tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77536694154638192572012-02-15T05:30:03.799-06:00Karly KirkpatrickYoung Adult Author in a Paranormal WorldKarly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.comBlogger4051100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-15750276727638962292012-02-01T13:52:00.000-06:002012-02-01T13:52:53.022-06:00Into the Shadows is FREE! 5 Days Only!Between now and Sunday, February 5th, be sure to pick up your free copy of my first novel, Into the Shadows. It's currently in the Kindle Select program for a limited time, and I'm able to offer it to you for free for 5 days. Be sure to pick it up now, there is a chance it won't be free again for awhile.
Also, the sequel to Into the Shadows, Darkness Rising, is being written as we speak with a Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-14259890809509073392012-01-16T17:23:00.000-06:002012-01-16T17:23:41.821-06:00THE GREEN Is Now On Amazon and B&N!!!DarkSide Publishing and I are excited to announce the release of my third novel, the edgy YA contemporary romance, THE GREEN.
Book Description:
How far would you go to save your dream?
Seventeen-year-old Ariceli Pisa is a senior at the prestigious Cambridge High School and has her sights set on Northwestern University. She's a cheerleader, a member of the National Honor Society...and a drug Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-61686937001367329002012-01-08T16:16:00.000-06:002012-01-08T16:16:10.233-06:00INDELIBLES ON FIRE BLOG HOP!!!Introducing The Indelibles
Welcome to The Indelibles Blog Hop!
In celebration of our official launch, we are giving away a KINDLE FIRE! If you’d like to start at the beginning of the INDELIBLES ON FIRE GIVEAWAY BLOG HOP, then please start here: http://indeliblewriters.blogspot.com/
If you are already mid-hop, then welcome to your next stop! By following the link at the bottom of this post, you Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-40537030063551456052012-01-04T20:21:00.000-06:002012-01-04T20:21:00.464-06:00Where Oh Where Has Karly Gone???No worries, I'm still here! I spent the better part of the last month on the couch recouping from a second foot surgery. Not to worry, I was working on my new (I know, I know, it's been a long time coming) release, my YA contemporary romance The Green. I predict, based on my schedule in my head, that it's safe to say it will be out in the next 4-6 weeks. Sooner, if possible. I will keep you Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-81594824019432199772012-01-02T08:00:00.002-06:002012-01-02T08:00:15.498-06:00Check Out The Indie Book Fair! Great Reads For Your New E-reader!
Did you find a new Kindle, Nook, or iPad under the Christmas tree? Browse the Indie Book Fair and find a new ebook to break in that reader!
These great new books were released Nov 2011-Feb 2012 by Indie authors, priced right so that taking a chance on a new author doesn’t have to break your wallet. (Check out my previous Internet Book Fair for other great Indie finds.)
[Indie = Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-38811551006246473232011-12-26T14:55:00.000-06:002011-12-26T14:55:14.565-06:00Freebie For Your New Kindle & Kindle Fire!Today through Wednesday, December 28th, pick up EIGHT for free to help load up your new Kindles or Kindle Fires! It's available at Amazon.com and is also available in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, & Spain. Follow the links below and pick up your copies!
Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/EIGHT-ebook/dp/B0066T2U7A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1324931919&sr=8-1
Amazon.co.uk
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-57443144763302825502011-12-20T07:00:00.001-06:002011-12-20T07:00:03.621-06:00Cover Reveal! Megg Jensen's SLEEPERSI am, of course, biased, as Megg Jensen is one of my besties and a co-founder of DarkSide Publishing, but I loved SLEEPERS and if you haven't picked up a copy yet, now is your chance! And it's also sporting a super-fancy new cover! Check it out! It's soooooooo purty!
Introducing the new artwork for Megg Jensen’s bestselling novel SLEEPERS!
To celebrate the re-launch of SLEEPERS in January of Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-35736334438043571682011-12-03T11:33:00.000-06:002011-12-03T11:33:03.424-06:00EIGHT is 99 Cents For The Holidays!!!In honor of the holidays and for all my readers to get a nice little bonus, I'm lowering the price of EIGHT to 99 cents for the month of December! These are great little stories to keep you busy while you're waiting in line at the mall. Think of it as a stocking stuffer for your Kindle or Nook! You can pick up your copy at the following locations:
Amazon
Barnes & NobleKarly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-40375029803817215982011-11-17T10:09:00.000-06:002011-11-17T10:09:32.531-06:00Available Now! EIGHT by Karly KirkpatrickI'm excited to announce my latest title, a collection of short stories titled EIGHT (Because there are 8 of them. Yeah, I know, clever, right?). I've included the product description and below that are the links to Amazon and Barnes & Noble. If you enjoy my writing and are looking for a little more to read while you're waiting for the next book to come out, here it is! And it's great for quick Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-11204943530144993422011-11-16T10:04:00.001-06:002011-11-16T10:27:46.077-06:00Guest Post: The Indelible S.R. Johannes - Out There On My OwnI'd like to introduce you to a great new debut author, S.R. Johannes. Her book, UNTRACEABLE, will hit the e-shelves in a mere 12 days on November 29th so be sure to add it to your to-read list. S.R., also known as Shelli, originally had pursued traditional publishing, like many of us, and had gotten very far in the process. After hitting some bumps, she decided to pursue other options. I'm so Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-64042485653685554552011-11-03T07:00:00.000-05:002011-11-03T07:00:08.317-05:00It's Official ~ International Contract SignedI have some very exciting news! I've been sitting on this for a month or so until we had all the details worked out. I'm very happy to announce that I have signed a contract with an international digital publishing company based in the UK. Mark Williams international Digital Publishing (MWiDP) has taken on my YA vampire novel, Bloody Little Secrets. MWiDP will be responsible for the ebook Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-8506152871375551182011-11-02T07:00:00.001-05:002011-11-02T07:00:05.726-05:00Adventures in Epublishing: My First Year of PublishingSo I've made it. One FULL year as a published author. It's been an exciting year for me, for sure. I'll try to recap the year in numbers for you.
On November 1st, 2010, I published my first book, Into the Shadows, in both ebook and paperback format.
