Yet More Manic For Our Monday

Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! I did, and it was great to see many Alien Collective Members in Very Good Standing over the weekend and at Mysterious Galaxy on Saturday (*waves madly to one and all of my SoCal peeps who were there*). The Holiday Party was great, the other authors were cool, and I got a couple of signed bookmarks to add into one of the Combo-Con Packs...but there, I'm getting ahead of myself.

It was a busy weekend everywhere, at least as far as my inbox shows me. So let's get to it, 'cause, as my Hook Me Up! subscribers already know, there's a lot of Alien action going on!

First up, check out Hanging With Bells, because she's doing an awesome Alien giveaway! Speaking of giveaways, there are some good listings for such at Bea's Book Nook, Contests and Freebies, and Just Contest Stuff.

There are a lot of great new reviews of "Alien Tango"! Start with ALPHA Reader, then go to What Book Is That?, head to The Discriminating Fangirl, hit several at once at Amazon.com, and finish up with 25 Hour Books.

If you missed them, check out my last two Penguin Community blogs, Metamorphosis and Non-Threatening Science Fiction.

Then check out what Pages of Forbidden Love, That Bookish Girl, Escape Between the Pages, and Books, Books and More Books got in their mailboxes.

Get some updates on a variety of things from A Genteel Black Hole, see what true confessions The Order of Smut Vixens has to share, check out which hot characters author KT Grant would want at dinner over at Writings of a Wicked Book Addict, and get a round up of new SF/F releases at SFF Chat.

I mentioned it earlier, but with all that blog hopping, it may have slipped your minds. However, the Combo-Con contest is still going strong, AND I have two autographed bookmarks to add into one of the Packs. The autographs are from Sophie Littlefield and Juliet Blackwell. But if you're not on Hook Me Up!, you can't find out which Pack will get the autographs, let alone have a chance to win them and the other awesome prizes. So rectify! Send an email to gini@ginikoch.com with "Hook Me Up!" in the subject line and get ready to win! Contest ends on Dec. 15th, so you still have time to get on Hook Me Up!, register for the contest, and get extra blog entries to win.

Blogs are all likely off the main page now, so if you want to see what you can win and/or just get some more blog entries in, here are the links (I'm nice that way):
Combo-Con Blog 1
Combo-Con Blog 2
Combo-Con Blog 3

I'll do a better round up on the Mysterious Galaxy Holiday Party later. I think we have more than enough for today! So, enjoy the linking and the hopping, the reading and the entering, and I'll catch all y'all on the flip side!

Love,
Gini

Getting Ready for the Weekend

Happy Thursday! What's on tap for today, you ask? Well, as my Hook Me Up! subscribers already know, we're short and sweet, with a couple of new things and a variety of important reminders. (Hey, I think contests and in-person announcements are important! They're important to ME.)

First up, head over to Mixed Book Bag where there's a new interview with moi up and active. Learn some new info about the moi, support an Alien Collective Member in Very Good Standing, you know the drill.

Then hit the Penguin Community for today's blog, "Metamorphosis". And, if you haven't already, check out the other blogs from this week while you're there! And remember to catch it tomorrow, too, when "Non-Threatening Science Fiction" will be the blog of the day.

Winning Reminders:
There's a nice big comprehensive contest listing at Not-Really-Southern Vamp Chick. You can still enter to win a signed copy of "Alien Tango" at The Amber Scott Project, through Dec. 15th, and at Larissa's Bookish Life, through Dec. 17th; you can enter to win either a copy of "Alien Tango" OR "Touched by an Alien" at Fiction State of Mind, through Dec. 14th; and you can enter to win a copy of "Touched by an Alien" at Sara's Urban Fantasy Blog, through Dec. 19th.

