Today was supposed to be an Author takeover, but Kelly Meding decided she’d rather come with us on vacations than make a post.*g* We did find someone to fill in, please welcome the star of Kelly Meding’s Dreg City series …Evy Stone! She will interview WYATT- the one and only. Please give them a warm welcome and don’t forget to answer of the questions at the end for your chance to win.
Congrats to the Book Lovers on the first anniversary of their amazing blog! Great job! And thank you for inviting me to hijack said awesome blog today. I don’t get to speak out much, beyond the confines of the Dreg City books, so it’s nice to be able to spread my wings a bit. Metaphorically, of course—Phin’s the one with wings.
Anyway, I’m kind of a private person and I’ve suffered through a few interviews in the past—most notably on the hilarious
(and sadly canceled) radio show
Cat & Muse, hosted by a former succubus named Jezebel. Some of those questions were, ah, of a personal nature, but damn it, I answered them.
So when I was presented with the idea of posting here today, it seemed like a good opportunity to turn the tables and embarrass the hell out of someone else. What follows is my attempt at conducting a Jezebel-inspired interview with Wyatt Truman, who you might recognize from his frequent efforts to save my life from the various forces trying to end it.
Imagine if you will, a comfortable studio environment with plush chairs, hot coffee, and good lighting (please, imagine it, because we were sitting in the living room of my old Triad apartment, and that sofa isn’t very comfortable). What follows is the slightly-edited transcript of my interview attempt, complete with spoilers for both THREE DAYS TO DEAD and AS LIE THE DEAD. So if you haven’t read them (why not, I ask you?), you might want to skip this.
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WYATT: Wait, so why are we doing this again?
EVY: Because I’ve done interviews before, we needed a funny post, and I think shoving you into the spotlight for a change could be pretty damn amusing. Any other questions?
W: (*shakes head*) Do your worst.
E: You might regret saying that.
W: Evy, in less than a week I saw my entire Triad murdered, traded my free will to bring you back, fought goblins, got kidnapped by Halfies, turned against some of my best friends, got swallowed by a troll, and died. Somehow you don’t scare me.
E: Well, you pretty much summarized THREE DAYS TO DEAD, so why don’t we skip that one. Let’s talk about AS LIE THE DEAD, and all of the shenanigans you got up to in that book.
W: I spent a third of it in a hospital bed.
E: Good point. (*considers*) Maybe I should be interviewing Phineas, instead. We made a pretty good team while you were laid up.
W: (*glares*) Uh huh. No way, you’re doing it with me.
E: (*snickers*)
W: (*rolls eyes*) Don’t you have note cards or something?
E: Oh yeah! (*shuffles cards*) Okay, so, what’s the worst thing about your situation in AS LIE THE DEAD?
W: Besides spending a third of it in bed, unable to help you or protect you from Phineas—who I did not trust at that point, by the way, sorry. Hearing Gina Kismet tell me she’d killed you definitely goes on the list of worst experiences ever.
E: At least she was misinformed on that front.
W: Yeah, well, you did nearly die. Again.
E: One day, that’s going to end up on my tombstone. She died—for real, this time.
W: So not funny.
E: Sorry, you’re right. Okay, note cards. (*reshuffles cards*) What was the best thing about your situation?
W: Every moment spent with you.
E: (*melts*)
W: And neither of us actually died, in either a temporary or permanent way. That’s progress, right?
E: (*still melted*)
W: Evy?
E: I’m here, I’m fine. All right, moving on. Um, what’s your clothing of choice?
W: Jeans, and a breathable, cotton shirt, all preferably dark colors. Sneakers or boots, as long as they’re strong.
E: Good one. Okay, you and your—wait, not reading that.
W: What? Why? (*snatches note card away*) You and your love interest, who’s on top? (*stares*) Seriously?
E: Hey, I cribbed these off of a former succubus. She has sex on the brain all the time.
W: How did you answer it?
E: Not going there, Truman. This is your interview.
W: Then I’m abstaining. Besides—[Spoilers Deleted].
E: Good point, but the third book doesn’t come out until July 26.
W: (*shrugs*)
E: Okay, fine. Second to last question. If you had your way, what would you change about AS LIE THE DEAD?
W: I’d have found a way to stop Kismet from blowing you up in that factory. I hated how much you suffered, healing from that. And the whole flying out the window thing, later. It breaks my heart to see you hurt, Evy.
E: (*melts into even bigger puddle*)
W: Evy? Damn.
E: (*collects herself*) You’ve got to stop doing that to me.
W: Sorry.
E: Last question then. If you could make author Kelly Meding do anything, what would it be?
W: (*considers it*) Do you want the evil answer, or the sappy answer?
E: Does the evil answer have to do with nearly drowning in troll spit?
W: You know me well.
E: (*laughs*) Okay, then the sappy answer, please.
