So, yes today is my one year blog-o-versary and boy has this year flown by. So much has happened in my life as well as in the blogging community. We stuck together and fought for a cover change for both Liar and Magic Under the Glass. There have also been some not so savory things happening in the blog-o-sphere (but let us not think of such things). This is a day of celebration. I am so excited to still be blogging after 12 long months. I currently have 227 followers and that is amazing. I am so thankful that so many people care about my opinion of books and want to share their opinions with me. I have discovered many amazing new authors and books since I have been blogging, some of which I don't think I would have heard about otherwise. I have met so many amazing people who, like me, share a passion for books and reading and talking about books.
I have seen a lot of people post about some of their firsts during their blog-o-versary post so I guess I could do a few.
First Review: Why I Let My Hair Grow Out - Maryrose Wood
My First Author Interview: Stephanie Kuehnert
My First Giveaway: Ballads of Suburbia with Stephanie Kuehnert
My First Waiting on Wednesday: Going Bovine - Libba Bray
My First Teaser Tuesday: The Nature of Jade - Deb Caletti
and my first In My Mailbox
That's good enough eh? Oh yeah I mentioned a contest didn't I.... hmmm well let's see what we have here.
Twelve ARCs hmmm well that's good...for now. So this is how it all goes down.
As of right now I will have three winners.
Winner #1 receives 2 books pictured above(they pick) and maybe one or two (still undecided) prints from Marta Bevacqua (also your pick, as long as she has them for sale).
Winner #2 receives 1 book pictures above and a print from Marta (you pick both)
Winner #3 receives 1 book from above
Now to enter go to Marta's website here and comment below with the title of your favorite picture(the titles are above the picture on the right) and leave a way for me to contact you. That is all you need to do to gain entry.
Extra entries:
+1 link this somewhere and leave me the link
+1 become a new follower
+2 already being a follower
+3 grab my blog-o-versary button(lovely photo by Marta) and stick it on your sidebar
+5 making a post about this contest and leaving a link
+10 writing me a book love poem/song (silly I know, but fun!)
+10 if you upload a video of you poem/song
So, I have also decided that as I get more followers I will add more books and more winners(maybe I'll even post what books I'm adding as I add them! GADZOOKS!). I may also add a winner for my favorite song/poem?!?! Who knows?!?!? Maybe I'll think of other great prizes(if you look at my IMM tomorrow you'll see one of the great prizes I'm thinking of giving away).
So please, check out Marta's beautiful photography and come back here and enter my contest! It will end... 6/30.Oh yeah and of course this contest is open to all!
+1 My favorite picture is Winter Air!
ReplyDelete+1 Tweeted it here
+2 Already a follower
+3 Button on Sidebar here
Natalie
n_monzyk_27(at)yahoo(dot)com
+1 My favourite picture is the other side of a girl.
ReplyDelete+2 already a follower
+10 for a book love poem:
The pages brush beneath the tip of my finger,
The words in my brain dance and linger,
The story unravels and away I go,
To a pirate ship or a cave in the snow.
Escaping for an hour or two,
Into a world made for a monster and you,
Come out of the closet and explain to the world,
I'm a total book-loving girl!
I know that was bad but there you go haha! Great giveaway :)
+1 I love the picture titled DORI
ReplyDelete+2 I am a Follower
Please enter me in the giveaway.
Thank you for opening it up to worldwide entries.
Carol T
buddytho {at} gmail DOT com
+1 Nightly Bus Stop
ReplyDelete+2 already a follower
+3 button:
http://throuthehaze-reads.blogspot.com
throuthehaze at gmail dot com
Happy Blogoversary!
ReplyDelete+1 Favourite is white fairytales
+2 Old follower
+3 Added button: http://jennys-books.blogspot.com
+1 Tweeted: http://twitter.com/Jullysay/status/16741993984
jen4777[at]hotmail.com
+1 The Secret of Fire
ReplyDelete+2 old follower
+1 sidebar http://owlforya.blogspot.com
+3 added button http://owlforya.blogspot.com
+10 a haiku
Love of words and sound
Open and enter their world
sweet stories I love
foltzsfantasticbooks at gmail.com
I Love "November Dream" photograph, I like leafs and this is amazing and the shine woooow! The roses looks amazing but a think my favorite is November Dream! yeeeiy! beautiful pics!
ReplyDeletesimply_haku@hotmail.com
+1 link this somewhere and leave me the link
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000767553093#!/posted.php?id=130467126976819&share_id=133282303357898&comments=1#s133282303357898
+1 link this somewhere and leave me the link
TWITTER: http://twitter.com/simplyhaku/status/16820057007
+1 become a new follower:
simply_haku
+3 grab my blog-o-versary button(lovely photo by Marta) and stick it on your sidebar
http://simplyhaku.splinder.com/
The 'symmetry' is really creative! I really like how the photo is taken!
