Author Erin Kellison Release Party and $100.00 Amazon Gift Card Contest
Thank you to Bitten By Books for having me here to celebrate the release of my novella, Shadow Play! It’s the second in the series, but it stands alone as well. Stick around, comment, and be entered to win a $100 gift certificate.
When I was a little kid, I was afraid of the dark. (Okay, I’m still afraid of the dark.) Anyway, I’ve got this memory from when I was four years old. I know I was four because I shared my room with my big sister—we’ll get to her in a sec. I used to lie in bed, staring in terror at the shadows. I swear I could see people in the dark and they were talking to each other. I was petrified that they would notice me and… get me. I’d breathe shallowly, barely blinking, until I was too exhausted to stay awake. Well, one night, I got up my courage to tiptoe over to my sister’s bed to tell her I was scared. She would not wake. I poked her, shook her, wiggled the glasses that were still on her face… and then I bit her finger. She yelled, lights came on. I don’t know if I got in trouble, but I do know that I continued to watch shadows for the rest of my life. I am an expert. I should be awarded an honorary phD for my intense research and nightly fieldwork.
I got stuck on the idea that shadow could walk around by itself. I wondered what a person’s shadow would be like, what would motivate it, what would it be capable of? Fast forward a few decades and you have Eleanor Russo, whose shadow—you guessed it—can walk around independently of her flesh and blood body. Her boyfriend, Dr. Cam Kalamos, is crazy about them both, but things get a little dicey when the team is called upon to investigate the disappearance of a child. Excerpts and cool stuff are over at my website: www.erinkellison.com AND I’ll be back here in July to celebrate the release of my next book, Fire Kissed.
My questions for you today are:
Have you ever been afraid of the dark? If so, what’s scary about it to you? Which scares you more: the explainable things in the dark, or the supernatural?
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CONTEST INFO: Open to readers WORLDWIDE!
PRIZE: A $100.00 Electronic Amazon Gift card
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2. Ask some questions, please no duplicates and answer the authors questions. + 1 point per question PLEASE ASK EACH ONE IN A SEPARATE POST.
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Tweet AND Facebook this event: http://www.bittenbybooks.com/?p=53020 + 1 Points (max 3 times a day please not all at the same time) include @bittenbybooks in your tweet.
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Andra L from the Usa!
OMG! I have TOTALLY been afraid of the dark. When I was a kid, the lightswitch was at the bottom of the stairs in the basement so you had to run up the stairs in complete dakness! I think what
Hi Andra! Thanks for the comments. Here are my answers:
1.So are shadows extensions of your personality (in your book
1. Elaine R, USA
2. Ask some questions, please no duplicates and answer the authors questions. + 1 point per question PLEASE ASK EACH ONE IN A SEPARATE POST.
QUESTION: Have you ever gotten scared by a story you were writing?
AUTHOR’S QUESTION: Have you ever been afraid of the dark? If so, what
Hi Elaine!
Wow that Sybil story is creeeeeepy. I like it
Yes, I have gotten scared by something I’m writing. Happens quite a bit, actually, especially if I’m writing late at night. Drives my husband crazy, hehe.
1. I have to admit that yes I’m afraid of the dark.
2. It scares me because I can’t see what’s there.
3. I would also have to say that the unexplainable things in the dark scare me more than the supernatural.
My questions for you:
1. Which of your characters do you identify with the most and why?
2. If you could become one of your characters for the day who would you choose and why?
3. If you could have any super power you wanted, what would you pick?
Tally:
RSVP’d: +25
Answered questions: +3
asked questions: +3
Tweeted – https://twitter.com/#!/TokyoTensai/status/197205270299025409: +1
Shared link on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000370406697: +1
Bought book(receipt sent): +500
Bought another book through BBB link: +100
Attended Jenn Bennett’s Event: +1
Total: +635
I forgot to say:
Becky R.
USA
Hi Becky!
1. Which of your characters do you identify with the most and why? Wow that’s tricky. Probably Talia from my first book, Shadow Bound. She started off as an academic and her shy nature is similar to mine. Plus I can really scream like a banshee sometimes
2. If you could become one of your characters for the day who would you choose and why? Kaye Brand, from my upcoming novel Fire Kissed. She’s a fire mage, very powerful, and she’s got some great shoes.
3. If you could have any super power you wanted, what would you pick? Flying would be very cool. Either that or communicating with corn.
