Giveaway
My Fabulous Summer Giveaway
So when I making plans to travel this summer, I had this conversation on Twitter:
Yep, the one and only Elana Johnson (@ElanaJ), who may or may not be a long-lost distant relation (I mean, hey, if we go back to Noah, we for sure are!). She is just as cool in person as she is online. The type you want to cozy up with on a couch while eating a big plate of bacon while you watch crazy movies.
Right now she is up to her ears in WriteOnCon, which STARTS TONIGHT!! (Though the forums are already in full swing. Go check it out if you haven’t.)
I also met the amazing Kasie West (@KasieWest)! (And her super cute daughters). If there hadn’t been a line of people behind me waiting to get their books signed, we might have chatted all night.
And and and . . . I got to meet the super sweet Jenn Johansson (@JennJohansson), the crazy cool Natalie Whipple (@nataliewhipple), and the fabulous* Bree Despain (@breedespain).
Seriously, these are my people. And see that black bag in my hand in the picture with Kasie? Yup, totally swag I won. It even came with “Insomnia Pills”**
So of course, to celebrate having met so many amazing authors in one shot, I wanted to do I GIVEAWAY!! One lucky person will win their choice of any one book currently published by any of these authors:
- Elana Johnson (Possession, Surrender, Abandon)
- Kasie West (Pivot Point, The Distance Between Us)
- J.R. Johansson (Insomnia)
- Natalie Whipple (Transparent)
- Bree Despain (The Dark Divine, The Lost Saint, The Savage Grace)
This giveaway is open to anywhere The Book Depository delivers and is open through the end of August 2013. I’ll announce the winner the first Monday of September. Good luck!
I’m being all kinds of modern and using a rafflecopter, so just fill it out and I’ll cross my fingers it all works the way it’s supposed to.
So what book would you choose if you won?
* Yeah, I couldn’t think of another good “F” word to go with “fabulous” to keep it all parallel. I debated “freakishly fabulous,” but that wasn’t quite right. “fascinatingly fabulous” was better, but a bit of a mouthful. “flailingly” just doesn’t fit, same with “flinchingly.” “Flightily” is really stretching things, “fantastically” felt a bit overdone . . . Well, you see my dilemma.
** Jenn Johansson ASSURED us that they were CANDY. Not real pills. And she was 100% correct. Candy. Not pills. 🙂
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Bree Despain, Elana Johnson, Giveaway, Jenn Johansson, Kasie West, Natalie WhippleGiveaway: ONE by Leigh Ann Kopans
If you were anywhere on Twitter this past week, you surely know that the super fun Leigh Ann Kopans (@LeighAnnKopans) just released her debut novel, ONE. It’s been climbing all the Amazon charts, and has debuted with a smashing success! So excited for Leigh Ann. 😀
My luck pool has been filling up of late, and recently it splashed over the edges to land me a copy of my own. Woo hoo for me, because it’s been on my TBR list since I first read the pitch:
makes you a Normal, having only one makes you a sad half-superpowered freak.
too bad all she can do is hover.
might finally figure out how to fix herself. She busts her butt in AP Chem and
salivates over the Hub’s research on the manifestation of superpowers, all in
hopes of boosting her chances.
carefully crafted plans fly out the window. Literally. When the two of them
touch, their Ones combine to make them fly, and when they’re not soaring over
the Nebraska cornfields, they’re busy falling for each other.
internship short list, but as she gets closer to the life she always wanted,
she discovers that the Hub’s purpose is more sinister than it has always
seemed. Now it’s up to her to decide if it’s more important to fly solo, or to
save everything – and everyone – she loves.
And now woo hoo for you, because I’m going to give away the copy I was planning to buy! WOO HOO!!
So if you want to win a copy of ONE, just leave a comment, and I’ll enter you into the drawing. Spread the word in any way (twitter, facebook, blog post, sidebar, word-of-mouth, etc.), and I’ll give you +5 extra entries. Just tell me what you did (or will do) in your comment. No need for a link, I trust you. 😉 Important: Please leave me a way to contact you, should you win.
Enter by Saturday, June 22nd, and I’ll announce the winner on Monday, June 24th. Good luck!
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Giveaway, Luck Pool, ONE by Leigh Ann KopansInterview with Leigh T. Moore and a Giveaway!
So Leigh T. Moore’s book, The Truth About Letting Go has been out
a couple of weeks and is doing awesome! Read all about it HERE.
So what else is there to do but have a
giveaway? Hurray! *throws confetti* One lucky commenter will win a copy of The Truth About Letting Go, just let me know in the comments you’re
interested, and leave me a way to contact you.
Last day to enter is March. 24, and
I’ll post the winner on Monday, March 25th. Best of luck!
In the mean time, since I already interviewed
Leigh HERE, I let my 3-year-old do the honors to give you a fresh perspective
on this amazing author. 🙂
What is your favorite color? Mine is pink.
imagining us sitting at a little white tea table with a few stuffed animals
joining us. I’m very big, and I’ve got my pink boa and tiara on…
little, purple was my favorite color, though. You can be Pinkalicious and I can
be Purpleicious. Is that OK?