To date, it's sold a respectable 866 copies. I was hoping to hit 1,000 copies sold, but Into the Shadows was also free for most of September and Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-78163096358347793002011-11-01T07:00:00.001-05:002011-11-01T07:00:06.206-05:00Guest Post - Día de Los Muertos by Claudia LefeveBe sure to stop by Claudia's website www.claudialefeve.com and her YA novel, Parallel. She's here to share some info with us about today's special holiday!
When I took the plunge and became and indie author, I decided I wanted to write under my own label, Sugar Skull Books. Why SSB? Well, I wanted to chose a name that would reflect not only my writing, but my identity. I’m not just a horror and Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-18387729326754558712011-10-26T07:00:00.001-05:002011-10-26T07:00:01.865-05:00Guest Post - Fave Fall Reads and GIVEAWAY by Rachel from Rachel's Book ReviewsPlease welcome Rachel from Rachel's Book Reviews (http://www.rachelsbookreviews.com/). She's going to share some hot fall reads with you! Be sure to check out her blog!
Hi Ya’ll!!!
I’m going to spend this whole post raving about my favorite fall reads ☺. That’s how I roll.
First up,
Forensic Mystery (series) by Alane Ferguson
It’s about a girl named Cammie. She’s the coroner’s assistant…Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-29089670844244873272011-10-24T07:00:00.001-05:002011-10-24T07:00:00.364-05:00Guest Post - Where Oh Where Have All The Books Gone by Aaron PattersonBooks. eBooks. Audio Books.
I love books, or shall I say I love stories. I used to read three books a day when I was a kid. I love the stories, the danger, the exciting places I can go in a book. But what of the paper, the sound, the smell of a book? What is going to happen to books with the digital revolution?
I ask this with a smile and a heavy heart. I know where it is going and part of me Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-86123952983195233092011-10-20T09:12:00.000-05:002011-10-20T09:12:40.805-05:00Guest Post - E-Book or an E-Novel? by Alain GomezShort story aficionado Alain Gomez shares with you some information on different types of literature now available to e-book readers. Be sure to check out her blog, http://shortstorysymposium.blogspot.com/ for more information on her short stories!
E-books have definitely changed what is available to me as a reader. I find myself going to physical bookstores less and less. Consequently, I'm Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-9006775587168148582011-10-13T09:44:00.000-05:002011-10-13T09:44:24.446-05:00Guest Post - Thoughts on Author Events by Robert CollinsAuthor Robert Collins is here to give you his take on author visits. Robert is well-experienced in hitting the trails, he's got 3 author events this October alone! Robert has an expansive list of books available, including fiction, non-fiction, and short stories. He most recently released a YA short novel titled True Friends (available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, & Goodreads). Also be Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-1937258842983693722011-10-11T13:00:00.000-05:002011-10-11T13:00:50.829-05:00Call For Guest Posts - Writers, Readers, Bloggers!I'm looking to jazz up the blog a little this fall and I'm interested in finding some new perspectives to share with readers. I'm happy to entertain a lot of different ideas:
Writers - write about your publishing path (traditional OR epublished), or your writing process, thoughts on author events, conferences, critique groups.
Readers/Bloggers - write about genres (what do you like, what would Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-57970598318661726412011-10-10T10:18:00.000-05:002011-10-10T10:18:39.966-05:00Coming Soon - EIGHT by Karly KirkpatrickNow that I've got a cover to show you (thanks to the very talented G. P. Ching) I'm excited to announce my first short story collection, EIGHT, which I plan to put out very very soon.
This is a collection of 8 shorts (hence, the title) that have appeared as part of Friday Flash when I participated in that last year and also a new, previously unreleased short story, Grenades. Along with each Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-59583162259251922722011-10-03T10:37:00.000-05:002011-10-03T10:37:50.630-05:00How To Balance Your Writing ScheduleSomeone suggested in the last post I wrote that maybe I could come up with some suggestions on ways to help maximize your writing time. It's funny, because after the last few weeks I've had, where I've really only found time to write about 500-800 words a week, I don't feel super qualified to write this, but maybe there is something in here that you may not of thought of. Hopefully it will help Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-21277225407024313402011-09-16T22:44:00.000-05:002011-09-16T22:44:00.597-05:00Read an Interview With Vicky Hernandez & Giveaway!Check out Christy's Love of Books blog! She's managed to score an awesome interview with our very own Vicky Hernandez, of Bloody Little Secrets. Get to know her a little better and if you're lucky, you might even win a free copy!
http://loveofbooks409.blogspot.com/2011/09/character-interview-giveaway-vicky-from.html#commentsKarly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-71529523889816367022011-09-16T20:20:00.000-05:002011-09-16T20:20:09.240-05:00Balancing Writing & WorkIs it possible to to borrow Hermione's Time Turner? If someone could please make me one I'd be forever grateful! For those of you who don't know what my day job is, I'm a high school teacher. That means I'm up at 5 AM and if I'm lucky at school by 7 AM, which usually means 7:10 or so. School lasts from 7:30-2:45. I usually make it home (due to lovely construction and after picking up my daughter)Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-47364986584315047332011-08-31T21:00:00.003-05:002011-08-31T21:00:02.284-05:00Back to the Books Giveaway HopIt's time to go back to school and what better way to celebrate than with a giveaway? As part of the Back to the Books Giveaway Hop, hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Buried in Books, from September 1st-7th I'm giving away:
Five (5) ebooks (US or International)
You can choose from either Into the Shadows or Bloody Little Secrets, depending on if you're in the mood for magic or vampires!
Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com57tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-27306518214719161862011-08-29T07:00:00.003-05:002011-08-29T07:00:15.481-05:00Cover and Title Reveal: Darkness Rising
At long last, here is the cover for the second book in the Into the Shadows Trilogy, titled Darkness Rising. Due to a busy publishing schedule this summer at DarkSide and my own busy schedule, I'll be pushing back my expected release date on Darkness Rising to Winter 2012. I was lucky enough to find a model that had pictures with different colored hair, as you see here, so she fits Paivi's new Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-73068069818987911812011-08-18T11:51:00.000-05:002011-08-18T11:51:36.965-05:00Back to the Grind...Forgive me if I've been a little absent the last week or so. I've been enjoying my last days of sleeping in and getting things done before school starts on Monday. For those of you that don't know, I teach German (and sometimes French) at a high school in the Chicago suburbs. I'm feeling a little like Phineas and Ferb and trying to cram in as many things as I can before the summer ends. As alwaysKarly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-58075444419008505452011-08-05T18:09:00.002-05:002011-08-06T08:54:32.946-05:00Free Ebooks For You? Yes Indeedy!I'm always looking for a way to thank my readers. So I've decided that it's a good weekend for a giveaway. Always wanted a copy of Into the Shadows or Bloody Little Secrets for your Nook, Kindle, iPad, whatever and never gotten around to picking up a copy? Get one now, free of charge, direct from the author.
