I'm thrilled to be the next stop in our Mundie Moms blog tour for Corrine Jackson's TOUCHED. Today's post features a Trivia guest post from Corrine, along with a giveaway for a SIGNED copy of Touched, which was released on Tuesday!!
Remy O’Malley heals people with touch—but every injury she cures becomes her own. Living in a household with an abusive stepfather, she has healed untold numbers of broken bones, burns,and bruises. And then one night her stepfather goes too far.
Being sent to live with her estranged father offers a clean start and she is eager to take it. Enter Asher Blackwell. Once a Protector of Healers, Asher sacrificed his senses to become immortal. Only by killing a Healer can a Protector recover their human senses. Falling in love is against the rules between these two enemies. Because Remy has the power to make Protectors human again, and when they find out, they’ll becoming for her—if Asher doesn’t kill her first.
This is Book One in the Touched trilogy, and will be out November 27th, 2012 from Kensington/KTeen.
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When you buy a DVD, moviemakers will give you a Behind the Scenes peek at what happens during the making of a movie. Location photos, deleted scenes, script changes, etc. Likewise, every author has private jokes or quirky things that they slip into their work that the audience doesn’t always get to hear about. In another tour post, I already mentioned that Remy’s favorite foods are my favorites (link to that post). Today, I’m going to move the curtain to reveal some other trivia tidbits.
- In one scene in the book, a car gets wrecked. That car is a Chevy Malibu. While I was editing TOUCHED, I was in a car accident and my little Ford Focus was totaled. I had to use a rental car for a month, and I was (a) bitter my car was gone and (b) hated the rental car. So when it came time to wreck a car in TOUCHED, I gleefully chose that car that I hated so much.
- A lot of the locations in the fictional town of Blackwell Falls, Maine are based on real locations in Port Townsend, WA. Townsend Park is really Sather Park, a gorgeous park that has a kind of labyrinth that leads to an oasis in the center. Teens in that town like to use the park for paintball war games, and others like to bird watch. The club, ice cream shop, beach, café, high school, and more are also based on locations in this town.
- There is a real cliff that the locals refer to as the “End of the World” because all you can see is sea and it really does feel like you’re standing on the edge of the world. I discovered the cliff after speaking with a teen in Port Townsend. I wish I knew who she was because I owe her a big thank you.
- A couple of major scenes take place at Fort Rowden and a hostel at the fort. While writing TOUCHED, I visited the real fort (Fort Worden) and stayed at the hostel there. The room and bathroom that I describe are the ones I stayed in.
- I had to do a lot of medical research to imagine ways to heal injuries and illnesses the way Remy does.
- I had never heard of frozen waterfalls, but I edited one into TOUCHED after seeing an incredible picture of the phenomena.
- I wrote TOUCHED in three and a half months, and the first draft came in around 140,000 words. After I got an agent, I had to cut 40,000 words to get the book down to a sellable word count.
- The TOUCHED series is releasing ten months early in German due to an odd publication schedule. The second book will be out there on January 7, 2013.
My poor totaled baby…
The “real” Sather Park
My hostel room at Fort Worden
The view from the “End of the World”
About the Author:
Corrine Jackson (pronounced Cor-een) is a young adult author repped by Laura Bradford of Bradford Literary Agency. Her debut young adult novel, If I Lie, will be published by Simon Pulse (August 28, 2012). Touched, the first book of her young adult paranormal romance trilogy, will be published by Kensington/KTeen (November 27, 2012).
Once upon a time, Corrine worked as a graphic designer before she switched to account management at one of the country’s top marketing agencies. She has a deep and abiding love for Anthropologie and intends to move into her nearest store when the employees aren’t looking and/or she can get her hands on a key (which she expects to find in one of their bins).
An education addict, Corrine has attended eleven different colleges, has earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English, and an MFA in Creative Writing from Spalding University. A recipient of a West Chester Poetry Conference scholarship, she is also the former Editor-in-Chief of two literary magazines, including Statement (CSU, Los Angeles) and Dash (CSU, Fullerton). A member of SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators), RWA, YARWA, and AWP, she has mad skills in the kitchen, especially when it comes to pies and cupcakes.
The Giveaway:
Thank you to Corrine, I have a SIGNED copy of TOUCHED you can enter to win today! Along with my giveaway, each of the blogs featured on the tour are also all giving away a SIGNED copy of touch, and something unique to go with their stop. In addition to entering today's giveaway, be sure to follow each stop and enter to win from their stops as well. Good luck!a Rafflecopter giveaway
Don't miss the following stops on the tour:
Monday 11/26: Good Choice Reading, Post #1 Food & a giveaway
Tuesday 11/27: Reading Teen, Post #2 Music & a giveaway
Wednesday 11/28: A Good Addiction, Post #3 Lost Recordings & a giveaway
Thursday 11/29: Mundie Moms, Post #4 TOUCHED trivia & a giveaway
Friday 11/30: Once Upon A Twilight, Post #5 Hope is the Thing w/ Feathers & a giveaway
Thank you for the giveaway! I've been checking this book out, it looks good!
ReplyDeleteI hope you weren't hurt in the accident?!? Looks nasty. The park doesn't look to appealing in real life! I am excited to read this, it looks sad and really interesting at the same time!
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What a great post!! Wow, I hope that she wasn't hurt in the accident. I love all the behind the scenes type information. The pics are great too. This book sounds really awesome!!
ReplyDeleteI'm really interested in finding out how the healing of others affects the main character. Great post and giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI love it when authors incorporate little bits of real life events/places/people/etc into their books. I think it helps blur the line between fiction and reality and make the story more believable.
ReplyDeleteLove the behind the scenes info, that was really awesome!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the trivia tidbits and pictures. Pretty cool.
ReplyDeleteSo excited to read this book! thanks for the chance to read. Enjoyed the trivia
ReplyDeleteI loved this post!! The highlights and little bits of information were great :)
ReplyDeleteThis is an awesome post! I loved the behind the scenes info and the photos - it makes the story really come alive! The excerpt is wonderful:)
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DeleteI love the song in the video clip! It kinda reminded me of Hunger Games too.. I cannot wait to read Touched! Thanks for the giveaway! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! It was nice reading how certain parts of the book came to be...though I didn't get the chance to read it yet...
ReplyDeleteI've heard such fantastic things about this book!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read Touched!! Thanks for the chance to win!
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That view is to die for...
ReplyDeleteThank you -- would love to win and read Touched!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the pics and thanks for the amazing giveaway and chance to win
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That;s cool that the author killed the rental car she hated. It's kind of funny. :) Cool that she used things from her actual life in the book.
ReplyDeleteThe book seems soooo amazing!!!!! I really can't wait to read this!!!
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I loved everything about Touched. There was nothing that I would change and I thought that it was just amazing. I am looking forward to reading the next installments in the trilogy. I'm sure that they'll be just as great as the first.
ReplyDeleteThe author did a wonderful job with this story of a girl with a special power. We are taken on the journey as she learns more about this special power and the danger it means for her life, and I loved the journey. If you are looking for a touching story with great characters, this book is for you..
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