Erin,
Thanks for coming to BBB and having this great contest. I am no longer afraid of the dark but I remember being terrified when I was younger. I also shared a room with my sister until I was 6. The curtains in our room were almost see through and all the night shadows “played” in our room. We had huge oaks in the yard and bushes under the window that rustled and threw shadows. I was too scared to even get up and go to the bathroom. I suppose that explains why we have blackout curtains in all our bedrooms now! I’m looking forward to reading your book!
Beth
1. Beth M.-USA. RSVP’d +25 points
2. Asked a question + 1 point (next post)
3. Tweeted this event + 1 Points
4. Bought a NEW Kindle copy of Shadow Play from Amazon +100 points
Also used the Amazon link to buy Kindle versions of:
Shine +100 points
Hunting Kat +100 points
Dead to Me +100 points
The Calling +100 points
Dead on the Delta +100 points
Blood on the Bayou +100 points
City of Ghosts +100 points
Sacrificial Magic +100 points
Home 100 points
6. Tallied my own points +1 point
Total 928 points
I thought the rule for buying Shadow Play was only =100 points but if it’s +500 then I have 1328 points.
Hi Beth! Thanks for stopping by. I WISH I had blackout curtains – the sun here in AZ is like a dagger sometimes
Hope you enjoy Shadow Play!
Melissa B. USA
Once I spent time at my uncle’s farm, where you couldn’t see 2 inches in front of your face at night, I wan’t afraid of the dark. Now, I’ve had my imagination get the best of me, but the dark… na. However, now I have a doberman who is afraid of the dark. LOL Go figure.
Ever seen a ghost?
Ever been to a haunted house?
RSVP’d +25
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/BooksThings/status/197394812566126592 +1
asked/answered +3
bought Shadow Play +100
Totaled +1
130
Hi Melissa!
Hmmm, a doberman that’s afraid of the dark *may* be a little counter-productive
Ever seen a ghost? Nope, but my dad used to tell stories about a ghost living in our attic in North Dakota. It was a friendly ghost.
Ever been to a haunted house? Well, not a “real” one, just the Halloween kind. In my head I think it would be fun to visit a real location that’s supposed to be haunted, but I know I’d probably get scared
For you, Is it worse to be in total darkness or to be in the dark with shadows?
I think I prefer total darkness because shadows are just scary!
Hi Beth (again)!
Yikes, I don’t like my choices here – neither one sounds like a picnic to me
Roni L, PA, USA
I was afraid of the dark as a child. Pitch black still terrifies me. I don’t think I could be a contestant on that new SyFy Channel game show where they put you in pitch black dark!
In the dark, both the explainable, realistic things (burglars, etc.) and the supernatural are scary to me because~hey! it’s dark! LOL!
My question for you: since shadows need at least a little light to exist in the real world, how do your shadow people handle pitch black situations?
+ 25 RSVP
+500 bought Shadow Play using BBB links
+ 2 Tweets using BBB links
+ 2 FB posts using BBB links
+ 1 question asked
+ 1 answered Erin’s questions
+ 1 tally my points
=532 points
Roni L, PA, USA
Second question: If your shadow is a separate personality, are there times (like say…a romantic evening with your hottie) when you can tell them to take a hike? Privacy, ya know! LOL!
+ 1 Attended Jenn’s event
+ 1 asked another question
Roni L, PA, USA
I just thought of this one: What about children’s shadows? If children’s shadows can be separate just like adults, how do you keep them from mischief???
+ 1 asked another question
+ 1 Tweeted again
=536 points total
Hi Roni!
I didn’t know about that SyFy show but it sounds pretty creepy to me too.
Since shadows need at least a little light to exist in the real world, how do your shadow people handle pitch black situations? Good question – I haven’t put Ellie’s shadow in that position yet, but there are two more stories to go…
Second question: If your shadow is a separate personality, are there times (like say
Jessica S. from the USA
As a kid I was kinda scared of the dark as well. Mostly because of a poor parent who allowed me to watch really scary movies. I wa snever told to go play in another room. So I was subjected to movies with serial killers–the real scary guys! I saw a Freddy krueger movie once as well and that scared me for weeks on end!!
My imagination gets the best of me at times. So I feared what was lurknig in the dark, hanging around the corner waiting for me to come around it!
