In Which I Have NEWS! ...And Celebrate With a Giveaway!

Hey, bloggy peeps!

It's been over a month since I've posted anything, and a good part of the reason for that is because I've been hard at work on my second book for Simon Pulse.

But while I was sitting in my office watching my word count on that manuscript slowly (PAINFULLY slowly) climb, something pretty awesome happened...

.... I SOLD ANOTHER BOOK!

Yay! My YA Contemporary, BUSTED, has been acquired by Annette Pollert at Sourcebooks, and I am thrilled.

I started drafting this novel while LAST YEAR'S MISTAKE was on sub, and it was ridiculous amounts of fun to write. I had a big smile on my face when I finished, and I hope you'll feel the same way if you read it.

At any rate, I am super grateful to be giving LYM a sibling. So grateful, in fact, that I've decided to run a Reviewer Appreciation Giveaway to celebrate. As you know, reviews are important to authors in so many ways, but I think these graphics break it down best:

So - here are the rules:

- Between now and 12/9/15 (which is LYM's half-birthday) read LAST YEAR'S MISTAKE (if you haven't already). Then post a review on Amazon and/or Barnes and Noble. 

- Leave the link to your review in the comments section of this post. Be sure to also leave your email address or Twitter handle, so I can notify you if you win.

The review does not have to be long - a few succinct, insightful sentences is fine. And it can definitely be a copied and pasted review that was previously only posted to Goodreads or your blog or website (as long as it's yours. No plagiarizing, obvs.)

YES - this contest is international! 

**An extra entry will be given to anyone who posts a review AND tweets about the contest. I'll even provide some pre-made tweets to make it easy**

Loved #LastYearsMistake by @gmc511? Post a review to celebrate her new deal with @SourcebooksFire win awesome books! http://writersblog-gina.blogspot.com/2015/11/in-which-i-have-news-and-celebrate-with.html

Enter @gmc511's Reviewer Appreciation Giveaway to win awesome titles from @simonteen and @SourcebooksFire!  http://writersblog-gina.blogspot.com/2015/11/in-which-i-have-news-and-celebrate-with.html

I entered @gmc511's Reviewer Appreciation Giveaway to celebrate her new deal with @SourcebooksFire! Details here: http://writersblog-gina.blogspot.com/2015/11/in-which-i-have-news-and-celebrate-with.html

One winner will be announced on the afternoon of Wednesday, December 9th, and will receive:

- Any one Simon Teen title of your choice

- Any one Sourcebooks Fire title of your choice

- Signed LAST YEAR'S MISTAKE swag

- Saltwater taffy (in honor of one of my favorite scenes in LYM)

Thanks in advance for helping me celebrate, and I can't wait to share BUSTED with you!

*** CONGRATS TO NATALIE BLITT, WINNER OF THE CONTEST! The Reviewer Appreciation Giveaway is now closed, but new reviews are ALWAYS appreciated! ***