Welcome to the second stop of The Galaxy!
This trail is based on the YAmazing Race with MGnificent Prizes presented by the Apocalypsies. In THIS trail, you’ll find all kinds of posts, and discover new authors and their work.
How do you play? Every post contains information that will lead to killer prizes! Books, swag, skype sessions, locks of hair (jk jk)! At the end of each blog you’ll find a link that will take you to the next stop in the trail. By the end, you’ll find a quiz. Submit your entry to the quiz for a chance to win a grand prize! Accuracy matters here, so take your time, or go back and refresh your memory! One quiz entry per trail.
About me:
I'm the author of BY THE GRACE OF TODD (Razorbill/Penguin-paperback edition out Jan. 8, 2015) and its sequel, IN TODD WE TRUST (St. Patrick's Day, 2015). I grew up in the midwest, often the only girl in my neighborhood, which was okay, because when we played Star Wars, I always got to be Princess Leia. I now live in southern Kansas with my big family and a very noisy parrot.
Here are the answers to the questions I got for The Galaxy Trail:
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| Me as Mongee Poo-minus the radiated sludge. |
Favorite Costume?
My favorite costume is this one of me as the Dragon Sensei character Mongee Poo. He’s a green Japanese snow monkey that shoots radiated sludge out of his nose and shouts, “HOO HOO HOO HI-YAH!”
If your MC went trick or treating, what would they dress up as and why?
My favorite costume is this one of me as the Dragon Sensei character Mongee Poo. He’s a green Japanese snow monkey that shoots radiated sludge out of his nose and shouts, “HOO HOO HOO HI-YAH!”
If your MC went trick or treating, what would they dress up as and why?
Todd
is obsessed roleplaying characters from the Japanese anime series, Dragon
Sensei, so he would be Emperor Oora, the evil salamander ruler of the planet
Fernsopi. He’s already made the wicked awesome costume complete with a poison
mushroom necklace that shoots green smoke from the BoomShroom’s mouths!
If
your villain went trick or treating, what would they dress up as?
Max
“The Behemoth” Loving would go as himself, and he’d tell you that he’s scary
enough as he is.
What’s
the grossest thing you’ve ever eaten on a dare?
I
was dared to eat dog biscuits in fourth grade, and of course I did. The
grossest thing I’ve ALMOST eaten would have to be fried worms. No one dared me
to do it – it was a personal goal after reading HOW TO EAT FRIED WORMS. I got
the butter-fried nightcrawler into my mouth, but to my everlasting shame was
too grossed out to chew.
What
scares the pants off of you?
I’m
petrified of popping noises of any kind: gunfire, fireworks … balloons are the
worst. I was in a play in college where three flash pots went off around me
every show for a two-week run. Thankfully my character was supposed to scream.
What is your dream subject to write
about?
Horses. As a girl, I read every horse
series I could get my hands on. I still love them and have a daughter who gives
riding lessons. One of these days…
Do you
legit believe in ghosts and things that go bump in the night? (We won’t think
you’re cray)
I certainly
believe in spirits, both good and evil. And I believe your spirit or “ghost”
can materialize after your body has died (think the witch of Endor summoning
Samuel.)
What is
the worst prank you’ve ever pulled?
I’ve
already confessed this for Anna Staniszewski’s THE PRANK LIST contest, so why
not? In middle school, we were dissecting frogs and I snuck a frog lung into my
foe’s macaroni at lunch. But I was so scared she’d get sick or die that I told
on myself.
Would you
rather be covered in slime or blood?
Slime!
What
magical/supernatural creature so you secretly want to be?
Pegasus,
because, yanno, horses. But I’m not keen on heights, so I’d better say Unicorn. I’m thinking that horn would make me klutzier than I already am, skewering
things here and there. So I’ll go with fairies, because I love flowers. As long
as I don’t fly too far off the ground.
What is
your favorite paragraph/sentence from your novel?
I like
reading this one at school visits because the kids really react to it: “Lucy
lifted the sock to her nose, sniffed it, and jerked back. ‘That is definitely
the most odious odor I have ever inhaled.’ She shut her eyes and licked her
lips, like she was flavor testing or something. ‘A disgusting and musty blend
of mushrooms, mildew, and damp dog produced by your dead skin tissues mixed
with moisture.’ Lucy took my hand and shook it. ‘Congratulations. It’s so
dirty, I bet you could grow a plant from it.’”
Thank you for participating! But before you go, I’m giving you a bonus contest, open to U.S. & CAN only. Enter your orneriest prank (or one you think would be great to play on someone) in the comments below. I'll pick a random winner who will receive a personalized copy of the book, a signed poster, and a bookmark!
Thanks for playing along! Here's the next stop on the Galaxy Trail: http://lettrick.blogspot.com/
A prank i played on my sister was that i switched her shampoo bottle and put glue in it.
ReplyDeleteThe biggest prank I have ever pulled lasted for 5 years. It started when I was in grade 8, and I happened to have a number of friends from the Philippines. I am a very pale Canadian girl of European heritage. A few months into the school year (it was my first year at the school, and I didn't know many people) my Filipino friends thought it would be funny to try to convince people that I am an albino Filipino. And wow, these kids ATE IT UP. I was the talk of the school. I had an entire backstory explaining every little detail of my life. People really, really wanted to believe this, despite the fact that I /do not look at all Filipino/ (although maybe I look a little albino). So I went to high school and more and more people fell victim to this prank. By the time I graduated, I think most of them realized that it was all an elaborate prank, or otherwise stopped caring. It was good while it lasted, though. That is my great prank.
ReplyDeleteI played a prank on my sister where I drew chicken pocks on her for April Fools.
ReplyDeleteThese pranks are hysterical! (Unless you're on the receiving end, of course.) Thanks so much for stopping by and entering!
ReplyDeleteHeh heh heh. I was told to call my sister in for dinner. She was a little snarky at me then said she was going through the back door. East side of the house. No windows. Pitch black room. Scare waiting to happen. . . So low and behold I awaited her as she came up the back steps and entered the house. Then I said . . . And this is the sad part . . . Boo.
ReplyDeleteBlood-curdling B movie scream.
Then I ran for my life, but yeah, worth it.
I was mean to my brother with my pranks. At one house we lived in I had him convinced his closet was haunted. After that he did something (I don't even remember what it was) but we had seen a movie about these creepy dolls that killed people. I had a big collection of porcelain dolls. I set a doll in his room beside his bed and a butter knife. I may, or may not, have gotten in lots of trouble with the parents.
ReplyDeleteAwesome pranks, Ladies!
ReplyDeleteAaaaand the winner is: Katie Thomas! Congratulations! I'll mail your prize to you shortly!
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