You guys! I am super excited to bring you a guest post from author Mindee Arnett today! I knew from reading her semi-official bio on her website prior to the tour that I was really going to have fun with this, but she really provided something special for this post. I hope you enjoy it and that it'll only add to your anticipation for The Nightmare Affair!
But first, here's a little about the book:
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Author: Mindee Arnett
Series: The Arkwell Academy, book #1
Publisher: Tor Teen
Publication Date: March 5, 2013
Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | The Book Depository
Sixteen-year-old Dusty Everhart breaks into houses late at night, but not because she’s a criminal. No, she’s a Nightmare.
Literally.
Being the only Nightmare at Arkwell Academy, a boarding school for magickind, and living in the shadow of her mother’s infamy, is hard enough. But when Dusty sneaks into Eli Booker’s house, things get a whole lot more complicated. He’s hot, which means sitting on his chest and invading his dreams couldn’t get much more embarrassing. But it does. Eli is dreaming of a murder.
Then Eli’s dream comes true.
Now Dusty has to follow the clues—both within Eli’s dreams and out of them—to stop the killer before more people turn up dead. And before the killer learns what she’s up to and marks her as the next target.
Literally.
Being the only Nightmare at Arkwell Academy, a boarding school for magickind, and living in the shadow of her mother’s infamy, is hard enough. But when Dusty sneaks into Eli Booker’s house, things get a whole lot more complicated. He’s hot, which means sitting on his chest and invading his dreams couldn’t get much more embarrassing. But it does. Eli is dreaming of a murder.
Then Eli’s dream comes true.
Now Dusty has to follow the clues—both within Eli’s dreams and out of them—to stop the killer before more people turn up dead. And before the killer learns what she’s up to and marks her as the next target.
A Guide to the Visual Inspiration Behind The Nightmare Affair
Hi, All! I’m very excited to be here at The Starry Eyed Revue and to
tell you a little about my collective and eclectic visual inspirations behind The Nightmare Affair. A possible
subtitle for the post would be—a tour of Mindee’s office.
I’m a very visual writer. I draw a lot of inspiration from things I can
see and, occasionally, drool over. Figurines, artwork, movies/TV character
posters—you name it. And my tastes are pretty varied, although they remain firmly
within the realm of fantasy and science fiction.
This same all encompassing love of mine is pretty evident within the
book. It has a little bit of everything—witches, fairies, sirens, werewolves,
mermaids, demons, and nightmares, of course. It also has a fair bit of
technology in it. The students at Arkwell Academy have cell phones, computers,
tablets. I love sci-fi pretty as much as fantasy, so why not?
Anyway, without further ado, I give you a guide to the visual
inspiration behind The Nightmare Affair.
First up, here is my desk, where I do the vast majority of my work.
That is, when I’m not sitting in my armchair/recliner.
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| *Both of these GORGEOUS paintings—and they are gorgeous, trust me; this picture does NOT do them justice—are from the lovely and amazingly talented Cat York. Everybody should go check out her stuff right now. Seriously. You won’t be disappointed! |
About the AuthorMindee Arnett lives on a horse farm in Ohio with her husband, two kids, a couple of dogs, and an inappropriate number of cats. She’s addicted to jumping horses and telling tales of magic, the macabre, and outer space. She has far more dreams than nightmares.
**TWO SIGNED copies available for giveaway -- open to International readers!! **
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Huge thanks to Mindee Arnett for stopping by and to Shane at Itching for Books for putting this tour together! Be sure to check out the rest of the stops on The Nightmare Affair Blog Tour!!!
Thanks for stopping by & happy reading!
This is such a fun guest post. Such a fun way to tour Mindee Arnett's office. She-ra and He-man- those bring up memories! Thanks for the great stop!
ReplyDeleteLove th guest post!! Really love the Mermaid(they're my thing) but back to th point. My worst nightmare..... Well I guess it's from when I was a teen. I used to dream of the end of the world and my family and close friend always starred in it. It was the same every time. I always lost most of them and it always started at my house.
