empowering young writers online

Archive for the ‘ebook giveaway’ Category

Opinions, please!

In the mood for some school-based, middle-grade fantasy? Do you like relatable characters who get themselves in heaps of trouble? Action and adventure? Suspense and surprises?

My third novel, How I Broke My School, is now available and I’d love to know what you think of it.

After all, I’m writing for you.

For Amazon’s book description and Amazon customer reviews, select this link.

If you’re interested, contact me at dianeowens@allwritewithme.com to receive the free ebook for reviewers. I’m looking for and would welcome reviews and opinions from teachers, parents, and kids of all ages. If you’re under 13, please ask your parents to contact me.

Benson’s Got Bling!

Benson Bling SWWhen you write a story, you’re never going to see it the same way a reader would. Because you’ve spent so much time thinking about it, writing it and revising it, it becomes impossible to separate the story that exists in your mind from the one that exists on the page.

And that’s why reviews, and other people’s opinions, are so important. That’s how you find out what worked and what didn’t.

Which is why I’m over here, still doing my happy dance, after No Ordinary Lizard received a 5 Star Review from Readers Favorite. (Click on the link if you’d like to read it.)

I wanted readers to fall in love with Benson, the lizard (and star) of this story, but I honestly didn’t know if anyone would. So yes, it feels awesome that Benson’s earned himself some shiny bling.

But. This is just one person’s opinion. What I really want to know, what I really care about, is what you think.

So I’ve made the ebook free at all major retailers and priced the paperback edition as low as Amazon allows. All I ask is that you give me your honest opinion by posting your review on Amazon.

Thanks for reading. Thanks for reviewing. I’ll be over at Amazon, ready to read your opinion as soon as it comes in. Yes, it does matter that much. After all, I wrote this story for you.  

 

F*R*E*E for a week

Celebrating E-Book Week, March 4-10, 2012

From March 4-10, you can download my middle-grade book, Swept Up, at no cost. At all.

When I heard about this event, I had to participate because I love e-reading and I hope you do, too! To get your free e-book, go here  then enter RE100 into the coupon code box which will appear after you select “add to cart”.

Oh, and when you finish reading the book, I’d love to hear what you think of it. Thanks and happy reading!

Picking the winner

In case you’re wondering how Nancy and I selected the winners for the ebook giveaway, here’s an inside view…

Yes, it’s a highly technical and incredibly complicated method!

And the winners are….

ebook winnersMary Edmondson Poarch and Megan! Your names were selected in the random drawing for the free multi-format edition of Swept Up. I will be contacting you by email. To make sure you receive this email, please add “dianeowens@allwritewithme.com” to your “safe” list.

Congratulations, Mary and Megan! I hope you both enjoy the book.

Thanks for playing!

The random drawing for the multi-format ebook edition of Swept Up is now closed. Nancy and I will be gathering names from all the entry locations and drawing two winners Wednesday night (Nov. 16). I’ll announce the winners right here on the “home” page on Thursday, Nov. 17. The winners will be contacted by email.

Good luck to everyone who entered!