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GIVEAWAY TIME!

THE SUMMER I BECAME A NERD will be releasing on May 7, 2013, which is only *counts fingers* 80 days away!!! So I figured it's time to start doing some awesome giveaways because I'm so freaking excited and I like you guys and I like these shirts and yeah... 

Isn't it pretty?! *pets pretty shirt*

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Contest ends Friday, February 22!!! Enter Away!

P.S. This is a US only giveaway :( Sorry everyone else, but fear not, this is the first of many giveaways to come!

 

OPAL by Jennifer L. Armentrout Reveal

No one is like Daemon Black.
When he set out to prove his feelings for me, he wasn’t fooling around. Doubting him isn’t something I’ll do again, and now that we’ve made it through the rough patches, well... There’s a lot of spontaneous combustion going on.But even he can’t protect his family from the danger of trying to free those they love. After everything, I’m no longer the same Katy. I’m different... And I’m not sure what that will mean in the end. When each step we take in discovering the truth puts us in the path of the secret organization responsible for torturing and testing hybrids, the more I realize there is no end to what I’m capable of. The death of someone close still lingers, help comes from the most unlikely source, and friends will become the deadliest of enemies, but we won’t turn back. Even if the outcome will shatter our worlds forever.

Together we’re stronger... and they know it.

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Follow this link to an ~~~ EPIC CONTEST ~~~ Announcement. You will want to bookmark this page!

http://jenniferarmentrout.blogspot.com/p/october-1-2012.html

USA TODAY Bestselling author, Jennifer L. Armentrout, lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing, she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell, Loki. Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She also writes adult romance under the name J. Lynn.

Find Jennifer on: Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads | Website | Blog

Contests Everywhere!

Here's a biggie for all the writers out there! Over at Cynsations, Publisher Elizabeth Law is offering a 30 page critique of a manuscript plus a phone call to talk about it and ask your publishing related questions! Priceless!
http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2011/05/interview-publisher-elizabeth-law.html

There is a huge blog hop going on here, but hurry because it all ends on 5/31!
http://www.pageturnersblog.com/2011/05/splash-into-summer-giveaway.html#axzz1NazqjFW9

The Bloody Bookaholic is doing some spring cleaning and giving away 44 books!!!!
http://bloodybookaholic.blogspot.com/2011/04/spring-cleaning-giveaway-with-over-40.html

Hope is giving away Amazon giftcards!!!
http://www.a-little-hope.com/blog/2011/05/splash-into-summer-giveaway-hop/

Moonlight Gleam has giftcards for reaching 500 followers! I'm jealous...
http://moonlightgleam.blogspot.com/2011/05/500-followers-6-month-blogoversary.html

The awesome travelers over at YA Highway are giving out some yummy ARCs!
http://www.yahighway.com/2011/05/two-year-anniversary-giveaway.html

Contests Everywhere!

If, like myself, you love to read but can't afford to buy all these wonderful books coming out here lately, check out these contests!

Pick out 3 books from an awesome list!

Here's another chance to pick 2 books from a wonderful selection!

http://escapeinabook.blogspot.com/2011/05/blogoversary-giveaway.html

Pick 2 books!

                                      

Paperback Dolls Blog-o-versary!!!

I love the Paperback Dolls and, now, I love them even more because they're doing an awesome contest for their ONE YEAR BLOG-O-VERSARY! Go here to enter to win lots of books and even a *dun, dun, duuuunnnn* KINDLE!

Day 82: Fangirl Friday

I enjoyed being a silly fangirl last Friday so much that I think I'll make it a regular post. Yipee!

First, I must talk about this amazing super awesomeness!

Come on, ya'll! Just tell a friend about it and you could win all 5 of these books... AUTOGRAPHED! *swoon, salivate, swoon some more*

kjfknknfvkjfdkjfdkjdnv *picks jaws up off of keyboard* Okay, I'll get it together now.

I've been DVRing Being Human on the SyFy channel ever since it started. The American version, that is. Yes, I want to watch the original British version but I missed my chance to record the marathon the other day.

Anyway... I LURVE IT! Stayed up until 1 a.m. watching episodes. Now, I've never been Team Werewolf. I've always been a bloodsucker girl. I even played some Vampire: the Masquerade back before I had kids. I was a paying member of the Camarilla (bonus points to anyone who knows what I'm talking about).

Knowing this, I fully expected myself to be swooning over the vamp character Aidan. Don't get me wrong, he's cool, too. BUT... I'm totally digging Josh, the werewolf.

Josh is played by an actor I've always liked who has never gotten much play, Sam Huntington. I liked Detroit Rock City, thank you very much. And 2009's Fanboys was a geek girl's dream movie, you should watch it (it also had another one of my fangirl crushes, Seth Rogen).

So, yes, Aidan the vamp is sexy and brooding and magnetic but I find his character weak and slightly selfish sometimes. I guess that just goes with the whole bloodlust thing, most of the time. Josh, on the other hand, has sacrificed so much and continues to suffer because he truly doesn't want to hurt anybody. He left his family behind, even a fiance (can't wait for her to show up).

I know I'm leaving out the other main character, Sally the ghost, whose character arc has been interesting but sort of expected.

So there you have it. Something else for me to be addicted to.

What new shows have sucked you guys in?

Day 45: Who Has 2 Thumbs and is a Little Crazy?

THIS GIRL! Seriously, folks, I now see why writers are considered a little bonkers. Everyday on my way to pick up my son from Pre-K, I have conversations with my characters... Out loud... Thankfully, the only other person in the car is my 18 month old. I hope I'm instilling in him the need to be creative and not the need to talk to people who aren't there.

In other news, there are some AMAZING contests going on right now! Of course, they're mostly for people with finished manuscripts so I can't enter, but that doesn't mean ya'll can't!

There's the one over at Shelli's (@srjohannes) Blog, Market My Words: Pay It Forward Contest.

There's also the one over at Brenda Drake's (@brendadrake) Blog, It Was A Dark and Stormy Blogfest Contest.

So, there you have it. Go check them out and enter them, all you finished novel people >.<

Day 36: Wrexting...

I've invented a word: wrexting. Writerly texting. My literary club partner lives in an area that gets very sparse cell phone coverage, so, for the past 2 nights we've been talking writing via text. Last night, we decided to do some character development sheets for each other's characters. This is going to be fun!

I didn't do any CD sheets when I began writing. I was so anxious to get the story out. The characters just kind of grew from the story and now they're in control of what happens. I know the situations they will face but I'm not completely sure how they will react in most cases. I have a feeling this exercise will help me a lot.

In other news, yesterday I was a bad, bad writer. I hardly even looked at my document. I spent most of the day watching youtube videos. *hangs head in shame* Okay, so that's not really news...

I also entered a contest over at @NathanBransford 's blog, http://blog.nathanbransford.com. Just pop your first paragraph in the comments and Bob's your uncle. Go check it out!

Another contest over at @brenadrake 's blog, Brenda Drake Writes, will happen on Feb. 7, 8, and 9. It's a first line contest with AMAZING prizes. Do it, do it now!

More news, I love Ewan McGregor, just so you know.