Results for the costume-less costume party!

Okay, so I thought that I explained this fairly well. I even listed all of the guest posts with links for you to go back and judge. Something must have gotten lost in translation though because many of the authors entered were not ones who took part. Steven King was voted pretty often. Too bad that he wasn't one of the options! Below is a paragraph from the original post. Did I confuse you?

I've listed all of the author guest posts and interviews and what type of being they represent below. Your job is to go back through and decide what title to give to each author based on their post. Much like how you would judge a costume contest but without the costumes. (Maybe next year!) There are more authors than titles but spread the love.

Below are the list of Author posts. Under that is the list of possible categories and below that is the giveaway. Have fun and Good Luck!

Kelly Oram ~ Unique abilities  *  Susan Illene ~ Unique abilities

Kym Grosso ~ Werewolves   *  Shannon Donnelly ~ Djinn

 M.L. Guida   ~ Dragons  *  Elle Rossi ~ Vampires

W.J. May ~ Unique abilities  *  Jennifer Snyder ~ Conjurers

J.C. McKenzie ~ Shifters  *  Alyssa Rose Ivy ~ Pterons

Hanna Martine ~ Elementals

Red L. Jameson guest post ~ Time Travellers

Julie Anne Lindsey ~ Demi Gods  *  Red L. Jameson ~ Muses

Megan Morgan ~ Sirens  *  Celeste Pratter ~ Aliens

Chrissy Peebles ~ Zombies  *  Mimi Sebastian ~ Necromancers

Jessica Aspen ~ Ghosts  *  Mary Moriarty ~ Witches

Dale Mayer ~ Psychics  *  Paula Westin ~ Angels

A.S. Fenichel ~ demons & hunters  *  Angelique Armae ~ fallen angels

Su Williams ~ Dream weavers  *  Diana Harrison ~ Soul Crafters

Echo Ishii ~ Elves  *  Jessica Aspen guest post ~ trolls & goblins

Who is the Author you'd most like to be BFF's with? J.C. McKenzie I can see this though there were a few others I could also see!

Who would you name the best conversationalist? J.C. McKenzie I understand this one too!

Which Author was the Creepiest? Chrissy Peebles She did an amazing job talking about zombies!

Which author is most likely to get you arrested? Kelly Oram I could totally see that!

Who gave the best representation of their being? We have a tie for this one. Paula Westin & Hanna Martine. Both were great but many of the others were as well. I could not have picked this category!

Padded jacket ~ Which author is most likely an escaped patient from the psych ward? Kelly Oram and Julie Anne Lindsey both scored top marks in this category. Not who I would have picked at all! lol!

Who was the most confusing author? Julie Anne Lindsey 

Was there an author that you found to be the weirdest or the kookiest? Shannon Donnelly 

Which author was the most informative about their character, book or pertinent info? Jessica Aspen

Who was the most generous author? We had a tie for this one as well but I am overruling it because in addition to giving many prizes, this author kept checking back in and even stopped on a few other posts as well thus being generous with her time as well as her donations! J.C. McKenzie was most deserving but the other one voted to the top was Kym Grosso.

Who is the most original author? Diana Harrison

Who do you think did the best job projecting sexy? It was unanimous! ~ Kym Grosso

Who is the spookiest? Red L. Jameson

Who would you name the friendliest author? We have another tie and I think they are both excellent choices! J.C. McKenzie and Celeste Pratter

Who would be most likely to make you split your pants laughing? Red L. Jameson takes this title as well.

Who would you name the most gruesome? Mimi Sebastian gets this title!

What did you think of the costume party? 

I can't stress enough that most of the prizes were donated by the generous authors who took their time to take part. Please, if given the opportunity, help me to sing their praises and send readers their way!

I crown J.C. McKenzie queen of the costume-less costume party!  She had the most votes over-all!

Congratulations J.C.! You obviously made quite an impression! :D

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GGMMMU ~ Costumeless Character Party and giveaway!

Now is the time to make good use of your opinions! Hopefully you have all been reading all of the Ghoulishly Good Monster Mash Mix Up posts but if not, you can look back over any that you have missed!

I've listed all of the author guest posts and interviews and what type of being they represent below. Your job is to go back through and decide what title to give to each author based on their post. Much like how you would judge a costume contest but without the costumes. (Maybe next year!) There are more authors than titles but spread the love.

If you do not feel that any of the authors fit that title than leave it blank. If you think of any titles that I didn't cover, I left an extra option for you to use. :-) You can name the same author more than once but please try to only use one author per title!

This is meant to be in the spirit of fun much like dressing up in costumes and having awards given to the best in show. I think that ALL of the Authors are awesome just for taking the time to do interviews or guest posts. The ones that did more than one post, gave a prize for a giveaway, or some that gave prizes for giveaways are even more wonderful and I will do all that I can to THANK each of them. :-)

Below are the list of Author posts. Under that is the list of possible categories and below that is the giveaway. Have fun and Good Luck!