Yeah, that's right.
FREE.
No dollars.
No gimmicks either.
How do you go about Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-53529566363200211972011-08-04T07:00:00.002-05:002011-08-04T07:00:11.016-05:00Hey Book Bloggers...I love Book Bloggers. They're great folks and do a lot for readers, leading them to some great books.
To make requesting a review copy of my books easier, I've created a separate page for Book Bloggers to contact me.
Click below or on the tab at the top of the page, fill out the form and I'll get back to you as soon as I can!
http://karlykirkpatrick.blogspot.com/p/Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-80923671089713661422011-07-26T07:00:00.000-05:002011-07-26T07:00:14.967-05:00What Harry Potter Means to MeThis month has been a bit of an emotional one. After more than a decade of Harry Potter, it's all come to an end, (on my birthday, July 15th, no less). Over. I have to admit, never in my life have I felt like I've ate, drank, and breathed something as I have Harry Potter. Every book, every movie, was a moment.
For most of the books even, I can remember where I bought them. The first couple wereKarly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-66789723719675483092011-07-18T07:15:00.001-05:002011-07-18T07:15:01.322-05:00Into the Shadows Gets A FaceliftI'm super excited to reveal the new cover for Into the Shadows, which you can see here on the left. While I thought the original cover was great, Carl Graves does wonderful work, when I thought about the covers for the rest of the series, I wanted something a little different. Obviously, I really needed all the covers to match, that was important. And I really have a thing for people on the coverKarly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-7847139355875050222011-07-13T09:56:00.000-05:002011-07-13T09:56:26.939-05:00I AM a Mature Adult...Or That's What I'm Supposed to Be...I, for some reason, decided to count the amount of t-shirts in my closet last night and guess how many t-shirts I happen to own? 75. SEVENTY-FIVE T-SHIRTS. This only counts casual and cozy wear (casual means I can wear them with jeans, cozy with sweats). This does not count t-shirts for my job (add another 10) and t-shirts only for sleeping or working out, and a box of t-shirts from high school Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-47809024466999520522011-07-11T19:41:00.000-05:002011-07-11T19:41:19.647-05:00Revision OverloadDo you cook? I don't often (that's the lovely husband's job because he loves it), but when I do take on some large-scale cooking, I find that by the time the product comes out of the oven I no longer want to eat it. Or even taste it. It doesn't mean what I made isn't good, I don't know, it's like I'm over it already!
I finished revisions for The Green the other day and while I'm pretty sure the Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-43105372892404212482011-07-08T21:55:00.000-05:002011-07-08T21:55:13.876-05:00Very Full PlateI was very excited for this summer - I figured I'd have a ton of time to work on new things and wrap up The Green for publishing. I never figured the foot surgery would wipe out so much time and energy. Good news there is I'm finally walking without crutches, now just need to get back to walking normal! In any case, I've got some great things started and near finished at this point, so hopefully,Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-57741309821273584582011-07-06T07:00:00.000-05:002011-07-06T07:00:07.224-05:00Summer of Harry Potter: Not Gonna Make It!I can't believe it, I'm actually going to fail. I'm not going to complete my own Harry Potter-reading-all-the-books challenge. I did make it halfway through Prisoner of Azkaban. My plan now is to jump ahead and read Deathly Hallows one last time before next Friday. Really, time just got away from me. The foot surgery slowed down all aspects of my life, even reading, because I wasn't feeling up toKarly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-39387974700291008822011-07-05T07:00:00.000-05:002011-07-05T07:00:02.345-05:00Bookaday: Maybe, Maybe Not by Rae HachtonYA Romance/Coming of Age
David likes Lisa, Lisa likes Colton, Colton likes David. But what if David secretly likes Colton, too? How will they ever solve this love triangle?
Amazon Paperback: Currently $14.95 http://amzn.to/ks3WoB
Amazon Kindle: $5.99 http://amzn.to/joauea
Barnes and Noble Pre-order $10.08Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-79682361216071819442011-07-01T07:00:00.000-05:002011-07-01T07:00:13.852-05:00Bookaday: Oubliette (Cloud Prophet Trilogy #2) by Megg JensenYA Fantasy
Reychel thought she was finally free. She was wrong.
Everyone saw her gift of prophecy as a blessing, but her gift is uncontrollable. No one alive can teach her to manipulate her unique gift and the answers she needs lie buried within a madman’s journals.
She’s thrust in the midst of a brewing war and the only uniting factor for her people is their belief in the Prophet. Will Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-10740343506911439282011-06-30T07:00:00.006-05:002011-06-30T07:00:10.586-05:00Bookaday: Forgotten April by Robyn BradleyWomen’s Fiction
For April Sullivan-LaMonica, the last ten years have been hell: her husband and young son were killed in a car accident, and soon after, her mom descended into the darkness of Alzheimer's. So when broadcast journalist Maggie Prescott shows up claiming to be April's half sister and tries to capture their reunion on film, April outwardly regards Maggie with much suspicion. In Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-91704605011051613402011-06-29T07:00:00.014-05:002011-06-29T07:00:01.248-05:00Bookaday: Hidden (Marchwood Vampire Series #1) by Shalini BolandYA Paranormal Romance
Hidden is a paranormal romance that spans the centuries from modern London to 19th century Paris and ancient Cappadocia.
Sixteen-year-old Madison Greene is in foster care until one day she inherits a fortune, she inherits a house, she inherits a cellar full of danger.
Eighteen-year-old Alexandre lives in 19th century Paris. On an archaeological expedition, he discovers a Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-241841872107872011-06-28T17:22:00.016-05:002011-06-28T17:22:00.227-05:00Bookaday: Coexist: Keegan's Chronicles by Julia CraneYA
Sixteen-year-old Keegan is struggling to keep her huge secret from her friends--she's an elf, descended from a long line of elves that live in secrecy alongside humans.
