The November I’m-not-really-avoiding-NaNo blog post

Grrr. Yes, I’m doing NaNo, and yes, I’m kind of failing so far. 10666 words. But I’m hoping to catch up soon. Maybe this weekend. I may have to turn of the internets to achieve that of course; I’m just too easy to distract.

But the bright side of November is that I’m giving away a signed copy of the lovely Tara Fuller’s INBETWEEN, which will be a fabulous Christmas gift for the teen in your life.

I went to Tara’s first ever signing in Asheboro, NC—a mere hop, skip and a jump from where I live. Or so I thought. My GPS, however, had other ideas. It confidently took me to a totally different library in a totally different town where I interrupted a delightful group of wood carvers.

After admiring their wonderful whittling skills, they kindly drew me a map to the library where Tara was. I needed to take US42 to get there from where I had mistakenly ended up. Imagine my delight when one of these wood carvers looked at me with a distinct twinkle in his eye and said, “of course, forty-two is the answer to everything.” SCORE! Who would have imagined that I’d meet a Douglas Adams fan in a very rural area of North Carolina. If I’d never made it to Tara’s book signing, that would easily have been the highlight of my month!

Anyway, I arrived in time to buy the last three books, and eat an awesome cup cake made by her sister-in-law…so there was much rejoicing.

 

And it is one of these books, that Tara kindly signed, and is holding in this photo, that is up for grabs.

Inbetween:  Since the car crash that took her father’s life three years ago, Emma’s life has been a freaky — and unending — lesson in caution. Surviving “accidents” has taken priority over being a normal seventeen-year-old, so Emma spends her days taking pictures of life instead of living it. Falling in love with a boy was never part of the plan. Falling for a reaper who makes her chest ache and her head spin? Not an option.

It’s not easy being dead, especially for a reaper in love with a girl fate has put on his list not once, but twice. Finn’s fellow reapers give him hell about spending time with Emma, but Finn couldn’t let her die before, and he’s not about to let her die now. He will protect the girl he loves from the evil he accidentally unleashed, even if it means sacrificing the only thing he has left…his soul.

To enter, just follow @scwine and @tara25fuller on Twitter, and leave me some NaNo tips (or encouragement!) in the comments below. If you are participating NaNo, feel free to add your user ID so we can buddy up! I will announce the winner (chosen by random.org) on December 7th.