October Debut Contest and Happy Birthday to PD Down Under!!!

Hey!! For those of you in southern California, I'm going to be hanging at the Orange County Children's Book Festival this Sunday from 1-4pm. I'll be on the YA stage from 2:15-2:30 and signing Personal Demons in the Author's Corner booth before and after! It's free and sure to be a blast! Lauren Kate, Becca Fitzpatrick and Maria V. Snyder (who I'm very excited to meet) will be there on the Stage too, so don't miss it! Also, the awesome Maria, who blurbed Personal Demons, is giving away a signed copy on her blog! Comment by Oct. 4 for a great chance to win!

So, it's October first!!! Time for another Debut Contest.

But...before I get to that, I need to throw this:

And set off some of these:

Because it's release day for Personal Demons in Australia!!! Just put a copy of Personal Demons right there in the little guys hands...I mean paws...or, whatever they are.

So, I'm celebrating the release of PD down under in the only way I know how. I'm giving away books!!!

Last month was a big one here. Not only did Personal Demons release, but so did The Duff by one of my bestest writing buddies, Kody Keplinger.

This is another big month, because my awesome critique partner, Andrea Cremer's book Nightshade releases in October. So, once again, I’m doing something a little different. Instead of getting a choice of Personal Demons or another October YA debut, October's Debut Contest winner will get BOTH books. It seems apropriate that they go together since our names are in each other's books. =)

 

Other than that, the rules are the same as all year. All you have to do to enter is comment on this post by noon (PST) on Friday, October 29th. Nothing fancy, you can just say hi or ask a question. (I love to answer questions, especially about my books!) In addition to commenting (for which you get one point) you can accumulate extra points as follows:

Old blog follower: +3 points

New blog follower: +2 points
Follow me on Twitter (@LisaDez) +2 points
Link to my contest post on your blog or twitter: +1 point
Dedicated post with link to my contest on your website/blog: +3 points
Add me to your blogroll: +2 points

Add up your points on your entry, and please remember to tell me how to find you (email address). And remember, there will be no rollover points. Points start new every month.

The winner will be chosen by the randomizer and posted on the blog after noon on October 29th.

Good luck!!!

September Debut Contest!!

So, you all know it’s September. And you all know which awesome book debuts in September. Yep. You guessed it.

The DUFF!!

Oh yeah, and also Personal Demons… *blushes*

So this month I’m doing something a little different. Instead of getting a choice of Personal Demons or another September YA debut, September’s Debut Contest winner will get BOTH books, signed by BOTH authors. (That would be moi and one of my bestest writing buddies, Kody Keplinger, in case you’ve been living under a rock.)

Other than that, the rules are the same as all year. All you have to do to enter is comment on this post by noon (PST) on Friday, September 24th. Nothing fancy, you can just say hi or ask a question. (I love to answer questions, especially about my books!) In addition to commenting (for which you get one point) you can accumulate extra points as follows:
Old blog follower: +3 points
New blog follower: +2 points
Follow me on Twitter (@LisaDez) +2 points
Link to my contest post on your blog or twitter: +1 point
Dedicated post with link to my contest on your website/blog: +3 points
Add me to your blogroll: +2 points

Add up your points on your entry, and please remember to tell me how to find you (email address). And remember, there will be no rollover points. Points start new every month.

The winner will be chosen by the randomizer and posted on the blog after noon on September 24th.

Good luck!!!

August Debut Contest!

So, here it is: your last chance to win a signed Personal Demons ARC. By the end of September's contest, I'll have finished copies, so September's winner will get a signed BOOK! OMGOMGOMG!!! But, I'm not freaking out or anything. Really... O_O

Also, remember that tomorrow is the VERY LAST Personal Demons sneak peek, so don't forget to stop by and check it out. Hot boys fighting. You don't want to miss it!

So, here's my August Debut contest. You all know how this works by now. I run this contest every month to support my fellow YA/MG 2010 debut authors. To that end (that sounds so professional, don't you think :p) I've listed my four debut picks below. The winner will have their choice of one of these fine titles, or a signed Personal Demons ARC.

