I interrupt today’s regularly scheduled post to bring you some freakin’ exciting news…..
My dear friend CAROLINA VALDEZ MILLER just signed with an agent, Vickie Motter with Andrea Hurst.
To celebrate, a bunch of us have joined with Carol in a MASSIVE giveaway! Check it out:
- From CAROLINA - Winner 1: A 1st page critique from agent Vickie Motter! , Winner 2: A Kindle Wireless Reading Device (In order to win this one, you will need to follow all the blogs in the giveaway to qualify.), Winner 3: Signed copy of Escaping into the Open: the Art of Writing True by Elizabeth Berg, Winner 4: Signed Hardback of Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready, Winner 5: Signed Hardback of Passing Strange by Daniel Waters
- From Heather’s Odyssey - Writers Digest Guide To Query Letters or The Fire In Fiction by Donald Maass
- From Critique Sisters Corner - 2011 Guide To Literary Agents or Writing The Breakout Novel by Donald Maass
- From J. Koyanagi (You will need to subscribe or follow her RSS feed) – One winner will win: WRITING DOWN THE BONES, by Natalie Goldberg or
HOW NOT TO WRITE A NOVEL, by Howard Mittelmark and Sandra Newman
or GIVE ‘EM WHAT THEY WANT: THE RIGHT WAY TO PITCH YOUR NOVEL TO EDITORS AND AGENTS, by Blythe Camenson and Marshall J. Cook - From Simon Larter - One winner will win all three: Stephen King’s ON WRITING, Ray Bradbury’s ZEN IN THE ART OF WRITING, Anne Lamott’s BIRD BY BIRD
- From LK Gardner-Griffie (In lieu of a follow, you will need to LIKE her Fan page) - Winner 1: A signed copy of MISFIT MCCABE (or ebook), Winner 2: A signed copy of NOWHERE FEELS LIKE HOME (or ebook), Winner 3: A canvas book bag
- From Sara McClung - One winner takes all 3:A signed copy of THE DARK DIVINE, A signed copy of RAISED BY WOLVES, WRITE GREAT FICTION: PLOT AND STRUCTURE
- From Lola Sharp -A $25 Amazon gift card
- From Elizabeth Davis - A $25 Amazon gift card
- From Tracey Neithercott - A Hardcover of Across the Universe
- From Kristen Yard - A Signed copy of PERSONAL DEMONS by Lisa Desrochers
- From Jonathon Arntson - A $15 Barnes and Noble gift card
- From Eisely Jacobs - DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth OR The HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins OR THE NAME OF THIS BOOK IS SECRET by Pseudonymous Bosch
- From Denise Grover Swank - ANGELFIRE by Courtney Allison Moulton, ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS by Stephanie Perkins, HEX HALL by Rachel Hawkins, DEMONGLASS by Rachel Hawkins
- And Me…
My giveaway – A SIGNED copy of my new book, 101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids OR a partial (up to 30 pages) critique. WOO HOO!!!
Holy Mother of Giveaways! WOW!!! So, start making your rounds, leave comments, tweet, and enter the giveaways. Show Carolina how proud we are of her and let us show you all how much we all appreciate this community of writers!
For my contest, entry is simply – Leave a comment, follow my blog in someway and you’re entered. Want additional entries (up to 5)? Just do the following:
- Tweet about the contest
- Blog about the contest
- Facebook about the contest
- “Like” my facebook author page
- Sign up for my newsletter
Easy, right? Just be sure to let me know what you did in the comments.
Oh, and the contest starts today at 10AM EST and ends midnight, April 1. WOO HOO!!!!
Happy Monday!
Huge congrats to Carol!! And what an amazing giveaway!
Blog followed – check!
Tweet about the contest – check!
“Like” my facebook author page – check!
Sign up for my newsletter – check!
This is way too fun…so excited to see my bloggy buddies succeed!!!
Thanks for the great giveaway, I subscribed to your feed through the google reader!
Tweeted, blogged, liked your facebook. woo! HUGE congrats to Carol and thanks so much for the awesome giveaway.
It couldn’t have happened to a nicer person! I love Carol!
Yay Carol! I’m a follower, and if it’s a choice, I’d like the critique
Such an exciting day! Congrats to Carol!!!
Thank you for this giveaway…:)
Following your blog, liked on FB and subscribed. That’s 3 for me!
