What's in Your Ears?

Yesterday, Cyndi at Dog-Eared & Bookmarked posted a stellar review of Hatter.  Today there's a guest post (by me) about the music behind Hatter.  If you've read Hatter, check out the playlists I made and wore out for the two main characters: Hatta and Chism.  I can't hear any of these songs now without thinking of my characters!

Can you think of any other songs that should be on the list?

This or That

Stop by A Backwards Story blog to see my picks for This or That. 

Here are a few of the picks:
TV or Music
Alice or Cheshire Cat
Fantasy or Reality (this was the toughest one)

Comment on A Backwards Story to let me know if you agree or not.

Blog Tour Update

Christie did an interview with the title character from Hatter.  Check it out here:

The Fiction Enthusiast

I also had an in depth review of Hatter go up on another great blog:

Hippies, Beauty, and Books, Oh My!

Halfway done with the book tour.

I'm Not Here (But I'll Tell You Where To Find Me!)

I'll be taking a couple weeks off from my own blog to do a blog tour to promote Hatter.  A schedule of the tour is posted below, and I'll most likely link each one as it comes up, but as you can see, we're a couple days into the tour already.

Today, Ashley at Basically Amazing Books posted a short piece I wrote on why I choose to retell a part of Wonderland, as well as my take on Reader Hopes vs. Author Hopes.   She hosted me when I did the Jabberwocky book blog tour, so I was excited to see her sign up for Hatter.

Enjoy!
Monday, August 22: Kristen at Seeing Night Reviews (Review)
Tuesday, August 23: Kristen at Seeing Night Reviews (Author Interview)
Thursday, August 25: Ash at Smash Attacks Reads (Cover Interview)
Friday, August 26: Ashley at Basically Amazing Books (Review)
Saturday, August 27: Ashley at Basically Amazing Books (Guest Post)
Sunday, August 28: Christie at The Fiction Enthusiast (Review)
Monday, August 29: Christie at The Fiction Enthusiast (Character Interview- Hatta)
Tuesday, August 30: Bonnie at A Backwards Story (Review)
Wednesday, August 31: Bonnie at A Backwards Story (Author This or That)
Thursday, September 1: Cynthia at Dog-Eared and Bookmarked (Review)
Friday, September 2: Cynthia at Dog-Eared and Bookmarked (Playlist) Saturday, September 3: Melissa at Me, My Shelf, and I (Review)
Sunday, September 4: Melissa at Me, My Shelf, and I (Tens List)
Monday, September 5: Julia at That’s Swell! (Review)
Tuesday, September 6: Julia at That’s Swell! (Guest Post) Wednesday, September 7: Corrine at Lost for Words (Review)
Thursday, September 8: Corrine at Lost for Words (Author Interview)

Hatter Cover Premiere

As a thank you for being a host on my Book Blog Tour, I premiered the cover for Hatter on Eve's Fan Garden blog. 

Check it out here:

Eve's Fan Garden

The cover design was done by my talented wife, Jodie.

The book will be out June 10th!  I'll post the cover here in a few days.

Blog Tour -- Author Interview

Check out my very first interview as an author.  It's part of my 2-week book blog tour. 

Today I'm at Basically Amazing.  Here's a snippet from the interview: 
Q: If you had only one thing to say to your readers, what would it be? 
A: I realize it takes a tremendous amount of trust to try a new author.  Your time is valuable and your reading time is invaluable...

Read the rest here:  http://basicallyamazing.blogspot.com/

And here's a list of where I'll be for the next week and a half:
The Teen Book Scene

Here's to many, many more author interviews!

Book Blog Tour Catchup

On Monday I started a Book Blog Tour to promote Jabberwocky.  If you have no idea what that is (like me just a few days ago), various book bloggers will review Jabberwocky one day, and I will write a guest post the following day.  Here are samples from the first 3 posts to get us caught up:

Monday
Just Another Book Addict Review
http://justanotherbookaddict.blogspot.com/2011/05/jabberwocky.html

Excerpt: Coleman definitely has a knack for story telling and I definitely wouldn't mind reading more of his work.

Tuesday
My Teenage Garage Sale
http://justanotherbookaddict.blogspot.com/2011/05/daniel-colemans-teenage-garage-sale.html

Excerpt: My sister’s Nelson tapes, videos, posters, shirts. (Sorry, Veronica) I’d gladly put these in the ‘FREE’ bin. If you are too young or forgetful to know who Nelson is, consider yourself lucky.

Wednesday
Basically Amazing Review
http://basicallyamazing.blogspot.com/2011/05/review-jabberwocky-by-daniel-coleman.html

Excerpt: Honestly, I could not have been happier with how this book turned out. I was almost worried about reading it, because I do have such fond memories of the poem, but I was beyond delighted with how the book turned out. Coleman did a fabulous job combining his own story with the tale from Lewis Carroll and it's one I can see myself reading again.

Preview of tomorrow's blog:
Interview at Basically Amazing

Excerpt:
Q: If you had only one thing to say to your readers, what would it be? 
A: I realize it takes a tremendous amount of trust to try a new author.  Your time is valuable and your reading time is invaluable...



The Blog Tour goes on until Sunday May 29.  Check back here for daily updates!  (If you want a sneak peek, check out the upcoming stops: http://theteenbookscene.weebly.com/jabberwock8203y-tour-details.html)