Random Monday

Happy Monday! Short and sweet one today.

We'll start with some reviews. See what boeklogboek thought of Alien in the House and Amazing & Waiting: Two Novelettes by Jemma Chase (yes, that's moi).

Then check out all the cons my BFF author T.L. Smith will be hitting this year, many of which she'll be hitting with me. Don't miss out on your chances to hang with us!

Now, shockingly, we had some Alien in the House winners not check in, so the Gods of Random have demanded a sacrifice and that new winners be drawn. So, here's to second chances, and new winners, come on down!

-- Edward Cammarota
-- Sara Lutton

NOTE TO THE WINNERS: You have until Friday, April 26th, to send me an email with your name, complete mailing address, and any requested personalization -- any prize not claimed by then will be pulled back by the Gods of Random and a new winner(s) will be chosen.

That's it for today, but as always, more's on the way. Enjoy the week and let's be readers out there! So peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch you on the flip side!

Love,
Gini

Winning Catch Up

Happy Hump Day! I know, I know, it's like I've fallen off the face of the Earth. That's what deadlines do, gang, and yes, I'm still on deadline for Alien Research. But, as my Hook Me Up! subscribers already know, there's so much going on, including the announcement of the winners of the Advanced Final Copies of Alien in the House, that I just had to stop and catch everyone up. So let's get to it!

First up, my April column for It's Comic Book Day! is live, so check it out and see what I do, and don't, recommend this month.

After that, head over to Medusa's Library where she's discussing gateway drugs -- for science fiction, that is.

Then check out what Gizmo's Reviews and Bibliognome are excited about. And check out Bibliognome's Bon Jovi Concert photos while you're there!

Speaking of excited, check out what Pearls Cast Before a McPig thought of Alien in the House. Then see what Silk Screen Views thought of Touched by an Alien and Alien Tango.

I'll be visiting the Goodreads group Girls, Guns and Grimoires later this month to yap about the Alien series, so if you want to join in, join the group!

Speaking of my running around and running the yap, it's time for another roundup of In Person Events -- where you get to come see the me and have a good time while doing so!

Short Story Workshop -- I'll be teaching how to write short stories, and why that can be both harder and easier than novels, Saturday, May 4, 2013, 11:00am-3:30pm, Queen Creek Library, Queen Creek, AZ. Space is limited, so reserve your seat today!

Book Signing -- for Alien in the House, Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 7:00pm-8:30pm, The Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, AZ. This is my only signing event in Arizona before Phoenix Comicon, so don't miss out!

Mysterious Galaxy 20th Birthday Bash -- signing Alien in the House and eating cake all day, Saturday, May 11, 2013, 10:00am-5:00pm; I'm in the featured Arizona Authors Spotlight with awesome authors Jeff Marriotte and Marsheila Rockwell from 11:00am-12:00pm, San Diego, CA. This is my only Southern California signing before San Diego Comic-Con, so don't miss out!

Phoenix Comicon -- May 23 to May 26

Arizona Dreamin' -- May 31 to June 2

San Diego Comic-Con -- July 17 to July 21

DarkCon 2014 -- January 9 - January 12, 2014, I'm the Local Guest of Honor and DarkCon is hosting GiniKon on Sunday the 12th;  hotel reservations are now open! Get registered today, this event's gonna be huge!

I know you're all wondering who won the latest contest. And the time to find that out is now! So, without further ado, here are the lucky winners of an advanced final copy of Alien in the House:
  
--Marlise Perkins
--Bananas in the Void
--Clara Miller
--Silk Screen Views
--Ratkin

Special Mention Winner, who also gets an advanced copy of Alien in the House, chosen because she supported my "not awarding for grossest story" statement (hey, I'm capricious that way): Write With Butterfly Wings

NOTE TO THE WINNERS: You have until Sunday, April 21st, to send me an email with your name, complete mailing address, and any requested personalization -- any prize not claimed by then will be pulled back by the Gods of Random and a new winner(s) will be chosen.

That's it for today, but as always, more's on the way. More of me furiously writing Alien Research, true, but more of other things, too. So, enjoy the downward slide towards the weekend and let's be readers out there! Peace out, my li'l ganstas, and I'll catch you on the flip side!

Love,
Gini

Winning is in the House!

Hey there, I'm still alive!

