We’ve finally made it to the end! If HOURGLASS isn’t already in your local (US and Canadian) bookstore, then it will be as of tomorrow. I am so hoping you guys are going to enjoy this one, and terribly excited to head out on the big tour where I will get to meet so many of you in the Chicago, Atlanta, Austin and Houston areas.
Before I go any farther, though, I should warn you about one little thing with HOURGLASS:
First of all, this fourth contest was amazing; you guys sent me SO MANY incredible songs that I still haven’t been able to listen to them all yet! But I’m really enjoying what I’m hearing and expect to put a lot of these on the Balthazar and SPELLCASTER soundtracks. Ten winners were chosen at random, so congratulations to Jean B., Erin C., Jennifer D., Kirsten B., Lori G., Petra I., Kamie N., Angela L., Andrea N. and Sarah K.! I’ve emailed them all to let them know their Klimt posters will shortly be in the mail.
(As will the star lanterns from last week — as those of you who follow me on Twitter know, a few days ago some evildoers duped my debit card, and my accounts had to be protectively frozen up for a couple days there. VERY annoying. Fie on you, evildoers. But now the money flows freely again, and star lanterns will soon find their way to the winners of Contest 4.)
But now it’s time for HOURGLASS Contest #5— with the winner to be announced on U.S. release day, one week from today! The prize is a bit literal, but if you ask me it would look incredibly cool in just about any room: the grand prize is a real true hourglass. No image to share, but you can take a look here. Two runners-up will receive smaller, three-minute, metal hourglass timers, which might not render your room as instantly incredibly cool as a full hourglass would, but will significantly snazzy up any future games of Boggle.
How do you enter? Just do this: Tell me what you think will happen in HOURGLASS!
I want to hear your wishes, theories, predictions — you name it. Be serious, be funny, anything! And I’d like your permission to quote some of the best answers (for varied values of “best,” which might or might not mean “most accurate”), if that’s okay with you.
(And if you’re from Australia or got an ARC, and thus think this contest is a snap for you — well, from you guys, I want to hear what you’re looking for in AFTERLIFE. No easy out here!)
The rules:
1) Send an email to evernightclaudia at gmail dot com with the subject line “HOURGLASS Contest #5” before Tuesday, March 9 (release day!).
2) Tell me what you think will happen in HOURGLASS (or AFTERLIFE, if that’s your category).
3) Also tell me the address where I should send your hourglass.
I will ship anywhere, so no worries on that score. Thanks to everyone for taking part in these contests; I hope you’re having as much fun with them as I am.
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Also, as some of you will have already seen, we’ve begun the HOURGLASS blog tour, a series of interviews running on various teen reader blogs from March 1 up to release eve. You can check out the full roster here —
March 1 – http://tainted-poet.blogspot.com/
March 2 – http://www.melissas-bookshelf.com/
March 3 – http://themindfulmusingsbookblog.blogspot.com/
March 4 – http://www.theneverendingshelf.com/
March 5 – http://www.thestorysiren.com/
March 6 – http://thebookcellarx.blogspot.com/
March 7 – http://confessionsofawanderingheart.blogspot.com/
March 8 – http://aparkavenueprincess.blogspot.com/
Check out these awesome blogs, and you’ll get to read my answers about how I write, what I think of various characters and even a few spoilers for AFTERLIFE and Balthazar’s book. Hope you enjoy!
It’s that time of the week again — time to name the winners of Contest #3 and begin Contest #4! So first of all, the happy winners of their very own star lamps are Debra S., Van P., Viki S., Jessica B. and Courtney V.! I’ve emailed you guys to let you know when the stars will be on their way. Congrats to all!
If you didn’t win that one, take heart; we have another contest beginning now, and this is the one with your best chances — we will have no fewer that ten lucky winners this week.
The prize? Well, if there’s one image that has played a huge role for Bianca and Lucas from the beginning, it’s this one:
So I will be giving away ten (10) posters of Gustav Klimt’s “The Kiss,” one to each winner, 24″x36″, so that you could put them in a ready-made poster frame if you wanted. I have always absolutely loved this image, and I think it would look gorgeous in just about any room.
