Just a reminder...

Flicker is available on Amazon and on Smashwords for just 0.99 cents! If you haven't gotten a copy, check it out, and tell your friends. (No, I'm serious, tell your friends!)

Sundry Updates:

For those of you who may or may not be wondering, this is what I've been up to lately:

• Went to see The Hunger Games. It was everything I dreamed it would be--and, in some cases, it was even better. (Should I write an in-depth review? Let me know.)
• Watched the online premiere of Legend of Korra. My happiness was so great that I burst into tears during the opening sequence. (In case you didn't know, Avatar: The Last Airbender is one of my favorite things in the entire world, and it's been a big influence on my work and my life.)
• Started reading Game of Thrones. I blame Tumblr for this. I've seen so many gorgeous GIF sets from the HBO series that I'm now chomping at the bit to find how what all the hullabaloo is about--but since I don't care to actually watch the HBO series, I'm reading the book instead. And so begins my journey into yet another fandom!
• Watched the first half of season 1 of Supernatural. Again, I blame Tumblr. All the Supernatural stuff on my dash ensured that I was a fan even more I started watching the show. Oy vey. More fandoms
• Heard back from a few book bloggers who are willing to review Flicker! I'm so excited. I hope they enjoy Flicker, and I'll make sure to post links to the reviews once they go up in the coming weeks/months.
• Made plans for a book reading at the local library, and a signing at a local bookstore. More info on that to come soon.

So, all told, I've been a very busy fangirl. I'm still not sure what I'm going to do with all these new fandoms! Do you guys ever have trouble juggling them all? Do you have to try to "budget" yourself when you get overloaded on fandoms?

Fan Art... Sunday?

In the future, I hope to do Fan Art Friday. But for the time being, I'll post some of the great art that my amazingly talented sisters, Kelly and Kami, have created for Flicker (in nice, big sizes so you can see all the details). Enjoy!

Nasser Rew, as drawn by Kami Thornbrugh.

Filo Shine, as drawn by Kelly Thornbrugh. Isn't he gorgeous?

The Flicker Playlist

I can't write without music. No, really! Music really helps me sink into the world I'm writing about, and get into the right mood to depict scenes and characters. Here's the music I listened to while writing Flicker. The playlist follows the order of the novel--see if you can figure out what songs correspond to what characters and scenes. :)

1.      “Sunny Day” – Abandoned Pools

2.      “Faeries Stole Bridget” – Caprice

3.      “Candles (Cast Long Shadows)” – Brazil

4.      “I’ve Been Asleep For A Long, Long Time” – Hey Rosetta!

5.      “Relax, Take It Easy” – Mika

6.      “I Need Some Sleep” – Eels

7.      “Keep the Car Running” – Arcade Fire

8.      “Miniature Disasters” – KT Tunstall

9.      “Ramalama (Bang Bang)” – Roisen Murphy

10.  “Tranquilize” – The Killers

11.  “Breathe” – Alexi Murdoch

12.  “Feel” – Matchbox Twenty

13.  “Broken Man” – Boys Like Girls

14.  “Heal Over” – KT Tunstall

15.  “Shadowplay” – The Killers

16.  “Legionnaire” – Abandoned Pools

17.  “The Rocky Road to Dublin” – Dubliners

18.  “We’re So Far Away” – Mae

19.  “This River Is Wild” – The Killers

Let It Be Known

... that I successfully kept myself from watching the season finale of The Bachelor. I have reclaimed my self-respect!

This is how I feel when I don't melt my brain with The Bachelor

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I've promised myself that I won't get invested in Dancing with the Stars this season, but we'll see how that turns out. (Imagine me making a skeptical face.)

Better still, The Hunger Games hits theatres on Friday, so I know where I'll be! And better still, The Legend of Korra is going to air in less than one month! Honestly, I've been a wreck since AtLA ended, so this couldn't come at a better time. I am so ready to love Korra.

It's like everything good is happening all at once!

Speaking of good things... Flicker is now available digitally on the Kindle through Amazon, and on virtually every other format known to man on Smashwords.com. I'll be updating the links on the Flicker page of this blog, so check it out!

Finally, if you're on Tumblr, please Follow my blog there (kayethornbrugh.tumblr.com). I don't have a lot of content there yet--in fact, almost none!--but I'm working on fixing that. I adore Tumblr. It's such a fresh blog site, and it makes it so easy to connect with bloggers. Feel free to use the Ask button there if you have any questions!

Over and out for now!