Guest post by Scott Nicholson (Plus a Chance to Win a Kindle!)

October Lasts Forever

By Scott Nicholson

http://www.hauntedcomputer.com/



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 Though I’ve been writing for so long it seems like I should be into December by now, October Girls is the first series I’ve ever written.

In an earlier blog tour stop, I talked about how I originally came up with the secret family pen name, because I thought people who liked my young-adult paranormal series might not try the books if they thought I as a “horror writer.” I can assure you, I’m not very horrible, and I quickly decided that I was just fine being L.C. Glazebrook and Scott Nicholson rolled into one. The books will keep the Glazebrook name, at least for a while, but having a series adds a whole new set of challenges.

But also a lot of opportunities for fun. The important thing to me is that I love the two main characters, teen witch Crystal and her dead best friend Bone. Crystal is your typical high school drop-out, overcoming the depression that set in when Bone was killed by a UPS van at age 16. Now she’s trying to get her GED and go to community college and deal with her boyfriend Pettigrew, who is a little too serious too fast.

Well, except there’s that part where she has to guard the portal to the afterlife.

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And Bone is a loyal friend, but she kind of wants to catch up on all things she missed back in the land of the living—like losing her virginity. And she’s got a couple of secrets that even Bone doesn’t know about, and there are sinister forces in Darkmeet that are manipulating Bone to get to Crystal—so that all hell can break loose.

You know, real life.

In just one book, there are already enough complications to write a dozen books easily. Does Pettigrew really love Crystal or is it one of Momma’s magic spells? What does Bone do about the sixth-grade dead boy who’s crushing on her? How does Crystal abandon Momma to a life in the trailer park, turning her back on generations of family tradition? And why the heck does the Judge love chocolate so much?



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 Some of these things I know the answer to, such as why Bone feels slightly guilty around Crystal, but also a little jealous. Others, like the chocolate and where Roscoe the possum familiar comes in, are yet to be decided. Maybe you can help me out…

Which of these covers do you like best for Book #2, “Dead & Unfriended,” due out early next year?

By commenting, you will be entered for a Kindle DX and a Kindle 3 giveaway. Don’t forget to sign up for my newsletter for more giveaways. Thanks, and I hope you let the October Girls into your life.

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Further Info About the Tour/Scott/etc.:

Current 99-cent specials are As I Die Lying and Disintegration. For every book of mine that hits the Top 100 during the tour, I will throw in an extra Kindle 3 giveaway. Tell your friends. Amaze your neighbors. Shock your therapist.

Scott Nicholson is author of 12 novels, including the thrillers Speed Dating with the Dead, Drummer Boy, Forever Never Ends, The Skull Ring, Burial to Follow, and They Hunger. His revised novels for the U.K. Kindle are Creative Spirit, Troubled, and Solom. He’s also written four comic series, six screenplays, and more than 60 short stories. His story collections include Ashes, The First, Murdermouth: Zombie Bits, and Flowers.

To be eligible for the Kindle DX or Kindle 3, simply post a comment below with contact info. Feel free to debate and discuss the topic, but you will only be entered once per blog. I’m also giving away a Kindle 3 through the tour newsletter and a Pandora’s Box of free e-books to a follower of “hauntedcomputer” on Twitter. Thanks for playing. Complete details can be found here.