Crossroads 2011: Kitty Keswick

Each day of The Crossroads Blog Tour, a new research question will be revealed on The Crossroad Blog Tour main page: http://judithgraves.com/events/the-crossroads-tour/crossroads-2011/ and each day the answer to that question will be found within one of the different blog posts by Crossroads Tour authors. Your job is to get the question, read the blog posts, and collect all answers by the end of the tour, on Halloween. 

Answers are to be emailed to bridgesocialmedia@gmail.com by October 31^st at MIDNIGHT. Winner of the grand prize will be announced on November 1^st, the DAY OF THE DEAD. 

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Tori:Does your antagonist have a favorite pair of shoes?
Kitty: Hum, really good question. It’s more of a quality of dress for him, than shoes. However, my heroine wears her favorite pair of Chucks. I think they are super comfortable shoes, so I guess my love of them is translated. I once wore a pair until they were “barking.” The soles would flap when I walked. I finally tossed them out. Kasey and Ruby --one of my favorite supporting characters in Furry & Freaked-- also share a love of boots.  

Tori: What is your favorite movie?
Kitty: Right now, I love Easy A! It’s so witty and fun. My favorite movie changes so often. I adore all of the John Hughes’ High School movies from the Brat Pack days, Pretty In Pink, Some Kind of Wonderful, Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles. 

Tori: Do you ever suffer from writer’s block?  
Kitty: Yes! You have to force yourself to write, work beyond the block.

Tori: What is your favorite dessert? 
Kitty: Chocolate Malted Crunch Ice Cream. It’s a California ice cream and I miss it! Also anything with Reese Peanut Butter Cups in them! And peanut M&M’s when I’m writing. The munching and typing thing is …magic.
 

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Crossroads 2011: Linda Joy Singleton

Each day of The Crossroads Blog Tour, a new research question will be revealed on The Crossroad Blog Tour main page: http://judithgraves.com/events/the-crossroads-tour/crossroads-2011/ and each day the answer to that question will be found within one of the different blog posts by Crossroads Tour authors. Your job is to get the question, read the blog posts, and collect all answers by the end of the tour, on Halloween. 

Answers are to be emailed to bridgesocialmedia@gmail.com by October 31^st at MIDNIGHT. Winner of the grand prize will be announced on November 1^st, the DAY OF THE DEAD. 

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Tori: Does your antagonist have a favorite pair of shoes?
Linda: In THE SEER and BURIED, shoes aren’t really discussed except for Thorn’s goth style which often includes army boots. I’ll be doing final edits soon, so if I get a chance I can describe shoes more (g).

Tori: Reading or writing?
Linda: I can’t separate the two; I write out of my love for reading.

Tori: Do you have a pre-writing ritual? 
Linda: I think things through before I jump into a scene and often jot down notes until I know where the story is going.  

Tori: How long does it typically take you to write a rough draft?
Linda: The book I just finished took 9 months for the first draft, then another 2 months for rewriting. As I write this it’s now out for submission and I hope to get good news soon. Check my Facebook and Twitter for latest updates. 

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{Read Kitty Keswick's interview questions}

Crossroads 2011: Shannon Delany

Each day of The Crossroads Blog Tour, a new research question will be revealed on The Crossroad Blog Tour main page: http://judithgraves.com/events/the-crossroads-tour/crossroads-2011/ and each day the answer to that question will be found within one of the different blog posts by Crossroads Tour authors. Your job is to get the question, read the blog posts, and collect all answers by the end of the tour, on Halloween. 

Answers are to be emailed to bridgesocialmedia@gmail.com by October 31^st at MIDNIGHT. Winner of the grand prize will be announced on November 1^st, the DAY OF THE DEAD. 