Here’s how to enter:
1) Email me at evernightclaudia at gmail dot com.
2) In the email, tell me a song you love that you think reminds you of a character/relationship/scene you’ve enjoyed in the books.
3) In the email, also give me the address where I should send your poster if you win.
4) Enter before next Tuesday, March 2, which is when I’ll announce the winners.
Good luck to everyone!
It’s only two weeks until the US release of HOURGLASS. I can’t believe we’re almost there!
I’ll be doing a few events in connection with HOURGLASS’ release (in the United States March 9!) and I wanted to give you the heads-up:
Tuesday, March 9
Anderson’s Bookshop
7:00 PM
123 West Jefferson
Naperville, IL 60540
Thursday, March 11
BookPeople
7:00 PM
603 N. Lamar
Austin, TX 78703
Saturday, March 13
Barnes & Noble
2:00 PM
7660 North Point Parkway
Alpharetta, GA 30022
Thursday, April 1
Borders
7:00 PM
1 N. La Grange Road
La Grange, IL 60525
I’ll also be appearing at a couple of high schools in Houston, TX on March 10, though I assume if you are in one of those schools you already know this. We might put together some more dates later, but this is what I have right now.
Outside the US? I am, at long last, coming to Spain! It’s not a very long visit, but I will be at the Madrid Book Fair June 3-6. I don’t yet have specific appearance dates/times for that, but if you are in Madrid (or can get there), checking with the book fair schedules should give you the info you need.
I am looking forward to meeting more of you guys! Start bribing mom to drive/loan you the car now …
Remember, you have until Monday night to enter HOURGLASS Contest #3!
HarperTeen has put together a book trailer for HOURGLASS — check it out on YouTube! Or, you know, right here.
I am pleased not only at the awesome trailer, but because the links take me through to look at all the awesome castings and trailers you guys have put together for the EVERNIGHT series so far. One of you has even acted out the first few pages of the first books — I don’t watch this stuff often, but I do check it out sometimes, and I always LOVE it when I do. So keep up the good work!
Remember, Hourglass Contest #3 is now open and accepting entries!
The second contest was a great deal of fun — I now have a long reading list, comprised of some books I’d already been eager to read (like the Lisa McMann series, Alyson Noel’s books and BEAUTIFUL CREATURES) and some new ones to add to my list. You guys are all avid, intelligent readers, which is what made this contest a joy. While all the entries were fantastic, I had to pick five winners at random, so congratulations to Margaret W., Jessie E., Miriam H., Isabelle L-C., and Nanna P.! I’ll be getting your books in the mail very soon.
(Fun fact: By the luck of the draw, all five of the last contest winners were from the U.S., but this week only two, as there are winners from Canada, Spain and Denmark!)
Now, it’s time for Hourglass Contest #3!
What I want to hear from you is your favorite scene in either EVERNIGHT or STARGAZER (or, if you are a happy Australian, HOURGLASS). Tell me why you like it, what you remember about it, anything like that. I think finding out which scenes stick in your mind will help me write more of those scenes in the future. 🙂 Five winners, chosen at random, will receive something Bianca’s always wished for and would fill her room with if she could: a paper star lantern, like these —
Aren’t they awesome? I admit, I’ve always wanted one — and Bianca, with her love of stargazing, adores these. Now you can have one too!
Here are the rules:
1) Send your entries (your description of your favorite scene) to evernightclaudia at gmail dot com, with the subject line HOURGLASS Contest #3.
2) Please include the address where I should send your star — and yes, I will ship anywhere, though if you are outside the US or Canada, finding a power cord and bulb that work with your voltage will be up to you.
3) Tell me your favorite color, too, so I’ll know which kind of star to send (or, if you are adventurous, just put “funky” and I’ll surprise you!)
4) I’ll pick and notify the winners next Tuesday, February 23.
Thanks as always for entering!
First it’s time to announce the winners of HOURGLASS Contest #1 — congratulations to Alicia S., Natascha T., Ashlyn G., Ashly F. and Kim W.! I’ve emailed all of you guys to get the addresses for your signed advance copies of HOURGLASS. Hope you will enjoy it!
