Read This Book: YOU ARE SO UNDEAD TO ME

Today I'm pleased to welcome Stacey Jay to my blog to chat about her new release, YOU ARE SO UNDEAD TO ME, now available for purchase. I am beyond psyched to read this book--how can you beat a combination of zombies and homecoming? That's right. You can't.

Here's a taste of what her story is about:

Megan Berry's social life is so dead. Literally. Fifteen-year-old Megan Berry is a Zombie Settler by birth, which means she's part-time shrink to a bunch of dead people. All Megan wants is to be normal--and go to homecoming. But someone in school is using black magic to turn average, angsty Undead into flesh-eating Zombies, and it's looking like homecoming will turn out to be a very different kind of party--the bloody kind.

Stacey somehow found time in her incredibly busy life (I am awed by how productive and together this lady is!) to answer a few questions:

What are you most proud of in YOU ARE SO UNDEAD TO ME?

The freight train barreling down the tracks, edge of your seat plot. It gets going and doesn't stop and I'm really proud of that. I love to entertain and for slightly ADHD people like me, non-stop action is a must. I hope my fellow short attention spanners enjoy it. (And those with longer attention spans too, lol.)

You're performed on stage. If YOU ARE SO UNDEAD TO ME became a Broadway musical, would you accept a part in it? Which one? Assume makeup and costumes can work wonders.

I'd have to be Monica because I LOVE being the bad guy. Playing the bad guy is way more fun than the heroine. This is assuming all her songs are written in an easy-to-sing mezzo-soprano, of course. I was always one of the background dancers in musicals never the lead because my voice...she ain't that great. But on the upside, I've still got a killer high kick, lol.

Who is most suited for the zombie lifestyle? The least?

Most suited for zombie lifestyle=moms of very young children. We're already surviving on very few brain cells so I think we'd make the transition to zombie-hood fairly well. (If I could munch some brains and feel recovered from nine weeks of no sleep while caring for my new baby, I would TOTALLY consider it.)
Least suited for zombie lifestyle=picky eaters with texture issues. I don't imagine brains taste that great or feel good sliding down. Ya know?

I think teen books can, and should, be read by grown-ups. Tell my grandma Grace why she should read your book.

To remember what it felt like to fall in love for the first time. And because Megan isn't just a "teen", she's a pretty interesting person and I, personally, have enjoyed being in her head for two books. (The second Megan Berry book is in edits as I type.)

What would your 16-year-old self say if she read your book?

You are a dork and there should be more cussing and kissing in this book. (I would tell her that yes, I am still a dork and that I tried to put more cussing and kissing in there, but my editors said I had to tone it down.)
 

And finally, here's the scoop on Stacey:

Stacey Jay is a workaholic with three pen names, four kids, and a decidedly macabre sense of humor. She loves zombies, creepies, crawlies, blood, guts, gore, and of course, romance. "You are So Undead to Me", Stacey's debut paranormal Young Adult Romance featuring Zombie Settler, Megan Berry will be a January 22nd 2009 release from Razorbill books.

Thanks for visiting, Stacey. Everyone, go pick up your copy of YOU ARE SO UNDEAD TO ME today!