I love Twitter.
Anyone who knows me, knows this, but one of the main reasons I love Twitter is the AMAZING people that I meet. One of those people is Carolina Valdez Miller.
Honestly, I can’t remember the first time I “met” Carol, but one of my first memories of her is from a blogfest someone hosted. Â I think it was a fight scene. I read her story, which she claimed to have started around midnight and finished a few hours later, and I was blown away. Blown away. I emailed my friend Trisha Leigh and said “I want to write like Carolina when I grow up.”*
*true story
So Carol became this person I talked to on Twitter, but also someone I admired.
Then last September I went to Rocky Mountain Fiction Writer’s Conference in Denver. It turned out to be a Twitter hook up (not that kind) and I had the honor, pleasure and delight to meet Carol in person. She turned out to be just as nice in person as she is on Twitter, no scratch that, she turned out to be nicer. Carol’s one of those people that is so genuinely sweet you can’t help but love her.
For serious.
So when she emailed me this weekend and told me her super awesome FANTABULOUS news, I literally jumped up and down.
Carolina Valdez Miller has an agent– Vickie Motter of Andrea Hurst!
*throws confetti*
This is cause for a celebration! Carol is calling it her Agent Signing Celebration Mega Giveaway! If it celebrates her awesome news, I want to take part!
The question was what to give away. In the end, it was easy. My daughter Jewelz, has started a YA book review blog YA Book Diva Reviews and since Carol writes YA and I’m writing a YA, I decided to give away all the current release books that Jewez has reviewed (and LOVED) on her blog.
I’m giving away to THREE winners:
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
(Jewelz decorated her room in a Paris theme after reading this book)
(BTW, I also loved this book. By far the best contemporary romance I’ve read in ages, YA or adult)
Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton
(Jewelz loved this book and my level of coolness increased when she found out I’ve talked to Courtney on Twitter)
(I loved this book so much and I was so close to the end, I took it to the movie theater and read it in the lobby waiting for Trisha Leigh)
Hex Hall and Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins
(Jewelz read these within the last couple of days and LOVED Sophie’s sarcasm. She kept reading passages aloud to me and I had to shush her. I haven’t read them yet!)
(Obviously, I haven’t read these yet but they both are at the top of my TBR pile)
Just leave a comment and you’re eligible! Contest ends April 1st, 2011. Winners announced April 4, 2011.
In lieu of following my blog, I ask that you follow me on Twitter and that you follow Jewelz blog YA Book Diva Reviews (sorry to make this difficult)
But this is called a MEGA giveaway! So there’s lots of other things to win!
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
or
or
(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
One winner will win all three:
- Stephen King’s ON WRITING
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- Ray Bradbury’s ZEN IN THE ART OF WRITING
- Anne Lamott’s BIRD BY BIRD
(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
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
TBA!
A $25 Amazon gift card
A Hardcover of Across the Universe
A Signed copy of PERSONAL DEMONS by Lisa Desrochers
(You will need to subscribe to her blog)
101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids: The Ultimate Guide
Or
A partial Critique
A $15 Barnes and Noble gift card
TBA!
Well, what are you still doing here? You better get commenting and blog hopping!
🙂 🙂 🙂 I LOVE that your daughter has a book review site! I’m definitely going to check it out.
YAY for Carol! I feel like I’ve shouted this across so many blogs today my throat should be sore 😉
Partay indeed! Thanks for taking part and looking forward to getting to know the party people and their blogs…CONGRATS Carol, rock on, lol!
This is an amazing giveaway. Great big congratulations to Carol!
I’m now following you on twitter and your daughter’s blog!!
Thanks for this!!
David
What a great idea!
Am following all now!
Congrats again to Carol…I’m loving this par-tay!!!
She’s such a sweetie!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Woo! More FOLLOWERS! Thanks momma! 🙂
Thanks so much for this awesome giveaway and a huge congrats to Carol! Blogs are followed 😀
I agree 1000% with you on how sweet Carol is in person. You just HAVE to hug her. And I couldn’t be happier for her in obtaining representation. I hope Vickie knows what a jewel she scooped up.
(PS – You’re pretty fabulous yourself. Love ya!!!)
This is so great! I love that your daughter has a book review blog. And I LOOOVE all those books 🙂
Thank you for this fantastic giveaway! Oh, your daughter’s blog is wonderful. I wish something like that had been available when I was her age.
I don’t have Twitter, but I subscribed to your blog.
Such an exciting day! Congrats to Carol…:)
Great giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity!