In elfin society, mates are predetermined but not allowed to meet until they are eighteen. Against tradition, Keegan's brother Thaddeus told her Rourk's name because his visions warned him she'd need Rourk's protection, Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-33508654138296739572011-06-28T12:31:00.000-05:002011-06-28T12:31:58.268-05:00Hey There! Long Time No See!I know I've sort of been out of the loop for awhile. I had foot surgery last week and it's really wiped like a week off the calendar for me. I finally got rid of the painkillers, and while the foot is still extra-ouchy, I'm mentally back in action and can focus on things for more than 5 minutes. It's great!
Things have been kind of crazy lately in the publishing world. The Queen herself, J.K. Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-36283092764654829192011-06-27T07:00:00.001-05:002011-06-27T07:00:14.782-05:00Bookaday: A Heart in Sun and Shadow by Annie BelletFantasy
In an ancient Wales that never was…
The twin brothers Emyr and Idrys are cursed to live as hounds; Emyr by night, and Idrys by day. The twins believe they will be trapped this way forever until they meet the fierce and curious Áine, a changeling woman born with fey blood and gifts struggling to fit into a suspicious human world.
Áine unravels the fate of Emyr and his twin as all three Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-30998137598842912482011-06-24T07:00:00.010-05:002011-06-24T07:00:09.414-05:00Bookaday: Side Effect by Laura Lond Supernatural Thriller
Janna Sorelle is a determined young professional born and raised in Moscow, Russia, but, having French background, she considers herself French and strives to return to her “historical homeland”. Her first visit to Paris, where she goes as a translator of a rich but ill-mannered Russian businessman, turns into something totally unexpected. After a strange incident at a Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-32245576472032303592011-06-23T07:00:00.019-05:002011-06-23T07:00:00.841-05:00Bookaday: These Hellish Happenings by Jennifer RaineyParanormal
In 1707, hapless vampire Jack Bentley made a pact with the Devil in order to escape a vampire hunt. Dealing with Satan seemed better than your standard angry mob at the time. But three centuries later, Satan is ready to collect His dues, whether the vampire likes it or not. He's taking Jack to Hell, and He's even got a job picked out for him down below: an eternal position at the Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-51678748223272277572011-06-22T07:00:00.015-05:002011-06-22T07:00:10.056-05:00Bookaday: DreamWeaver by Rejean GiguereSuspense
Zeke Jackson's sister has gone missing in the jungles of Southeast Asia. His search for her takes him from the red light districts of Vietnam to the mean streets of New York.
Finally he finds the help he needs in the back alleys of one of South Africa's most notorious shanty towns. The DreamWeaver. But the things Zeke will have to do, and the price he'll have to pay to get Jane back Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-28828759009543133052011-06-21T07:00:00.016-05:002011-06-21T07:00:01.142-05:00Bookaday: Changers' Summer by Mike LewisYA/Children's Science Fiction
Tom is twelve and all he's ever known is a world with acid rain and constant cloud. His world is a place where people try to scratch out a living; surrounded by the wreckage of the past.
One hundred years ago a group of mysterious scientists took charge of the Earth's weather in order to control climate change. They burned the planet and in the ensuing chaos they Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-34155754877915484152011-06-20T21:00:00.047-05:002011-06-20T21:27:55.097-05:00Midsummer's Eve Blog Hop Giveaway!!!
Join me in celebrating Midsummer's Eve, the longest day of the year! As part of the Midsummer's Eve Giveaway Hop, hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer , I'm giving away:
Five (5) ebooks
You can choose from either Into the Shadows or Bloody Little Secrets, depending on if you're in the mood for magic or vampires!
Click here for more info on each title:
Into the Shadows
Bloody Little Secrets
Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-22269105366804657482011-06-20T07:00:00.002-05:002011-06-20T07:00:00.311-05:00All I Want For My Birthday Is To Get On The Ellen DeGeneres Show!Struggling to think of the perfect birthday gift for your very favorite writer-friend (*me*)? I've got the perfect gift and it will cost you the awesome price of absolutely nothing.
All I want for my birthday is to get on the Ellen DeGeneres Show!
I’ve always enjoyed her and her show and feel like it would be an awesome opportunity if I could actually make that happen. It will take the help of Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-73634954272111157832011-06-20T07:00:00.001-05:002011-06-20T07:00:07.281-05:00Bookaday: Roll of the Die by Sean BridgesSuspense / Thriller
An Ex-Con on the straight and narrow is pulled into a twisted game of Russian Roulette in Las Vegas to save his wife. 666. Six Contestants, six chambers in a revolver and six sides of a die.
Riley Toback is at a crossroads. After serving a four year prison sentence for Armed Robbery, he’s determined to make a fresh start in Atlantic City. Until his brother-in-law, drowningKarly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-58570282522190631342011-06-17T07:00:00.001-05:002011-06-17T07:00:12.626-05:00Bookaday: Strings Attached by Anne HollyAdult Contemporary Romance
How do you relate to a man who doesn’t want you to?
Josie Sergeant has learned one thing by carving out her living from the wilds of the Canadian north: perseverance, optimism and the willingness to do what has to be done can overcome even the harshest of obstacles. Life has taught Theo Sabich, a fellow rancher from Australia, that optimism is a fool’s hope.
When Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-17828570123513603072011-06-16T07:00:00.001-05:002011-06-16T07:00:06.029-05:00Bookaday: Legacy of the Empress by Rebecca KnightFantasy, YA Fantasy
A dark magic spreads through the kingdom of Taleria, feeding off its people. The queen is corrupted, seduced by its evil promise. Princess Astrid, held prisoner in the castle by her mother for years, discovers a book of magic, and uses its power to escape. Book Title: Legacy of the Empress
Genre: Fantasy, YA Fantasy
The only way to save Taleria is to free the Empress of Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-7206619371372129882011-06-15T07:00:00.002-05:002011-06-15T07:00:07.234-05:00Bookaday: The Gorge by J.L. McPhersonThriller/ Horror
The Blue Ridge Mountains of Southern Appalachia are ancient. They are older than the Rockies, older than the Alps. The Blue Ridge was old when the Himalayas were in their infancy. Beautiful, enchanting as is a Venus Flytrap to an unsuspecting fly, but there is a horror is bellied deep in the serenity in those rolling blue hills of southern Appalachia.
