Well… 10 weeks later, we’ve come to the very last week of AuthorMix Series 1 (there’s one last Speed Round coming Friday)! The videos will remain available here and at Youtube, so be sure to refer your curious friends over! And thanks so much for tuning in!

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(For Part 1, the first five tips, click here!)

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

(Catch Margie, Kami, and Melissa on the Smart Chicks Kick It tour, with tons of awesome YA authors traveling across the country together!)

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 Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
* a signed copy of The Plain Janes and Janes in Love by Cecil Castellucci

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 10/3/10 at 11:59 PM PST (2:59 AM EDT) and the winner will be announced Tuesday 10/5/10. (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 April! Congratulations, April!

This week, five of our best writing tips (with five more to follow next week)!

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

(Catch Margie, Kami, and Melissa on the Smart Chicks Kick It tour, with tons of awesome YA authors traveling across the country together!)

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 Bad Girls Don’t Die
* a signed copy of Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd, an anthology edited by Cecil Castellucci and Holly Black

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 9/26/10 at 11:59 PM PST (2:59 AM EDT) and the winner will be announced Tuesday 9/28/10. (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 Cari! Congratulations, Cari!

This week, Kami, Margaret, and Katie are talking about their writing processes!

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 Katie Alender’s Bad Girls Don’t Die
* a signed copy of Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl’s Beautiful Creatures

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 9/12/10 at 11:59 PM PST (2:59 AM EDT) and the winner will be announced Tuesday 9/14/10. (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 Jen Bigheart! Congratulations, Jen!

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!

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!

This week, Cecil and Melissa are talking about their writing processes!

(Tune in next week to hear Kami, Margaret, and Katie’s take on the topic!)

Featured authors:
Melissa de la Cruz: Twitter . website . blog
Cecil Castellucci: Twitter . website and blog
Margaret Stohl: Twitter . Facebook . website . blog
Kami Garcia: Twitter . Facebook . website . 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!
And keep on top of the latest AuthorMix news… Youtube, Twitter, and Facebook.

FREE STUFF! This week’s prizes are:
* a signed copy of Cecil Castellucci’s Beige
* a signed copy of Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl’s Beautiful Creatures

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 9/5/10 at 11:59 PM EDT (8:59 PST) and the winner will be announced Tuesday 9/7/10. (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 Mindy! Congratulations, Mindy!

This week, we conclude our two-part “Getting Published” topic with Melissa and Cecil’s stories!

Featuring Melissa de la Cruz, author of the Blue Bloods series; Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia, authors of Beautiful Creatures; Cecil Castellucci, author of Rose Sees Red and Grandma’s Gloves; 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!

This week’s giveaway is:
* a signed copy of The Queen of Cool by Cecil Castellucci
* a signed copy of The Van Alen Legacy by Melissa de la Cruz

To enter:
~ Just comment on this post!
~ bonus! ~ For an extra entry, tweet a link to this post (using Tweetmeme above or manually!)

Entries close Monday 8/23/10 at 11:59 PM EDT (8:59 PST) and the winner will be announced Tuesday 8/24/10. (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!)

Thanks so much for watching and please tune in Friday for “Speed Round”!

Keep on top of the latest AuthorMix news… Youtube, Twitter, and Facebook.

WINNER! The winner of last week’s prize, a signed copy of Beautiful Creatures and Bad Girls Don’t Die is Sumana! And the winner of last-last week’s Speed Round (favorite word) giveaway is Christina G! (Sorry for the delay in the announcement… still working out all the details behind the scenes! From now on, Speed Round winners will be announced with each Speed Round post.)