IN MY MAILBOX: #1

My first In My Mailbox meme hosted by The Story Siren is where you get to showcase the books you've received that week.

Bought:

Hardcover:

Paperback:

NetGalley:
For Review

The Water Wars by Cameron Stracher

Signed Copy of Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Desires of the Dead by Kimberly Derting

Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris

The Eternal Ones by Kristen Miller

Evernight by Claudia Gray

Stargazer by Claudia Gray

Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols

Bite Me, Try Me, & Fang Me by Parker Blue

Ultraviolet by R.J. Anderson

What did you get this week?

GIVEAWAY: True Blood Season #1

***Contest Closed***

EDIT: You may enter if you're under 18 as long as you have your parents permission.

I know this isn’t a book… But its series is based on some awesome books I’ve JUST started reading. I’ve been wanting to do this giveaway for awhile now and since there’s about a month until True Blood’s new season begins, I thought now would be the perfect time! This giveaway is definitely for you vampire lovers! You'll get a brand new unopened dvd set of TRUE BLOOD Season #1.

To enter: all you have to do is leave a comment with your e-mail address and be a follower of my blog

I take no responsibility for the content of this series.

Or get extra entries by tweeting, blogging, adding me as a friend on goodreads, or by following me on twitter @lo_chase.

This giveaway will end on June 16th.

This is open Internationally.

FOLLOW FRIDAY: #1

Q. The Blogger Apocalypse made me a little emotional. What is the most emotional scene in a book that you have read lately?

Can I copy Parajunkee's answer and say DELIRIUM by Lauren Oliver??  

That's all I can say at the moment, I *just* finished it this morning. 

Has anyone else read Delirium?

WRITING: Outlining Your Story…

Does anyone else have a problem with this? Because I always feel like I’m the only one who grapples with writing scene after scene in chronological order in a list-like format. It just never happens, and when it does I lose all motivation to write the story (or novel) in the first place. 

So I googled ‘Outlining Your Novel’ and came across links that I used a lot when I used to outline like crazy; and I think some of them could be useful for a few of you. Here they are: 

The Ominous Snowflake method: Snowflake Method 

This method… (Probably the most well-known) takes an astronomical amount of time (for me), which can be good, get to know your characters… But I’m impatient, very impatient. And by step 3 I’m on to the next outline website...

The Writer’s Digest Outline: Writing.com 

I really like this way of outlining but I never feel like I have enough information to use when I’m finished, but for some people this has worked miracles! 

Notecard Plotting: Notecard Plotting Under Pressure 

This one is probably one of my favorites and I love Holly Lisle so I guess I’m a bit biased. She has great articles on writing and plotting and character development; just google her name and all of her websites will pop up! 

Outline Your Novel In 30 Minutes: 30 Minute Outline 

This is another favorite, not only does it only take 30 minutes (it actually took me a little over an hour) it helps me to flesh out my characters motivations and that helps me to brainstorm more scenes. 

Do you guys have any recommendations on how to outline? Or do you not outline at all?

Giveaway Winners! DUST CITY by Robert Paul Weston

Yes, PLURAL. 

As in TWO winners. I couldn't help myself! This is such a wonderful book and it should be read by as many people as possible! So I’m giving away both of my copies of DUST CITY (Yes… I own two) to the winners:)

Congratulations Brittany Gale and Kourtney Heintz! You’ve both won a copy of DUST CITY by Robert Paul Weston! I’ll send you guys an e-mail soon so I can get the books out to you asap! Thanks to everyone else for entering!

Winners selected by random.org

BOOK GIVEAWAY: Beauty Queens ARC by Libba Bray

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EDIT: I'm adding another book to this giveaway! REBEL ANGELS by Libba Bray! 

Another book giveaway so soon…? Yes! I’m giving away the ARC for BEAUTY QUEENS by Libba Bray. Here’s the blurb from goodreads: 

…The story of a plane of beauty pageant contestants that crashes on a desert island.

Teen beauty queens. A "Lost"-like island. Mysteries and dangers. No access to email. And the spirit of fierce, feral competition that lives underground in girls, a savage brutality that can only be revealed by a journey into the heart of non-exfoliated darkness. Oh, the horror, the horror! Only funnier. With evening gowns. And a body count.

It’s funny! Believe me :) But I can’t post my review until it comes out, so! All you have to do is leave a comment with your e-mail address and be a follower of my blog to be entered. 

Or get extra entries by tweeting, facebook, or blogging!

This giveaway ends on May 15^th at Midnight! Happy sunny days! 
Open to US and Canada.

BOOK GIVEAWAY: Dust City by Robert Paul Weston

***Contest Closed***

This book didn’t receive ENOUGH hype. I loved it from the first lines:

“Once upon a time, fairydust came from where you’d expect. From fairies…”

To the last line. DUST CITY features a smart heartwarming main character that happens to be a wolf. This summary from Goodreads sums it up pretty well:

Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?

His son, that's who.

Ever since his father's arrest for the murder of Little Red Riding Hood, teen wolf Henry Whelp has kept a low profile in a Home for Wayward Wolves . . . until a murder at the Home leads Henry to believe his father may have been framed.

Now, with the help of his kleptomaniac roommate, Jack, and a daring she-wolf named Fiona, Henry will have to venture deep into the heart of Dust City; a rundown, gritty metropolis where fairydust is craved by everyone and controlled by a dangerous mob of Water Nixies and their crime boss leader, Skinner.

Can Henry solve the mystery of his family's sinister past? Or, like his father before him, is he destined for life as a big bad wolf?

This book was gritty and had me cringing at some moments but the mystery, the description, the way Weston easily leads you from one page to the next kept me riveted. I loved this book and I think it deserves a lot more attention than it got. So I’m giving away my copy!

All you have to do is leave a comment with your e-mail address and be a follower of my blog.

This giveaway ends on Sunday, May 8^th at Midnight!

Check out the authors website here.