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Tori: What does your heroine do in her free time?
Shannon: Free time? Poor Jess doesn’t get much of that considering the drama that evidently surrounds hot Russian-American werewolves. ;) The closest thing to free time Jess gets to do is ride her horse, Rio every once in a while. Oh, and she gets some time out for kissing Pietr (certainly not a shabby pastime). Other than that she’s pretty much stuck in survival mode.

Tori: What is your favorite dessert?
Shannon: It depends on my mood. I love tiramisu (but I’m very picky about it) and I have a fondness for most anything chocolate but only most of the time.

Tori: Coffee or tea?
Shannon: I like tea but I don’t think I can function without coffee. ;)

Tori: What do you enjoy doing when you aren’t writing?
Shannon: Researching, sketching, traveling and dreaming up new stories. I’m currently pre-writing a science fiction/cyberpunk series AND a historical standalone novel with a definite revolutionary flare to it.

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{Read Carrie Harris' interview questions}

Crossroads 2011: Carrie Harris

Each day of The Crossroads Blog Tour, a new research question will be revealed on The Crossroad Blog Tour main page: http://judithgraves.com/events/the-crossroads-tour/crossroads-2011/ and each day the answer to that question will be found within one of the different blog posts by Crossroads Tour authors. Your job is to get the question, read the blog posts, and collect all answers by the end of the tour, on Halloween. 

Answers are to be emailed to bridgesocialmedia@gmail.com by October 31^st at MIDNIGHT. Winner of the grand prize will be announced on November 1^st, the DAY OF THE DEAD. 

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Tori: What is your heroine’s biggest fear?
Carrie: Kate’s a huge perfectionist and is really REALLY hard on herself. When everyone expects the world from you, you feel a little obligated to deliver it. I think this helps to explain why she feels so compelled to solve the zombie problem—especially after she learns that it’s at least partially her fault. So the concept of failure gets her quaking in her boots almost as much as the distinct possibility that a zombie might soon be EATING her boots.

Tori: What is her least favorite music genre and why?
Carrie: Kate’s not hugely into music. Her best friend Rocky is a singer and always sends her music of all kinds—chamber orchestras follow glam metal, which in turn follow top 50 pop. Kate always skips the screamy songs, although she’d never admit it to Rocky because it would hurt her feelings. But that stuff gives her a headache.

Tori: What is your heroine’s worst habit?
Carrie: She’d say that her worst habit is biting her lip, which she does when she’s nervous or thinking hard. But I think she’s way too hard on herself. She’s also very good at denying what’s right in front of her if it doesn’t fit in with what she knows logically. She could (and does) get her lip bitten off by a zombie and still is in total denial about what’s going on. I’d probably be more like her brother Jonah; I’d be running around screaming things like, “It’s ZOMBIES! That’s so COOL!”

Tori: Do you have a song list for your books? If so, could you list a few songs?
Carrie: I can’t listen to music when I’m writing! I like to sing, even though I’m horrible at it, so I end up singing and dancing around like an idiot. And it’s very tough to type when you’re doing that. But I do have some songs that I listened to when I was editing. Some of my favorites are “Dog Days Are Over” by Florence + the Machine, “Shut Up and Let Me Go” by The Ting Tings, and “Balrog Boogie” by the Diablo Swing Orchestra.

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{Read Shannon Delany's interview questions}

Crossroads 2011: Rachel Vincent

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Answers are to be emailed to bridgesocialmedia@gmail.com by October 31^st at MIDNIGHT. Winner of the grand prize will be announced on November 1^st, the DAY OF THE DEAD. 

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Tori: What was the hardest part about coming up with the idea to your Soul Screamers series? 
Rachel: Writing a book (or a series) is never about just one idea. The hard part is taking all the various ideas that go into any one story and making them work together. It’s a little like weaving (I imagine, having never actually woven anything but plotlines). It’s tricky, and it can make you want to pull your hair out. How well am I hiding my bald spot? ;)

Tori: What was your reason for choosing a banshee to be your heroine? 
Rachel: I hadn’t seen much done with bean sidhes before, and I thought I had some original stuff
to add to the existing lore. 