What a wonderful giveaway. Carol is the best. She deserves this. Congrats Carol!!
What a party! Congrats, Carol! And for my last stop on the celebration bus, this is an incredible giveaway.
I am now following you on Twitter and your daughter’s blog…that’s so awesome BTW.
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Congrats to Carol! She is one of my favorite Twitter buddies too! This couldn’t have happened to a nicer person. I’m glad we could all come together to celebrate with her.
I’ve got you on my Google reader now. You are so sweet to do this for Carol.
Such kind words, Denise! I adored you before, but oh man, I’m just so moved! Thank you so much for your words, your generosity, your friendship. It’s been such a pleasure getting to know you more and more. I’m in awe of all that you do, all that you are. You’re amazing, girlie. Thank you, from the deepest most inner part of my heart.
Also, I realized that I have your old website on my sidebar! I wondered why you hadn’t posted since October… *runs off to update*
Tweet-followed you both! Many congratulations to Carolina!
Twitter/blog friends are awesome! I’m actually flying across country to visit one of my CPs that I met online this spring. 🙂
Yay!! Congrats to Carol!! She deserves it! New follower here.
I am so excited for Carol! She’s very deserving! I followed you on Twitter and YA Book Divas via GFC. Thanks so much for this opportunity! 🙂
What an inspiration to see a hard working writer reach her dreams!
Yay!! What a great day, so exciting.
Im a follower
bacchus76 at myself dot com
Thanks for doing this giveaway! 🙂 I followed you on Twitter and followed Jewelz blog.
Thanks a lot for the contest! Congrats to Carol–I’ve been a follower of her blog for some time now and I couldn’t be happier. What a great achievement!
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This is truly a fantastic giveaway! You are such a great friend for sharing the love, too! I only “met” Carol a couple weeks ago, and I still teared up a little when I first saw the news…I guess she’s just THAT kind of person!
Thanks for the treats.
xxx
Laura 🙂
Congratulations Carolina and thanks for the great contest! I follow you on twitter and follow YA Book Dava too. sixbird(at)msn(dot)com
I’m following you on Twitter now. I LOVE Carolina I’m so happy for her!
This is a great idea! I get to find all these great blogs and writers!
Thanks for the awesome giveaway! I’m a Twitter follower (@LexieBoookBug) and I follow YA Book Diva (Lexie@BookBug)
Wait…there are *other* kinds of Twitter hook-ups? Have I been missing out, here? Dang!
Erm…. *shifty*
Also, yay and whee and yippee for Carol’s wonderful news!
And I already follow you on on Twitter. So there. 🙂
follower of both and tweeted @LyndaRYoung
Congrats to Carol! So many wonderful opportunities to win and help her celebrate! Jumping up and down for her. Great news. I love book reviews, so looking forward to following Jewlez. And now following on Twitter. Best wishes
regina.linton@gmail.com
Many congrats to Carol!
Count me in!
I follow Jewelz on her blog & you on twitter (& Jewelz too!) but realized I forgot to stop by & say hi!! *waves*
😀
Congrats to Carol! I’d love to enter!
Carol is awesome! I haven’t met her in person, but maybe one day I’ll be lucky enough.
I don’t do twitter, but I’m off to follow your daughter’s blog. 🙂
I agree…Carol is so nice in person! And I’m so excited for her!
I’m following you on Twitter and I’m following your daughter’s blog.
Loving this blog, and following you in twitter @Ronyka7, and Now Following your daughter’s blog, and I’m going to check it
It’s such fantastic news!!!
Hi! I’m so excited for Carol!!! I’ve followed you on Twitter (I’m @NicoleDwrites), and I’m off to visit YA Book Diva Reviews, where I already follow! Have a great weekend!
congrats carol! 🙂
Congrats Carol! What a fun way to celebrate. Thanks for the giveaway. I’m excited about all those books. I love finding new blogs to follow also.
Stopping over in honor of Carol!
Good to meet you.
Congrats to Carolina! I am now following you on Twitter, but I tried to click on your daughter’s blog (PS – too cool) and I couldn’t get there! I would love to read her reviews and share with my daughter! I will try again tomorrow.
Congrats Carol!
I follow via twitter (@JaidisShaw) and email
JaidisShaw at yahoo dot com
I am also a GFC follower of your daughters – Jaidis
Thanks!
nice. great give aways! congrats to carol!
Yay for giveaways! I follow you please enter me in your epic contest!
Congratulations to Carol. Now following your tweets and off to see your daughter.
Thanks for the giveaway! Now I’m off to check out your daughter’s blog 😀
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED