Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Signed Forever WINNER!

Totally meant to post a reminder of the contest this past weekend,

but I've been too busy dealing with this:

So, yeah, NOT FUN.

(But everyone's thankfully alive and well.)

But you know what IS fun?

Giving away free autographed books. (Seriously I'm an addict.)

Without further ado (and because I'm a total numbers nerd), here are the stats:

65 people entered

with a total of 481 entries (average of 7 points a piece)!

You guys are certainly over-achievers on the points...I LOVE IT!

According to random.org, the lucky number today is 70, which happens to be:

Morgan Peters at bookish delights,

who had the highest amount of entries possible!

Congratulations Morgan! I'll get this in the mail to you ASAP.

For those of you who entered and didn't win, you HAVE to put this on your to-read list if you haven't already. I started it two days ago and can't put it down! I have a feeling this last book will be my favorite of the entire series.

Hope everyone out there is doing well and for you fellow East-coasters,

hope you're drying out from Hurricane Irene!

Friday, August 19, 2011

Let the celebration begin...

You know that feeling you get in the pit of your stomach sometimes?

The one that's a mixture of pride and nervous excitement?

That's how I feel right now. And it's awesome.

My younger sister (and one of my very best friends) is getting married this weekend to someone who complements her in every perfect way!

We can't wait to have Dave as a part of our family...he's belonged since day one.

Congratulations Sandy and Dave!

Let the partying begin!

Errr...continue!!!

Friday, August 5, 2011

Giveaway: Autographed copy of Forever by Maggie Stiefvater

Hello everyone!

*emerges from hibernation cave*

I know! It's been awhile, hasn't it? Warning: possibility of me retreating back into said cave is very HIGH. Sadly, it turns out my addiction to the internet has a direct effect on the amount of writing I'm able to complete~who knew?

For now, let me distract you with shiny, happy readerly things!

*waves hand like a magician and throws glitter*

BEHOLD:

Goodreads Description:
The thrilling conclusion to #1 bestselling Shiver trilogy from Maggie Stievater

In Maggie Stiefvater's SHIVER, Grace and Sam found each other. In LINGER, they fought to be together. Now, in FOREVER, the stakes are even higher than before. Wolves are being hunted. Lives are being threatened. And love is harder and harder to hold on to as death comes closing in.

As if giving away this book wasn't enough, I had the pleasure of going to hear Maggie speak LIVE at my favorite independent bookstore (Quail Ridge) , so the copy I'm giving away was autographed by the very witty, very pretty author herself.

Here are a few photos from my night:

Loki in person

(if you know anything about Maggie, I probably don't need to explain, right?)

Maggie doing her thing

(And by thing I mean entertaining us with witty and hilarious stories! She's a terrific speaker!)

Me and Maggie

(Have I mentioned I'm a fan of big cheesy smiles...

you know, if it's not obvious here)

And for one lucky winner, there will be this:

All you have to do to enter is fill out the form and follow ONE of these blogs:

booKrushed

Kristin Creative

Kimberly Franklin

Don't worry you over achievers out there!

There are ways to get extra entries!

If you're a huge Maggie fan like I am, you can follow, tweet, and post to your heart's content, just make sure to include the links on the form when you fill it out. One form per person, so try to fit it all in.

CLICK HERE TO ENTER!