Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Thank you, ladies, for your friendship, for your support and for always stopping by  For those who celebrate Christmas, have a wonderful and Merry Christmas.  If you celebrate Hanukha, then Happy Hanukha, if it is Kwanzaa, Happy Kwanzaa, if Chinese New Year...Happy New Year (I think I might be late with this...lol).

Anyway, Happy Holidays and New Year.  I will hit the ground running with contest next year, so come back.  

Lots of hugs and kisses.
Ednah

Winner of Chase~the-~Cold~Away

This contest's winner, chosen by Random.org, is...Vampire and Tofu.

Plese contact me with your address at
ednahyaauthor@aol.com.

Now off to find some fun stuff for my FB fanpage holiday giveaways. 
Stop by and check out what's happening.

Happy shopping for the holidays.

xoxo
Ednah

Chase~the~Cold~Away Giveaway

Even though I'm down in the dumps with the cold/flu (whichever), my spirit soars.  A fan sent me an early Christmas present...a kindle (YEAH!!), so to continue spreading the Chrsitmas cheers, I'm running a special contest.
         

To chase the cold away, the winner gets these goodies to curl up with :

1)     A signed copy of Awakened
               to read while sipping
2)     My favorite tea (Good Earth, Sweet & Herbal Tea).
                 in a
3)     Guardian Legacy mug
               while scribbling on
4)      A Guardian Legacy notebook with a Guardian Legacy pen

The contest starts today, Friday the 3rd to Saturday the 11th.  Winner will be announced on Sunday the 12th.  US only (not sure if the cup would survive overseas shipping).

To enter, leave a message below.  Extra entries if you add links if you tweet about it, mention it on FB and/or join me on Facebook.  Thanks.

Winners of Thanksgiving/Gratitude Giveaway

CONGRATS, ladies!!!!!  Thank you for stopping by every time I have a contest and a huge welcome to my new followers.  I try to return the favor and follow everyone who joined me on twitter.  If I missed you, it was by mistake, so remind me.

As usual, I used Random.Org to draw the numbers of the lucky winners.  I'm always having contests every other week, so please don't disappear...come back for more next week.

The winners are:
1). Precious (precious_shusky@....)
2). Anna R (isabookwhore@....
3). Pinkstuff28 (Jenny Misty)

Congrats!!!

Send me your addresses.

XOXO
Ednah

Winners of Celebrating~AWAKENED~on~KINDLE contest!!!

GRATITUDE/THANKSGIVING GIVEAWAY is still running below.


CONGRATS, ladies.  This was fuuuun!  I love jewelry, so I was happy to share these with you .  I used Random.Ord to draw the numbers of the lucky winners.  I'm always having contests every other week, so please don't disappear...come back for more after Gratitude/Thanksgiving Giveaway.

Winners are:

1. Lisa Loves to Read
(long green/blue VW studs)

2. Tawania
(long green/blue VW studs)

3. Cassay
(round VW earrings)

4.  Book Sake
(green bracelet)

5. Katsrus
(green bracelet)

6. VMartinez
(Single stud VWearrings)

So e-mail your addy (ednahyaauthor@aol.com) me so I can send these babies to you plus signed bookmarks.
Have a fabulous weekend.
XOXO

Thanksgiving Giveaway

Welcome to the Gratitude Giveaway hop hosted by Kathy. 
THANK YOU for following my blog and for your support. 
Remember, Awakened is now available on Kindle

3 readers will win some fun stuff.
-Contest is INTERNATIONAL
-Giveaway runs from Monday, Wednesday November 17th to Sunday, November 28th.
-Winners will be annouced on Monday, Nov 30th.

The first and second winners get:
A signed copy of Awakened
A Guardian Legacy pen
A signed bookmark

The third winner gets:
A Guardian legacy XL t-shirt
A Guardian Legacy pen
A signed bookmark

To enter (must be a follower):
Follow my blog on GFC (#78) and leave your comment 
Join me on Facebook with "XOXO" for an extra entry (if you're there)  
Join me on Twitter with whatever comment pleases you (again, if you're there).

Happy Thanksgiving for those who celebrate it this time of the year

Ednah

Celebrating AWAKENED on KINDLE contest!!!

AWAKENED is out on Kindle.  If you haven't read it, here's a chance to get it for $5:00.