This is my absolute favorite contest I’ve ever held, because it was so much fun to read your entries. Bianca seems to be the overall favorite, with most people saying that they liked her strength; Balthazar and Lucas came in a mutual second, with most people liking Balty’s kindness and gentlemanly behavior, and Lucas’ ability to overlook his old prejudices. (Both men were also repeatedly cited as having sexiness in their favor.) Vic was fourth, with a lot of love for his good nature and Hawaiian shirts. But there were votes for Raquel, for Courtney, for Patrice, for Celia, for Mrs. Bethany (with one brave soul who wanted her for her English teacher!) and for Ranulf (who had one person describe his bowl haircut as “hot,” which just goes to show there’s someone for everyone.) I loved hearing everyone’s reasons for who they connected to and why, so I want to thank absolutely everyone who entered; this was a total joy.
(Also, it was awesome that, though I chose the winners totally at random, I ended up with five different favorite characters: Bianca, Balthazar, Lucas, Raquel and Patrice. Very cool!)
Now, for HOURGLASS Contest #2! If there is one thing I love to do, it’s buy and read books. So tell me: What books (besides HOURGLASS, naturally) are out there now that you’ve been meaning to read, but haven’t gotten around to yet? This contest lets me create a cheat sheet of great YA I might have missed (heh heh, I am sneaky), but it also means that five lucky winners will receive the book of their choice! I’ll send it directly to you.
The rules:
1) Send your entries to evernightclaudia at gmail dot com, with the subject line HOURGLASS Contest #2.
2) Please include the address where I should send your book — and yes, I will ship anywhere.
3) Although I am looking forward to many upcoming releases, please stick to books that are available now (and, if you need a book in another language, that is available in your language already). It will allow me to get the prizes to you a lot faster!
4) Remember, tell me the title, the author and why you’re looking forward to it.
5) I’ll pick the winners next Tuesday, March 16.
Good luck, everyone!
ETA: I am only now sending out my ARCs, due to sickness, the need to finish AFTERLIFE and, uh, sucking. But a lot of people who requested one did not give me their address! I’m going to put these in the mail tomorrow, so feel free to drop me a line (same email as above, with ARC as the subject line) with your blog and your address, and I’ll send out as many as I have left!
Then CHECK THIS OUT!
Yeah, that has absolutely nothing to do with books, vampires or anything else, but a friend of mine linked to it and I laughed very hard.
Remember, you have until Monday night to enter HOURGLASS Contest #1! Just send an email to evernightclaudia at gmail dot com with the subject line “HOURGLASS Contest #1” and tell me who your favorite character in the EVERNIGHT series is, and why. 5 winners chosen at random will get a signed advance copy of HOURGLASS!
(And yes, I’ll ship anywhere!)
Yes, it’s that time of year again! We’re at five weeks (whoa!) until the release of HOURGLASS. Finally, at last, I have a few copies in my hot little hands … and I am giving away FIVE signed copies (early!) to winners who will be chosen at random from those who answer this question:
Which character in the EVERNIGHT series is your favorite, and why?
(And yes, I will pick the winners at random, so there is no wrong answer.)
To enter, send an email to evernightclaudia at gmail dot com, with the subject line “HOURGLASS Contest #1.” I’ll pick the winner on Feb. 9, which I believe is also the release date for the STARGAZER paperback! You’ll get your copies at least a few weeks before the book is available in stores.
More info and more contests to come; now that I am finally recovering from a very nasty illness, I am going to be able to invest some imagination into these — and the prizes — hmmm —
I hope everybody had wonderful holidays so far — I definitely have. But I wanted to make sure to give you guys a treat for New Year’s, and here it is: the prologue and first chapter of HOURGLASS! Read and enjoy (I hope).
After a long trek through the cold to find what were, apparently, the last remaining party hats in the city of Chicago, I am settling in to edit a bit before heading out to tonight’s bash (at the home of the fabulous Adam Seltzer, author of many many books, including the upcoming I KISSED A ZOMBIE AND I LIKED IT.) Have a great New Year’s Eve, and we’ll be starting some contests and promos for the HOURGLASS launch soon!