- January 29th, 2008 at
2:10 pm by --KALEB NATION-- -
Inspired by the famous Lemony Snicket’s “12 Books in 120 Seconds” and with a touch of near-midnight madness, I made my first video summary of a book. My first pick is naturally Erec Rex: The Dragon’s Eye, by my friend Kaza Kingsley.
If you were subscribed to my YouTube Page, you had the special privilege of getting to see this 2 days before anyone else. I only spent an evening on this video but I do think it still turned out pretty good. I am trying out a variety of videos so I may be doing something different next…or another book review.
- January 20th, 2008 at
7:00 am by --KALEB NATION-- -
Kaza Kingsley is the author of the Erec Rex series. Already there are two books out in the series, titled The Dragon’s Eye and The Monsters of Otherness.
Thanks Kaza for being here. First, for all the writers here, I have always been curious about that very first book signing, your first time out with your published book. How did that go and where were you? What did you do to prepare?
My first signing at Borders Books in Cincinnati was fantastic. Of course it helped that everyone I knew and their brother showed up to support me. I was floating on air, truly. I didn’t do much to prepare – I didn’t even do a reading at that signing. It was too busy, so I just socialized and signed books. A lot of fun! Then I had a party at my house that night to celebrate.
You appeared at the Book Expo America some time ago to promote your books. What was the BEA like your first time there as an author?
That was an amazing experience. The Javitz center was enormous and packed with people. And the signings I did were incredibly busy. It was a little overwhelming – my publicist had given me a list of people to meet, but only a few of them were at their booths.
The best part was winning a bunch of awards at the BEA. ForeWord Magazine Awards took place in the middle of the Javitz center, and Erec Rex won silver for YA Book of the Year! The worst was that I got incredibly sick the second day I was there. It was hard to even walk. I had been throwing up all night.
Have you ever walked into a bookstore and stumbled upon your own book when you weren’t looking for it?
- January 17th, 2008 at
5:33 am by --KALEB NATION-- -
- Kaza Kingsley will be on here January 20th, and will also show up at times the following week to answer questions in the comment box. I will moderate these as fast as humanly possible.
- April Lurie, another popular author, has agreed to answer some questions about writing on this site, which I will be posting soon after Kaza’s stop. I will have the full announcement following Kaza’s interview. Have a question for her? Put it in at the Ask page and say it’s for her.
- I bought a Flip video camera. This is very exciting since I’ve seen it used so many times online and it is great quality for the price. Shipping disasters aside, it should be here in a week and I’ll start putting some videos up.
- A whispering lizard told me that if you click on the image at the top of the site, you can find out what the pictures mean. But you didn’t hear it from me.
- January 14th, 2008 at
9:23 am by --KALEB NATION-- -
I will be interviewing author Kaza Kingsley for this site, most likely on the 20th of this month. Kaza is a bestselling author with two books already out in her Erec Rex series and a third on the way- you can walk into a Borders or B&N and see a shelf lined with them. She has been on television and radio across the US and it has just been announced her books will be published in Brazil, Denmark, Israel, Poland and 5 other countries this year.
I’m going to tilt my interview more towards topics that will interest writers: her first book signing, tv appearance, where she was when she had the idea, etc. If you’re a writer, you won’t want to miss it. If you happen to have any questions that you might want answered by a bestselling author, go to www.kalebnation.com/ask and I’ll pick the best.
- December 3rd, 2007 at
6:38 am by --KALEB NATION-- -
I just finished reading the first book in the Erec Rex series by my good friend and author Kaza Kingsley. Quite imaginative, this book is a fun read that kept me waiting until the end to find out the truth about Erec’s past. The best parts of the book are easily the first chapter, which features a woman of remarkable proportions guarding their front door while perched on a plastic chair, and an alarm clock which literally kicks Erec awake. I also quite enjoyed the ending of the book, which especially promised more in the series to come and left me hanging in a way. It struck me as a wonderful blend between Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and a touch of Alice in Wonderland, with lots of adventure and elements completely unique to the series thrown in.
Overall, check out this book– it’s in nearly every Barnes and Noble and Borders right now as well as Amazon, so you can’t miss it. Also, before the new year, check out the second book Erec Rex: The Monsters of Otherness- but jump to the copyright date first. It’s the first book to see (c) 2008 on the inside! Signals the new year is approaching… Congratulations to Kaza for a wonderful story and an intriguing beginning to a new children’s series.
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