I'm Late... Again.

You guys need to start harassing me when I'm being lazy. And I REALLY need to catch up on the Facebook fan page -- I haven't forgotten!!!! But I am trying to have book number 4 (not in the Legacy series) done by the beginning of March so I've been scrambling a bit on the home front.

Anywho, poll results for: Who is the hottest of them all?

63% Narian
13% Steldor
6% Alera
13% London
2% The High Priestess
0% Other

Narian steals the prize (again). Haha, well the goal was 117 votes and we ended up with 136 so here it is, the first floor map of the Hytanican Palace!





A new poll is up, one that has to do with Allegiance: What is London's relationship to the High Priestess? The reason I chose a question relating to the second book is that as a prize (if there are over 136 votes this month), I'm planning to post Allegiance's prologue. (As a disclaimer, I haven't cleared this with The Almighty's - meaning the people who actually know stuff - yet, but I don't expect it to be a problem.)

Now onto what I've been up to -- as I said, I'm busy writing book #4, and I've also been doing a lot of music recently with my brilliant boyfriend (but more importantly amazing friend) David. We did a show in his hometown this past weekend, for which we sang the duet When the Stars Go Blue and he accompanied me on A Change is Gonna Come. Here's a pic for you (sorry, Davey, you're hitting the wide web):




We had a really good time, and there were some other amazing performers there (ahem, Zoe!!) -- over all, it was a Saturday night well spent.

I will be back with more soon (provided you guys harass me enough)!

Love to all,
Cayla

A Miracle Would Happen

Two miracles have happened.

One, I'm actually posting here again even though I've been failing to do so for about a month.

Two, I installed Internet Explorer 8 even though 7 was prettier. I resisted for as long as I could.

Now for some sad news.

One, my kitty died. His name was Clint and I loved him dearly, but he had FIP, and even though he'd astounded vets by rebounding four times, he just couldn't fight any more. I miss him. :(

Two, I think Philippa (my laptop for those who don't know) is reaching the age of retirement. She's been acting up lately and having all sorts of problems, so I'm planning on going computer shopping soon.

Let's see, what else has happened since I was last on here... oh! I totally revamped my blog layout for about the fifteenth time, but I really like it now! (That is to say it'll probably stay this way for a couple of weeks.) Still no date on Allegiance, which is frustrating to you and to me, but I hope soon I'll be able to shed some light on that for you. I'm about to think up a new poll, and my offer of posting the map of the Palace's first floor if there are over 117 votes stands. I'll probably think up something else as well because I owe it to you guys after having been gone for forever.

So.... yeah. This was a while ago, but I got to see my awesome big brother David in a show when he came through Milwaukee. The show was The Last Five Years, hence the name of this post. You should check him out. 'Cuz he's awesome. So there. Or rather, here:

David Andino!!!!

I think this post contains some of the laziest writing I've ever done in my life, but hey, who's judging? (Please don't judge me.) Anyway, I will be back, and hopefully with more frequency!

Oh wait -- I forgot to do poll results. Here they are:

Where does Narian's Allegiance lie?

8% With Hytanica, where he was born
6% With Cokyri, where he grew up
14% With whatever side gives him the best advantage
70% Wherever Alera is

Clear winner there!

Alright, NOW I can say I will be back. Adios! Love you all and happy holidays!

Cayla

Safe Returns: TeenVoices + Spain Cover!!

I am not dead. I've just been neglecting the call of the blogosphere, and I apologize deeply and truly to said blogosphere.

BUT, now that I'm back, I've got a bunch of cool news. First off, an interview I did with Teen Voices is coming out in their November issue, so subscribe or buy your copy when you get a chance! The magazine will also be doing a Twitter Giveaway of Legacy next week, so don't forget to stop over and become a follower.

There are three days left to vote on this month's Offkey Poll -- if there are more than 117 votes by then, I'll post the first floor map of the Palace! (But since the goal is admittedly a little far off, don't worry -- I'll keep the challenge open indefinitely.)

I also got to see the cover for the Spanish edition of Legacy, which I'm thrilled about. I posted it below -- be sure to check out the publisher's website and blog as well.

Roca Juvenil

Roca Joven

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I'll be back soon with poll results!

Cayla

Halloween Round Robin... Finally!

Yay!!! My website is working! I can finally give you a link to the pdf version of the Halloween Round Robin from the Facebook fan page. Thanks go to Joanna, Breezy, Melody, Sharlie, Chelsea, Cara, Alyssa, Drew, and Holly.

Halloween Round Robin 2009

Also, at long last I've thought up a "prize" for this month's Offkey Poll. Last month, there were 117 votes total, and if we exceed that number for the "Narian's allegiance" poll, I'll post the map of the first floor of the Hytanican Palace here on the blog. I have a hand-drawn, scanned-in version, as well as a wall-sized one with furniture and everything glued into the rooms and color-coordinated. (I'm a little obsessive compulsive I guess, but it was fun -- it satiated my inner interior designer!) I really hope the goal is met, but promise if it isn't that the challenge will remain open.

Some really exciting stuff is going on behind the scenes over here -- I wish I could tell you all of it! Hopefully I'll be able to soon. Just the other day I signed a whole pile of foreign contracts and they were sent out in the mail, so that was cool. Oh! I finished the rough draft of Redemption (Book 3) a few days ago and now the dreaded editing has begun. I'm actually starting to consider what I want to write next already, which is weird for me -- I've been completely immersed in Legacy world for over three years now!!

Anyway, thanks for dropping in, and I'll be back soon.

Cayla

Still Having Problems

Sorry everyone!! My website is still having problems that are preventing me from updating it, so I can't post the Halloween round robin yet.... grr.

Happy Halloween!

Boo!

I hope everybody has plans to watch scary movies and steal candy from their neighbors tonight! The Halloween round robin on the Facebook fan page was a success -- however, I am not having success posting it here. It's a pdf file so I have to put it on my website first then link to it from here, but as of right now, Network Solutions is giving me more of a trick than a treat today and won't let me edit my site. Anyway, hopefully by the end of the day this will be resolved and I can post the story as promised -- but if not, it will go up this week, and you can read what everyone came up with in the interim on the Facebook fan page by using the link in the sidebar.

My mom and my sister got in an accident last night when a ladder fell of a construction truck and hit their car, shattering the driver's window and blowing off the sideview mirror (which hit my mom in the head). Everybody's okay (except the cute little Kia... it's at the car hospital), but yesterday was a long one!!

Anyway, hopefully I'll be back today yet with the round robin. Until then, over and out!

Cayla

Guest Post at Tif Talks Books

Hi all!

The guest post I wrote for Tif Talks Books has gone up -- here's the link if you want to check it out, and don't forget to become a follower over there:

You're Only as Young as You Feel by Cayla Kluver

Also, Facebook has been acting up, so the discussions on the fan page keep appearing and disappearing -- I haven't been deleting them! I encourage everybody who feels like it to start up their own discussion thread, and chances are I'll chime in (once Facebook starts behaving...).

AND, an interesting occurence! (I have a weird life, I've decided.) I just found out that there's going to be a reading activity about me in a series of textbooks that teaches English to middle schoolers in Latin America. Way cool, but WAY strange! I remember activities about people in my Spanish textbooks and now I'm one of them. :P Thanks to Richmond Publishing in Mexico City for the FYI, and for thinking I'm interesting enough to include!

Well, I think that's about it for now, so... I'll be back!

Cayla