The Gorge, is a story of Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-17825802397437306022011-06-14T07:00:00.001-05:002011-06-14T07:00:07.787-05:00Bookaday: Becoming Edward by Faye MeredithYA Fiction
Rachel’s hooked on Twilight and is in love with Edward Cullen. Clive is obsessed with Rachel but he’s no Edward. Lewis is in love with himself, until he meets Rachel. Both boys fail to win her, until one of them has the bright idea of becoming Edward.
Becoming Edward is a light-hearted teenage novel for people who love paranormal romance, especially Twilight. There are no vampires Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-69802539641970526022011-06-13T07:00:00.003-05:002011-06-13T07:00:08.093-05:00Bookaday Is Back For Summer!Being that I'm off work for the summer, I'm offering my blog up to all you authors out there, both indie and traditionally published. Show off your latest works here! The only thing I ask in return is that you either mention my blog or one of my books on your site, but of course, this is not required. Please follow the info below, taken from the Bookaday tab.
If you follow the instructions, it Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-58298327033338544802011-06-12T07:00:00.001-05:002011-06-12T07:00:02.861-05:00Summer of Harry Potter: The Sorcerer's StoneBOOK 1 = DONE
I'm a little behind on my reading, I should have finished Sorcerer's Stone yesterday, but with the whole last week of school going on, it slowed me down quite a bit. But now it's summer vacation and I can read as much as I want, provided I still squeeze some writing/editing time in!
I literally just turned the last page of Sorcerer's Stone and figured I'd check in and see where Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-87026529834088717682011-06-06T08:19:00.000-05:002011-06-06T08:19:01.704-05:00Summer of Harry PotterWe've got just 39 days until the end. The end of quite possibly the best book-movie franchise in the history of literature and film. 100 years from now readers and families will continue to enjoy the Harry Potter series, just like many of us did with classics like The Wizard of Oz.
The Harry Potter series and J.K. Rowling have been one of the most influential parts of my journey as a writer, andKarly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-38704992307244955272011-06-03T10:53:00.000-05:002011-06-03T10:53:47.667-05:00Adventures in Epublishing: May Sales Round-UpI was pretty pleased with May's numbers. I'm still hoping for an increase this summer, especially with the release of my third title coming in July/August.
I will say, Into the Shadows has decreased a lot since winter, but held steady with April's numbers, selling 64 ebooks (65 copies overall), one copy less than April when it sold 65 ebooks. ITS is sold at $2.99. A good thing about ITS is the Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-87815020807617908162011-05-31T09:18:00.000-05:002011-05-31T09:18:51.731-05:00A Two-Movie DayAs you may know by now, I love love love movies AND I love going to the movies. I love the smell of popcorn, and eating my fave Sno-Caps or Raisinettes. And I do love me some movie nachos as well. Sounds gross, but tastes oh-so-good.
Over this past holiday weekend, we had the most craptastic weather from Friday until about Sunday evening. So Saturday we were dying to do something, anything. And Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-22032000866702428222011-05-25T20:39:00.000-05:002011-05-25T20:39:07.853-05:00Bloody Little Secrets Available Now!Just to keep you posted, Bloody Little Secrets is now available in paperback on CreateSpace for $11.00. It should show up on Amazon in the next week or so.
https://www.createspace.com/3613168
Don't forget you can also get it for your Nook or Kindle at:
AmazonAmazon UK Amazon DEBarnes & Noble
Don't forget to enter the Splash Into Summer Giveaway to win a ebook copy of Bloody Little Secrets or Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-87189006038153171012011-05-24T22:00:00.007-05:002011-05-25T08:41:49.917-05:00Splash Into Summer Giveaway Hop
Summer is just around the corner and all of the authors at DarkSide Publishing want to make sure you have plenty of marvelous YA books to read poolside. As part of the Splash Into Summer Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer & Page Turners, I'm giving away Five (5) ebooks! You can choose from either Into the Shadows or Bloody Little Secrets, depending on if you're in the mood for Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com86tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-12519175547005649892011-05-23T20:35:00.000-05:002011-05-23T20:35:41.869-05:00Where I Write...So I had a request somewhere down the line to show pictures of my writing desk in all it's creative haphazard glory, like so many other writers have done. I'm sure you're picturing an antique writer's desk, maybe a cork board covered with color-coated sticky notes displayed above, posters featuring my favorite books/movies/musicians, maybe a stereo?
I totally hate to disappoint you...
...but I Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-12435505110228648092011-05-19T10:05:00.002-05:002011-05-19T19:32:34.703-05:00Aaarrrrgh! It's Pirate Time!In preparation for this weekend's release of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, we watched the first three movies over and my daughter, who is 4, watched them for the first time. Every time she sees ads for the new movie she gets super excited and goes chattering on about Captain Jack Sparrow. It's way cute. Except she's sort of in this super-questioning mode and anything she watches Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-34806790995021756762011-05-18T13:26:00.000-05:002011-05-18T13:26:10.700-05:00My Muses: Into the Shadows - PlotWhen I wrote Into the Shadows, I pulled mostly from my knowledge of World War II and the Holocaust. I majored in German in college (I'm a German teacher now) and I also essentially had a minor in history (and have taught it), mostly focused on the history of Germany, World War II, and the Holocaust. I think the reason the Holocaust and WWII fascinate me so much is because I am intrigued by how Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-8197677093581210442011-05-16T20:25:00.000-05:002011-05-16T20:25:39.855-05:00ThorI happened to see Thor yesterday and loved the Kenneth Branagh film. The story, scenery, visuals, characters, all great. The romance for sure left a little to be desired. I had a hard time thinking that Thor and Natalie Portman's character, Jane, would be in love with each other after about 36 hours. I totally understand the need to have love happen fast in a movies, and most of the other Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-10234842442930106032011-05-10T12:00:00.000-05:002011-05-10T12:00:14.790-05:00My Muses: Into the Shadows - SettingI've been a little unsure of what to write lately, I feel like I'm heading into a blog drought or something. But one of my Facebook friends had a great idea that I should write about what inspires my writing. As a writer, I definitely pull details from my life and experiences. I'm sure not every writer does that. Maybe it pollutes the writing, but I feel like it makes my tie to the story strongerKarly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-53568417746506043712011-05-05T07:00:00.002-05:002011-05-05T07:00:03.984-05:00Adventures in Epublishing: 6 Months In...I started my epublishing adventure late last summer, but if we want to look at it for sake of official record keeping, my epublishing debut was on November 1st, 2010 with my YA novel, Into the Shadows. My second book, Bloody Little Secrets officially came out May 1st, 2011, 6 months later. I've been at this for 6 whole months and feel I can offer a bit of reflection.
