And the winner of the Live Through This ARC is . . .

The winner of the Live Through This ARC and other adorable prizes is . . .

@AngelinaCHansen

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!

In case anyone wondered (because I always wonder about this stuff), her second entry, which she received for Tweeting the contest, was the one that was chosen as the winning entry by the random number generator. 

And for everyone who isn't Angelina, and therefore didn't win my giveaway, the book will be coming out on October 2, 2012, which is in 49 days! It's available now for preorder all over the place. I really hope you'll check it out! 

 Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, IndieBound, iTunes, The Book Depository, or Amazon

Thank you  so much to everyone who entered the contest, tweeted about it, and blogged about it. It was really fun for me to see all the entries coming in and see that some of you are excited about my next book. :-)
         

I'm having a giveaway! I hope you'll enter!

My second novel, Live Through This, comes out in two months! In anticipation, I'm giving away my very last extra Advance Reviewer copy of the book, along with other adorable prizes. (Spoiler: You can click right here to enter.)

Look at the cuteness! And can you spot what's meta in this photo? ;-)

The giraffe is relevant to the story. (You'll see!) And the wrapped present? Well, that's relevant too. But since it reveals a surprise from the book, it's for the winner's eyes only. I will LOVE it if you'll enter to win and tell others about the giveaway too! Here's what one reader asked me to add to this announcement:

"This is my favorite book of 2012. It just barely edges out John Green's latest, which is my second favorite." ~Dwayne Scott, devoted husband of Mindi Scott

Oh, and here's an opinion, from someone who isn't completely biased:

Live Through This is by turns harrowing, sad, funny, and romantic. I couldn't put it down." ~Stephanie Perkins, author of ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS

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Giveaway details

• To enter, please fill in this form.
• Ages 13 and up.
• Open to U.S. and Canada mailing addresses only.
• Last day to enter is Friday, August 10, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.

Optional Extra Entries

• (+1) Tweet about this giveaway for one additional entry:  "Win an ARC of LIVE THROUGH THIS by @mindi_scott + 1 plush giraffe + 1 Mystery Gift. RT to enter! http://mindiscott.com/?p=1657 " (You may also tweet once per day until August 10 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time for one additional entry per day.)  
• (+5) Earn five additional entries by posting about this giveaway on your blog.

Blog: So, hey. I knitted some stuff. For reals!

Remember when that contest was going on in December 2010 (all the way back then) where two lucky entrants won copies of Freefall and scarves knitted by the author of Freefall?

Yeah, so, what the author failed to mention is that she isn't much of a knitter and hadn't even picked up needles in, like, six years.  And, in fact, she was promising stripes even though she'd never knitted a scarf that wasn't a solid color. 

What was she thinking?

Anywho.  Her first attempt at a Hufflepuff scarf fell apart.  Literally.  It was a sad, sad day because she had spent SO MUCH time making that thing and it was totally done and then very bad things happened. As it turned out, though, its purpose was to have been a practice scarf.  It taught her how to do several knitting things she'd never done (such as changing colors and removing messed up rows).  Hooray!

And now new scarves have been made and will be sent away to the winners:

Oh, and look!  Here are those same scarves modeled by the author's husband and resident Gryffindor type as well as the Hufflepuff-ish author who happens to be mixing stripes with polka dots with more stripes.

 

What a time, what a time.

Winners for my Spread the Word about Freefall Contest!

 

My contest ended over a week ago and here I am, posting winners NOW?  I know.  I'm blaming the delay upon food poisoning, Christmas, a cold that kept me in bed for days, and New Year's traveling.

But now!  Without further ado!  The two winners of the Harry Potter-inspired scarves as well as signed and personalized copies of Freefall for themselves and for a friend are:

Julia C.

and

Krystal O.

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!   The winners have been notified by email and now I need to get to work on making those scarves!

Oh, and in case you're curious, for those who entered via my form (versus Tweets only) here's the breakdown of Hogwarts Houses selected:

Gryffindor:  39
Hufflepuff:  6
Ravenclaw:  22
Slytherin:  13

Thank you so much to everyone who entered, and especially to those of you who took the extra steps and Tweeted the contest and linked to your reviews!  I know there were several of you out there who RTed almost every day and I had so much fun checking out all your posts.  You're awesome!

And since I haven't said it yet, Happy New Year, everyone.  ♥ 

CONTEST! Spread the Word about Freefall by Mindi Scott.

Hey, everyone!  Look what I have! 

Why, yes, that is yarn in Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin colors!  What does this mean for YOU?  Well . . .

Spread the Word Contest - Freefall by Mindi Scott

Do you want to win cool prizes for you and a friend? Enter this contest and help spread the word about FREEFALL! 

TWO winners will receive the following:

1.  A scarf knitted just for you by me in the colors of your house at Hogwarts!  (Because it's cold and I have Harry Potter on the brain right now. You can take a quiz here if you don't know which house you'd be sorted into.)

2.  A signed and personalized copy of FREEFALL mailed to you*.  (If you already have your own copy, you may choose from a list of other paperback contemporary titles instead.)

3.  A signed and personalized copy of FREEFALL mailed to your friend*.

For one chance to win, simply fill out this form.  There is room for extra entries on the form if you blog about this contest and include the link.   Those who have read and reviewed FREEFALL prior to entering will have the opportunity for the most entries. (Reviews do not have to be positive; just honest.) I very much appreciate you reading my book and taking the time to tell others about it!  

You can also get one additional entry per day by Tweeting:  "Spread the Word about Freefall by @mindi_scott - RT to enter! http://bit.ly/eYaJ0d"
 
Winner #1 U.S. and Canada only.  Winner #2 International*.  Ends at midnight PST on December 23, 2010.  Good luck and thanks for helping me spread the word! ♥

*If the winner and friend in the International contest are outside the U.S. and Canada, the book prizes will be shipped via Book Depository and will not be signed and personalized.  Not out of meanness; I've just spent hundreds on shipping costs this year!  :-)