Miss me? I've missed you! I'm still feverishly working on Alien Research, but there's so much going on -- including a delivery that's sure to make a lot of you VERY happy -- that I just had to pause share. (Truly, read this all the way through -- you'll be glad you did.)

First up, let's hit some reviews. RT Book Reviews has given Alien in the House it's coveted Top Pick award! Their full review is in this month's issue. Publisher's Weekly also recommends Alien in the House! Whoo hoo!

After checking those out, head over to see what KD Did It thought of Alien Proliferation. Then see what boeklogboek thought of A Cup of Joe by Anita Ensal (yes, that's moi). After that, see what A Buckeye Girl Reads and Readaholics Anonymous thought of Amazing & Waiting: Two Novelettes by Jemma Chase (also moi).

Next up, I'm thrilled to share that my awesome editor at DAW Books, Sheila Gilbert, and my awesome cover artist, Dan Dos Santos, are both up for Hugo Awards this year! If you're a voting member (went to WorldCon 2012 or are registered for WorldCon 2013), I encourage you to vote for Sheila Gilbert for Best Editor, Long Form, and Dan Dos Santos for Best Professional Artist. They both deserve these nominations and more than deserve to win.

Winning Reminder: You still have a few more hours to enter to win a signed, personalized copy of Alien Tango over at Ex Libris.

And speaking of winning, now it's time for what I was hinting at earlier. Penguin is no longer doing ARCs for authors to give away. But before you all cry too loudly, DAW made up for it and has sent me MANY shiny NEW, FINAL, EARLY RELEASE copies of Alien in the House!

And you know what that means, right? Of course right! It's contest time! But, as always when it's really cool, it's for my Hook Me Up! subscribers only. Not on? Now's the time to GET on! Send an email with "Hook Me Up!" in the subject line to gini@ginikoch.com and you'll be sent the contest rules right away.

Hook Me Up! Gang, check out the contest info under the signature, and good luck to all!

That's it for today. More's on the way, but probably not much more until I've gotten Alien Research turned in. So, enjoy the downward slide towards the weekend, and let's be readers out there. Peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch you on the flip side!

Love,
Gini

Jeff and Kitty Katt-Martini have learned the ins and outs of Washington politics, not to mention how to prevail in intergalactic war and foil dangerous plots. But, in the aftermath of Operation Destruction, the Gower girls’ powers are burned out, the entire A-C population has been “outed” as the aliens living on Earth that they are, and, worst of all, ACE is nowhere to be found.

Then murder and mayhem are served up at an important dinner party at the American Centaurion Embassy, and when the dust settles Alpha Team and the Diplomatic Corps have more problems than just a dead Congressman.

Is there a single criminal mastermind—or multiple enemies—behind all the conspiracies that want Kitty dead and the A-Cs gone or co-opted to become the War Division?

The return of the best assassins in the business, the reappearance of two individuals long-presumed dead, Agent Malcolm Buchanan felled by something no one can identify or cure, and new technology that can block even the most powerful empath on Earth … all of this means the game’s officially afoot.

Then Vance Beaumont comes to Kitty with a wild theory that someone is systematically killing off the House of Representatives…

It’s up to Kitty and the rest of the gang to find out what’s really going on and why. But will they be able to stop the killer or killers before the rest of the U.S. House of Representatives become casualties? And will the replacement Representative for New Mexico’s 2nd District, who happens to be Jeff Martini, be the next to die?

ALIEN IN THE HOUSE GIVEAWAY
FOR HOOK ME UP! SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

DAW has sent me many shiny, final, early release copies of Alien in the House, and that means I'm giving them to you! I have not one, not two, but FIVE (5) copies to give away. I know! It's too happy to be true! But true it is!

So, Hook Me Up! subscribers, answer this question: What's the worst dinner party you've ever thrown or attended?

LEGALESE
Contest will run weekly from Thursday, April 4th through Sunday, April 14th. Winners will be announced in the week of April 15th. Winners will have until the following Sunday, April 21st, to check in -- any prize not claimed by then will be pulled back by the Gods of Random and a new winner(s) will be chosen.

This an international contest -- as long as you're on Planet Earth, you can enter and win. You must have a deliverable address, though - no P.O. boxes. Prize may take 2-4 weeks to ship; it may take 6-8 weeks for international or longer.