Kelly Oram ~ Unique abilities  *  Susan Illene ~ Unique abilities

Kym Grosso ~ Werewolves   *  Shannon Donnelly ~ Djinn

 M.L. Guida   ~ Dragons  *  Elle Rossi ~ Vampires

W.J. May ~ Unique abilities  *  Jennifer Snyder ~ Conjurers

J.C. McKenzie ~ Shifters  *  Alyssa Rose Ivy ~ Pterons

Hanna Martine ~ Elementals

Red L. Jameson guest post ~ Time Travellers

Julie Anne Lindsey ~ Demi Gods  *  Red L. Jameson ~ Muses

Megan Morgan ~ Sirens  *  Celeste Pratter ~ Aliens

Chrissy Peebles ~ Zombies  *  Mimi Sebastian ~ Necromancers

Jessica Aspen ~ Ghosts  *  Mary Moriarty ~ Witches

Dale Mayer ~ Psychics  *  Paula Westin ~ Angels

A.S. Fenichel ~ demons & hunters  *  Angelique Armae ~ fallen angels

Su Williams ~ Dream weavers  *  Diana Harrison ~ Soul Crafters

Echo Ishii ~ Elves  *  Jessica Aspen guest post ~ trolls & goblins


Here are the available titles:

Most gruesome, most likely to make you split your pants laughing, friendliest, spookiest, sexiest, most original, most generous, most informative, Weirdest being or author,  Most confusing, Most likely an escaped patient from the psych ward, best representation, Most likely to get you arrested, Creepiest, best conversationalist, Author you'd most like to be BFF's with

Each of these titles are listed in the Rafflecopter. Please put your selections there. :-)


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GGMMMU ~ Guest post by Jessica Aspen, author of Prince By Blood And Bone

Jessica Aspen always wanted to be spirited away to a world inhabited by elves, were-wolves and sexy men who walk on the dark side of the knife. Luckily, she’s able to explore her fantasy side and delve into new worlds by writing paranormal romance and twisting fairy tales.
 
She loves indulging in dark chocolate, reading eclectic novels, and dreaming of ocean vacations, but instead spends most of her time writing fantasy romance, walking, Molly-the black lab mix, and hiking in the Colorado Rockies. You can find Jessica: Website, twitter, Goodreads,

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When I think of goblins or trolls I think of all the monsters that I’ve read about over the years. Starting with my favorite book from childhood, The Princess and the Goblin, by the classic fairy tale author George MacDonald. A little girl is stolen and Curdy must go into the mines to steal her back from the Goblin King. It has everything. A lost princess, the hero is a poor, but honest boy, and of course, the goblins. Creepy creatures that make you afraid of the dark.

And then there are the goblins of Gringot’s from Harry Potter. JK Rowling did a fabulous job putting goblins in charge of everyone’s money, and I love the way they portrayed them in the movie versions. How can something so small be so scary? Well, they are. Goblins are some of our worst nightmares. They are small, so they can fit in tiny spaces. They can hide under beds or in dark corners. They lurk, waiting to…GET YOU!

I picture these story book goblins as white, almost slimey, creatures with thin skin and bulbous eyes. Creatures of the dark, growing like mushrooms without sunlight. Long thin fingers and greedy mouths with tiny narrow teeth, the better to bite you, my dear.

But when I wrote PRINCE BY BLOOD AND BONE, my second book in the Tales of the Black Court, the goblins in my head were from the movie Labyrinth, mixed up creatures with bits and pieces that could have come from many animals as well as the white slimy ones so I have two types of goblins in PRINCE BY BLOOD AND BONE. The first ones you meet are the hobgoblins, white and slimy, I pictured them more like rubbery ghosts. They can ooze between the crack of stones and slide under the thin space between you, your bed, and the floor. They have stretchy faces and contort their expressions, especially their bottomless eyes. And they love scaring people, like my heroine, Bryanna, when she finds herself trapped underground in an abandoned gnome palace with a man who is trapped as his own monster.

Prince Kian is under a spell and trapped as a beast by his mother the evil queen. He identifies with the monsters he’s forced to share his space with. Even dices and plays cards with the larger goblins, creatures I based on the small almost friendly goblins of the movie Labyrinth, but mine are large and gross. They have extra eyes and arms and live in filthy conditions where they would love to eat toss you into the large black pot on the fire and cook you for dinner with a few rats thrown in for good measure.

As for trolls, once again the Harry Potter movies are foremost in my mind. Large and stupid with snot running from their noses. Troll bogeys, yuck! And of course we all know of the trolls that live under bridges, ready to eat anyone who passes by. Trolls have extra long limbs and are shaped more like apes than like humans. They have small eyes and poor eyesight. And they smell. Pee-ew!

In PRINCE BY BLOOD AND BONE, Prince Kian’s fiancé is part-troll, part-elf, I called them troll-kin. The cast-off half-breed cousins of the elves they feel they’ve been discarded and used over the centuries. With the lovely crystalline eyes of the elves, but not as tall or as elegant, they have stockier bodies and rougher features. And some of them are very stupid, depending on how much troll they have in their blood.