W: I’d make her write a Happily Ever After for us.
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So that was right around the time that, in lieu of melting into another puddle of emotional goo, I tackle-hugged him to the floor. It kind of ended the interview. The whole happily ever after is definitely an ongoing process, but we’re working on it—one day at a time, which is all any of us really have.
Questions:
For those who’ve read the books: If you could interview Wyatt what would you ask him?
For the others: can you stay away from spoilers? or do you read them?
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Giveaway
Kelly is offering a copy of As lie the Dead to 1 lucky commenter
You’re also getting an extra entry for the main giveaway if you entered our Big Blogoversary Giveaway here.
All you have to do is answer one of the questions or leave a meaningful comment about the guest post.
(You can read our full giveaway policy here)
Please leave us a way to contact you.
(Email in blogger profile or twitter name – no way to contact you – no entry).
This giveaway is open worldwide!
Giveaway ends on Friday February 4th and we will announce the winner on Sunday.
Good Luck!
About Caro The HEA Lover
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I try to stay away from spoilers, but they usually end up finding me. My dad loves to show off his "knowledge," especially when watching older movies and The Twilight Zone. Psycho just isn't the same when you know the twist, which I was told within minutes of the opening credits. If I were to spoil things for myself I would like it to be of my own volition. The only time I actually look for a spoiler is if I have a strong suspicion I may not like what I find.
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Books and Circuses
Oh spoilers, well I try, sometimes I give in but mostly I try. But I hate reading spoilers I do not wanna read. I am thinking of Mockingjay and how someone spoiled it for me 🙁
blodeuedd83
um yeah, spoilers and Ina – I shouldn't read them, but you know how it works *g*
for example, an excerpt was posted to Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning and the moment I saw it I couldn't resist reading it although I knew I wouldn't read a single page for the next two weeks, because I've a lot of work to do – I got the book today and now you can imagine my frustration -.- the excerpt ended with a huge cliffhanger and because of my curiosity I'm now counting the days…
greetings, Ina
These books are high up on my TBR list, but I haven't started them yet. 🙁 I hope I'll get to it soon. And to answer your question… Yes, usually I stay away from spoilers. Or at least I try to stay away.:) I tend to lose my interest in a book if I already know what's going to happen.
Oh, right. I got distracted and I forgot to leave a way to contact me. :))
Here's my email address: andreea(dot)c88(at)gmail(dot)com. Thanks!
I try to avoid spoilers if I can. I have accidentally read books out of order before which ruins the other books for me.
GeishasMom73 on twitter
I do look at some spoilers. They really don't bother me, I like knowing what is going to happen sometimes. It was really hard when Lost was on, not to look at all the spoilers out there.
twoofakind12@yahoo.com
LOL Fabulous post. I do so love this series.
*don't enter me please*
Yep, I do read the spoilers. I recon I could stay away frm them if I really wanted to, but I love spoilers. They make the waiting easier, but they don't ruin the whole reading, because there are always some other things that make me suprised és excited to read more =)
Thanks for the giveaway =)
mikki-mano @ hotmail . com
If something is labeled a spoiler, I stay away from it.
rickimc[at]aol[dot]com
Not entering this contest but thanks for the great post! Had me giggling in my chair 🙂 I abhore spoilers and won't go anywhere near them! Won't even read the blurb for the next book if I haven't read the current one.
smaccall @ comcast.net
ohh that was a great interview and now I cannot wait to read them . I have not read these books so I will answer question 2: I try to stay from Spoilers unless the temptations are too bad. Mockingjay I read because I was on a two month waitlist at the library and I just HAD to know.
Mainly though I hold off the temptation and drool over the cover.
GFC
terilhack at gmail dot com
I haven't read this series yet but sounds awesome , so I will answer the second question. I try to stay away from spoilers if I can but if its something I really want to read , the curiosity gets the better of me and I do.
vampiremistress2010(at)gmail(dot)com
Hrmmmm. Hard question.
Spoilers aren't something I overly enjoy, unless it gives away only little, and not the big picture.
I love blurbs and experts, but I would rather figure out the storyline and characters myself.
I follow!
I really want this book!
natashajennex(At)gmail.com
I am anti spoiler! I hate to know what happens, I like to read it and discover it as the author intended, one word at a time!
Booksdevoured(at)gmail.com
Your books look great! I really like your covers.
I never read spoilers or advanced chapters. It makes me want the book too much ;).
vsloboda(at)gmail(dot)com
i can stay away from spoilers….I have to or else I would be broke and have to send the kids begging…hehe!!!!
