun Lindow.

EVE HALLOWS AND THE BOOK OF SHADOWS is on track to be completed in June/July of 2012.  Currently, I'm finishing up some line edits.  After that's done, I'll send my mess over to Kathy Ptacek, my copy editor.  From there, we'll do another two rounds of edits together, and then a new book is born.  Mazel Tov!  It's a girl.

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