Some of my highlights have Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-87511052717243263702011-05-04T08:40:00.002-05:002011-05-04T08:40:01.040-05:00Adventures in Epublishing: April Sales Round-UpI'm going to approach this month a little differently. In previous months I listed exactly how many sales were from each sales channel. But I think the numbers that really count is how many ebooks vs. paperbacks were sold, overall number sold, and overall earned.
April was an extremely slow month for me. Into the Shadows sales slowed a ton and the only saving grace I had was sales from an Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-57830222898798909412011-05-03T08:43:00.000-05:002011-05-03T08:43:48.150-05:00Bloody Little Secrets Available at Barnes & Noble for Nook!Okay people, Bloody Little Secrets is FINALLY available at Barnes & Noble! You can pick up your copy right now! I'm very excited that my Nook friends have access to it at last! Here's the link:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Bloody-Little-Secrets/Karly-Kirkpatrick/e/2940012457509/?itm=3&USRI=karly+kirkpatrick
And of course, don't forget it's also available worldwide through Amazon!
US - Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-61540428880615326432011-05-01T09:42:00.000-05:002011-05-01T09:42:58.474-05:00Bloody Little Secrets Available for Kindle!Sooooo, not sure if you know this or not, but you can purchase Bloody Little Secrets now! It's only available at Amazon.com, Amazon UK, and Amazon Germany as of today, but I'm hoping it will be available for Nook today or tomorrow!
Be sure to pick up your copy! I really think you're going to love it!
Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-27705122971178958142011-04-29T07:00:00.001-05:002011-04-29T07:00:04.918-05:00April Is For #Vampires: Wrap-UpApril ends this Saturday and I have to say, it's been a very fun month. I've enjoyed sharing all sorts of great vampire reads and films with you as we get ready for the Bloody Little Secrets release. Thanks for joining me! My husband (who is kind enough to help me with formatting) and I will be spending the next few days getting the novel formatted and prepared for you! My goal was to have the Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-70537885210557903812011-04-27T07:00:00.005-05:002011-04-27T07:00:04.807-05:00April Is For #Vampires: Bloody Little Secrets Chapter 1 - Part 3Please enjoy the final part of Chapter 1 of Bloody Little Secrets! Look for it at your favorite ebookstore next week and in paperback later in May! Happy Reading!
“Harold?” A voice yelled from the back door of the house. “Are you all right out there?”
I jumped, hiding myself behind the closed garage door. I looked down again. Harold appeared to be sleeping on the floor, but I knew betterKarly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-24381194740941878742011-04-26T07:00:00.001-05:002011-04-26T07:00:07.049-05:00April Is For #Vampires: Bloody Little Secrets Chapter 1 - Part 2Glancing back the way I’d come, I could make out some lights in the distance. A house sat on a hill, maybe a half mile away. I needed to get help. I stepped into the shadows of the trees, opposite the area where I’d heard the noise. The most direct route to the house would take me straight through the forest. I hoped whatever I’d heard wasn’t interested in following me.
Sprinting this fast Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-68632758068804066372011-04-25T07:00:00.002-05:002011-04-25T07:28:04.503-05:00April Is For #Vampires: Bloody Little Secrets Chapter 1 - Part 1And now for a sneak preview at the first chapter of Bloody Little Secrets!
AnChapter 1
I never feared the dark, until I became part of it.
My eyes fluttered open; yet nothing seemed to change. Inky blackness swirled around me. A scream rose in my throat, but I quickly swallowed it. I pressed my eyes closed, hoping that when I opened them again, I’d be able to see something, anything.
NothingKarly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-18422585364159244722011-04-21T07:00:00.000-05:002011-04-21T07:00:06.353-05:00April Is For #Vampires: BladeOne of my favorite movie vampire bad asses has to be Wesley Snipes as Blade (1998). The opening scene at the vampire disco is classic and vamp hottie Stephen Dorff is amazing in this as well. I also loved the characters played by Kris Kristofferson and Donal Logue. Great plot, great action, just a great flick! I saw Blade II (2002) but don't remember much about it anymore. I do remember Blade Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-71048492728797068192011-04-20T13:04:00.000-05:002011-04-20T13:04:13.869-05:00Featured on Napleonic Scrivenings!I gave out about 25 ARCs of Bloody Little Secrets yesterday, and buzz is already starting to build! I'm hoping for a May 1st ebook release date, provided formatting goes smoothly!
Today I'm featured on Napoleonic Scrivenings today and book blogger Becky Napoleon already had some very nice things to say about Bloody Little Secrets. Read all about it here!
http://Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-53179138812701565062011-04-20T07:00:00.000-05:002011-04-20T07:00:16.674-05:00April Is For #Vampires: The Lost Boys & A Guest Post by Megg Jensen
I was only 9 when The Lost Boys came out, but I managed to catch it many times throughout my junior high years. For some reason I remember watching it on TV many, many times. It starred Corey Feldman AND Corey Haim, who were my Teen Beat dreamboys at the time. This movie did a great job scaring the bejeezus out of me. And who could forget Jason Patric floating outside the window. That was EPIC!
Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-18699162871509780642011-04-19T07:00:00.001-05:002011-04-19T07:00:00.245-05:00April Is For #Vampires: TwilightOkay, so we all knew it would have to be discussed at some point. Twilight is by far the biggest vampire franchise in the last decade, and I do respect that. I'm certainly not meaning this as a slam to Stephenie Meyer or any Twilight fans. I'll be honest, I'm not a fan. In all fairness, I did read all four of the Twilight novels. I just really hated Bella. I thought she was annoying and whiny. Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-21303926819178469732011-04-18T07:00:00.001-05:002011-04-18T09:14:01.481-05:00April Is For #Vampires: Fantasy Vamps
Fantasy vampires would be any of your favorite actors that you'd love to see take on a vampire role. Personally, I would love to see both of the following actors take up vampire roles at some point in the future! Now I haven't seen the Tourist, but I hear it wasn't great...so maybe they shouldn't star in the film together...mabye I'll just have to create roles for them if I ever write a Bloody Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-19933677884805076422011-04-15T07:00:00.000-05:002011-04-15T07:00:16.283-05:00April Is For #Vampires: Indie Vampire ReadsAs an Indie writer, I always love to share info about other Indie titles and authors. This is a collection of Indie vampire reads, be sure to check them out! I've split them into YA and non-YA (if the author's mentioned they were YA, I listed them there). Support an Indie author and pick up one of these titles for your ereader this weekend!