Valerie
in Germany
valb0302@yahoo.com
Do I like spoilers? Well, when I got Shadowfever I immediately went to the last chapter to find out what was going to happen. That pretty much says it all. I have had my eye on this series so I would love to win a copy
Thanks
I don't read spoilers. If you already know what is going to happen, why buy the book?
kissinoak at frontier dot com
I love reading about spoilers and small snippets of series with books about to come out. I am always anxious to have any little piece of the book I can get while I wait for its release day.
smccar1 at hotmail dot com
I stay away from spoilers. I don't want to know! Oh and I've been wanting to read this series for so long! Great to have a chance now.
books (dot) things (at) yahoo (dot) com
I lack will power!! This tends to mean I buy any books I think I might like and can't help reading spoilers! Sometimes I try but knowing that I could know what happens gets the best of me! (Does that make sense?)
Mel S
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Why do spoilers get such a bad rep? They INCREASE my interest in a story…because they could be the ultimate bluff. Or, you know, real. Gotta find out.
Three Days to Dead is in my TBR pile. I wouldn't say it's near the top, because that implies my pile has some semblance of order, rather than just personifying the chaos of my mind. But it will get read. Eventually.
Sadly, I have not yet read these books. I do stay away from spoilers, so I missed most of your column. But thanks for celebrating with us!
I avoid spoilers at any cost! Can't stand them. In any form from any book or movie. I still remember in high school when my friend ruined the ending to Van Helsing for me before I even saw the movie!! Was soooo mad at him. Funny how I can still remember that and it was like 5 years ago…
I avoid spoilers like the plague- I even go so far as to not read a book that's new to me until I've mostly forgotten the synopsis. Then for subsequent books in a series I know I already like, I won't read the synopsis at all. I was the freak kid that knew where my mom hid my Christmas presents but didn't peek.
b(dot)cardone(at)hotmail(dot)com
I haven't read the books yet but I hope to rectify that soon.
As for spoilers I can't get enough of them. They don't bother me. I don't go out of my way to locate them but I will read them.
iqb99@yahoo.com
I read spoilers they don't "spoil" a book for me; I'm also one of those people who read the end of a book before the beginning. I won't read a book with a sad or disappointing ending;I have always done this since I was very young. Because we couldn't afford to buy books in my home, we went to the library whenever we could and to have a book I didn't enjoy was awful.
For me, it kind of depends on the spoiler. If it's a small spoiler that doesn't give too much away, I will definitely read. But if it gives too much away, I will try to avoid because I like to have the reading experience of discovering plot twists as I read the book myself.
chibipooh(at)gamil(dot)com
I Don't Like Spoiler sbut with my Memery so bad Does don't much matter will more then likely not renember.
sasluvbooks(at)yahoo.com
I definitely stay away from spoilers. I generally just see what grade they give it and bookmark the reviews to read after I finish it.
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I'd love to win As Lie the Dead. I have Three Days to Dead on Mt. TBR and I swear it's slowly moving its way up to the top.
Anyway, I'm a spoiler gal, but usually only once I start reading the book. If I haven't started it yet, I try hard not to get spoiled (currently avoiding all Shadowfever posts like the plague), but once I've started a book, I usually just can't resist reading the ending. I'm not sure why, but I've always been this way.
jen at delux dot com
Ok, confession time. I CAN'T stay away from spoilers. There is simply something lacking in the wiring of my mind that says NO SPOILERS!
You can reach me at luvpinkpanther@gmail.com
I can't stay away from spoilers! When i like a book, i run to blogs and author sites, to see if have some spoilers, which can explain some of the questions left by the author XDDD
sweet.sayumi@yahoo.com.br
l never read a spoiler if there is even a tiny chance that l will read the book!
l think it can ruin a book and end up giving it a bad rating for not keeping you gripped enough when you ruined it yourself!
l hate reading a review with spoilers in and not being told
booksforcompany@gmail.com
Sometimes I can't wait to find out. I am so in the book and so impatient until the end. I have to read the spoilers. Please enter me in contest. Tore923@aol.com
I have read both of the first books (so do not need to be entered to win this one). I just wanted to stop by and show my love for Kelly's books. They are two of my favorite reads in 2010! Can't wait for the next.
I do my best to stay away from spoilers. As curious as I get, I just close my eyes, and either scroll past them or make sure my friends don't tell me. If the whole surprise of the book is ruined, then a bunch of the fun is gone.
heatwave96(at)hotmail.com
Stay away from spoilers! That's why I seldom read other reviews about books I haven't read yet (only the one that I really want to read!) Or if I have the book with me, I just read from the beginning and be patient till I know how the story goes.I don't want to ruin the surprise too!
darlyn225 at gmail dot com
I want spoilers. Upon occasion (like with "Mockingjay"), I'd read the last chapter before the rest of the book. Of course, with a romance novel, I know that there will be a HEA or at least a satisfying ending. With movies, I refuse to see any unless I know the ending. I blame the movie "Big Night" for this rule. Some idiotic blurb touted it as a "romantic comedy" so I saw it. WTH kind of rom com would have the male lead end up with no girl, no money, no restaurant, dashed American Dream, and having to go back to Italy? I've been frothy at the mouth over this movie for years (and apparently still am). Gah. Anyway, yes to all spoilers!