Thank you so very much, Christine! You have been such a tremendous support and a truly kind friend. A thank you just doesn’t feel like enough. I can’t wait to read 101 Secrets! Whoever wins it (or your partial!) would be lucky to have it. It’s been an honor to call you friend, sweetie.
I am shamelessly entering your contest…because I so desperately want a copy of 101!
Thanks for helping host the fun, Christine!
Oh, I have, like, three points.
Congrats to Carol! And wowzers….what a way to start a Monday, lol. You’re all made o’ awesome sauce…..
Oh, forgot to say, I tweeted, blogged, facebooked…and, I already like you
lol.
So-I have 5
Happy Monday!
Congratulations, Carol! That’s wonderful news!!
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Congratulations, Carolina! Way to go! =o)
Congrats, Carol!
Blog follower
I liked you and am signed up for your newsletter! Must make supper soon, but will tweet if I can. Viva la Carolina!
Yay for our friend Carol!!!!
Huggles,
Lola
What a great giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity!
“Tweeted, FB liked, and Newsletter”
I teach intellectually gifted kids so count me in. I left a Tweet and blog add with links to Caroline’s page.
http://joycelansky.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=624552512
Thanks for the contest. And now off to hit that “like” button.
Phew. So many parties.
I am a blog follower
I tweeted about the contest here http://twitter.com/#!/aliciacald
I Liked your FB page
And I subscribed to your newsletter (can’t wait to read it)
aliciacald(at)gmail(dot)com
I’ve liked you fan page. BTW, I’m a retired gifted teacher. ; )
This is the most amazing thing ever!! This is what the blogosphere is all about! Celebration! Congratulations to Carol!!!
My goodness, this is one crazy contest but even better is how it is oozing with support for each other as writers. Who wouldn’t want to belong to this great community!
I always follow your blog, get your newsletter and now I am liking you and tweeting this. I also have links on my blog. 5
Super awesome news!
Congrats to Carol. That’s amazing. I’m following you via Networked Blogs.
I am so excited for Carol! She’s very deserving! I “liked” your author page on Facebook. Thanks!
Carol is awesome and I’m so excited for her. Thanks for the giveaway!
Congratulations to Carol, not just for getting an agent but for having such great and loyal friends!
I’ve tweeted.
I’ve Facebooked.
I’ve liked.
I’m already signed up.
So here’s what I’m suggesting people (writer people) do besides just enter the contest: Join the party and watch what happens. Imagine a party like this to kick-off a book release? Buy a copy and enter to win all this free stuff? Joint-venture marketing applied to the publishing world is a pretty interesting idea, if you ask me.
I’m pretty sure I’ve tweeted and blogged and Facebooked all over the place by now. It’s never too late for another YAY, CAROL! though.
Congratulations to Carol (who I don’t know, but still, congratulations!)
I tweeted, facebooked, like, followed, subscribed to rss feeds and I think I’m signed up for your newsletter.
thanks for sharing the love. you r officially tweeted!
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I have subscribed to your blog and I’ve tweeted
Yay for Carol
So exciting!
Tweeted about contest (@SoniaMWrites)
Planning to blog about contest. Will follow up when I do.
Signed up for newsletter
Blogged about the contests!
http://doingthewritething.wordpress.com/2011/03/15/blog-party-in-honor-of-carolina-valdez-miller/
I’d love to enter! Thanks!
I’m a follower via Google reader.
Tweet about the contest – http://twitter.com/aikchien/status/48412427204837378
“Like” your facebook author page – Aik Chien
This is so much fun…and I’m so excited for Carol! YAY!
Woohoo, it’s so exciting! New follower
All this bloggy love for Carol is wonderful!!! I’ve tweeted about this contest several times (@NicoleDwrites) and blogged about it. So happy for her!!!!!
Just finished your book. Thanks so much for the clear helpful insights. I am just starting this journey and need all the help I can get.
Also I signed up for your newsletter and friended you on facebook. Am I entered?! Thanks!
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Hi, Christine,
Making the rounds among your group.
I’ve subscribed to the blog via Google reader.
I am a new subscriber. I liked your FB page. I follow Carolina’s blog and I blogged about the contest.
Congrats to Carolina!!! And how awesome you are to support her!
PS – enjoyed your interview on her blog the other day.
Would love to get that critique — I liked your fb page.
Oh by the way I am following you and liked your page on facebook.
Congratulations to Carol. What wonderful friends she has.