OR Dance with me! I like being a ballerina. How do you like to dance?
takes special medicine, otherwise I look like Kookoo the Bird Lady from Freaks.
Let’s play magic wands! Mine turns people into stones. What does yours do?
really like this tea? And that’s a lovely dress you’re wearing. Umm… what if
my wand turns people into fairies? That’s fun, huh?
Me: If I don’t hear from you in a while, I’ll confiscate Girlie’s wand. See if I can figure out the reverse spell! 😉
make you?
those little birds that help you get dressed or a mouse… I’m glad I’m not the
step-mom or anything. They’re always bad.
I like to cut things up and play with glue. What do you like to do?
Put squiggly shapes on construction paper and then dump a bunch of glitter on
it and shake it around. It’s real, real messy. Ask your mom to show you how to
do this… LOL! 😀
I can write the letter K. What can you write?
my letters. But you know which one I still can’t write? Cursive Q. That’s hard
for me. Oh, and cursive Z. You’ll probably do those really well. I still have
to make those in print.
this is my blog after all. Last question:
for each. Go!
w/personalized plates. Urgh… umm… do they have to be 8 letters?
goes…
thinking “Rebel Rebel”–like the David Bowie song… does this look
like Robble Robble?)
very good. I know.)
be cooler than that, but I actually knew a guy who’s plate was that… LOL!)
aren’t you all wishing you could sit down to a tea party with Leigh, wearing a
pink boa and a tiara? I know I am!!
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Girlie, Giveaway, Leigh Moore, Pinkalicious, The Truth About Letting GoHumiliation With a Side of Awesome
As promised, video #3. Here I reveal some of my lesser-known talents. What are they? You’ll have to watch to find out! *cue evil laughter*
(For those who don’t know, Leigh Moore and I were doing a 30K in 30 days challenge, and the pennance for missing a day was posting a Hacky Sack Club video.)
Oh! The subterfuge of it all!! Sneaky little beggar.
Despite appearances, the side of awesome I mentioned is not my son (though even I have to admit it was pretty funny). The side of awesome is that I am giving away a boatload of books!
Since we are moving, I’m trying to clear off my shelves. Rather than give my precious books to just anyone, I thought I would offer them up to my lovely followers. Unfortunately, and I hate to do it, but since there are so many, I just don’t think I can afford the international postage on that many items, I’m going to have to limit it to US/Canada.
Okay, but now I feel too bad, soooo, I will draw the name of one international commenter and send them a book. So here are the rules:
- You must be a follower.
- Leave a comment with your e-mail and please mention if you are international or US/Canada.
- For international participants, you have until May 29th to enter, and hopefully I’ll have the winners posted by Thursday.
- For the rest of you, the contest is on-going until the books are gone and I announce the end. I’ll start picking winners at random very soon. Tomorrow maybe? Don’t you just love the randomness of it all?
No extra entries for tweeting or passing on the word, but I would love it if you did!
There will be as many winners as I have books to give away (which is a lot), and as a thanks to pay it forward (NTM, you’re the best!), one lucky random person will also win a $10 Starbucks card (I don’t drink coffee, so when my husband won it at work, I knew just what to do with it!).
Please note, the books are used (read at least once), but they are all in very good shape, and most are pretty recent. Most.
And since it will be a media mailer, there won’t be a warm, fuzzy note with it, but know it’s there in spirit.
Love you guys! Thanks for reading my posts, and laughing at my crazy videos (you DID laugh, didn’t you?!!!). Thanks for your support and for generally keeping me sane in this Wonderland World we call Publishing.
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books, Giveaway, Hacky Sack Club, Leigh Moore, StarbucksWinner!
Thanks to everyone for entering my giveaway!
With 31 entries, random.org has chosen:
Congratulations! I’ve e-mailed you and you have 48 hours to send me your snail mail address.
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Giveaway, random.orgQuick Giveaway!
I was fortunate to win a copy of Nightshade by Andrea Cremer. All kinds of buzz has been swirling around this book which is released by Philomel in Oct. 2010.
From Ms. Cremer’s web page, here is the description:
While other teenage girls daydream about boys, Calla Tor imagines ripping out her enemies’ throats. And she wouldn’t have it any other way. Calla was born a warrior and on her eighteenth-birthday she’ll become the alpha female of the next generation of Guardian wolves. But Calla’s predestined path veers off course the moment she saves the life of a wayward hiker, a boy her own age. This human boy’s secret will turn the young pack’s world upside down and forever alter the outcome of the centuries-old Witches’ War that surrounds them all.
Instead of being greedy and keeping it for myself, I am going to give away my copy (paperback, read once by me). All you have to do is be a follower and leave a comment with your e-mail address on this post. And I’m sorry, but because of costs, I can only ship to a U.S. or Canadian address (if you’re international, but have someone in the US or Canada I can send it to, I’m totally fine with that).
The last day to enter is Sunday, July 25 at midnight EDT. I’ll post a winner Monday.
So, recap:
- I’m giving away a gently used ARC of Nightshade.
- To enter, be a follower, leave a comment with e-mail on this post.
- Ends Sunday, July 25th at midnight.
- U.S. & Canada only.
- Good luck!