Hi, Lucas, thank you so much for stopping by the blog today, especially in light of my current giveaway 'The November Follower Frenzy'! I think interviewing you while organising a give away of The Hunted is very apt under the circumstances.
LM: No problems. Supporting the book in which I play a major supporting role seems like a really good idea to ensure I get more action in the next few books coming.
Lucas, I can assure you that you have a very large role in the next book. Actually, you have a major role in all five books.
LM: *Sighs with relief* Well, that's good. I was starting to think that the Vampires were going to get all the action. *Wiggles eyebrows at me* In more ways than one if you know what I mean ...
Yes, following you loud and clear, Lucas. And with The Hunted's release, how would you say life has changed for you?'
LM: Honestly? Everything has changed. Things aren't quite right with my parents, and Elena? Well, we all know she has a lot on her plate at the moment. I'm trying to convince her to change her mind about a few of her recent decisions, but I can't exactly let on that I have my own issues that I could really use her help sorting through.
And why is that?
LM: I'm her big brother. It's my job to protect her even if she can self-heal and apparently kick my ass. For the record, I would just like to remind everyone that although I may look weedy, I can hold my own. Plus, how many guys can shoot fireballs from their fingers? I am one bad ass Protector with an ever increasing magical repertoire and a big ...
*eyes widen* Thanks for that, Lucas. Just another quick question. Do you think the Institute of Magical Intervention have bigger plans for you?
LM: You mean besides dissecting Elena? *Scoffs* Of course they do. Do they think I'm stupid? I've been mastering my magical skills from a very young age. I'm pretty sure the other Protector kids aren't as advanced. *Rubs his shoulder, looks at me pointedly and frowns* Do you think my scar has anything to do with it?
At this point I have to steer Lucas in another direction. He's getting too close about revealing too much information from the up and coming release of The Damned.
So, Lucas, finally I'm just going to fire off a few quick questions to wrap up this impromptu interview
LM: Hit me.
Favourite Colour: Blue. It goes with my eyes.
Favourite Song: I like trance and dance music. I don't have favourites. Maybe I don't care enough to have one. *shrugs*
Favourite Movie: I like the Simpson's movie. *chuckles to himself* Spider Pig, Spider Pig ... such a classic.
Favourite Book: I'll say 'The Hunted' because I'm in it, but I suspect I might like the fifth one in the series best 'The Delivered'. *Shrugs* Or I suppose whichever one it is that I might actually get laid.
Favourite Holiday Destination: I've never really been anywhere. I lead a sad, sad life. I suspect at this rate I'll never get laid, *shakes head at me* despite all of your promises to fix me up with a hot blonde.
Right, I get it - you want to get laid. I'll see what I can do. Supposing I don't come through for you, if you had to pick someone famous, who would it be?
I'm not fussy. Just open a Playboy magazine anywhere and point.
Okay, so I let Lucas go. He was eyeing off my bathroom door and the tube socks drying on my dining room table like he had a pressing date. Needless to say I'm going to have to get writing before he starts complaining that blue is not his favourite colour due to certain appendage congestion.
Anyway, if you're curious about Lucas's role in The Hunted, check out my latest (and first) giveaway!
Have a good one everyone
Kristy :)
Saturday, 19 November 2011
Friday, 18 November 2011
Follow Friday #7
Happy Friday everyone!
Yes, it’s that time of week again where bloggers unite to participate in the Follow Friday venture. The idea behind #FF is to promote traffic to your own blog, make new friends with other like-minded bloggers and discuss new and interesting topics each week.
Participating is simple. First you need to follow my blog because I’m totally awesome, then you can follow me on Twitter @kristyberridge (actually you don’t have to do this, it’s wishful thinking), but do follow my blog or assassins will get you …
Then you must follow our illustrious hosts Rachel of http://www.parajunkee.com/ and Alison of http://www.alisoncanread.com/ If you want more details on how to enter your own blog in the follow and hop, all directions are on their webpages
Now, once you’ve followed, check out my answer to this week’s questions and don’t forget to leave a comment so I can do the right thing and follow you back!This week's question: Letter to Santa: Tell Santa what books you want for Christmas!
If you're curious, check out my November follower frenzy post below and you'll find out how you can get your very own copy and join me in Christmas bliss.
Saturday, 12 November 2011
November Follower Frenzy Give Away!
This is my very first give away!
Well, it's come to my attention that there aren't nearly enough of you out there talking about and reading my book The Hunted *wink wink*. So I've decided that I'm going to give away a signed copy as well as a 'Hunted' T-shirt to the follower who helps celebrate this milestone with me! The competition will be open until the end of November and it will be international, so don't be afraid to go crazy!
All you have to do to enter is the following:
1. Post a comment with your name and e-mail address or alternatively your Twitter/Facebook details so that I can contact you should you win.
2. Follow my blog!
3. Follow me on Twitter if you have an account http://twitter.com/#!/KristyBerridge
4. 'Like' my Hunted page on Facebook if you have an account http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Hunted/116951581718393
5. Tweet or post on Facebook about the give-away and encourage other followers as much as you can. When you do post try to include my name in the post so I can see who it came from, as every mention is another entry against your name. You can re-tweet and post as often as you like, it simply gives you more opportunity to win!
SYNOPSIS:
Elena Manory is by no means an ordinary teenage girl. Being born with the ability to heal herself from any injury, and with the knowledge that on her eighteenth birthday she will become a Vampire, Elena is aware that she is more than a little different from other girls her age.
It isn’t until she meets William Granville, an alluring and impossibly handsome vampire, that she begins to question her destiny and what secrets the Institute of Magical Intervention and her adopted family have withheld—secrets that could change the fates of not only her own life, but of the lives of all the immortals.
