READ THIS! Q&A Deets & More Ways to See the Me!

Lots of ways to see the me this month, most of them interactive, so read on for all the info!

October 2020 READ THIS! Author Q&A October's READ THIS! author Q&A with Hal Bodner will be Thursday, October 15, 2020, from 9pm-10pm Eastern. Access to Discord is available worldwide, and everyone is invited to attend! You do not need to be a Discord member/user to attend: Use this link https://discord.gg/rnNBGfS to go directly to the chat room! (You also don't need to have finished the book to join in the fun. We authors know that everyone reads at their own pace and we just want to hang out with you guys and have some good times!) Once in, you'll get to join in the fun of asking authors about their "process" and more. PLUS, every attendee will be given a coupon code for a special purchase (see below). AND, one lucky winner will get November's READ THIS! selection for FREE! I know! It's too happy to be true! But true it is, so don't miss out! (You must be present in the chat to win. Physical copies U.S. only; ebook copies worldwide.) Inaugural Coupons For The Win! Hal Bodner's publisher, Crossroads Press, has provided us with a special deal! All October Q&A attendees will receive a link that allows you to buy "The Trouble With Hairy," Book 2 in the West Hollywood Vampire Series, at a massively reduced price!   October 2020 READ THIS! Selection The inaugural READ THIS! Selection for October 2020 is:  Bite Club by Hal Bodner Gini's Take: Funny paranormal with a sarcastic twist and vampires you root for, for all the right and wrong reasons. About the Author: Hal Bodner is best known for writing hilarious paranormal featuring fluffy vampires with real bite. He writes paranormal romance, is working on a series of thrillers which paint classic noir with a lavender glaze, and has two fun and funny superhero novels coming from Crossroads Press in 2021.   November's READ THIS! Selection   And Remember: One Lucky Q&A Participant can win it early! The READ THIS! Selection for November 2020 is:  Threadbare by Elle E. Ire I'm a guest at Multiverse this year, and there are a lot of ways to see and interact with the me! Get registered for this great, fun con today, because it starts this Friday, October 16th and runs through Sunday, October 18th! Just like READ THIS!, Multiverse is using Discord for many of its events (Zoom for the others), so there's no better time to join Discord, for free, than right now! Here's my schedule for this coming weekend, October 16-18, 2020. (All information for how to get into the various rooms on Discord is up at the Multiverse website.) Bar Con Social: Discord Hotel Bar Friday, October 16, 2020: 8:30pm EST Make Me Laugh: Writing Humor in Spec Fic https://www.multiversecon.org/mvo-write-3 Watch party on Discord channel #write Saturday, October 17, 2020 2:30pm EST  Writers at the Bar:  Discord Hotel Bar Saturday, October 17, 2020 8:30pm EST   Kaffeeklatche: Discord Kaffeeklatsch reading room 2 Sunday, October 18, 2020 1:00pm EST  Come Hang Out With Gini Koch! Want to chat about books, publishing, pop culture, comics, TV, movies, or anything else? Sounds great! Want to have Gini read something from her large list of novels, novellas, and short stories? That's cool, too. (Might she read from the upcoming Aliens Like Us if you ask nicely? She might, she might indeed.) So, come for a fun hour of whatever you and Gini want to run your yaps about! Closing Ceremonies: Discord Concourse Sunday, October 18, 2020 5:30pm EST Mentoring Sessions For aspiring authors, or people who just want to talk about process, the publishing business, etc., there are two mentoring sessions available (15 minute increments per person within the sessions) on Sunday, Oct. 18th. This is the link to use to learn about the various mentors and to sign up for mentoring sessions: http://bit.ly/MVC-Mentors-2020 -- it will be updated regularly. Sunday, October 18 - 2pm - 3:15pm EST Sunday, October 18 - 3:30pm - 4:45pm EST I will be mentoring during the 3:30-4:45 session FOR SURE, and may be doing "pick up" mentoring at the prior session, so watch the Multiverse website for full details. That's it for today but, never fear, another Blog, including more info about the November READ THIS! selection, will be arriving in a couple of weeks! In the meantime, stay safe and healthy, remember we're all in this together, be kind to one another, give love and support to all those who are on the front lines in any capacity, and let's be readers out there. Peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch some of you at the Q&A and all of you on the flip side! Love, Gini