And yes, the Hook Me Up! exclusive Combo-Con Contest is still going strong. There are three book and poster combo packs, all with a signed 2011 Gini Koch/Alien Series calendar. Contest, and the registration thereof, is open through Dec. 15th. The specific blog posts are starting to fall off the main page, but you can access them easily via these links:

Combo-Con Blog 1
Combo-Con Blog 2
Combo-Con Blog 3

Not on Hook Me Up! yet? Then you're not eligible for the contest. Solve the problem by sending an email to gini@ginikoch.com with "Hook Me Up!" in the subject line. You'll get the rules and be able to toss your name into the hat!

Last night's workshop and signing was a lot of fun, thanks to many from the Alien Collective (*waves madly to those in attendance*). It was great to see so many of you last night, and I'm looking forward to seeing others from the Collective on Saturday.

December 11, 2010 -- spotlight author at the Mysterious Galaxy Holiday Party, San Diego, CA, 6PM - 9PM. Come get your copies of "Alien Tango" and "Love and Rockets", get them signed, and hang out with yours truly at the coolest bookstore around.

I leave for San Diego and Mysterious Galaxy tomorrow, so we'll be heading to radio silence, other than Twitter (and possibly Facebook, but don't count on it), starting on Friday and going through Monday, most likely. So, hit the interviews, get your win on, read the Penguin Community blogs, and get down with your bad selves!

Everyone have their copies of "Alien Tango" yet? If not, don't delay, get yours today and enjoy your reading throughout the weekend!

Love,
Gini

Wednesday's Winning Ways

Happy Hump Day! As my Hook Me Up! subscribers already know, it's pretty much all about the win today, and I'm sure you join me in going, "yippee, free!"

So, getting to the business portion first, check out today's blog at the Penguin Community which is large and in charge.

Now, let's get to all they ways you can win things going on right now! First up, for many of your contest needs, hit Just Contest Stuff for a wide listing of much of the free going on.

In terms of specific moi-centric contests, you can still enter to win a signed copy of "Alien Tango" at The Amber Scott Project, through Dec. 15th, and at Larissa's Bookish Life, through Dec. 17th; you can enter to win either a copy of "Alien Tango" OR "Touched by an Alien" at Fiction State of Mind, through Dec. 14th; and you can enter to win a copy of "Touched by an Alien" at Sara's Urban Fantasy Blog, through Dec. 19th.

Of course, the Hook Me Up! exclusive Combo-Con Contest is still going strong. There are three book and poster combo packs, all with a signed 2011 Gini Koch/Alien Series calendar. Contest, and the registration thereof, is open through Dec. 15th, but if you're not on Hook Me Up! it won't matter. So, rectify that situation today and send an email to gini@ginikoch.com with "Hook Me Up!" in the subject line so you'll be all set to win even more!

Combo-Con Blog 1
Combo-Con Blog 2
Combo-Con Blog 3

In Person Event Reminders:
December 8, 2010 (that's TONIGHT) -- Writer's Workshop Wednesdays at Borders Waterfront, Scottsdale, AZ, 7PM-8:30PM; I'll be presenting "Walking the Line in SFR" as well as signing "Alien Tango", "Touched by an Alien" and, as Anita Ensal, "Love and Rockets".
December 11, 2010 -- spotlight author at the Mysterious Galaxy Holiday Party, San Diego, CA, 6PM - 9PM. Come get your copies of "Alien Tango" and "Love and Rockets", get them signed, and hang out with yours truly at the coolest bookstore around.

Hopefully see some of you tonight at the workshop and signing! Until next time, keep it real and keep on reading!

Love,
Gini

Release Day! Release Day!

Happy Release Day! Yes, as no one who knows me could have possibly missed, today is the day "Alien Tango" AND "Love and Rockets" release. Both are available in all book stores and online so be sure to get your copies today!

But that's not all we have going on today. Oh no, far from it! Head on over to Fiction State of Mind for a new interview and an international giveaway -- your choice between "Touched by an Alien" or "Alien Tango"!

Then hit the Penguin Community for today's blog from moi. The newest post *should* be up and if not up right now, then soon.

Speaking of new releases, The Qwillery has a nice listing of what's coming this week.