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I love it!!
ReplyDeleteGreat post, Jen. I love the pictures. :) Worst nightmares are always about my son... Like running from a kidnapper or that he gets hurt. Ugh, nothing worse than a nightmare about a loved one, especially a child!
ReplyDeletelove this post and love that office. Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Lord of the Rings... that is the best of em'. Can't wait to read this book!
ReplyDeleteI was about to have my head chopped off!
ReplyDeleteMindee!!! Your office is gorgeous! (The fact that I have the exact same DW poster is in no way making me biased, btw.) Can't wait to read Nightmare Affair!
ReplyDeleteMan, I thought all the Firefly posters in my office were letting my geek flag fly, but Mindee has raised the bar!
ReplyDeleteAnd my worst nightmare is never acknowledged--I don't want to call it down on myself!
Your office is like THE BEST PLACE EVER.
ReplyDeleteI loved the office tour, Mindee! So much awesome stuff! Like the wand and the sword and the masks - very pretty :) (And Aragorn of course ;) )
ReplyDeleteI thought the trash trolls were such a cool idea, by the way!
What a quirky office. I'd probably never get work done having both Lord of the Rings toys and Star Wars action figures to play with. That's definitely some 5th wall stuff right there. :)
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't repeat it, but it involved a wax museum that actually contained corpses.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great post and giveaway! My worst nightmare was several years ago and involved the death of my parents :(
ReplyDeleteI hate worst nightmare :(
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great giveaway :)
This is a fabulous post. :) Love it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! My worst nightmare is when I dreamed that my little brother died!! Oh my God I spent days just thinking about it!!!
ReplyDeleteWorst Nightmare had to be when I was dreaming my husband was cheating on me and I was trying to hit him and I kept missing. I was crying nonstop lol it was crazy.
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Yeah I cannot really remember it all, but something along the lines of being a mass murder and killing a lot of people and never getting caught and laughing about it.... JUST WEIRD!
ReplyDeleteMy worst nightmare ever is being bitten by the werewolf Fenrir Greyback from Harry Potter! He's SO CREEPY!
ReplyDeleteI loved the Guest Post, the pictures are so interesting and I agree with Mindee, Harry Potter love needs no explanation!
The Nightmare Affair sounds like a great read. Thank you for the giveaway and for making it INT.
Thank you, Jen for being part of the Tour! :)
Worst nightmare that my teeth were falling out LOL!!! Thank you for the giveaway :)
ReplyDeleteTrying to get my son to the doctor but my house was surrounded by crocodiles. Had to step on them to get to a car.
ReplyDeleteAwesome post! I love your work space and squealed over your Star Wars figurines.
ReplyDeleteAnd my worst nightmare was one where my dad died. I cried for a long time.
My worst nightmare so far was about a friend and his death. He died in my dream and it all felt real until I woke up. I even went on my daily routine before going to school. Then when I decided to check his Facebook to see who recently posted their message about him, I realised that it was all a dream.
ReplyDeleteAwesome guest post!
ReplyDeleteMy worst nightmare is always when a family member dies. I don't have them often, but I've had them more than once.
ReplyDeleteI don't know I never remember then.
ReplyDeleteCan't remember when I woke up. But my body ached everywhere.
ReplyDeleteAs a kid I would dream that my parents would die and I was alone. As an adult I guess it would be the dream of falling and waking up
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ReplyDeleteAs a kid I would dream that my parents would die and I was alone. As an adult I guess it would be the dream of falling and waking up
think it was a house full of insects
ReplyDeleteI once dreamed we left the house and something happened to us and my beloved kitty was left alone with no one to take care of him. Luckily, I woke up before I found out the end to this nightmare! LOL.
ReplyDeleteBeing strangled by a snake!! And i acciedentaly hit enter for the mailing adress beofr i'd finish putting the adress in :S
ReplyDeleteI once dreamed that I was a little kid trapped in a moving car! Great post and giveaway :)
ReplyDeleteJasmine