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Speed Round 110: Favorite Movie

admin — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:30:54 +0000

Well, here it is… the very last new episode from AuthorMix Series 1! Thank you so much for viewing and sharing during our first season… and stay in touch via Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, or the blog RSS feed for more info on the next series!

Now… You tell us: what’s your favorite movie?

One commenter on today’s post will win a signed copy of Cecil Castellucci’s Beige! This contest is open to US entries!

Don’t forget to enter to win more great prizes by commenting on Writing Tips, Part 2!

Last week’s winner is… Maddy! Congratulations, Maddy!

Featured authors:
Melissa de la Cruz: Twitter . website . blog
Margaret Stohl: Twitter . Facebook . website . blog
Kami Garcia: Twitter . Facebook . website . blog
Cecil Castellucci: Twitter . website and blog
Katie Alender: Twitter . Facebook . website . blog

For more info on the authors, their books, and how to find them online, check out the Series 1 page!

Speed Round 109: A Job You Wouldn’t Want

admin — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:30:37 +0000

(Psst — Katie here. The reason I laughed when I was talking about a job where animals get hurt is because inside I was thinking, well DUH, Katie, who WOULD want that kind of job? …I feel the need to point that out in case anyone thinks I laugh about animals getting hurt.)

Now… You tell us: what’s a job you could never do (and why)?

One commenter on today’s post will win a signed copy of Bad Girls Don’t Die! This contest is open to US entries!

Don’t forget to enter to win more great prizes by commenting on Writing Tips, Part 1! And tune in next Tuesday to hear more writing tips!

Last week’s winner is… Adam! Congratulations, Adam!

For more info on the authors, their books, and how to find them online, check out the Series 1 page!

Speed Round 108: Favorite Place

admin — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:30:50 +0000

Now… You tell us: what’s your favorite place and why?

One commenter on today’s post will win a signed copy of Bad Girls Don’t Die! This contest is open to US entries!

Don’t forget to enter to win more great prizes by commenting on Speed Round Fail! And tune in next Tuesday to hear our writing tips!

Last week’s winner is… Emily! Congratulations, Emily!

For more info on the authors, their books, and how to find them online, check out the Series 1 page!

AuthorMix Episode 108: Speed Round Fail

admin — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 11:30:41 +0000

This week, see what happens when a Speed Round spirals out of control!

(Do you want a chance to see if Margie really sings at every signing? Then catch her, Kami, and Melissa on the Smart Chicks Kick It tour, with tons of awesome YA authors traveling across the country together!)

Featured authors:
Margaret Stohl: Twitter . Facebook . website . blog
Kami Garcia: Twitter . Facebook . website . blog
Katie Alender: Twitter . Facebook . website . blog
Melissa de la Cruz: Twitter . website . blog
Cecil Castellucci: Twitter . website and blog

For more info on the authors, their books, and how to find them online, check out the Series 1 page!
And keep on top of the latest AuthorMix news… Youtube, Twitter, and Facebook.

FREE STUFF! This week’s prizes are:
* a signed copy of Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl’s Beautiful Creatures
AND, in celebration of the paperback release of Beautiful Creatures, we have an extra-special prize…
* a Beautiful Darkness ARC (!!)

To enter:
~ Comment on this post!
~ bonus! ~ For an extra entry, tweet a link to this post (using Tweetmeme above or manually! If you tweet manually, be sure to link to your tweet in the comments!)

Entries close Sunday 9/19/10 at 11:59 PM PST (2:59 AM EDT) and the winner will be announced Tuesday 9/21/10. (We will ship to the US only at this time; however, if you’re international and want to enter, we can ship your prize to a friend in the US who can hold onto it for you!)

WINNER! The winner of last week’s prize is Rose! Congratulations, Rose!

Speed Round 106: Favorite character & what we’re reading

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:30:00 +0000

Now… You tell us: who’s your favorite literary character and what are you reading right now?

One commenter on today’s post will win a Beautiful Creatures mini swag prize-pack! This contest is open to US and international entries!

Don’t forget to enter to win more great prizes by commenting on Writing Process, Part 1! And tune in next Tuesday to hear Kami, Margaret, and Katie talk about their writing processes!

Last week’s winner (of a Beautiful Creatures mini swag prize pack) is… Jessica! Congratulations, Jessica!

For more info on the authors, their books, and how to find them online, check out the Series 1 page!

Speed Round 105: Name changes

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:00:25 +0000

Now… You tell us: if you could change your first name what would it be?

One commenter on today’s post will win a Beautiful Creatures mini swag prize-pack! This contest is open to US and international entries!

Don’t forget to enter to win more great prizes by commenting on Books We Love! And tune in next Tuesday to hear us talk about our writing processes!

Last week’s winner (of a Beautiful Creatures mini swag prize pack) is… Capucine Megard! Congratulations!

For more info on the authors, their books, and how to find them online, check out the Series 1 page!

Speed Round 104: Collections

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:30:34 +0000

Now… You tell us: what do you collect?

One commenter on today’s post will win a Beautiful Creatures mini swag prize-pack! This contest is open to US and international entries!

(Featured authors: Melissa de la Cruz, author of the Blue Bloods series; Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia, authors of Beautiful Creatures; Cecil Castellucci, author of Beige, Boyproof, and Rose Sees Red; and Katie Alender, author of Bad Girls Don’t Die. For more info on these authors, their books, and how to find them online, check out the Series 1 page!)

Don’t forget to enter to win more great prizes by commenting on Getting Published, Part 2! And tune in next Tuesday to hear us talk about the books we love!

Last week’s winner (of a Beautiful Creatures mini swag prize pack) is… Leilani! Congratulations!

Speed Round 103: Least Favorite Food

admin — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:00:35 +0000

Now… You tell us: what’s your least favorite food?

Thanks for entering! This contest is now closed! One commenter on today’s post will win a Beautiful Creatures mini swag prize-pack! This contest is open to US and international entries!

Don’t forget to enter to win more great prizes by commenting on Getting Published, Part 1! And tune in next Tuesday to hear Melissa and Cecil’s “Getting Published” stories!

Speed Round 102: Favorite word

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 04:31:26 +0000

Now… You tell us: what’s your favorite word?

One commenter on today’s post will win a Beautiful Creatures mini swag prize-pack! This contest is open to US and international entries!

Don’t forget to enter to win cool prizes by commenting on Episode 102: Critique Partners!!

Speed Round 101: Favorite food

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:00:32 +0000

Now… You tell us: what’s your favorite food?

Thanks for entering! This contest is now closed. One commenter on today’s post will win a Beautiful Creatures mini swag prize-pack! This contest is open to US and international entries!

Don’t forget to enter to win cool prizes by commenting on Episode 101: High School!