Okay, so the contest: All you have to do to enter is comment on this post by noon (PST) on Friday, August 27th. Nothing fancy, you can just say hi or ask a question. (I love to answer questions, especially about my books!) In addition to commenting (for which you get one point) you can accumulate extra points as follows:
Old blog follower: +3 points
New blog follower: +2 points
Follow me on Twitter (@LisaDez) +2 points
Link to my contest post on your blog or twitter: +1 point
Dedicated post with link to my contest on your website/blog: +3 points
Add me to your blogroll: +2 points

Also on your entry, please remember to tell me how to find you (email address). And remember, there will be no rollover points. Points start new every month.

The winner will be chosen by the randomizer and posted on the blog after noon on August 27th. The winner will then have their choice of one of the following:
a signed Personal Demons ARC by moi (that's me, in case you don't speak French) =)
Freak Observer Blythe Woolston
Nevermore Kelly Creagh
Wildfire Run Dee Garretson
Paranormalcy Kiersten White

Good luck!! =)

July Debut Contest

Once again, it’s time for another contest! Yay!

So, without further adieu…

Oh! Wait…just a little adieu, okay?

First, thanks to everyone who stopped by to read the Personal Demons sneak peeks! I love your comments! In case you missed it, the entire first chapter is up in 3 parts. Here are the links: part 1, part 2, part 3.

Second, I’ve added a new category for earning extra points: Follow me on Twitter. Yes, I am a twittering fool. I spend altogether too much time there. But I love being able to chat with seriously cool people like you. So, if you’re on Twitter, come follow me (@LisaDez) and earn two extra entries into this contest. =)

So now, without further adieu, here is the contest.

Below, I’ve listed my four YA debut picks for July. All you have to do to enter to win one of those, or a signed Personal Demons ARC, is comment on this post by noon (PST) on Friday July 30th. Nothing fancy, you can just say hi or ask a question. (I love to answer questions, especially about my books!) In addition to commenting (for which you get one point) you can accumulate extra points as follows:

Old blog follower: +3 points
New blog follower: +2 points
Follow me on Twitter (@LisaDez) +2 points
Link to my contest post on your blog or twitter: +1 point
Dedicated post with link to my contest on your website/blog: +3 points
Add me to your blogroll: +2 points

Also on your entry, please remember to tell me how to find you (email address). And remember, there will be no rollover points. Points start new every month.

The winner will be chosen by the randomizer and posted on the blog after noon on July 30th. (or possibly Monday, Aug 2nd because I'll be out of the country that Friday) The winner will then have their choice of one of the following:
a signed Personal Demons ARC by me =)
Other by Karen Kincy
The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade
Crossing the Tracks by Barbara Stuber
Shadow Hills by Anastasia Hopcus

Good luck!

June Debut Contest!!

OMG! It’s June 1st! Where is the year going???

Even though life seems to be slipping away at the speed of sound, there’s good news. It’s time for another Debut Give-away!! Yay!!

Okay, so the contest. I wanted to find a way to support my fellow 2010 debut authors and help them get the word out. So, each month you have a chance to win an awesome YA debut just by stopping in and commenting on my contest post. For those of you who might be interested, here's the list of winners and their choices so far:
January: robin_titan who chose The Dark Devine by Bree Despain
February: Lisa and Laura who chose a signed ARC of Personal Demons
March: MannaB, who also chose a signed ARC of Personal Demons
April: Tricia O’Brien, who…well…chose Personal Demons too.
May: Lena, who I'm thrilled to say, chose Personal Demons as well.

Thanks to all the winners for stopping by and entering! :D  If you haven't won yet, keep entering!