As events spiral out of control, William may be the only person Elena can place her trust in. He, and Elena’s magical family, must fight to save her, joining forces to defeat a common, deadly foe. For William, it is his chance to save the girl that he has searched eternity to find.
Friday, 11 November 2011
Follow Friday #6
Happy Friday everyone!
Yes, it’s that time of week again where bloggers unite to participate in the Follow Friday venture. The idea behind #FF is to promote traffic to your own blog, make new friends with other like-minded bloggers and discuss new and interesting topics each week.
Participating is simple. First you need to follow my blog because I’m totally awesome, then you can follow me on Twitter @kristyberridge (actually you don’t have to do this, it’s wishful thinking), but do follow my blog or assassins will get you …
Then you must follow our illustrious hosts Rachel of http://www.parajunkee.com/ and Alison of http://www.alisoncanread.com/ If you want more details on how to enter your own blog in the follow and hop, all directions are on their webpages
Now, once you’ve followed, check out my answer to this week’s questions and don’t forget to leave a comment so I can do the right thing and follow you back!
Q: In light of 11/11/11 and Veteran's day, tell us about your favourite soldier and how he or she is saving the world. Fictional or real life.
A: Unfortunately I don't know a real hero. I'm fortunate enough not to have to worry about someone not coming home or being injured in any wars past, present or future. So this week my answer is somewhat superficial. I'm going to have to go with fictional - Karl Urban as 'Reaper' in the movie 'Doom'. For one, he kicks some serious alien ass, and two, that guy would look super hot in or out of uniform. So yes, I'm choosing this soldier simply because I'd be more than happy to 'bunk' with him for all time.
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
Obsessive Compulsive Idiot
I think it's fair to say that we all have our little idiosyncrasies. As you know I'm not a fan of bugs and I have serious issues with coordinating my head not to impact frequently with hurtful, solid objects. I have my hands full most of the time with making sure my bug spray is fully stocked and not to book myself out as a piñata at kids parties.
So it probably comes as no surprise to you that I'm also an obsessive compulsive idiot. What does this mean? Although I don't have to wash my hands repeatedly or count to one hundred before opening doors, I do have certain routines that I have trouble breaking. One of them is the washing. When I hear the timer go off, I find it almost impossible not to go and hang it up straight away. Logic dictates that it can wait until the next commercial, after I have finished eating, after ... well, after a lot of things, but for some reason I'm compelled to do it instantaneously. I suspect this also ties in with the notion that I'm a lazy bastard and don't want to iron it later if I can hang it up now ...
The second would be the dishes. I just can't leave them in the sink. I suspect this too stems not from laziness, but fear that the dirty kitchen will attract aforementioned bugs in droves that decide to burrow into my ears and lay eggs in my brain.
Right, so the point is not that I have a crazy imagination or that I'm seriously lazy (reserve all judgement please), the point is that I have some stupid habits that I can't break.
The one that bothers me at present is my reading capacity. I have recently been delivered a beautiful swag of not one, but nine books from Booktopia. Each book is one that I've been wanting to read for a long time, yet I haven't even browsed the synopsis.
Why you might ask? Because I'm already in the middle of reading another. Yes, you heard me. I cannot read more than one book at a time. Now, I don't know if this is because I have short term memory or because I don't like mixing my plots, but I suspect it relates to a whole lot of idiocy.
Jump back twenty odd years and you have me in my room playing with Barbie dolls. Mum, being sweet buys me a secondary one (apparently it needed the company). Of course now I'm confused about who Ken is supposed to play kissy with so the other one goes under the bed for safekeeping. I simply cannot work with more than one doll at a time. They tend to get jealous, you see.
Fast forward back to the present, and as incomparable as Barbie dolls and books may be, I still find myself stuck in the unbreakable cycle of the illogical. I want to read more books, yet I feel like I'm cheating on the one I'm currently vested in. So I ask this, is anyone else out there as ridiculously twisted as I am?
Anyone??
Who knows, maybe I'll try and break out of the cycle tonight, perhaps leave the dishes for at least an hour ...
Who am I kidding, I still don't want the bugs to get me.
Have a good one everyone,
Kristy :)
So it probably comes as no surprise to you that I'm also an obsessive compulsive idiot. What does this mean? Although I don't have to wash my hands repeatedly or count to one hundred before opening doors, I do have certain routines that I have trouble breaking. One of them is the washing. When I hear the timer go off, I find it almost impossible not to go and hang it up straight away. Logic dictates that it can wait until the next commercial, after I have finished eating, after ... well, after a lot of things, but for some reason I'm compelled to do it instantaneously. I suspect this also ties in with the notion that I'm a lazy bastard and don't want to iron it later if I can hang it up now ...
The second would be the dishes. I just can't leave them in the sink. I suspect this too stems not from laziness, but fear that the dirty kitchen will attract aforementioned bugs in droves that decide to burrow into my ears and lay eggs in my brain.
Right, so the point is not that I have a crazy imagination or that I'm seriously lazy (reserve all judgement please), the point is that I have some stupid habits that I can't break.
Why you might ask? Because I'm already in the middle of reading another. Yes, you heard me. I cannot read more than one book at a time. Now, I don't know if this is because I have short term memory or because I don't like mixing my plots, but I suspect it relates to a whole lot of idiocy.
Jump back twenty odd years and you have me in my room playing with Barbie dolls. Mum, being sweet buys me a secondary one (apparently it needed the company). Of course now I'm confused about who Ken is supposed to play kissy with so the other one goes under the bed for safekeeping. I simply cannot work with more than one doll at a time. They tend to get jealous, you see.
Anyone??
Who knows, maybe I'll try and break out of the cycle tonight, perhaps leave the dishes for at least an hour ...
Who am I kidding, I still don't want the bugs to get me.
Have a good one everyone,
Kristy :)
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