Tori: Do you have another YA series in mind, or will you continue to write your Soul Screamers series for as long as you can? 
Rachel: I do! I have several ideas (both YA and adult) burning a hole in my pocket right now. As for Soul Screamers, I love the world and the characters, and I would love to continue writing them, but every series should end on a high point, and I’d hate to run it into the ground.

Tori: Do you have a song list for your books? If so, could you list a few songs?
Rachel: I don’t routinely listen to music while I write, because it distracts me. But there are certain songs that remind me of/inspire certain characters.

From Soul Screamers…
Sabine: Misery Business (Paramore)
Nash: It’s Been A While (Staind)
Tod: It’s Not My Time (3 Doors Down)
Kaylee: The Lonely (Christina Perri)

From Unbound…
Liv: The Hand That Feeds (NIN)
Kori: Drive (Incubus)

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Crossroads 2011: Lucienne Diver

Each day of The Crossroads Blog Tour, a new research question will be revealed on The Crossroad Blog Tour main page: http://judithgraves.com/events/the-crossroads-tour/crossroads-2011/ and each day the answer to that question will be found within one of the different blog posts by Crossroads Tour authors. Your job is to get the question, read the blog posts, and collect all answers by the end of the tour, on Halloween. 

Answers are to be emailed to bridgesocialmedia@gmail.com by October 31^st at MIDNIGHT. Winner of the grand prize will be announced on November 1^st, the DAY OF THE DEAD. 

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Tori: Do you have a pre-writing ritual?
Lucienne: Not really. I write first thing in the morning, before my inner-editor wakes up and censors me. It’s the time I’m most able to get out of my own way and hear the voices of my characters. I wake up, grab coffee and something to eat and shun everything else. Otherwise, I’d get caught up in a show or e-mail or whatever. Then I grab a notebook and a pen and sit somewhere quiet and comfy to write.

Tori: What does your heroine do in her free time? 
Lucienne: Shop! Or snog with her really hot honey.

Tori: What is your favorite book? 
Lucienne: Wow, that’s a tough one. So many! Among them:

Fiction: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare, the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan, Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series. I could go on all day!

Non-fiction: Stiff: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach, Devil in the White City by Eric Larson.

Tori: What is your heroine’s favorite song?
Lucienne: Anything by her favorite singer, Su Surrus. I made her up, but think a gothed-up version of Pink. For example, take these lyrics from her fictional hit Long Gone Dead (from Revamped): 

Your eyes are like a knife
Stabbing daggers, end my life
But I won't come home to you
Best believe I have a clue. 

Okay, so maybe I shouldn’t give up my day job to become a lyricist <g>.

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{Read Jackie Morse Kessler's interview questions}

Crossroads 2011: Jackie Morse Kessler

Each day of The Crossroads Blog Tour, a new research question will be revealed on The Crossroad Blog Tour main page: http://judithgraves.com/events/the-crossroads-tour/crossroads-2011/ and each day the answer to that question will be found within one of the different blog posts by Crossroads Tour authors. Your job is to get the question, read the blog posts, and collect all answers by the end of the tour, on Halloween. 

Answers are to be emailed to bridgesocialmedia@gmail.com by October 31^st at MIDNIGHT. Winner of the grand prize will be announced on November 1^st, the DAY OF THE DEAD. 

Follow the tour on Twitter: @TheCrossroadsBT

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Tori: Out of all the characters you’ve written so far (and you can’t pick Death!), which of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse is your favorite?
Jackie: Can’t pick Death? **blinks** Well. Um.

In that case, my favorite character changes with every book. The current protagonist always holds a special place in my heart. I also really enjoy writing War, whether it’s the modern incarnation (post RAGE) or flashes of her from the past. (See LOSS for more—there’s one scene in there in which she rocks out loud. Man, she can be terrifying. And so freaking cruel.)

