Kitty Yaps Alien Altercations

Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a great weekend. I sure did, hanging out at Mysterious Galaxy and signing Alien vs. Alien (and The Night Beat and Alexander Outland: Space Pirate). Was great to see so many of the Alien Collective there, too. (Waves madly to Mariann, Penni, Brian, Blanca, Oliver, Glen, Allison, Tom, Libby, Dan, Christian, Jacob, Fred, and anyone I've inadvertently missed!)

But the weekend's over and, as my Hook Me Up! subscribers already know, we have a busy week ahead. How busy? Well, in case you (somehow) didn't know, Alien vs. Alien officially releases tomorrow, Tuesday, December 4th. And there's a big release day party over at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, AZ, 7pm-8:30pm. Do NOT miss out! But wait, you say, you're nowhere near the Greater Phoenix Metro Area -- how WILL you participate? Via LiveStream. That's right, the Pen has set up a live webcast of the event, so you can watch it all in living Technicolor. So you have NO excuse to miss, no excuse at all! (And, for those of you coming tomorrow, remember to wear something distinctive. Yes, I know that leaves you all wide room. :-D)

However, we have stuff going on today, as well. Head over to Paranormal Cravings and check out a rather in-depth interview with Kitty. Then head to My Para-Hangover and see what she thought of Alien vs. Alien AND get entered to win a copy of any book in the Alien series while you're at it.

Speaking of Alien vs. Alien reviews, see what Bibliognome, Book Girl of Mur-y-Castell, and RT Book Reviews thought of it.

Then, check out who Basia's Bookshelf sent Alexander Outland: Space Pirate to as a Random Act of Kindness. And speaking of Alexander Outland: Space Pirate, its cover needs your votes over at The Ranting Dragon during their Cover Battles of 2012.

That's it for today, but there's always more on the way. Looking forward to seeing many of you in person and via webcast tomorrow! So, peace out my li'l gangstas, and let's be readers out there!

Love,
Gini

Craving the Winning

Happy Thursday! Hope everyone's had a great week and we're all looking at what will be a great weekend. I'll be at The Well Red Coyote in Sedona, AZ on Saturday the 6th from 2-4pm. So if you're in that area, come on by! But there's even more going on this week than a book signing, so let's get to it!

Head over to Paranormal Cravings where, in honor of their Gotta Have Shifters and Weres event, we have their review of The Night Beat, along with a chance to win the book, and a lot of other cool prizes. It's going on all month, so don't miss out!

Speaking of reviews of The Night Beat, check out the reviews over at Yummy Men & Kick Ass Chicks and Bitten By Books.

Have you entered to win the Grand Prize of the Necropolis Blog Tour yet? No? Well, don't miss out! The Grand Prize includes a Howl with the Night Beat Totebag, which will be stuffed with:
--a signed, personalized copy of The Night Beat
--an I Heart Werewolves Night Beat T-Shirt (size L only)
--a Night Beat Pen
--a Night Beat Mousepad
--a signed, personalized copy of Alexander Outland: Space Pirate by G.J. Koch
--a signed, personalized copy of winner's choice of Touched by an Alien, Alien Tango, Alien in the Family, Alien Proliferation, or Alien Diplomacy
--and...a signed, personalized Advanced Reader Copy of Alien vs. Alien!
That's a LOT of winning stuffed into one totebag! This contest ends Sunday, October 7th, so truly, click this Prize Post Link or scroll down a little and get entered to win right now! And yes, it's open internationally.

There's still time to enter at the last stops of the Necropolis Blog Tour, as well, so you increase your chances of winning a copy of The Night Beat. Don't miss: Stop 12/Book Lovers Inc., contest ends Oct. 6; Stop 13/VVB Reads, contest ends Oct. 5; and Stop 14/Book & Movie Dimension a Blog, contest ends Oct. 6.

John Scalzi has a great haul of ARCs he's showing off over at Whatever. My 5 Monkeys weighs in on blog envy and a few books she likes to hide behind. And speaking of My 5 Monkeys check out her latest cover lust, too.

On Twitter? Like attending Twitter hashtag chats? (#subject) Then hit #scifichat tomorrow, Friday, October 5th, from 2-4pm Eastern, where the yap will be tweeting about keeping multiple series going (Hint: Alcohol is likely involved.) as the SciFi Chat guest of honor. It's always fun, so drop by and join in!

That's it for this week's update. Is more coming? But of course! See some of you at The Well Red Coyote, tweet with some of you at #scifichat, and wish you all a wonderful weekend. Peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch you on the flip side!

Love,
Gini

Thursday's Cravings

Well, hope everyone had a fab July and all y'all are enjoying the start of August. It was a great start for me, because August is a big month in our family. Yesterday, the 1st, was my 25th anniversary of being married to the hubs. (And they said it wouldn't last. No, really, they did.) We celebrated by going out for sushi and watching White Collar and Covert Affairs which were DVRd, and saved for this occasion, from the night before. I know -- we LIVE. The 7th is the chicklet's bday, the 14th is the hubs' bday, and mid-month I take the chicklet to SoCal to start law school. (USC, go Trojans! Len and Kyle totally approve.)

I also spent yesterday finalizing my edits on Alien vs. Alien and getting them to the awesome editor so that AvA can actually release on time (December 4th, yes, start your pre-order engines). So that's why you haven't heard from me for what might seem like a long time (or might seem just right, your mileage may vary). BUT, before I get back to work on Alien in the House, let's get caught up on all that's going on "out there" besides the Olympics.

First off, a reminder that the next stop on my Split Personality Summer Signing Tour will be this Sunday, August 5th, from 2-4pm at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, AZ. I'll be signing Alien Diplomacy, The Night Beat, and Alexander Outland: Space Pirate (as G.J. Koch). I'll also sign whatever else you want, 'cause I'm easy that way. Chocolate had assured me it will be making an appearance, too, so you do NOT want to miss out!

Now, head over to Paranormal Cravings where they've done a full Series Spotlight on the Alien/Katherine "Kitty" Katt series as part of their August Strong Heroines Month, AND where you can win a signed, personalized copy of Alien in the Family.

Speaking of entering to win and The Night Beat, the second half of the Double Kickass Heroines contest to win an ebook copy of both The Night Beat and Skein of Shadows by Marsheila Rockwell is still going strong. Leave a comment on the Blah, Blah, Blah Blog (the post under this one) and get entered to win both books! Contest ends Sunday, August 5th, so don't delay, enter today.

Next, let's look at some reviews. See what A Buckeye Girl Reads thought of The Night Beat, what Journey With Words thought of Touched by an Alien, and, if you can read French :-D what Bananas in the Void thought of Alexander Outland: Space Pirate.

Then, head over to Larissa's Bookish Life to see which fictional worlds she'd most like to live in.

And last but not least, hit The Night Bazaar where yours truly is running the yap about a certain kind of Sin authors worry about perpetrating. (And, since it's moi, you know it's not gonna be a conventional sin. ;-D)

That's it for today, but as always, more's on the way. Hope to see many of you on Sunday, and hope everyone has a great weekend. So, peace out, my li'l gangstas, and let's be readers out there!

Love,
Gini