The Combo-Con Hook Me Up! exclusive contest is still going on. Registration is open until the last day (Dec. 15th), so if you're not on Hook Me Up! now's the time to get on. Send an email to gini@ginikoch.com with "Hook Me Up!" in the subject line and get in on the winning!

Searching for the Combo-Con blog posts? Here you go!

Combo-Con Blog 1
Combo-Con Blog 2
Combo-Con Blog 3

In Person Event Reminders:
December 8, 2010 -- Writer's Workshop Wednesdays at Borders Waterfront, Scottsdale, AZ, 7PM-8:30PM; I'll be presenting "Walking the Line in SFR" as well as signing "Alien Tango", "Touched by an Alien" and, as Anita Ensal, "Love and Rockets".
December 11, 2010 -- spotlight author at the Mysterious Galaxy Holiday Party, San Diego, CA, 6PM - 9PM. Come get your copies of "Alien Tango" and "Love and Rockets", get them signed, and hang out with yours truly at the coolest bookstore around.

So, enjoy "Alien Tango" and remember...it's all about the 'gators, baby!

Love,
Gini

An INCREDIBLY Manic Monday!

Happy Monday! As my Hook Me Up! subscribers already know, WOW, do we have a LOT for you today. A LOT. All of it's fun, cool and interesting, and there's lots of winning involved as well, so get ready to click some links!

First up, we have a new interview with me, and Kitty and Martini as well, at Book Lovers, Inc., along with a chance to win a signed copy of "Touched by an Alien".

I'm blogging all week at the Penguin Community. My first blog, Why Aliens?, is up now. (The blogs tend to go up in the afternoons.) And, all posts should be reachable via this link. Please visit because it's important to show Penguin that we DAW authors bring in the peeps!

Sara's Urban Fantasy Blog has a Holiday Giveaway, which includes "Touched by an Alien." The signed "Alien Tango" giveaway at The Amber Scott Project is still going on through Dec. 15th. The signed "Alien Tango" giveaway at Larissa's Bookish Life is going on through Dec. 17th. And the "Alien Tango" giveaway at Reading on the Dark Side ends TODAY, so get those entries in!

Don't forget that the Hook Me Up! exclusive Combo-Con Contest is still going strong through Dec. 15th. Not on Hook Me Up! yet? Don't delay, send an email to gini@ginikoch.com with "Hook Me Up!" in the subject line and get in while the winning's good!

And now for something completely different. Check out my interview at Coffee With a Canine for lots of intel on me and the Canine Death Squad. Lots of pics, too. (Look! There's parts of my messy house! The hubs' butt! And more! LOL)

Done with the break, let's get back to the books and such! About Happy Books has a lot of Alien related love going on at her blog. Check out her bookmarks, favorite books of the week, AND she sent me the news on the German version of "Touched by an Alien"...coming Oct. 2011 from Piper, I give you..."Aliens in Armani"!

The Iriarte Files has a review of "Alien Tango". DAW Books Review has an interesting comparison between new release "Trolls in the Hamptons" and "Touched by an Alien". Oil Color Palettes has a shout out to the cover for "Alien in the Family" and the awesome Daniel Dos Santos. And a big WOOT! for the fact that Of Science & Swords Bookstore in Melbourne, Australia just announced via Twitter and Facebook that they've already sold out of "Alien Tango"...and it was only on the shelves at noon their time!

In Person Event Reminders:
December 8, 2010 -- Writer's Workshop Wednesdays at Borders Waterfront, Scottsdale, AZ, 7PM-8:30PM; I'll be presenting "Walking the Line in SFR" as well as signing "Alien Tango", "Touched by an Alien" and, as Anita Ensal, "Love and Rockets".
December 11, 2010 -- spotlight author at the Mysterious Galaxy Holiday Party, San Diego, CA, 6PM - 9PM. Come get your copies of "Alien Tango" and "Love and Rockets", get them signed, and hang out with yours truly at the coolest bookstore around.

Oh, and in case you've somehow forgotten..."Alien Tango" releases tomorrow. Do you know where YOUR copy is coming from?

Love,
Gini