Eden by Gregory Hoffman (YA)
Hollywood Vampires by Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-72570723059536393322011-04-14T07:00:00.004-05:002011-04-14T07:00:17.459-05:00April Is For #Vampires: From Dusk Till DawnWow, if ANY vampire movie is my favorite, I really have to say that From Dusk Till Dawn, which came out in 1996, is at the top of my list. This really had it all. Directed by Robert Rodriguez, written by and starring Quentin Tarantino, as well as George Clooney, Cheech Marin, Salma Hayek, Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis, and Danny Trejo. I'm a huge Tarantino fan and this movie added all of my Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-17564318028086470562011-04-13T07:00:00.027-05:002011-04-13T07:59:23.409-05:00April Is For #Vampires: The House of Night Series by PC and Kristin Cast
I started reading the House of Night series last year and I've read all the way through book #7. I was really excited about this series and was really hooked until book #7. The characters, the plot are all excellent and it's very fast-paced. I enjoy the Casts' (PC is the mom, Kristin the daughter) take on the vampire world. It's got a Hogwarts kind of vibe, with the students living at the Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-7001330220035600092011-04-12T07:00:00.010-05:002011-04-12T07:00:01.651-05:00April Is For #Vampires: Buffy the Vampire SlayerWhen Buffy came out in the summer of 1992, I was just about to start high school. It was the first movie I saw with both horror and comedy elements, which probably account for my taste for such films (one of my favorites being Shaun of the Dead, but I couldn't include that because sadly, there are no vampires!). I was also a big fan of Kristy Swanson and thought this film was awesome! And Pee WeeKarly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-57066893368136131212011-04-11T07:00:00.016-05:002011-04-11T07:00:02.899-05:00April Is For #Vampires: Vampire DiariesWhen it comes to Vampire Diaries, the TV show, I am a complete and total fangirl. It is hands-down my favorite thing on TV. I cannot get enough of this show! I'm always looking forward to the next episode. I really think the writers on this show are amazing and they manage to make every show exciting and surprising. The characters are all quite lovable, whether they're just hanging out or rippingKarly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-76758996155952740312011-04-08T07:00:00.006-05:002011-04-08T07:00:04.957-05:00April Is For #Vampires: Vampire WeekendOkay, okay, so Vampire Weekend doesn't really have anything to do with vampires, aside from the name. But every time I think of the band or hear the songs, I think of vamps and I totally dig their tunes, so here are a few I'd like to share with you!
Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-32534630021275828962011-04-07T07:00:00.017-05:002011-04-07T07:00:05.423-05:00April Is For #Vampires: Dracula: Dead and Loving ItI love parodies, at least well done ones. And my favorites always seem to be those done by the great Mel Brooks. I was so excited in high school (1995) when Mel Brooks finally put his stamp on vampires. In addition to that, it also starred one of my favorite comedians...Mr. Leslie Nielsen of Airplane and Naked Gun fame. While it's probably not the most critically acclaimed movie, I definitely Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-73092601500432141302011-04-06T07:00:00.007-05:002011-04-06T08:16:34.354-05:00April Is For #Vampires: The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod by Heather BrewerOne of the recent YA vampire series that I've enjoyed is The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod by Heather Brewer. I enjoy a lot of things about this series, including the fact that it doesn't shy away from action. The characters are great and I think this is probably the first vampire series that was originally targeted at teen boys. The main characters are guys, including the title character, Vladimir Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-28477857118285162882011-04-05T10:08:00.000-05:002011-04-05T10:08:39.949-05:00Adventures in Epublishing: March Sales Round UpI have to say, despite not pulling huge numbers, March was a great month. I met 2 of my 3 goals. I made $200 in profit and I broke even on my investment on Into the Shadows. My third goal was to sell 100 ebooks, which I fell slightly short on.
Here's the breakdown for March:
Ebooks - 93
Amazon.com - 34
Amazon UK - 1
BarnesandNoble.com - 56
Smashwords.com -2
Total: $186.54
Paperbacks Online -5Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-58886882419866480492011-04-05T07:00:00.001-05:002011-04-05T07:00:09.042-05:00April Is For #Vampires: Vlad Dudes Part IIToday we're going to take a look at the first two films to be made about Dracula.
The first was a German silent film in 1922 called Nosferatu staring Max Schreck (which is funny because schreck means fright or terror in German). This dude packed enough creepy in his Count Orlok, which was a rip-off of Stoker's Dracula. Stoker's wife sued the German studio that made the film, and it was then Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-48842564940622938702011-04-04T07:00:00.000-05:002011-04-04T07:00:14.189-05:00April Is For #Vampires: Bram Stoker's Dracula (the novel)In 1897, an Irishman named Bram Stoker published a little book that would shape our vampire world for the next century and beyond. I'm sure he had no idea at the time that the book he wrote would have such far reaching influence. I'm sure if we were to dig up ol' Brammy today, he'd be rather shocked to see the culture of vampires that continues to haunt and delight the public. Although there had Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-16535335968794852352011-04-01T11:36:00.000-05:002011-04-01T11:36:40.719-05:00Into the Shadows is on DailyCheapReads.co.uk!For all of my friends in the UK, be sure to check out this great site
www.dailycheapreads.co.uk
for great ebook deals for your Kindles!
Into the Shadows was lucky enough to be featured there today as well!
http://dailycheapreads.co.uk/2011/04/01/into-the-shadows-a-paranormal-young-adult-novel/
You can pick up your copy of Into the Shadows on Amazon UK for 1.71 GBP!Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-58445558158400041982011-04-01T07:00:00.001-05:002011-04-01T07:00:16.391-05:00April Is For #Vampires: Vlad DudesVlad III the Impaler of Transylvania (1431-1476), or Vlad Dracula was the original bad boy. Now of course he wasn't a real vampire, but his sadistic and horrific way of torturing and impaling his enemies, criminals, or anyone who pissed him off gave Bram Stoker the ideal person to base his vampire off of.
