It's a Valentine's Blog! (Don't Faint)

Happy Valentine's Day and I hope the shock of an actual blog post doesn't throw off your celebratory groove! Speaking of  a celebratory groove, I have some awesome news. Vicki K has come aboard onto Team Gini as my Communications Manager, to help ensure that you hear from me more than once in what seems like an epoch. So please give her a big Alien Collective Welcome (she's why this is actually showing up today)! Now, read on for all the news about all the things, including the exciting news that I'm leaving the Writing Cave in the Manse to make a personal appearance soon... Touched by an Alien turns 10! Hard as it is to believe, the 10th anniversary of the publication of Touched by an Alien, aka The Book That Started It All, happens this April. And I'm doing something sort of special for it...I'm heading home to party with my peeps. I'll be at The Poisoned Pen bookstore in Scottsdale, Arizona on Friday, April 10th, from 7pm to close, partying with the staff, the bookie wookies, and any of y'all that can join me! (There may be a LiveStream, so stay tuned if you're too far to come in person.) Yes, we plan to have a Food With Fans event prior, so watch this space, so to speak. Can't wait to see everyone and feel the desert air again! There's a big question it seems like all y'all have been asking me -- why has Aliens Like Us disappeared from everyone's preorders? And the follow-up question -- why isn't it yet BACK on everyone's pre-orders? The bookie wookie is still off the schedule so that I can make it the awesome book I see in my head and have described to my editor. And that's going a little slower than we'd all like, but it IS coming and before we're into a new decade, promise. (Hopefully before we're into a new year, too.) So, hang tough and hang tight -- Kitty and Company have not deserted you, and, despite how little you've heard from me in the past year or so, neither have I.  BTW...these days, pre-orders matter more and more, and I want to thank EVERYONE who pre-ordered only to get weird "coming in the year 3000" and similar notices. Please do your girl a solid and either keep your pre-orders of Aliens Like Us going, re-pre-order if you canceled in despair, either now or when it's once again scheduled (and anything else from me and your other favorite authors) from your favorite bookstore or online retailer. Kitty & Company will appreciate it, and so will I, particularly since my publisher really and truly cares about this, especially for books that are, shall we say, a tad or *cough* more overdue. Speaking of Valentine's Day, here's a little poem I share every year because it's true... Roses are red, violets are blue, my fans are the best, and I love all of you. Communications Manager Moment Hello! I'm Vicki K and I've joined Team Gini as her Communications Manager, helping Gini share all the news and updates we fans love to hear. Yep, I'm a fan too, and I'm delighted to be working with my favorite living author. Team Gini Forever! Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest Need More Things to Keep You Occupied Until I Get Aliens Like Us Over to DAW?   We've got you covered.   The Latest Anthologies Featuring "Pickman's Daughter" by moi writing as J.C. Koch Featuring "The Last Day on Earth" by moi writing as Anita Ensal, coming April 15, 2020 Featuring "Portal Pirates" by moi writing as Anita Ensal Featuring "Missy the Were-Pomeranian vs. The Lord of Time" Featuring "A Lawman, an Outlaw, and a Gambler Walk Into a Bar..." by moi writing as A.E. Stanton Featuring "The Three Assassins of Lord Slaughter" by moi writing as Anita Ensal Featuring "H.P. and Me", a Necropolis Enforcement Files prequel. Featuring "The Vampire's Apprentice"...one of Tangent Online's 3 Star Short Stories for 2018! So many bookie wookies, so much time to catch up on all of them while waiting for Aliens Like Us. Check out my Bookstore and Bibliography for all the things! Audio Books Official Selection HEAR Now: The Audio Fiction and Arts Festival 2018 By moi writing as G.J. Koch Because I know some of you are going to ask...we are still working to get the Alien series onto audio. As with so many things, hang tight, it'll happen (if we all clap really hard and believe a pixie can fly and all that jazz...). That's it for today but, despite all the evidence to the contrary, more's on the way. Have great weekends, whether you're going out with a special someone, a group, or just doing your own thing with your own bad self, stay warm and dry or cool and comfy, depending on where you are in the world, and let's be readers out there! Peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch you on the flip side! Love,  Gini

Seeing the Me...and a Whole Lot More!

Happy Tuesday!

Hope everyone had a sweet Easter, a wonderful Passover, and are enjoying a lovely spring!

