>Get Jolted!

>Dear Citizens of Somewhere,

JOLTED? No, it's not a new pop. Or a new dance. JOLTED is my latest soon-to-be released book. To celebrate the Canadian launch of JOLTED: Newton Starker's Rules for Survival, I'm giving away a copy of the book. It's not on bookstore shelves, but I've got my copies! You could have one, too. Wow. You could read the book before anyone else (except me, and my editors, my agent, and a few reviewers, the postperson, and my wife). The book will be released to the public August 19th in Canada and March 2009 in the US. JOLTED is all about a young man who must spend his life dodging lightning. He goes to a survival school in Moose Jaw to learn how. He also has a magic pig for a friend. Doesn't everyone? Here's the cover:


All you have to do to win the book is post an answer to this skill testing question (on or before August 18th, 2008): what does it feel like to be hit by lightning? Please post your answer at my other blog address: http://arthurslade.livejournal.com/The most creative answer will win. Or else I'll have my magic pig choose the answer. Her name is Josephine, BTW.

All the best,
Art

>Tag Tag Tag

>My dear, lovely, wonderful, brilliant friend, Kathleen Duey, has tagged me. I assume I did something to her in another life that has caused her to unleash this blogging Cerberus-headed nightmare (actually technically it would be a Cerberus and two thirds nightmare since I have to now tag five friends and we all know Cerberus only has 3 heads and I need two more heads to make that image work, but I digress). Yes, if you read the brackets I have to tag 5 friends. Who am I mad at today?

Here are the rules:

1. Pick up the nearest book.

2. Open to page 123.

3. Find the fifth sentence.

4. Post the next three sentences.

5. Once you've posted your three sentences, tag five people and post a comment to the blog of whomever has just tagged you. Therefore I will comment on Kathleen's blog . If I tagged you, you should be posting a comment on my blog. Nothing nasty. : )


Here I go to reach, ugh, for the nearest book. Oh, it's The Alienist by Caleb Carr, this should be fun:

"It's the obvious interpretation, if you've got a body with a cut throat. But I noticed almost immediately that there was extensive damage to the laryngeal structures, especially the hyoid bone, which in both cases was fractured. That, of coures, indicates strangulation."
"I don't understand," I said.

Hope no one was in the middle of eating a burger...
It is an excellent book.

Actually that wasn't so painful. And look, I finally posted to my blog! It's been months. Want to know what's been slowing me down, then visit the good ol' Hunchback.

Cheers!
Art

>Winners and Nominees...

>Yay, I'm happy to report that
Invasion of the IQ Snatchers has been nominated for a Saskatchewan Book Award for Children's Literature.

If I can work this right, I'll get a free lunch, a free dinner, and, $1500.00! Uh, that last part would mean actually winning the prize, tho. There are some lovely other books nominated.

Speaking of prizes, the free Villainology contest was won by Sandra Kasturi! Yay, a free book. Other winners too numerous to mention came from the UK, the US, and someplace called Canada. I just mailed everything today. I betcha they can't wait until their mysterious prizes arrive!

Cheers!

Art

>Final Day of Villainous Contest

>It's the final day of the win a free Villainology book contest (see my Oct. 9th post for details)! At 9PM Mountain Time I'll be doing the draw. There have already been thousands and thousands of entrants (remember authors like to exaggerate). It'll be kind of like bingo, though. I have prepared a special rolling glass ball and will be stocking it with eyeballs. Each eyeball will have one of your names etched on it. I know, it sounds icky, but I had to do something with all those extra eyeballs. Oh, there's a similar contest on Facebook in my Villainology group, so feel free to enter both.
Hey who's this?

And this?

Neat, eh? They're both from the villain lineup at the start of the book. That Derek Mah (the illustrator), he's so brilliant.

Cheers, salutations, and all that jazz,

Art