I love twisting fairy tales and I love twisting fairy tale creatures for my romances. Taking something that we all know and fear and making it my own. That’s what Halloween is for. That’s where all the great monstorous inspiration comes from, we pull it out from under our own beds, extract it from the nightmares and add our own touches until a troll becomes a troll-kin and a goblin morphs into a bigger, scarier beast.

Prince by Blood and Bone, A Fantasy Romance of the Black Court

A rebellious prince, a reluctant witch, and a mysterious prophecy,

twisted together in a tale of Beauty and the Beast

Trapped in an underground palace Prince Kian must remain a beast, or give in to the queen’s plan to strip him of his powers. But Kian refuses to submit to his mother's evil plan and is determined to escape both his prison and his curse—even if it means dabbling in witch's magic.

On the run for most of her life, Bryanna MacElvy has never learned to use her healing Gift. When she’s pulled by Kian’s spell into his prison, the prince sees the golden witch as his salvation. Refusing to let her, or to accept she is incapable of curing him, Kian offers her a terrible bargain—heal him, or give up her freedom forever.

Their lives entwined by fate, the prince must learn to love a human and Bryanna must learn to trust herself—or risk losing their freedom, his powers, and their passion, to the evil of the Black Queen.

Dare to enter Jessica Aspen’s world of steamy, fantasy romance in book two of her fairy tale trilogy: Tales of the Black Court

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I need to say thank you to Jessica again. Not only did she do this guest post, she also did an interview a few days ago. She's responsible for finding half of the authors who agreed to take part this year. And she sponsored one of the giveaways too. She has my gratitude and appreciation more than I can express. :-)


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GGMMMU ~ Representing elves with an interview is Daniel Grimm, character of author Echo Ishii

Hi, all you lovely readers out there. I'm Daniel Grimm, half-Elf. Echo Ishii was going to do this blog post, but she gets too intellectual in her approach and I though I should step in. After all, I am an Elf and far more qualified.

Can you tell us what the difference between elves and dwarves is? Height? Seriously, generally Elves are associated with high culture, art, language and that kind of thing. Personally, I don't do much in the way of reading, but scholars, like my dear companion Claude Rumpel, seem to be rather impressed with Elven dedication to craftsmanship.

Dwarves are great drinking buddies, though. Their axes can do some damage; as deadly as an Elven sword. I'm not too keen on axe –wielding or sword fighting. I see myself as more of the type who likes to compromise-with a drink or some fun between the sheets.

For you, are elves sexy and kind (like Legolas) or devious like the fae, or jolly like Saint Nick?

You think Legolas is kind? I suppose in his later years…We are all so very sexy. Even the smaller, jollier cousins who work for Saint Nick.  Don't let those horrid little green outfits fool you…seducers the lot of them. Devious? Well, if I need to be. Wink, wink.

What do you envision their greatest characteristic, ability or power to be? For most of my life, it's been my good looks and glamour. I don't believe in modesty. I know I'm good looking. Everyone is good-looking-it's all a matter of attitude. Lately, though, I have been considering my other qualities. My Elven mother gave me my grandfather's sword and lately circumstances have forced me to learn some of the warrior skill that my heritage carries. Their worst? Elves are arrogant. They tend to underestimate the contributions of others and are not always tolerant of 'imperfection'. My mother told me this, she never told me why, but I think something  happened in her past.

What scares you? Looking at myself in a mirror and realizing that I look a complete mess.

What are you most afraid of? Well, since we're taking things so seriously…I worry that people think I'm really not much more than my looks.

What type of candy would you be apt to grab? Pixie sticks! Have you every had a real pixie stick made by pixies? They cost a fortune but the taste…heavenly.

What is your favorite meal? Don't tell her, but my cousin Mary makes the most wonderful soups in the world. Or maybe it just tastes that way because she makes it.

What do you think is the most mis-construed idea about elves? That elves are always good. My mother wasn’t a terribly nice person-in all honesty. My father was a complete bastard-and he was only human. Elves, humans, goblins- we all have to choose to be good.

Name any two creatures that you would love to see go toe to toe in a battle? Well, I am soon to be the owner of a very fine dragon. Perhaps, a entire herd. My dragons are more than capable of taking on anything. My hope is to finally do something about the Kraken.  Now, I know, the Kraken is a sea creature, but dragons are surprisingly adept at underwater fighting- with a few magical modifications.

Just wait until my dragons are fully grown.

Daniel Grimm was polite enough to stand in for his friend, Echo Ishii. Echo Ishii (http://echoishiizone.wordpress.com) writes paranormal and fantasy romance. Her first novella, MR RUMPEL AND MR GRIMM is a fairly accurate account of Daniel Grimm's adventures, both magical and amorous, and is available for preorder from Less Than Three Press.( http://www.lessthanthreepress.com/) Her alter-ego RK also blogs at SMART GIRLS LOVE SCI FI. (http://smartgirlsscifi.wordpress.com)

Thank you Daniel for talking with me and Echo for arranging it! :-)

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