Speaking of spring, Alien Education's not all that far away. In fact, just about, um, a week away! And you know what that means? Yep, it means I'm about to be out and about, and hopefully seeing many of you while doing so! So, be sure to take a look at where I'll be when, so that I can see all y'all there!

April 27-30
StokerCon
The Queen Mary
Long Beach, CA


Tuesday, May 2, 7pm-8pm
Alien Education Release Day Signing
The Poisoned Pen
Scottsdale, AZ
(Yes, there will be cake!)

Simultaneous LiveStream event for those who can't attend in person! (Complete with virtual cake!)

NOTE: Food With Fans event at 5pm PRIOR to the signing; RSVP to moi directly ASAP if you plan to attend - reservations will be needed!

Saturday, May 6, 2pm-6pm
Signing Alien Education with the Amazing Wyked Writers
Barnes & Noble Henderson
Henderson, NV

NOTE: Food With Fans event immediately after the signing

Saturday, May 13, 10am-7pm
Mysterious Galaxy Birthday Bash
SciFi Spotlight: 2pm
Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore
San Diego, CA
(Yes, there will be cake!)

NOTE: Food With Fans event immediately after the signing

May 25-28
Phoenix Comicon
Phoenix Convention Center
Phoenix, AZ

Booth 1167/1169 - right at the Hall 5 entrance!
Panel Schedule To Come
Evening Erotica Event - Day/Time To Come (see what I did there?), but make your plans to attend NOW! We'll have tons of cool prizes and some cool surprise guests!

July 1-4
I'm the Local Author Guest of Honor at
Westercon70
Tempe Mission Palms Hotel
Tempe, AZ
If you can only make it to one con this year, make this the one!

Booth # To Come
Panel Schedule To Come
Evening Erotica Event - Day/Time To Come (see what I did there?), but make your plans to attend NOW! We'll have tons of cool prizes and some cool surprise guests!

July 19-23
San Diego Comic-Con
San Diego Convention Center
San Diego, CA

Full Schedule to Come

Next up, see what Larissa's Life had to say about Alien Education! Then check out Alien Nation's Page 69 Test over at The Campaign for the American Reader.

Then, awesome author David Lee Summers interviews moi over at Lachesis Publishing. And the Mesa Independent has a cool article about one of my favorite local online booksellers, Bonny Books, and they interviewed moi for the article as well!

Question: Have you signed up for the DAW Books Newsletter yet? If not, why not? Cool info, contests, and more! Don't delay, JOIN TODAY!


We have some Members of the Alien Collective in Very Good Standing who are in need. If you're able to help out, please do so. Joanne Marie de Biasi is in need of a great deal of medical and other assistance. Check out her Go Fund Me page to see if you can help. And Duncan's Books and More (another of my favorite local online booksellers) is looking for help in successfully expanding their online bookstore business. Check out their Go Fund Me page to see if you can help.



Guess what's coming in June? That's right, it's the Mass Market re-release of Alexander Outland: Space Pirate! Pre-order your copies today from your favorite bookstore or online retailer and help ensure we get more of Nap and the Crew of the Sixty-Nine!

Are you in Phoenix, Las Vegas, or Albuquerque? Do you want to win stuff? If you said "yes" to both questions, head right over to Slice of SciFi where you can enter to win the King Arthur: Legend of the Sword prize pack and get to see the screening THIS Thursday, April 27th! So, don't delay, head over to Slice RIGHT NOW!

Phoenix Metro Area Peeps - wanna see a Mercury game with moi? Then get your tickets via the Joshua Tree Feeding Program for Friday, June 16. Click THIS link to get your tickets, hang out with me, and support Joshua Tree at the same time!

Speaking of fun times, if you're heading to the movies, check out what I thought of The Fate of the Furious over at Pop Culture Geeks!

And now for some Science! NASA says (via reporting from the Huffington Post) that one of Saturn's moons could be harboring life! Well, that doesn't surprise any of us, does it? It's a really cool article, so check it out!

That's it for today but, as always, more's on the way. Enjoy the rest of your weeks, looking forward to seeing many of you over the next several weeks, and let's be readers out there! Peace out, my li'l gangstas, and I'll catch you on the flip side!

Love, Gini

Exciting News...And A Whole Lot More!

 

Happy Monday!

Well, as my Hook Me Up! subscribers already know, there's some exciting stuff I'm about to share with you. But first -- have you signed up for March Mania yet? There are LOTS of prizes and it's not too late! Just click right HERE and get entered to win big!

