Jennifer Brown

Oh, look! The blog tour bus is rollin' through (*pauses to sing the Wells Fargo wagon song from The Music Man)!

Who's in the front seat today? Stacey Jay, author of YA novels, YOU ARE SO UNDEAD TO ME; UNDEAD, MUCH?; and now her newest book, MY SO-CALLED DEATH.

I'm so excited to have Stacey back on the blog again today, not only because she's sorta my hero (the girl can write! And write! And write!), but also just because she's so nice. (I like nice people).

About MY SO-CALLED DEATH:

Just because you don't have a pulse doesn't mean you can't be perky. 

One second, freshman Karen Vera's on top of the most fabulous cheer pyramid ever.

The next, she's lying on the pavement with seriously unflattering cranial damage. Freakishly alive without a pulse, Karen learns that she's a genetically undead zombie. 

Suddenly, Karen's non-life is an epic disaster. She's forced to attend a boarding school for the "death-challenged," her roommate is a hateful wannabe-Goth weirdo, and she's chowing down on animal brains every day to prevent rot (um, ew?). Even worse, someone is attacking students and harvesting their brains for a forbidden dark ritual. And it might be the hottest guy at DEAD High, the one who makes Karen's non-beating heart flutter! 

Armed with a perky smile and killer fashion sense, it's up to Karen to track down the brain snatcher and save her fellow students from certain zombie death.

My 3 Qs for Stacey Jay:

1) What non-writing activity most inspires you to write?

Exercising is great inspiration. Some of my favorite story ideas have come to me while I'm running the track.

2) Do you keep your rejection letters? If so, what do you do with them?

I've kept a couple rejection emails. One in particular was really harsh. An editor advised me to quit submitting because I would never be published. Now, seven contracts later, I read that email and laugh with evil, victorious glee.

3) What was the moment where it really sank in that you are officially "an author"?

When I got a call to be a guest professor for a day at a local college. They're going to pay me to talk to college students. (It's okay, go ahead and laugh. I did too. I still haven't figured out what I'm going to "profess" about. Guess we'll see come April!)

Professor for a day?! That's awesome! Want!

Thank you so much for stopping by, Stacey, and once again, congratulations on your book! Good luck!

Check out more about MY SO-CALLED DEATH here.

About Stacey Jay:

Stacey Jay is a workaholic with three pen names, and a sick sense of humor. She loves creepies, crawlies, and of course, romance. What would a zombie novel--or any novel--be without kisses that make your toes tingle? 

Stacey has been a full time writer since 2005 and can't think of anything she'd rather be doing. Her former careers include theatre performer, professional dancer, poorly paid C-movie actress, bartender, and waiter.

Visit Stacey at her website: www.staceyjay.com