For our newbies (welcome newbies :p) this is how our contest works. Below I’ve listed my four YA debut picks for June. All you have to do to enter is comment on this post by noon (PST) on Friday June 25th. Nothing fancy, you can just say hi or ask a question. (I love to answer questions, especially about my books!) In addition to commenting (for which you get one point) you can accumulate extra points as follows:

Old follower: +3 points
New follower: +2 points
Follow me on twitter (@LisaDez) +2
Link to my contest post on your blog or twitter: +1 points
Dedicated post with link to my contest on your website/blog: +3 points
Add me to your blogroll: +2 points

Also on your entry, please remember to tell me how to find you (email address). And remember, there will be no rollover points. Points start new every month.

The winner will be chosen by the randomizer and posted on the blog after noon on June 25th. They will then have their choice of one of the following:
A signed ARC of Personal Demons by moi (that’s me!)
Everlasting by Angie Frazier
A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend by Emily Horner
Sea by Heidi R. Kling
The Deathday Letter by Shaun Hutchinson

Good luck!

May Debut Contest Winner!!!

Thanks so much to all of you who stopped by and entered my May Debut Contest! You guys totally rock. In case you’re interested, there were 304 points accumulated by 70 entrants. And the winner (as chosen by the randomizer) is:

*Drum roll*

Lena!!

Yay! *honks virtual noisemakers* (cuz the real ones hurt my ears)

Coincidentally, I read and loved Lena’s review of my fabulous critique partner, Andrea Cremer’s, Nightshade last week.

Lena was wavering a little in her picks in the comment section. She may be on the fence about which book to chose. So, the moment of truth… Lena gets her choice of a signed ARC of Personal Demons, or one of the following:

Wolves, Boys and Other Things That Might Kill Me by Kristen Chandler
The Tension of Opposites by Kristina McBride
The Rise of Renegade X by Chelsea Campbell
The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez

Congrats Lena!! I am emailing you, dear. =)

And, if you didn't win this month, remember, there are seven more chances this year! Check back Tuesday to enter my June Debut Contest. Here's a sneak peek at my June picks.
 
Personal Demons (signed) by moi =)
Everlasting by Angie Frazier
A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend by Emily Horner
Sea by Heidi R. Kling
The Deathday Letter Shaun Hutchinson

May Debut Contest

Here it is, the first (Monday) of May! You've been waiting patiently and, finally, it's here, my May debut give-away!!!

In case some of you care, here’s a list of my winners and their choices so far:
January: robin_titan who chose The Dark Devine by Bree Despain
February: Lisa and Laura who chose a signed ARC of Personal Demons
March: MannaB, who also chose a signed ARC of Personal Demons
April: Tricia O’Brien, who…well…chose Personal Demons too.

Congrats to all the winners and thanks to all you out there who are entering to win my book! This makes me =)  Keep entering! The year is young. I hope to have ARCs for you all very, very soon.

So, here we go. All you veterans out there know how this works, but for our newbies, a reminder of the contest and the rules:

Below, I’ve posted my four debut picks for May. All you have to do to enter to win one is comment on this post before noon pacific time on Friday, May 28th. One winner will be chosen using the randomizer and I’ll post the winner after noon on the 28th. The winner will then be allowed to choose one title off my picks list OR a signed ARC of PERSONAL DEMONS (when I get them)! Yay!

In addition to commenting (for which you get one point) you can earn extra points each month as follows:

Old follower: +3 points
New follower: +2 points
Link to my contest post on your blog or twitter: +1 points
Dedicated post with link to my contest on your webpage/blog: +3 points
Add me to your blogroll: +2 points

Also on your entry, please remember to tell me how to find you (email address). And remember, there will be no rollover points. Points start new every month.

My May debut picks are as follows:
Wolves, Boys and Other Things That Might Kill Me by Kristen Chandler
The Tension of Opposites by Kristina McBride
The Rise of Renegade X by Chelsea Campbell
The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez

So to enter, all you have to do is comment below before noon on Friday 28th! Good luck!

April Debut Contest Winner!!

Here it is! The moment you’ve all been waiting for!

