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What I’ve Been Reading

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

It’s time to announce the winner of the Oct-Dec Debut Giveaway! And the winner is: Dani Nyugen! Thanks to everyone who entered my debut giveaways in 2011. I can’t believe how many great books were released into the wild! Speaking of great reads, I’ve had really good luck with books recently. Here are some of [...]

October-December Debut Giveaway

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

[If you're interested in an international giveaway of a paperback or e-book copy of My Very UnFairy Tale Life, swing by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer where I talk about what inspired me to become a writer.] The year is almost over, and it’s time to do one more giveaway celebrating newly-released novels by my [...]

Winners, Frog Dreams, and Puppy Pics

Monday, December 5th, 2011

It’s time to announce the winner of the August/September Debut Giveaway! Ready? It’s: Evie! Thanks to everyone who entered. It was fascinating to hear about your favorite reads this year: Divergent definitely seemed at the top of everyone’s list! And now on to a couple random things. Frogs! Over the weekend, I did a couple [...]

Bookplates, Signings, and Stuff

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Lots of things going on this week: Bookplates! If you’re in the US or Canada and would like a signed UnFairy Tale Life bookplate, just send me your mailing address and I’ll get one out to you. (Let me know who you’d like it made out to.) Signings! I have two events coming up this [...]

August/September Debut Giveaway

Friday, November 11th, 2011

It’s time for another giveaway celebrating newly-released novels by my fellow Elevensies (i.e. 2011 debut authors). The winner of the giveaway will get to choose one of the Elevensie books released in August or September (listed below). More details on how to enter are at the end of this post. I can’t believe the year is almost [...]

I’m Anna, and I’m a NaNoholic.

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

If you have a minute, swing by the Apocalypsies where I share advice on what to do in the event of a unicorn attack–this interview could save your life! And stop by the Enchanted Inkpot where I talk fantasy, writing, and evil clowns. Now on to the winners of the UNFAIRY TALE ARC giveaway: Erica [...]

Halloween and Giveaways and Twitter Games

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Just a reminder that today is the *last day* to enter to win one of two personalized ARCS of MY VERY UNFAIRY TALE LIFE! Just comment on the original post to enter. And if you have a minute, swing by Literary Rambles where the awesome Natalie Aguirre interviewed me about puns, agents, and revisions. And [...]

Is the Shape of Stories Changing?

Monday, October 24th, 2011

Just a reminder that you still have a week to enter to win a personalized ARC of My Very UnFairy Tale Life. And I’m also giving away two signed copies of the book on Goodreads. Last week, I read a great book called Fracture by Megan Miranda (thanks to NetGalley). The story was fascinating and [...]

UnFairy Tale ARC Giveaway!

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

[Note: If you're anywhere near the Brookline Public Library today at 6pm, please stop in to hear myself and four other local writers sharing new work as part of "New Voices in YA and Children's Literature." There will be cookies!] So remember a while back when I was babbling about having two extra ARCs (i.e. [...]

Wanted: Magical Adventurer

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

First off, it’s time to announce the winner of the June/July Debut Giveaway. And the lucky winner is… Carol Thompson! Thanks to everyone who entered. I’ll be having another debut giveaway soon, so make sure to check back. Also, the unofficial UnFairy Tale blog tour has kicked off! The first stop is Caroline Starr Rose’s [...]