ironss[at]gmail.com
I tend to stay away from any reviews of a story that I am looking forward to reading. The best part of reading a much anticipated book is letting the story unfold, and I don't want any sneak peeks to ruin that for me.
caity_mack at yahoo dot com
I absolutely avoid spoilers. If I haven't read a book yet I want to find out for myself what happens. It is just like if someone tells me the ending to a movie, I no longer want to see the movie…what's the point when I already know what happens.
throuthehaze at gmail dot com
I like spoilers – knowing the destination doesn't spoil the journey for me
adrianecoros(at)gmail(dot)com
I just got the first book. Going to have to read it asap now. Thanks for the great post.
I mostly try to avoid spoilers. Sometimes I get caught and dont look away or speed though fast enough, but it doesnt stop me from reading the book. Even if I find out how it ends I want to find out how it got there and how it happened.
bacchus76 at myself dot com
I try to stay away from spoilers if I know I'm going to read the book. But sometimes curiosity wins out and I read spoilery comments/reviews anyway. It usually works out because I usually forget what the spoiler was as I'm reading the book lol
drakeLa90 at aol dot com
Yep, I stay away from spoilers! I don't want to know what's going to happen before it does in a book, y'know? It takes all the anticipation and enjoyment out of the book.
k_anon[at]hotmail[dot]co[dot]uk
I have to say, if it's something I will want to read later (like this!) I will skip the spoilers 🙂 It takes a lot of the fun out of it for me if I already know the destination, even though the journey is still interesting.
Kate1485 at hotmail.com
I try to stay away from spoilers unless I just have to know!
juliecookies(at)gmail.com
I try and stay away from the spoilers because I love the thrill of reading an exciting part of the book without knowing what's about to happen!
Nothing beats an epic novel!
girl23rocks at hotmail dot com
Not entering to win the book (I already have it)
Wyatt said that he wanted a Happily Ever After with Evy.
So I would ask him
What is his idea of HEA and does he think Evy would agree with it?
natalie23[at]hotmail[dot]co[dot]uk
I guess, that I'm that rare breed that enjoys spoilers. I even read the ending of books first lots of the time.
marlenebreakfield(at)yahoo(dot)com
I stay away from spoilers. They ruin the book for me.
bdecouverte@gmail.com
I try to stay away from spoilers! I like to read the whole book!
meredithfl at gmail dot com
I can't stay away from spoilers, especially if I have anxiety about the continuation of the series!
artgiote@gmail.com
oh – i totally stay away from spoilers – i used to read a lot when it came to certain tv series, but i stopped that as well. for books? never. i completely hate that. if people tell me how a book or movie ends, I'll probably never read/watch it. although it's sometimes hard not to stumble upon it. and sometimes people get carried away in their comments/reviews, which is ok of course, but when they don't put up a spoiler sign or just post sth on twitter, my evil forces will unleash towards you. 😉
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I generally try to stay away from spoilers but if its a book that im REALLY excited for then i'll skim read it. I feel bad afterwards though and thoroughly chastise myself lol:)
holz_twilight@msn.com
I absolutely can't stay away from spoilers! They are such a temptation and guilty pleasure. It might spoil the story a bit, but I just can't help myself.
angeldream3(at)gmail(dot)com
For the must part I can stay away from spoilers, I have learn that for me the best books are those I have not heard much about before. Then I don't have big expectations and them they tend to surprise me.
forceofstars(at)yahoo(dot)dk
Thanks for the giveaway! This is a new author for me so I'm unable to answer the question about Wyatt. As for the spoiler question, I can definitely avoid spoilers. It's no fun to find out the ending without finding out how you get there.
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When it comes to spoilers for me it depends on the book. If its a book I'm really exited about then I try to stay away but if it's a book that I might have some interest in but I'm not sure I'll usually check out some spoilers just to see if its something I would want to read.
spettolij AT gmail DOT com
for the book I have never read, I dont mind reading the spoiler. but I will leave all words containing spoilers for the series that I am reading.
again. this guess post makes me giggling
XD
Thanks guys
aleetha.ally at gmail dot com
twitter: @aleetha
I usually do not mind spoilers, especially if I am never going to read the book or watch the movie.
linze_e at hotmail.com
I'm a spoiler addict. I especially spoil my favourite TV shows.
spav05(at)gmail(dot)com
I usually stay away from spoilers. I even refuse to tell my friend certain things about the books they are reading if I know the outcome. And when she tells me about the books she's reading I usually wait until I can't remember what she said about the books before I ready them. 🙂
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