By guest blogger Ellery Adams
The secret identity of the average superhero is painfully shy, clumsy and often socially inept, and uses more brain than brawn.
Why can’t the brainiack be enough? Who needs a cape (if you’ve seen The Incredibles you know that capes are dangerous being they can get caught in jet engines and stuff) or a Lycra suit?
I don’t know about you, but the idea of facing myself in the mirror dressed head-to-toe in Lycra is a terrifying thought. Those donuts do land somewhere, after all.
If I had a secret identity, she’d wear pajamas and flip-flops.
Her sidekick would be a faithful and courageous dog or a bevy of clever cats.
She’d gain extraordinary powers by reading cozy mysteries and eating chocolate (in any form).
Her weapons would be words – she’d toss them from books like miniature lightning bolts.
And her Nemesis? Anyone who looks like a character from Sex in the City or talks on their cell phone in inappropriate places.
The truth is, I do have another identity and she also writes cozy mysteries. If you can guess my other name, send me an email to elleryadams@comcast.net and I will mail you A KILLER PLOT button and a signed bookmark to reward you for being such a super sleuth.
And while you’re here, tell me what your super power would be if you could pick only one. Personally, I’d choose superhuman metabolism – LOL!
Ellery Adams
A KILLER PLOT: A Books By The Bay Mystery - Coming 6/1/10
from Berkley Prime Crime
UPDATE: THE CONTEST HAS NOW ENDED. SORRY YOU MISSED IT!
Ellery...sent your other identity to the email addy you posted and it came back....says its not a good email address... : (
Posted by: Lori Mager | May 27, 2010 at 06:27 AM
Oops--we made a typo. It's fixed now: elleryadams@comcast.net
Posted by: Lorraine | May 27, 2010 at 10:28 AM
I have your back on the metabolism. LOL
Posted by: Mare Fairchild | May 27, 2010 at 11:24 AM
I'm not good at solving mysteries, but my superhero would be thin, beautiful and very agile, lol and definitely would not wear spandex, maybe organic cotton.
I am reviewing your book on my blog, a great start to a really fun series!!
dollycas
Posted by: LORI | May 27, 2010 at 12:10 PM
Oh lets see- Superpower..hmmmm...being able to write more than 1 dang book a year if that! How you and the other Cozy Chicks put out so many high quality wonderful books is just beyond me.
Is there a magic writing dust someone could sprinkle over me?
Congrats on new series!~
Posted by: Laura Hinds | May 27, 2010 at 12:20 PM
wow! that's incredible! LOL
i'm good at them. :D
Posted by: Nursing pajamas | May 27, 2010 at 08:11 PM
Invisibility, I think, goes with the social anxiety disorder.
Posted by: Caitlyn | May 28, 2010 at 09:30 PM