I RSVP +25
I answered Questions +1
I bought Shadow Play +100
Add +1
127 points
Hi Jessica!
Yes, I too saw plenty of scary movies at a young age. Changeling, with George C. Scott, shook me pretty hard. Saw it when I was six or seven, I think. Not recommended viewing at that age – I’d stick to Totoro
I have been scared of the dark all of my life! I am not afraid of tornados but I do respect them. We’ve had a bunch of them this tornado season. I was
tough in front of of my children. LOL There grown and now I taking care of
the grandchildren. They of course finally told me they knew I was afraid of the dark. LOL I’ve climbed rock,water and s
Which scares you more: the explainable things in the dark, or the supernatural?
Well when I was a kid the devil was going to poke me in the butt. He lived in our basement. I had an older sister. I like the supernatual.So now I’m afraid of the dark because someone could rape or kill me. I want to live a
long time.
My question is
o you see shadows with animals?
I RSVPed for this event and I am going to attend Jenn Bennett
Hi Lisa!
Which scares you more: the explainable things in the dark, or the supernatural? Both.
My question is do you see shadows with animals? No, I’m not much of an animal person so don’t usually go there
Hi Erin -
I’ve never been afraid of the dark. I guess I’d say the supernatural would scare me more because I wouldn’t know what to expect. +1
Who is your favorite author at the moment? +1
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/Jovial_1/status/197414448368070657 +1
RSVP’d +25
attend Jenn Bennett
Hi Viki! Thanks for commenting.
Who is your favorite author at the moment? Wow, another tough one. So many it’s hard to choose. Right now I’m reading Patricia Briggs and loving it. She’s always a favorite.
I was always afraid of the dark because thats when whiskey pete the espresso foam loving rat would dance a jig around my room until i supplied him with the magical foam he craved.
Ummm…
Howdy Erin! I have two (or three) of your books in my growing TBR pile. Trying like heck to get to them (I try to set up queues for myself)
Rachel Flesher / Raonaid Luckwell
Hi Raonaid!
What was the scariest thing that happened to you in the dark/shadows? See the story above – still a winner.
Ever have the urge to make shadow puppets when bored?
Total – 31
LOL I do a mean crocodile
Favorite literary character from any book (yours included)
Total – 32
So many that I love, but Elizabeth Bennet was one of the first. Still love her like crazy.
Wow, for some reason it takes about two minutes to load after each question asked. Then locked up on me.
If you could live (or escape) into any literary world and yes yours included, which would you choose, why, and what role would you play there?
Total – 33
I think I’d have a lot of fun knocking around Middle Earth as Galadriel.
Have you ever been afraid of the dark?
-Yes.
If so, what
Hi Helen!
Yep, scary movies. They’ll get you every time. Did you see Changeling when you were a kid?
Okay ? #1
Do you sleep on the right or the left?
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[or are you a bed hoarder like me?
all over
? #2
If you could be any type of animal, what would you be?
An aye-aye (thought they were fitting for today’s topic)
? #3
What is your fave dish?
(I tend to be like Garfield, Lasagna!!)
Do vinegar chips count as a dish?
Q from author: (+1)
Have you ever been afraid of the dark? Of course, even now.
If so, what
Hi Amy!
No I was not aware of that. Very interesting, thanks for the cool info. However if faced with a ghost I’d be scared regardless of its color
Q to author: (+1)
Have anyone else (family or friends) also heard the voices/whispers that you were scared of when you were little? If so, did they (or you) notice them disappearing and when?
Point tally: (+1)
Total to date = 4 points
Amy T.
U.S.A.
Not that I know of, or at least nobody has fessed up yet
Q to author: (+1)
Why did those voices scare you? Was it because you didn’t know what they were or because of what they said (if you could even make it out)? I know you’d said that you were afraid that they’d notice you and get you but was that fear generated from the fear of the unknown or something else that you’d noticed about them?
Point tally: (+1)
Total to date = 4 points
Amy T.
U.S.A.
Whoops. That makes it a total to date of 5 points.
It’s all about the unknown
Do you have animals/names/species?
I tweeted at https://twitter.com/#!/purplepoodle58/status/197441629404147713
Lisa D. USA
Total points= 1035
Henry the Hamster is our family pet at the moment.