A born and bred bad-ass, Vlady-kins was known for impaling not just a few, but tens of Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-22715827416687221052011-03-30T07:00:00.013-05:002011-03-30T07:00:15.155-05:00Bookaday: The Honest MBA by Patrick HalliwellThe Honest MBA and other selected humor - fiction, humor/satire collection
Part I
THE HONEST MBA: A NEW CURRICULUM FOR THE POST-MELTDOWN ERA
The New Hardboard School of Business will honestly train you how to be sneaky and dishonest, and make tons of money out of it! Read our curriculum now!
Part II
PATRICK'S ORIGINAL GUIDE TO GETTING OUT OF THE RECESSION: AN EXPERIMENT IN REALITY LITERATURE
Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-89559796838432537412011-03-29T07:00:00.008-05:002011-03-29T07:00:15.426-05:00Bookaday: Northwoods Deep by Joel ArnoldNorthwoods Deep - Horror/suspense
Deep in the north woods, two sisters become lost; one stalked by a murderous ex-husband, the other unable to rid herself of the leeches that appear mysteriously on her skin. All are drawn to an old, dilapidated cabin. Inside lives an old man with awful urges, accompanied by a Rottweiler possessed by something…unnatural. But it’s what resides beneath the cabin Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-38022421873116449682011-03-28T07:00:00.022-05:002011-03-28T07:00:08.547-05:00Bookaday: The Fall Guy by Simon WoodThe Fall Guy - Mystery/Thriller
Todd Collins has failed in every job he's ever undertaken, but that all changes when he backs his jalopy in a shiny, new Porsche belonging to a drug dealer. When the police stop the drug dealer for a broken taillight that Todd has caused and discover a cocaine shipment, a West Coast kingpin holds Todd responsible. On the run from organized crime, Todd discovers Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-77411100598419961932011-03-27T07:00:00.022-05:002011-03-27T07:00:06.784-05:00Bookaday: The Soulkeepers by G.P. ChingThe Soulkeepers - YA paranormal
When fifteen-year-old Jacob Lau is pulled from the crumpled remains of his mother's car, no one can explain why he was driving or why the police can't find his mother's body. Made a ward of his uncle and thousands of miles from home, a beautiful and mysterious neighbor, Dr. Abigail Silva, offers to use her unique abilities to help him find his mom. In exchange, Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-52765185360714102382011-03-26T07:00:00.001-05:002011-03-26T07:00:04.351-05:00Bookaday: Tag by Simon RoyleTag (Book One: The Zumar Chronicles) - Science Fiction, Futuristic, Technothriller
In the wake of Arbitrator Jonah Oliver's interrogation of Jibril Muraz, a prisoner of UNPOL, his secure life disintegrates into one of lies, corruption, conspiracy and murder due to what he learns.
Jonah is thrown into a race against the clock to stop a plot designed to eliminate two-thirds of the population. TheKarly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-86293087698111166352011-03-25T07:30:00.004-05:002011-03-25T07:30:01.171-05:00Announcing: April Is For #VampiresThere is ONE month (and one week-ish) left until I'm hoping to have my brand new YA novel, Bloody Little Secrets, available for your reading pleasure!
In honor of Bloody Little Secrets, I declare April a month of celebrations of all things vampire. Starting April 1st, I'll be posting my vampire favorites in print and film, as well as a couple of vampire items that don't fit into those categoriesKarly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-30112114752529386462011-03-25T07:00:00.016-05:002011-03-25T07:00:18.623-05:00Bookaday: Dead Man's Eye by Shaun JeffreyDead Man's Eye - Horror
Blighted by an eye disease, Joanna Raines undergoes a corneal transplant operation to stop her going blind. The procedure is successful, but in the weeks that follow she begins to see dark coronas surrounding certain people. By turns fearful that something has gone wrong and worried that she's going crazy, Joanna searches for an answer to the phenomena.
What she finds Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-74186766605909398702011-03-24T07:00:00.011-05:002011-03-24T07:00:21.364-05:00Bookaday: Coffee @ 4:00 by Kavita NalawdeCoffee @ 4:00 - Fiction
Coffee @ 4:00 is a touching story of three friends and their relationships.
In an ideal arranged marriage, parents choose partners for their children; boy and girl get married, have kids and live happily. However, things are much more complicated in real life.
Ria is married to Sunil. She feels that her existence is boring and routine but then suddenly things take a Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-19278766237939778312011-03-23T07:00:00.001-05:002011-03-23T07:00:04.296-05:00Bookaday: Bosozoku and Other Stories of Japan by Patrick L. HalliwellBosozoku and Other Stories of Japan - fiction (short story collection)
Four original short stories of Japan, complete and unabridged. Rich in culture. Each story has its universal aspects, and aspects that are peculiar to Japanese culture/society.
Purchase Info: on Kindle
US and international link:
http://www.amazon.com/Bosozoku-other-stories-Japan-ebook/dp/B00359FBR0/
UK link:
http://Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-90338285462035601872011-03-22T08:00:00.000-05:002011-03-22T20:05:39.343-05:00Adventures in Epublishing: Indie Week in ReviewSome great stuff going on this week and I just couldn't wait until the week was over to talk about it...
Traditionally published author Barry Eisler turns down a $500,000 deal to self publish his next book. Read about it here on Joe Konrath's blog (warning: it's a LONG one!):
http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2011/03/ebooks-and-self-publishing-dialog.html
The EU looks into publishers and ebook Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7753669415463819257.post-37986105167996379522011-03-22T07:00:00.023-05:002011-03-22T07:00:03.131-05:00Bookaday: The Bad, The Good and Two Fly Fishing Women by Randy KadishThe Bad, The Good and Two Fly Fishing Women - Mainstream, Young Adult
Amanda is fourteen when her mother deserts her to be with a new man. Hurt and betrayed, Amanda loses faith in the world. To soothe her pain, she retreats into fly fishing, until she learns that her loving grandmother has terminal cancer.
Amanda struggles to find answers. Then one day she discovers that her grandmother, Karly Kirkpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.com1