But first, I want to say hi *waves* to all you fabulous followers, both old and new!

And, for all of you lucky winners waiting patiently for ARCs, just to let you know, we’re working madly on the cover of Personal Demons, so hopefully *crosses fingers* I’ll have one for you in the next month.

Ooo! And in other exciting news, in case you didn’t see, Personal Demons sold in Hungary, Brazil and Australia this month! Squee!!

Oh, yeah! We got some great blurbs too! So if you want to know what some totally amazing authors are saying about Personal Demons, check this out!

Do you see what I'm doing here? Making you wait for it to build the suspense? Is it working? :p

And…our little contest has exploded!!! We had 399 points accumulated by 81 entrants this month! Holy cow!!! Thanks for spreading the word! You guys rock so hard!!

Okay, so here we go...

The winner of my April Debut Contest is…*clicks randomizer*

Tricia J. O’Brien!!!!

YAY!!! Congratulations!

*Throws virtual confetti* (cuz I don't want to clean the real stuff up)

Tricia has won the fabulous prize behind door number one! Which, actually, is her choice of one of the following:

A signed ARC of PERSONAL DEMONS by moi (that’s me, in case you don’t speak French)
Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey
The Cinderella Society by Kay Cassidy
Whisper by Phoebe Kitanidis
Mistwood by Leah Cypess

Only one problem, Tricia. You didn’t leave your email addy, so…maybe you don’t really want a book??? =) Email me at lisadwrites [at] yahoo [dot] com and tell me which you’d like!

My May contest starts Monday. Here’s a sneak peek at my May debut picks:
Wolves, Boys and Other Things That Might Kill Me by Kristen Chandler
The Tension of Opposites by Kristina McBride
The Rise of Renegade X by Chelsea Campbell
The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez

The contest will officially post Monday, May 3rd, so check back then to enter! Good luck!

April Debut Contest!

Being busy is good. That’s what I keep telling myself, anyway. I’ve been on an internet vacation—no Twitter, blogging, Facebooking—while I finished up Original Sin (PD#2) revisions. But it’s April 1st, which means the start of a new debut contest.

*honk noise makers*

But first, I want to say hello and welcome to all you fabulous new followers! Thanks for spreading the word! You guys rock!!!

So, a refresher on the rules:

Below, I’ve posted my four debut picks for April. All you have to do to enter to win one is comment on this post before noon pacific time on Friday, April 30th. One winner will be chosen using the randomizer and I’ll post the winner after noon on the 30th. The winner will then be allowed to choose one title off my picks list OR a signed ARC of PERSONAL DEMONS (when I get them)! Yay!

In addition to commenting (for which you get one point) you can earn extra points each month as follows:

Old follower: +3 points
New follower: +2 points
Link to my contest post on your blog or twitter: +1 points
Dedicated post with link to my contest on your webpage/blog: +3 points
Add me to your sidebar blogroll: +2 points

Also on your entry, please remember to tell me how to find you (email address).

And remember, there will be no rollover points. Points start new every month.

So, without further adieu, here are my April pics:

*drumroll* (okay, just a little more adieu)

Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey
The Cinderella Society by Kay Cassidy
Whisper by Phoebe Kitanidis
Mistwood by Leah Cypess

Good luck everyone!!!

March Debut Contest!

4/1/10 note: If you got here through and old link, go here for my April contest.

Wow! February is toast. Gone. Poof. It’s March 1st! Time for a new debut contest! You can’t wait, can ya?

This month there are a TON (literally—I weighed them) of really amazing YA debuts. I had trouble choosing just four, but I’m happy with my choices and I’m so totally going to read them all! (You guys don’t mind a gently used prize, do you?)

So…a reminder of the contest and the rules:

Below, I’ve posted my four debut picks for March. All you have to do to enter to win one is comment on this post before noon pacific time on Friday, March 26th. One winner will be chosen using the randomizer and I’ll post the winner after noon on the 26th. The winner will then be allowed to choose one title off my picks list OR a signed ARC or copy of PERSONAL DEMONS (when I get them)! Yay!