Oh, yes, I was scared of the dark indeed as a child! This can still happen if I’ve watched a scary movie. So I make it a point to not watch scary movies. I was just scared because I couldn’t see, and whatever you can’t see can just be out to get you, right?
Definitely more scared of the supernatural than real things. Because real things can, you know, eventually be seen and/or understood. Supernatural, not so much. Thank you, overactive imagination.
I look forward to reading this series very much. Thanks for the contest!
Julie T, USA
answered questions +3
tally own +1
total points = 4
Hi Julie! Thanks for stopping by. Once again, scary movies. Can’t get away from them
MARY P
AUSTRALIA
I have never been afraid of the dark, but I don’t like unexplained noises at night. Real things scare me more than the possibility of it being Supernatural. People can be so evil.
+25 RSVP
+1 Tally
TOTAL: 26
Hi Mary!
From what I know of Australia (very little), those noises could be any number of dangerous critters/creatures. I’d be looking under the rug for taipans and funnel webs all night!
Hi Erin! Congratulations on the release of SHADOW PLAY.
I am afraid of the dark and the reason why is that it comes down to me not being able to see and relying on my senses…which when combined with my imagination can be unreliable and downright scary. I try not to but in the dark I’m always imagining ghosts and any odd sound puts me on edge. I don’t mind scary reads and movies though. Those are fun
I am more afraid of the supernatural than the unexplainable things in the dark. Probably because when confronted with the supernatural I’ll KNOW it’s real and it’s going to take some time to wrap my mind around that. Even scarier is that just like the real world, I imagine there is both good and bad supernatural beings.
My question for you is, is there is one unexplained thing in the world you would like a definite answer for?
Na S., Canada
+25 RSVP
+3 Answered the questions
+1 Asked a question
+500 Bought the book and emailed receipt
+1 Tally
= 530
Hi Na! Thanks so much for the kind words.
Is there is one unexplained thing in the world you would like a definite answer for? The Kardashians.
HAhaha! I am going to guess that you did get in trouble for biting your sisters finger when she was sleeping. Though it does show that you have a great imagination, one I am sure you wished you didn’t have when you were growing up. But all that stressful sleeping and frightened nights paid off! I believe I have seen a couple of posts about your book recently, it is part of a series right? Would you call this YA or not? The cover kinda seems like a YA cover but I am not sure…
The dark never scared me, I liked to hide in the dark or when we would play night games I would be the one finding the darkest shadows to hide in. If you are in the darkest spot everything else shows up really well and you can see what is going on around you, much better advantage. =) And maybe I was that something in the dark others were scared of…at least my little sister was scared of me! Ha!
Lexi H. USA
+25 RSVP
+1 answer
+1 question
+1 tally
Total = 28
Hi Lexi! Thanks for commenting.
All of my books so far are meant for adults, though I’d love to write a YA series in the future.
I rarely read YA, so I am happy to hear these books are not. Though nothing against it, and if you get the chance to write it in the future I hope you enjoy it. I am sure it is a different animal.
Hi Erin
We missed you at the Tucson Festival of Books this year. There were cookies this time, double chocolate chunk. Any chance we will see you next year?
Will there be more cookies???
I meant to answer these on the previous post. I think I am click happy now that I have escaped the land of dial up.
Have you ever been afraid of the dark? If so, what
I think I asked these before but I was so late to do it that I missed you.
If you will be at the Festival again do you have a cookie request?
My request is that there be cookies!!!
Of course there will be cookies! Any favs?
Frances G. PUERTO RICO
Hello Erin, hope everything is well with you!
My question for you:
In which century would you like (or would have liked) to live other than the 20th/21st and why?
Have you ever been afraid of the dark?
–Not really, depends on my mood though… either what I’ve been watching or thinking about after sunset.
If so, what
Hi Frances!
I’d love to live for a while in a future century…perhaps the 24 1/2th century
I have always been afraid of the dark since I was little. I use to have to sleep with a light on. When I was older I cut the light out and made myself get use to the dark. I always imagines things in the dark. Something was moving and the unknown. Please enter me in contest. I would love to read this series. USA Tore923@aol.com
Hi Victoria! Thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoy the series!
Do you have a favorite story world other than your own?
Oh I have tons of favorites, but I’ll stick with Middle Earth since I’ve already peeked at your next question
How do you think your characters would fare if dropped in it?
I think my characters would do rather well. It would be epic.
Aragorn: You have my sword.
