A CONTEST!!!

I haven't had a contest in a long time, it's due. On today's Authors' Think Tank podcast we had Adam Sidwell join us on the show (YAY!!). Adam is a blast! He has written Evertaster and The Buttersmiths' Gold and hope we can have him visit the podcast again in the future.

I have an extra *SIGNED* copy of his first book, Evertaster, and thought that a giveaway would be an excellent tie-in to the show.

So check out the show at:

http://www.foreverwriters.com/2013/06/10/episode-16-marketing-with-adam-sidwell/

And enter below for your chance to win your own copy of Evertaster*. Contest ends this weekend, but you can tweet about it every day for extra entries. May the cupcakes be forever in your favor!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

*Apologies to my friends outside of The States, but I can only afford to make this available to people within the United States. Enter more legalese here for any exploits that hasn't occurred to me yet. (If you have a question, I'm easy to find so ask away).

My true feelings for LDS Story Makers

In my last post I wrote that I loved LDS Story Makers. I had written this in hopes of winning a contest that will let me sit at the VIP table. Oh, and update on that contest: I WON!! I took third place, which lets me sit at the table but I don't get any critiquing from those VIPs. I'm fine with that. In fact, I'm ecstatic! I'm really looking forward to this opportunity.

So now that the contest is over, I thought I'd let you know how I really feel about LDS Story Makers. After all, I wrote my little love-fest all to win a silly contest, right?

Wrong!

Every word I wrote is true. I really did have a blast at Story Makers last year. It was seriously one of the highlights of my year in 2011. I would also consider it a crucial turning point in my writing. It was inspiring and the people I have become friends with since last May has made a positive impact in my life. Both in my writing and my personal life.

I saw an update on Facebook the other day: there are only 50 spots available for each day. So if you've been waiting for the last minute to sign up then, guess what, THIS IS THE LAST MINUTE! Hurry, sign up. I'd love to run into followers at the conference.

I've got a lot to do to get ready for the event. I'm getting back to it! Don't forget to sign up if you haven't already.

Showing my love for LDS Story Makers

Last year I attended my first writing conference. I'll admit, the only reason I wanted to go was to meet Brandon Sanderson. Two ironies happened: 1) Brandon never showed up and 2) I love, love, LOVED the event nonetheless.

Since then, I've attended LTUE, as I blogged about last week. I loved that as well. But my love affair with writing conferences all started with LDS Story Makers. And as much as I loved LTUE, I must admit that I loved Story Makers more. Yes, I say that unabashedly and you can quote me on that! I am sooooo looking forward to next year and I think I'll get even more out of it this time around now that I know what to expect, whether Brandon Sanderson shows up or not.

LDS Story Makers is having a contest. The winner gets to sit at the VIP table with Kevin J. Anderson, the keynote and one of my favorite authors. It would be a dream come true to win this! One of the ways to enter is to write this blog post and to refer you to the contest:

The LDS Story Makers Show Your Love Contest

Okay, and done. No, I'm not just saying this to win some silly contest. I really do love LDS Story Makers. I think it will be one of the highlights of 2012!

When tickets went on sale, I awoke early to make sure I got a ticket before they sold out. Silly me, they still haven't (but they are getting close). But there was no way I would leave that up to chance. If we get numbers like in a race, my race number would probably be a single digit.