In addition to commenting (for which you get one point) you can earn extra points each month as follows:

Old follower: +3 points
New follower: +2 points
Link to my contest post on your blog or twitter: +1 points
Dedicated post with link to my contest on your webpage/blog: +3 points
Add me to your sidebar blogroll: +2 points

Also on your entry, please remember to tell me how to find you (email address).

And remember, there will be no rollover points. Points start new every month.

*drumroll*

My March debut picks are as follows:

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Forget Her Nots by Amy Brecount White
The Line by Teri Hall
The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting

Good luck everyone! Remember to enter early and enter often. (Joking—only one entry per person please.) And spread the word!! The more the merrier!

February Debut Winner!!!

Here it is! The moment you’ve all been waiting for!

But first, I got to hang out last night with those Beautiful Creatures, Kami Garcia and Margie Stohl. They are ROFL hysterical, so if you get a chance to see them, don't miss it. And I also met the FABULOUS Heidi R. Kling, who's Sea will most definitely be on my June debut list.

Ooo! And in other exciting news, my super-stupendous crit partner, Andrea Cremer, just got her Nightshade ARCs today, and she's sending one my way! Squee!!

Do you see what I'm doing here? Making you wait for it to build the suspense? Is it working?

Okay, so here we go...

*clicks randomizer*

We had 168 points accumulated by 42 entrants and the winner of my February Debut Contest, as chosen by the randomizer is:

Lisa and Laura!!!!

YAY!!! Congratulations!

*Throws virtual confetti* (cuz I don't want to clean the real stuff up)

Lisa and Laura have won the fabulous prize behind door number one! Which, actually, is their choice of one of the following:

A signed ARC or copy of PERSONAL DEMONS by moi (that’s me, in case you don’t speak French)
The Naughty List by Suzanne Young
The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin by Josh Berk
Dirty Little Secrets by Cynthia Jaynes Omololu
A Match Made in High School by Kristin Walker

I’d love to see them thumb-wrestle over which one to pick. :p

Congrats you guys!!!

My March contest starts Monday. Here’s a sneak peek at my March debut picks:
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
Forget Her Nots by Amy Brecount White
The Line by Teri Hall

Check back in on Monday to enter! Good luck!

February 2010 debut book give-away! And New York City!!!

Yay!! It's the first of February! You've been waiting patiently and, finally, here it is, my February debut give-away!!!

A reminder of the contest and the rules:

Each month I’ll post my top four debuts of that month. (on or around the first) All you have to do to enter is comment on that post before noon pacific time on the last Friday of the month. One winner will be chosen each month using the randomizer and I’ll post the winner on the last Friday of the month. The winner will then be allowed to choose one title off my picks list OR a signed ARC or copy of PERSONAL DEMONS (when I get them)! Yay!

In addition to commenting (for which you get one point) you can earn extra points each month as follows:

Old follower: +3 points
New follower: +2 points
Link to my contest post on your blog or twitter: +1 points
Dedicated post with link to my contest on your webpage/blog: +3 points
Add me to your blogroll: +2 points

Also on your entry, please remember to tell me how to find you (email address).

And remember, there will be no rollover points. Points start new every month.

My February debut picks are as follows:

The Naughty List by Suzanne Young
The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin by Josh Berk
Dirty Little Secrets by Cynthia Jaynes Omololu
A Match Made in High School by Kristin Walker

So to enter, all you have to do is comment below before noon on Friday 26th! Good luck!

I'm leavin' on a jet plane before the crack of dawn tomorrow. NYC here I come!!! I'm looking so forward to "meeting" my truly fabulous agent and my seriously cool editor!!! I also have to say that I'm extremely proud to be affiliated with the publishing house that stood up to Amazon. I'm gonna stop by John Sargent's office and give him a high-five. Cuz he's just sitting around waiting for his authors to, you know, come hang out with him. =)