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!!!

2010 Debut Author Challenge

This is a way cool idea from The Story Siren! There are so many awesome YA and MG titles from brand new authors (including yours truly =]) coming out in the next twelve months. I put a button in my sidebar and will be listing titles there as I read them. I'm shooting for 20 YA debuts.

I totally love the Tenners (even though they descriminated against me because my deal didn't happen until December) and most of the titles below are from their ranks.

Here's my list so far: (in order of release date)

The Naughty List by Suzanne Young
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Sea by Heidi Kling
The DUFF by Kody Keplinger
Nightshade by Andrea Cremer (read it already, but can't wait to see it in print!)

I'm missing a ton, but that's a start! To sign up for the challenge click the link above! What's on your list?