ALL THE THINGS FOR ALL THAT GLOWS

The time for celebrations is fast approaching! February 11th is nearly upon us, which means there are lots of blog tours and giveaways and launch parties!

Here's where you'll find me in the online world the next few weeks:

Blog Tour #1: http://areadingnurse.blogspot.com/2014/01/ffbc-all-that-glows-by-ryan-graudin.html

It is in progress right now! Go check out all of the links for various reviews and guest posts and dream casts and giveaways!

Blog Tour #2: http://www.rockstarbooktours.com/

This one will be from February 3rd to the 14th and there will be a giveaway as well!

Twitter Party! Come celebrate my launch with me on release day! I'll be on the hashtag answering questions and giving away more things! Custom tea blends and signed books! Yay!

The actual physical launch party!!!! I'll be at Blue Bicycle Books on February 15th from 5-7. There will be books and refreshments and glowsticks!! Come celebrate with me.

ALL THAT GLOWS ARC winners

So the day has come where the winners of the ALL THAT GLOWS ARC contest are announced!

The two ARCs go to Alyssa Susanna and Breader! Congratulations, you two! I'll be in touch!

ALL THAT GLOWS trailer contest

Well, we've almost hit the one month mark (give or take a few days!) for ALL THAT GLOWS's release! Today the book trailer is being unveiled over at Epic Reads. Go over and watch it and leave a comment to be entered to win an ARC from them!

I've also decided to hold another ARC contest of my own! Here's how to enter.

Spread the Faery love. Share the trailer.

Twitter: Faeries, modern London, partying princes, assassins... Watch the ALL THAT GLOWS trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZLNuXDOrw8 #allthatglows #yalit

Tweet this, and then link your tweet in the comments below! (I'll also be keeping an eye on the hashtag!)


Tumblr: You can either create your own Tumblr post using the video embedding code <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/7ZLNuXDOrw8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> and link it here in the comments or reblog this post.


Facebook: Share the trailer on your Facebook and post the link here in the comments.


Your Blog: Share the book trailer on your blog and post the link here in the comments. If you're on a blog that's not blogger, you can use the embed code here in your blog's HTML settings: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/7ZLNuXDOrw8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


Oh and, this is what you'll be sharing!!! :) Many, many thanks to my wonderful friend and fellow YA author Phoebe North who designed the trailer!

If you have any questions feel free to put them in the comments! The contest is open until January 14th at 11:59 PM EST and US only.

going global

So my manuscripts have been doing a bit of international traveling!

THE WALLED CITY has been picked up by France (Jean Claude Lattes), Germany (Rowolht Verlag), Norway (Cappelen Damm) and Brazil (Editora Schwarcz)!!!

France and Brazil also picked up the sekrit duology scheduled to come out a year after THE WALLED CITY.

So many beautiful and wonderful places! I'm beyond excited at the thought of having my words translated so international friends can read them! AND I'm excited to see different countries takes on the covers (though the US one is AWESOME (sadly, can't share yet)).

ARC winners

My three months three ARCs jubilee giveaway has come to a close! Many thanks to all who entered and showed their very great anticipatory enthusiasm. Without further ado, here are the winners, chosen by a highly functional numbers randomizer!

Twitter: @kellisamberlee_

Tumblr: tenismydoctor

New follower: @suekitty13

Three ALL THAT GLOWS are ready to fly/media mail their way to you! A huge congrats!

If you didn't win, fret not! There are still opportunities to snag an ALL THAT GLOWS ARC! There is currently a Goodreads giveaway sponsored by HarperTeen you can enter! And there will be a few more giveaways as the release date draws closer!

ARC giveaway!!!

So, it is November 14th, which means that it's LESS THAN 3 MONTHS until ALL THAT GLOWS hits a bookstore near you on February 11th, 2014!

*book shimmy!*

I happen to have some advanced review copies burning a hole in my proverbial pocket, so to celebrate the nearness of release day I'll bye hosting an ARC giveaway! If you want a chance to read ALL THAT GLOWS before it hits bookshelves you should be all over this!

I have three advanced review copies of ALL THAT GLOWS that I will personalize and sign for the winners.

These pretties!

The contest will be open from November 15th to midnight EST November 24th. It is open to US & Canada.

Since there are three ARCs, there are three ways to win:


Twitter: One copy will be given to a random person who tweets the following. You may tweet once per day (and thus get one entry per day!).

Faeries, British royalty & paparazzi! @ryangraudin's ALL THAT GLOWS comes out 2/11/14. RT to win an ARC! Details here: http://tinyurl.com/mobhvm5

Tumblr: reTumbl this post. Again. Only one reblog per person per day.


Follow me: On Twitter or on Tumblr. Or both. I will pick one random entry out of my new followers from November 15th on for this ARC.


I think that about covers my bases! Best of luck!!! If there are any questions please leave them in the comments!


UPDATE: It was brought to my attention that the tweet was just a few characters too long, so I revised it with a shortened link! Feel free to use the old one or the new!

joy in the small things

This past week hasn't been all blood, sweat and revisions. Mostly.

Sometimes I think my work habits slide into the territory of "workaholic." Taking time to relax and unwind can be a challenge that's even more murky as a full-time writer working from home. Especially when faced with deadlines.

But relaxation and down time is crucial for me, even in the tightest of deadlines. I often find I become less productive when I work without taking a break. Days off give my brain time to breathe and collect itself and give me some perspective on the words I spend hours and hours trying to perfect.

This weekend my day off consisted of a bluegrass festival on a saltmarsh. Complete with boiled peanuts:

 

There's just something about the Lowcountry salt marsh that feeds the soul and pours the words back in. It was so, so good. (I'm at the 2/3rds way point with this revision. Which basically feels like it will never ever end. Only one of us can survive, and right now the manuscript seems very vicious...)

I've also been detoxing with other forms of art. I love drawing, because for me I don't feel any stress to be good at it. I don't have to be. I can just draw and enjoy it. This week I've been working on a Sharpie whale tail.

I'm not quite finished with it, but when I am I'll show you the final product.

Mkay. Off to the revision cave until next Sunday. I have to get these edits done in time for YALLfest! Will I see you there this year??