Gimli: And my axe.
Legolas: And my bow.
Shadowman: And my scythe!
Hi Erin,
+3 not usually afraid of the dark, but if I were searching for spirits, then probably the explainable things in the dark
+25 rsvp
+1 rsvp for Jenn
+1 tally pts
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30
pts
sorry dont have a kindle
thanks
Dina S
USA
dlsmilad at yahoo dot com
Hi Dina! Thanks for stopping by!
*waves* I’m not afraid of the dark now, but I also tend to avoid really scary movies. Oddly, I’ve always loved scary books, but movies get to me every time. The Exorcist had me covering my head for weeks. *shudder* I’m actually not afraid of cemeteries in the day or night either…
Thanks for the interview and giveaway:)
Brenda H., USA
answered questions +1
Jenn Bennett
Hi Brenda!
Have you seen Changeling by chance?
Lisa R smalltown
Never really beem afraid of the dark. The things that scare me are the things you have no control over. Like cancer
+1 Planner or pantzer?
DO you follow a “formula” when you write? DO you outline your ideas, write in a specific order
Hi Lisa!
I’m a little of both actually. I do a lot of planning up front, but during the writing process I always allow for inspiration to come and change things up, even if it’s at the expense of my carefully laid plans.
Lisa R smalltown, USA
+1 https://twitter.com/#!/alterlisa/status/197515613218934784
+1 https://www.facebook.com/LisasLovesBooksOfCourse/posts/377583975626535
+1 asked question
+1 answered question
+1 total=34
Lisa R smalltown
Lisa R smalltown, USA
+1 What is your favorite thing about the writing experience and why?
+1 https://www.facebook.com/LisasLovesBooksOfCourse/posts/302227239856224
+1 https://twitter.com/#!/alterlisa/status/197519105379663872
total=37
Those moments of inspiration I mentioned above. When that pure creativity happens there’s nothing like it.
Hi Erin
* I Have Been afraid of the dark as a child .but my Monsters where always real man in the dark and not monsters maybe that is why I read Paranormal to me it’s real be to be afraid of not monsters .+1
* any more Fears going to end up in your books? +1
* I Spread the news on my Twitter and here is the link https://twitter.com/#!/sasluvbooks/status/197527804441669632 and my facebook and here is the link https://www.facebook.com/sasluvbooks/posts/2669552238167 +1
* I RSVPed to be here today with Erin +25
* I Will be attending Jenn Bennett Next +1
* I Tallyed my Points +1=30
* Stacey S USA
sasluvbooks at yahoo dot com
Hi Stacey! Yes I’m sure I’ve got some more fears tucked away somewhere for future stories
Yes, I can definitely remember being scared of the dark as a kid. It was such a horrible feeling and being a kid with a huge imagination there were usually plenty of things that I could picture there with me. Yikes. I’m glad I’m an adult now.
(Tally) total is 2pts
Hi Stephanie! Thanks for hanging out and commenting. I’m with you – it’s better being a grown up (in this case anyway
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June M.
US resident
+2 Author’s Questions answered:
Have you ever been afraid of the dark? Nope, I love the dark and I am not scared to walk around either inside or outside in it, the worse thing that can happen is I bump into something or fall, LOL
Which scares you more: the explainable things in the dark, or the supernatural? I am not scared of either. explainable things why should they care me, supernatural things, not sure I believe or disbelieve.
+1 My Question: I love random questions so what was your favorite toy as a child?
+1 Tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/JuneAnnM/status/197563358310969344
+1 FB: https://www.facebook.com/june.manning74/posts/443939525622802
+25 RSVPd
+100 Purchased the following using link:
F814 (Cyborgs: More Than Machines)
+1 Tallying
TOTAL: 131
manning_j2004 at yahoo dot com
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Hi June,
Hmmm, favorite toy? Probably my old Star Wars figures.
Yes that is random
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1 of 3 Pack of Universal Touch Screen Stylus Pen (Red + Black + Silver)
2 of CrazyOnDigital Screen Protector Film Matte Clear (Anti-Glare Anti-Fingerprint) for Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet (3-Pack)
1 of McAfee Total Protection 2012–3 Users
*This adds 400 entries
New total 531 Entries
Hi everyone,
I just wanted to say once again a big thanks to BBB and a very special thanks to everyone who bought my book(s) today. It means a lot to me and I really hope you enjoy reading the stories as much as I did writing them.
