My name: Lisa Shafer
My blog link: http://lisashafer.blogspot.com/
My book link on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Average-Half-Vampire-ebook/dp/B005JM03XI/
Book Price: 99¢
Cover art: attached as jpeg file
Bio
blurb: Lisa Shafer is a junior high school English teacher who writes
YA fiction. Her writing dreams began when she won a prize in 6th grade
with a humorous story about a vampire. Later, the first short story she
ever
got published in a "big name" magazine was also about a vampire.
Naturally, her first published novel is also about -- you guessed it --
a vampire. Or at least about a half-vampire, anyway.
Contrary to anything her students may tell you, she does not really drink blood.
Book blurb:
Lurking
in the nuclei of a few rare human cells is an as-yet unstudied gene. It
is a gene that makes the inheritor crave mammal blood and faint in
bright sunlight. It is a gene that prevents the bearer from appearing
normally in digital or mirror images.
It’s a gene that makes life heck if you’re in junior high and trying to fit in.
Eric Wright is a half-vampire with a problem. Several problems, actually. He can’t tell bloodlust from his rollercoaster adolescent hormones. The cutest girl in first period English wants him to become a vegetarian. And the assistant principal suspends him when he refuses to explain why his skin appears translucent in a school security video.
Then Eric’s non-vampire mom, who’s definitely not telling everything she knows, takes him with her on a business trip. To Scotland, where it never stays sunny for very long. The perfect hang out for a vampire. Or several. If only Eric can find one to talk to before he makes any more stupid mistakes....
It’s a gene that makes life heck if you’re in junior high and trying to fit in.
Eric Wright is a half-vampire with a problem. Several problems, actually. He can’t tell bloodlust from his rollercoaster adolescent hormones. The cutest girl in first period English wants him to become a vegetarian. And the assistant principal suspends him when he refuses to explain why his skin appears translucent in a school security video.
Then Eric’s non-vampire mom, who’s definitely not telling everything she knows, takes him with her on a business trip. To Scotland, where it never stays sunny for very long. The perfect hang out for a vampire. Or several. If only Eric can find one to talk to before he makes any more stupid mistakes....
What
do readers like about the book? It's funny. It's got vampires that
boys like, too, since they don't sparkle or brood over women. Most kids
tell me that they like Eric because he does such real things and gets
into such odd situations that make them
laugh.
Why did I go indie? Well, I tried the
traditional approach, but agent after agent told me they LOVED the book
but didn't want to try "another vampire" book right now. Then I
realized I really WANTED to design my own cover and try selling my own
book, so indie was a natural choice. (The only thing I don't like about
indie is doing my own formatting. Ick.)
My
favorite YA author is JK Rowling, of course. My favorite vampire author
is Bram Stoker -- of course. Honestly, if I gave you a complete list
of favorite authors, it'd take up a whole page.
Thanks for featuring me!
ReplyDeleteGreat interview. LOL about the sparkling vampire part and boys. I thought it was dumb too. I don't want a sparkling boyfriend. Especially one who out shines me. ;)
ReplyDeleteA non-vampire English teacher that drinks blood might make for a good story idea!
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