Next up, look at this cover to the left. I personally think this might be the cutest, funniest UFO cover yet. But it won't become real if the Kickstarter isn't funded. :-(

There are lots of great backer rewards, and there are still some tuckerizations left, including a couple of mine.

(Psst... Due to some things you don't know about yet, but will find out soon enough, whoever gets the tuckerizations for UFO6 is going to end up tuckerized in short stories in both the Alien Series and a different series...and that means main series bleed-over. Not saying which additional one yet, but it will be cool.)

So click HERE and head on over to check out the Kickstarter so we can get some funny on!

Now...guess what was just named an RT Book Reviews Top Pick? That's right, Alien Education! In fact, check out some of the lovely things they said in their May 2017 issue:

"Koch’s genius for taking the completely outlandish and making it seem perfectly plausible insures her loyal readers are in for yet another amazing roller-coaster ride. Great stuff!"

Guess what helps your girl out? That's right, pre-orders! They're about the most important thing going for authors these days (followed closely by Amazon reviews). So please do your girl a solid and pre-order Alien Education (and Aliens Abroad, while you're at it) and help ensure that we keep on keeping Kitty going and going and going...!

And speaking of going... It's time for that BIG News I mentioned earlier! Wait for it...wait for iiiitttt...

KITTY'S GOING TO 20 IN 2020!

I know, it's too happy to be true, but true it IS! DAW Books has just bought Books 18, 19, and 20 in the Alien/Katherine "Kitty" Katt series!

Due to my wanting to change a few things around to make it more challenging for Kitty & Company and therefore more fun for you and me, the release order will now be:

Book 15 - Alien Education
Book 16 - Aliens Abroad
Book 17 - Aliens Like Us
Book 18 - Alien Galaxy
Book 19 - Alien Rescue
Book 20 - Alien Reckoning

(If we have any Goodreads Librarians noting this, if you could please share this change with the Powers That Be over there, it would be a lovely bit of help!)

So, get ready to keep rockin' with Kitty all over the galaxy, the multiverse, and the universe, because we're goin' to twenty!

We're entering the heavy Con Season and May's Book Tour is lining up as well. So, here's where you can see the me this Spring and Summer!

APRIL
Thursday, April 27 through Sunday, April 30
StokerCon 2017
The Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA

MAY
Tuesday, May 2, 7pm-8pm
Release Day Signing at The Poisoned Pen Bookstore
4014 N Goldwater Blvd., Suite #101, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 USA, (480) 947-2974, (888) 560-9919
Yes, there will be cake!
LiveStream for those who can’t make it in person – details to come!
Note: Food With Fans Event at 5pm prior to the signing; RSVP to Gini directly if you plan to attend – reservations will be needed!

Saturday, May 6, 2pm-6pm
Signing Alien Education with the Amazing Wyked Writers
Barnes & Noble Henderson
567 North Stephanie, Henderson, NV 89014 , 702-434-1533
Note: Food With Fans Event immediately after the event

Saturday, May 13, 10am-7pm
Signing Alien Education at the Mysterious Galaxy Birthday Bash
5943 Balboa Ave, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92111, 858-268-4747
Yes, there will be cake!
Note: Food With Fans Event immediately after the event

Thursday, May 25 through Sunday, May 28
Phoenix Comicon
Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ
Booth # To Come
Panel Schedule To Come
Evening Erotica Event – day/time To Come, but make your plans to attend now!

JULY

Saturday, July 1 through Tuesday, July 4
I’m the Local Author Guest of Honor at Westercon 70!
Tempe Mission Palms Hotel, 60 East Fifth Street, Tempe, AZ 85281, (480) 894-1400
Full Schedule to Come
Evening Erotica Event – day/time To Come, but make your plans to attend now!

Wednesday, July 19 through Sunday, July 23
Running the Yap and Signing the Bookie Wookies at the Granddaddy of Them All
San Diego Comic-Con
San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA
Full Schedule to Come

More details and dates to come as things confirm!

Last but not least, if you're heading to the movies, check out what I thought of Power Rangers over at Slice of SciFi. Loved it? Hated it? Aren't sure you want to go? Join the discussion over at Slice!

That's it for today but, as always, more's on the way! So, enjoy your weekends, have wonderful weeks, and let's be Goin' To 20 readers out there! Peace out, my li'l ganstas, and I'll catch you on the flip side!

Love, Gini