Best,
Erin
Hi,
I was scared of dark for a time as I was 5. I’ve watched Stephen King’s Christine, and I was scared to got near my bed, because I believed there might be a witch under it who will grab my ankle if I go near it.
I don’t actually believe in the supernatural, even if like reading about it, so I guess the sounds in the dark would scare me more.
If you could have a supernatural creature as a pet, what would you choose?
Thanks!
Dovile P., Lithuania
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+25 RSVPed fro this event
+4 for questions
+1 tally
Total: 30
1. Name+ 1
2. Posted on twitter n facebook+ 2
3. What kind of books do u enjoy? Where do come up with ur idea’s? Who are your favorite author’s?+3
4. I was kinda afraid of the dark. My mom got sick when i was 6 when she was at the hospital we were being watched. I looked out the window and someone was out there my dog Shadow was barking like crazy. Yhe person was throwing up a glow stick over n over we called the police but the person was gone i still don’t know who it was after that i was scared of the dark. +3
5. Rsvp+
6. Bought 2 ebooks+200
total 233
When I was a kid, though, I was terrified by the Nothing and the wolf-creature that served it from Neverending Story. My mom convinced me to adopt an imaginary wolf of my own as a guardian, and that worked against the nightmares. As an adult, however, I’m far more wary of the mundane dangers that lurk in the dark as reported in our local police blotter.
Have you heard of the real-world belief in “Shadow People”? A friend pointed out the wikipedia article to me last year, and I’m fascinated by this modern folkloric take on the age-old fear of shadows and the unknown!
Tally:
Author’s questions: +2
Asked a question: +1
RSVP’d: +25
Headed over to Jenn Bennett’s contest immediately after posting this: +1
Tally: +1
Total: +30
I haven’t bee afraid of the dark.
The supernatural scares me more.
2 answered 2 questions
25 RSVPd
1 tally
28
I think this would be a wonderful book to read.
What would you like written about you in your obit?
Hopefully a very long time in the future.
I tweeted at https://twitter.com/#!/purplepoodle58/status/197894264728989697
Lisa D. USA
Total points= 1037
Have you ever been afraid of the dark? No.
Minna P. Finland
Author
Do you like promoting your books?
I tweeted at https://twitter.com/#!/purplepoodle58/status/198169400203935744
Lisa D. USA
Total points= 1039
Do you enjoy these 6 day promotions?
I do but I could see you getting tired of answering silly questions, sometimes even I get to ask silly ones.
Lisa D. USA
Total points = 1040
Hi Erin!
If you could go to live in ANY book you choose/Trade places with the character
Oh no!!! I forgot the most important thing
I don’t think I was afraid of the dark so much as I was afraid of the nightmares that would come when I closed my eyes in the dark. For some reason, I went through a terrible period where I had nightmares every night for several weeks in a row. Eventually, they just stopped.
Question: When I was young, my sister tried to freak me out with stories about bigfoot and such (and ended up scaring herself instead!). Did you have any siblings or cousins or friends who tried to do the same to you?
Margay R, USA, RSVP: 25
Author Question: 2
My question: 1
Tweeted: 1
Facebooked: 1
Tallied: 1
Total: 31
Leni K., USA
I use to be afraid of the dark. It was when I watched a scary movie as a child and that fright lasted for a little while
Now nothing scares me about the dark and I’m not afraid of the supernatural.
RSVP’ed +25
Answered two author questions +2
Tally + 1= 28
1. I am Pamk from USA and I rsvped. +25
2.Have you ever been afraid of the dark? If so, what
Hi there! I’m alittle late to the party again. God, life really gets in the way sometimes!! The book sounds good, I bought it. I have Shadow Fall in my TBR pile, it’s slowly moving on up. To answer your questions,
I used to be afraid of the dark, but that was a long time ago. I only occasionally get the shivers now, I love to sit in my backyard in the dark and just watch the sky, or sit on my balcony and watch the world go by. I love the dark because of it’s peaceful nature, things are so much more quiet at night, I love it.’
I think I would be more scared of the explainable things, like someome trying to rob you than the unexplainable.
Thanks for the contest, I’m looking forward to checking out the books!!
Joani S from USA
rsvp’d
did Bennets contest
bought book (is it 500 or 100?)
tally points=129 or 529
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