Tuesday, October 16, 2012

A.G. Howard Takes The Dare

Today's guest is A.G. Howard, author of SPLINTERED, coming January 2013 from Amulet Books. Anita decided to show us that she can tell a story in pictures just as well as she can using words.


You may have guessed that Anita's talents overflow on the page as well. Here's a glimpse of what SPLINTERED has in store for you:

This stunning debut captures the grotesque madness of a mystical under-land, as well as a girl’s pangs of first love and independence. Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers—precisely the affliction that landed her mother in a mental hospital years before. This family curse stretches back to her ancestor Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Alyssa might be crazy, but she manages to keep it together. For now.

When her mother’s mental health takes a turn for the worse, Alyssa learns that what she thought was fiction is based in terrifying reality. The real Wonderland is a place far darker and more twisted than Lewis Carroll ever let on. There, Alyssa must pass a series of tests, including draining an ocean of Alice’s tears, waking the slumbering tea party, and subduing a vicious bandersnatch, to fix Alice’s mistakes and save her family. She must also decide whom to trust: Jeb, her gorgeous best friend and secret crush, or the sexy but suspicious Morpheus, her guide through Wonderland, who may have dark motives of his own.
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Anita Grace Howard is most at home weaving the melancholy and macabre into settings and scenes, twisting the expected into the unexpected. She’s inspired by all things flawed, utilizing the complex loveliness of human conditions and raw emotions to give her characters life, then turning their world upside down so the reader’s blood will race.

Be sure to drop by her blog, A Still and Quiet Madness, as well herTwitter or Facebook Author Page and say "Hi." She's always up for meeting new friends!

11 comments:

  1. This video is the perfect accompaniment to the wonder and romance and dark and madness that is Splintered.

    I love your book, A.G.

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    1. Thanks April! You know I can't wait to read yours! And speaking of lovely dark things, I might be eloping with your gorgeously gothic cover... Heh

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  2. Oh man, this really illustrates the power of music in film. So creepy/dark/eerie. Loved it!

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    1. Sorry. Typos in the first comment. LOL. Thank you, Erin! It was so fun to make. ^.^ And who could go wrong with such an amazing song, right?

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  3. Thank you for having me over, Mindy and all of the lovely Thirteeners!

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  4. Thanks for popping in Anita! I love all your talents... in fact, I want some.

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    1. Ha! Whatevs. You have plenty of your own, and are Wonderwoman of blogland to boot. Yeah, I think your golden. ;)

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    1. Not as beautiful as your lovely locks! ;P Thanks pallie. (((hugs)))

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  6. Wow! That was stunning. And dude, I know I've said this a hundred times, but I am SO PUMPED for Splintered! :)

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