The Dark Divine Launch Recap & Awards

Yesterday was so much fun! I had the great fortune of being able to attend The Dark Divine launch party here in Salt Lake City at the King's English bookstore. I was supposed to get an interview with the lovely Bree Despain, but the event was such a hit that there just wasn't any time. Hopefully this week sometime! First things first though. I received this award yesterday, and it's time to pass it on!



I received this award from Nikki over at A Haunt of Ancient Peace. Thanks Nikki! The Honest Scrap award is given to those who write from the bottom of their hearts and put their soul into what they do. In accepting this award, I must list 10 (hopefully) interesting things about myself that you may not have known and then pass the award along to 7 other bloggers. 10 fun facts about me are:

1. I speak three languages, two of which I speak fluently.
2. I escaped Alcatraz when I was 22. And no, I am not joking.
3. I am allergic to my own adrenaline, as well as hypersensitive to sunlight.
4. My graduation present was supposed to be a Chow-Chow puppy, but I don't have her yet.
5. I could swim before I could walk and I competed for 20 years. I just retired.
6. I wrote a complete book, which is currently out on submission. I'm writing another.
7. When I read books, I tend to see them like movies playing out in my head.
8. I have two amazing sisters, Nikki & Kristina, and they're my best friends in the whole world.
9. I am completely and hopelessly addicted to caffeine and Red Bull. Oops.
10. It's an off day if I don't trip over air.

So, the 7 blogs I'd like to nominate are...
1. Amna at Amna Writes
2. Raven at Love Letters to Forever
3. Adriana at Loves to Read
4. Justine & Steff at A Bookful of Thoughts
5. Holly at Good Golly Miss Holly
6. Jessica at Shut Up! I'm Reading
7. Sasha at The Sweet Bonjour

I have another award to hand out tomorrow, so stay tuned for that!
Ok, onto the meat of this post...The Dark Divine launch party! I figured I'd show you the party through pictures and a couple of really awful videos I took.




Bree Despain! Isn't she lovely? She was so friendly and told us all about the terrible car accident that started her on the road to writing The Dark Divine. If you don't know the story, click here.







Bree and I during the TDD signing. She was so sweet...signed my book and gave me TDD nail polish!









The King's English Bookstore. It's the cure for the common book retailer...absolutely adorable on the inside, and they have a TON of signings. Bree's event totally kicked the other events' asses!









My loot! The purple nail polish is so pretty...I wish I actually liked wearing nail polish.











Ok, now a couple of videos to wrap up. They're really quiet because I got stuck all the way in back (right next to Bree's nieces) and the room was pouring with babies!


This was right at the beginning when she started to tell us about how she began writing The Dark Divine. Please excuse the person who cuts right in front of the camera. Awesome.


In this vid, Bree is reading the confrontation between Jude and Grace on the porch. The video is super quiet, and Bree said she was totally nervous. It was a ton of fun though!

Oh, and a few fun facts about Bree and The Dark Divine.
1. Yes, there is a sequel to The Dark Divine!
2. Did you know that the first agent interested in TDD wanted to get rid of the prodigal son reference?
3. Bree already knows the ending for Book 2...and she's excited!
4. Bree's cure for writer's block = bubble baths and chocolate.
5. Bree is hoping to finish writing Book 2 within the month!