But seriously? Death. Really and truly, Death. Which makes it a wee bit daunting now that I’m about to write his book. (EEK!)

Tori: You can't see it, but I totally just fangirl squealed! If you had to be one of the ROTA, which rider would you be, and why? 
Jackie: Oh, I much prefer playing God and simply writing about the Riders of the Apocalypse. ;)

Tori: I love how you call attention to real issues that many teenagers (and even some adults) deal with in life. Do you have any future series in mind that will follow a similar approach? 
Jackie: Thank you! One of the best things about fiction is how we can relate to the characters, even when the story is made up. Just because you have a character stuck in a fantastical situation, that doesn’t mean what the character goes through is anything less than real. So while it’s safe to say that when the Riders of the Apocalypse is complete, other characters in other books will still go through issues that readers can relate to. (Just maybe, you know, not becoming Riders of the Apocalypse.)

Tori: What is Death’s favorite piece of clothing?  
Jackie: Currently? Faded sweaters, faded jeans, and Converse sneakers (faded, naturally).

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{Read Lucienne Diver's interview questions}

Crossroads 2011: Kiki Hamilton (Plus Giveaway!)

Each day of The Crossroads Blog Tour, a new research question will be revealed on The Crossroad Blog Tour main page: http://judithgraves.com/events/the-crossroads-tour/crossroads-2011/ and each day the answer to that question will be found within one of the different blog posts by Crossroads Tour authors. Your job is to get the question, read the blog posts, and collect all answers by the end of the tour, on Halloween. 

Answers are to be emailed to bridgesocialmedia@gmail.com by October 31^st at MIDNIGHT. Winner of the grand prize will be announced on November 1^st, the DAY OF THE DEAD. 

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Tori: Do you have a pre-writing ritual? 
Kiki: Nope. I just dig in. I only write on my laptop now, so I can take it with me wherever I might be. I keep all of my notes, pictures, files, everything on my laptop, so everything I need is in one place. 
 
Tori: Coffee or tea? 
Kiki: Not really either, because coffee gives me migraines, but I do love it. As a substitute I’m totally hooked on Starbucks decaf mocha frappuccino’s – which are like a chocolate coffee milkshake. Yum! 

Tori: What is your favorite book? 
Kiki: The Harry Potter series is my favorite story, which, of course, spans seven books with one story arc. I LOVE Harry Potter.
 
Tori: What was the hardest part about coming up with the idea to your book? 
Kiki: Actually, this book was really easy to write. It only took me 30 days to write the first draft. I started with Tiki being a pickpocket in Victorian London and after she stole the Queen’s ring, I realized that others were after the ring and the story just sort of fell out of my head onto the page after that.

Thanks so much for having me over! xo Kiki

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{Read Angie Frazier's interview questions}

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Giveaway


Debut novelist Kiki Hamilton takes readers from the gritty slums and glittering ballrooms of Victorian London to the beguiling but menacing Otherworld of the Fey in this spellbinding tale of romance, suspense, and danger. 
The year is 1871, and Tiki has been making a home for herself and her family of orphans in a deserted hideaway adjoining Charing Cross Station in central London. Their only means of survival is by picking pockets. One December night, Tiki steals a ring, and sets off a chain of events that could lead to all-out war with the Fey. For the ring belongs to Queen Victoria, and it binds the rulers of England and the realm of Faerie to peace. With the ring missing, a rebel group of faeries hopes to break the treaty with dark magic and blood—Tiki’s blood.
Unbeknownst to Tiki, she is being watched—and protected—by Rieker, a fellow thief who suspects she is involved in the disappearance of the ring. Rieker has secrets of his own, and Tiki is not all that she appears to be. Her very existence haunts Prince Leopold, the Queen’s son, who is driven to know more about the mysterious mark that encircles her wrist.
Prince, pauper, and thief—all must work together to secure the treaty…

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