Deep Breaths...

My schedule for the next month, you guys, it is brutal. If you come around in October and find a bunch of gifs like this:

Or this:

Then it may be too late for me, save yourselves...

I will be at LonestarCon (WorldCon) in San Antonio from 8/28 - 9/4. I'll be doing a signing and generally hanging out, so if you're in the area, come chat.

Then I'm going to Colorado for an uber awesome (and more than a little intimidating) author retreat for 5 days.

Then I'm going on a family trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming for 5 days.

And then I'm going to Wordstock in Portland, OR on the first weekend of October.

All of this while I'm getting together a proposal for a new book, and doing revisions on two other books...

Yeah...

I will be popping in and out and there will be fb and instagram pics/tweets from my various locations, so don't miss me too hard. But when October hits and I'm back home, hopefully with my sanity still intact, I would like to be greeted with something like this...

Okay? :)

Happy Book Birthday to BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA & April Tucholke!

I am SO happy today to celebrate the release of an amazing book by my dear friend, April Tucholke!

Happy Book Birthday, Devil!

*pets* *Stares at the pretty*

The book is amazing. Possibly one of my favorites of the entire year. It's dark and gothic and the setting comes to life in so many ways. This book guys...this book is awesome. I love Violet. She is so strange and somehow familiar at the same time. Above all, she is different than every other character out there and I love her entire vibe.

Here is the blurb from Devil's page on Goodreads:

You stop fearing the devil when you’re holding his hand…

Nothing much exciting rolls through Violet White’s sleepy, seaside town…until River West comes along. River rents the guesthouse behind Violet’s crumbling estate, and as eerie, grim things start to happen, Violet begins to wonder about the boy living in her backyard. Is River just a crooked-smiling liar with pretty eyes and a mysterious past? Or could he be something more? Violet’s grandmother always warned her about the Devil, but she never said he could be a dark-haired boy who takes naps in the sun, who likes coffee, who kisses you in a cemetery...who makes you want to kiss back. Violet’s already so knee-deep in love, she can’t see straight. And that’s just how River likes it.

Blending faded decadence and the thrilling dread of gothic horror, April Genevieve Tucholke weaves a dreamy, twisting contemporary romance, as gorgeously told as it is terrifying—a debut to watch.

Seriously, it's amazing. I loved this book and you will, too.

Here you can order a shiny lovely copy for your very own!

And one more time...

Happy Book Birthday, April! I'm so happy for you! You and your book are going to blow people away and leave them BEGGING for more!

Giveaway Winner!

I'm excited to announce the winner of the PARANOIA Makes Me Paranoid Giveaway! 

Congratulations to: Elizabeth from Book Attict! *confetti party*

Thanks to everyone who entered! I promise to have more giveaways, more good news, cover reveals, and generally sheer awesomeness.

Oh my... ;-)

My News!

Some of you may have heard this already if you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, but I wanted to post it here also because I'm still so freaking excited about it that I'm floating over here...very, VERY dancey.

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Last week, I just heard from my publisher that INSOMNIA is going back to press (meaning the demand is high and they need to print additional books) for the THIRD TIME already! 

He also said that INSOMNIA is currently the #1 bestselling book at my imprint (Flux) and the #2 at the entire Llewellyn publishing house! 

I'm beyond thrilled. I hoped the book sales would be okay, but to come out this well as a debut is just mind-blowing. I'm just... I can't even articulate how excited I am!! Look at the gif above to see a visual representation. ;-)

Thank you so much to everyone who has helped INSOMNIA do so well! Your support means everything to me! I love you all! I have SO. Many. Feels!

And remember to go enter the PARANOIA Makes Me Paranoid Giveaway! Because book #2 guys...it's going to be epic.

INSOMNIA Book #2 Has A TITLE + Giveaways!

I have the news guys! I've been sitting on it for awhile, but I can now say it.

This makes me endlessly happy. 

Like this guy.

Yep. Just--Like--That.

Anyway...so yes, I have a title and a date!

The sequel to Insomnia will be released in June 2014! 

Which was what I was hoping, but I now have confirmation. :)

And the title of The Night Walkers Series book #2 will be:

PARANOIA

Dude...yes. So much yes to this name. I love it. 

In Paranoia (I just pieced this together, but it should give you a taste):

Creepy things are happening in Oakville. People are more than just sleepwalking--they're emptying their savings accounts with no memory of doing so, wandering into strange parts of town, they're even killing other people...all in their sleep. And now they've started disappearing. When Parker wakes up in jail with a hangover and 12 hours of missing time. There is only one thing he's certain of: Darkness has taken control and Parker doesn't have a clue how to stop him.  

Dudes...I am SO excited about this book. It gives me ALL THE FEELS!

Go and add Paranoia on Goodreads!

And now to give things away!! I will be giving away a signed copy of INSOMNIA, one of my epic INSOMNIA backpacks, a pill bottle with candy, bookmarks, etc.

You know you want it...so go enter to win!

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INSOMNIA Launch Video!

I'm in the middle of a revisions and a deadline, so you'll have to excuse my absence lately. But while I'm busy I thought I'd give you something to watch.

Ever wonder what a launch is like? Well here is a video of my INSOMNIA launch recorded and put together by my good friends at Writers Cubed. (THANK YOU!) So now you can see for yourself.

Some of the gifs didn't work in the video, so I'm posting the gifs below and you can see them there.

Enjoy!

GIFs from Launch Presentation

Rollerblading

Dreams

Reality

More Rollerblading

Dreams

Reality

Writing a Book

Dreams

Reality

Being an Author

Dreams

Reality

After this presentation, I did a short reading of part of the first chapter and then a Q&A session. It was so much fun! :) Have you ever been to a launch? If so, what did they do?

Why You NEED The Distance Between Us

You know how sometimes there are books that make you so happy you just want to squeeze them and cuddle them and have tea parties with them at night when no one else is watching?

...

No?

Okay, it's just me then.

Well that's what this book did to me. I laughed out loud often and may have cried once or twice. It's adorable and I love it and NOW it is out so you can love it to!!

Are you as happy as you should be about this? Good. :)

Here is more about the book and not just how I feel about it...in case that matters to you:


Seventeen-year-old Caymen Meyers studies the rich like her own personal science experiment, and after years of observation she’s pretty sure they’re only good for one thing—spending money on useless stuff, like the porcelain dolls in her mother’s shop.

So when Xander Spence walks into the store to pick up a doll for his grandmother, it only takes one glance for Caymen to figure out he’s oozing rich. Despite his charming ways and that he’s one of the first people who actually gets her, she’s smart enough to know his interest won’t last. Because if there’s one thing she’s learned from her mother’s warnings, it’s that the rich have a short attention span. But Xander keeps coming around, despite her best efforts to scare him off. And much to her dismay, she's beginning to enjoy his company.

She knows her mom can’t find out—she wouldn’t approve. She’d much rather Caymen hang out with the local rocker who hasn’t been raised by money. But just when Xander’s attention and loyalty are about to convince Caymen that being rich isn’t a character flaw, she finds out that money is a much bigger part of their relationship than she’d ever realized. And that Xander’s not the only one she should’ve been worried about.


Dude...it's awesome. This is Pretty in Pink meets Pride & Prejudice. You want it and since it's officially out in the world now, this is where you can get it:

Amazon
Barnes & Noble
The Book Depository
IndieBound

Also, if you are in Utah, you can come to the Escape Reality Tour at Provo Library on (tomorrow) July 9th at 7pm and get a signed copy from Ms. Kasie herself. Plus...I hear other cool people may be there. ;-)

Happy Monday!