20 authors giving away 25 books on June 20th!

Whew. That's a lot of 20's.

But you read it right ... there's an amazing 20 author / 25 book event on the horizon! 

My dear pal and critique partner, Bethany Crandell, and I will be kicking it off during our live chat with Doodle's Book Reviews on June the 20th. RSVP to the live chat here. 

The giveaway goes live at the close of the chat, but be sure to tune in during the show if you want to UP YOUR ODDS OF WINNING! We'll be giving out answers to two of the questions on the rafflecopter (worth 10 entries!) while we're talking about reading, writing, and critiquing.

As for the books up for grabs in the #BadAssReads giveaway, here's a sneak peek:

The 20 contributing authors include: 

Bethany Hagen, Sara B. Larson, Lori M. Lee, Lynne Matson, Anne Blankman, Lindsay Cummings, Paula Stokes, Jaye Robin Brown, Bethany Crandell, Rebekah Crane, Jennifer Salvato Doktorski, Eric Devine, Angela V. Cook, Marci Lynn Curtis, Jen McConnel, A. Lynden Rolland, Stephanie Diaz, Kristi Helvig, Tonya Kuper, A.G. Howard.

There will be seven prize packs, each containing three or more books. To see all of them, go here.

My personal pack will contain a signed PB of Splintered and Unhinged + an Ensnared audio book, so you can get the whole series. 

And as a bonus, I'll include a signed ‪#‎Untamed‬ postcard that previews the opening lines from the feature story SIX IMPOSSIBLE THINGS.

Please note: the #BadAssReads 25-book giveaway is domestic only, because the size of the prize packs makes them too expensive to ship to foreign countries. 

BUT, I wanted to do something for the INTL readers, too. So, domestic and INTL readers alike, help us get the word out via twitter/instagram/FB/tumblr, and any other social media venue (be sure to use the #BadAssReads hashtag), and get your name put in a raffle to win one of five Untamed swag packs that will include a signed Untamed postcard like the one above. On June 19th, I'll let random.org pick the 5 winning names.

***PLEASE NOTE: The INTL UNTAMED swag pack giveaway has ended! Below are the five winners. 
(If you're listed, please email me at anita(at)aghoward(dot)com so I can get address specifics for mailing out your prize)***

Amanda Colin
Rina Simm
Haley Mccane
Marco Ornelas
Michelle @ Much Loved Books

Okay, that's all there is to it! Good luck with the giveaways. And domestic participants, hope to see you at the live chat for a chance at an extra 10 entries in the #BadAssReads event! 

Writing and Publishing Tips!

The blogging and writing communites have been AMAZING to me during my long journey to the bookshelves, and I've always wanted to give something back.

So, I added a page to my website (located on my sidebar) to help other up-and-coming authors. It has everything from how to write that debut novel to marketing your books. Now, when someone asks me for writing tips or for deets on my own personal journey, I can direct them to this link:

Tips for Aspiring and Newly Published Authors

I hope writers will find something there to inspire and motivate them to take the next step in their career, whatever that may be.

Have a great week, everyone!

Sorts and sundries...

Just a quick heads up to all of my MANY MANY folllowers *insert self-deprecating giggle here* of what I have planned for this blog. Starting next week, every Friday I'm going to do a series of success stories for writers who used or are using QueryTracker to help them realize their publishing dreams.

For those of you who are new or unfamiliar to the world of querying, QueryTracker is the online Bible for aspiring authors. The site not only allows writers to search for and track submissions to agents, but also has comment sections on every agent where you can gauge their response times on partials and fulls, not to mention cheer one another on. There are even help forums where you can get some serious first aid for your query letters.

I think you'll be surprised at some of the successful authors who got their start there. I was.

For example, anyone who's familiar with YA knows about this book:



But did you know that Jessica Verday used QueryTracker to help find her agent? Not saying I'm going to have her interview here ... not saying I'm not either. Who knows what will unfold over the next few weeks?

You'll have to tune in to see, won't you? (Surely you recognize a thinly veiled plea for an audience, right?)

I hope you'll join me. I'm looking forward to promoting my fellow QT-ers and to making new friends here on blogger. ;-)