ReplyDelete+1 Sidebar
http://aik-friendsnfamily.blogspot.com
+1 Twitter
http://twitter.com/aikchien/status/16842852347
+1 Plurk
http://www.plurk.com/AikChien
+2 already being a follower
+3 I have your blog-o-versary button
http://aik-friendsnfamily.blogspot.com
+5 making a post about this contest
http://aik-friendsnfamily.blogspot.com/2010/06/awesome-giveaways-on-blogosphere.html
aikychien at yahoo dot com
My favorite prints is Sons of Rain, Umbrellas and The Sun Behind the Clouds (sorry..Couldn't pick just one)
ReplyDelete+2-Already a follower
+1-Tweeted: http://twitter.com/Emma015/statuses/16854311172
findjessyhere at gmail dot com
Happy 1st blogoversary!
ReplyDelete+1 my favourite photograph is "surprise on the right"
+1 linked to your contest here: http://twitter.com/alessandra83/status/16860414033
+2 already a follower
+3 your blogoversary button is on my sidebar at http://alessandrasplace.blogspot.com
Alessandra
outofblue1(at)gmail(dot)com
Happy Blogoversary! :)
ReplyDelete+1 Well, I like the picture 'the circus tea room'
+1 Tweeted (http://twitter.com/josettebooks/status/17343400483)
+2 already a follower
josettebooks[at]yahoo[dot]com
Thanks for the contest! :)
Congrats on being a year old! :)
ReplyDelete+1 link this somewhere and leave me the link http://twitter.com/kimscarecrow/status/17344338525
+2 already being a follower
+3 grab the button
+5 making a post about this contest and leaving a link http://kimscarecrow.blogspot.com/2010/06/contest-hunt-1.html
henderkd(at)email(dot)sc(dot)edu
+3 Just pasted blog-o-versary button on sidebar
ReplyDelete(http://booksloveme.blogspot.com/)
Thanks! :)
Congratulations to you!
ReplyDelete+1 Favourite pic is scenery with the title "Light"
+2 Already a follower
+1 Sidebar link (http://bibliophiles-journal.blogspot.com/) - Click on Internation Contests
+3 Grab button (http://bibliophiles-journal.blogspot.com/)
+10 Book love poem (I know it sounds ridiculous :-S)
When the words start dancing in the page,
They lift my heart that's usually in vain
To the new world I go,
In the new place I be.
Escaping this boredom,
That tend to engulf me.
To you, book, I thank thee,
For always be at the place, where I need you be.
Total entries: 17
Thank you so much!
Shy
shy8629(at)gmail(dot)com
First of all congrats! I love your blog a lot! :)
ReplyDeleteThe pictures were all great, it was hard to just pick one.
+1 The Secrets of Nature
+2 Old follower
+1 Tweeted (http://twitter.com/Sarabara174)
Sarashalash174@gmail.com
Thank you so much!! :)
Here's the link of the actual twitter status
ReplyDeletehttp://twitter.com/Sarabara174/status/17356853186
Sorry I'm new to twitter and just figured out how to do that!
Hmm, my favourite of Martha's would be 'The secrets of nature' - it's really beautiful.
ReplyDelete+2 already being a follower
Great blog-o-versary contest!!! Love it.
ReplyDelete+1 My favorite picture is Spring Storm. So pretty!
+2 already being a follower
+10 The Reading Nook loves books
more than anyone can
She sits there most days
eating words up like Spam
If she could she'd sit around
reading books all day long
And the readers of her blog
would not think that is so wrong!
Okay I know that was really tacky, but I tried! You don't have to give me the +10 if you don't want to, lol.
So that would be 13 entries in all.
Thank you!
-Breanna
breanna20f@gmail.com
Awesome contest! My favorite photo is "Winter Air" - love the birds!
ReplyDeleteI've posted about this contest here: http://yavampirebooks.blogspot.com/2010/06/contests-around-blogosphere_30.html
I'm an old follower!
Sara
yavampire(at)hotmail(dot)com
Winter Air is gorgeous!
ReplyDelete+2 Old follower.
lesly7ch(at)yahoo(dot)com
winter air is my favourite
ReplyDeletenew follower
kirstylouiseconnor(at)hotmail.com
+2 Old Follower
ReplyDeleteStrangers is my favorite.
thatgirlisme_x@yahoo.com