To celebrate, I'm running a short, unplanned contest. Crazy, huh.  It is international and it starts today, Nov 11th and ends Nov 18th.

4 winners get a pair of Vera Wang earings and a signed bookmark each, and 2 lucky winners get the bracelets/bookmark.  I fell in love with the green rocks, reminds me of the Guardian jadeite.

Follow my blog, leave a comment and join me on FB.  As always I thank you for spreading the word about the contest or about Awakened.

AWAKENED~signed book, swags and interviews

For those who've just joined my blog and would like to get a copy of AWAKENED, I'm willing to send the first five bloggers signed copies if they can host a character interview (or boring me interview, lol) or a Q&A on your blog, Goodreads or FB page. 

This would also guarantee you an entry into the KINDLE (wireless reading device) giveaway coming soon in celebration of Awakened's release in kindle.  The Kindle comp will be for fans who've read Awakened. 

Leave a comment  or e-mail me, so we can set a date.

Please spread the word about the offer. Each hostess will get combinations of: Guardian Legacy pen, mousepad, notepad, mug, keychain, and reading bag.  If you miss out on the book, you can still give out swags.  Nice deal, yeah?

SPOOKTACULAR WINNERS

First, a HUGE thanks to everyone for entering!  The turnout was amazing.  Stick around and enter the next contest, you're going to win something. I have giveaways every week or every other week, depending on my crazy schedule and family obligations.

The Spooktacular Winners are:

1. Linda Henderson

2.  Michele

3.  Kristin Cetorcelli

Please e-mail me your addresses. 

New Contest later this evening.

Spooktacular~Awakened~Giveaway

Welcome to the Spooktacular Giveaways.

3 readers will win some fun stuff.  As usual, I want to thank you for stopping by and for your support.
-Open to residents from US &CANADA ONLY,

-Giveaway runs from Monday, October 25th to Sunday, October 31st. 
Winners will be annouced on Monday, Nov 1st.

The first winner gets:

A signed ARC of Awakened

A halloween Guardian Legacy T-shirt (White/L)

A Guardian Legacy pen

A signed bookmark

The second and third winners get:

A signed ARC of Awakened

A Guardian Legacy pen

A signed bookmark

HOW TO ENTER:

Follow my blog on GFC then fill out the form below: 

1. **********************************You m

*****ust be a follower
2. Fill out The Form

***************************************



A summary of how points are awarded:

+1 if you follow my blog/leave a comment
+1 for following me on Twitter

+1 for joining my fanpage 

+1 if you repost this on FB, tweet or blogged about it

It's up to you to check back and see if you've won.

-Thanks in advance for reposting/tweeting/blogging/TALKING about the giveaways.  
Don't forget to follow the blogs below for more giveaways.

WInners of Wings~and~book Giveaway

Thank you everybody for entering and the support and spreading the word.  You were awesome, as usual.   

The winners are:

1. Len Delgado

2.Kai A.




NEXT WEEK:  I'll be participating in Spooktacular Giveway Hop and readers will win cool stuff, including Guardian Legacy Halloween T-shirt, Halloween earings and a signed copy of Awakened (not an ARC).  If you follow the link, other bloggers are also giving out goodies, books, swags, so you don't want to miss this.

Wings~and~books giveaway....

So I swore that I'd do this differently to give my fingers a break from writing down names and doing the draw.  Let's hope the Google doc form works.  

Two readers will win some fun stuff, yeah.  I love anything with wings, including Bran.  As usual, I want to thank you for your support.

Rules:

-Open INTERNATIONALLY,

-Giveaway ends in two weeks this time.  I'm taking my girls to anime-con next weekend...woohoo...never been.

The first winner gets:

A signed ARC

A wing necklace (fell in love with it when I saw it),

A signed bookmark

And a tee-shirt (medium, not shown)

 

The second winner gets:

A signed ARC

Wing earrings

A signed bookmark 

A tee-shirt (medium, not shown)

  

HOW TO ENTER:

Mandatory:  Fill out the form below: 

1. You must be a follower
2. Fill out THE FORM

A summary of how points are awarded:

+1 for spreading the word (Twitter & Facebook) (+1 for every place you post)
+1 for following me on Twitter

+1 for joining my fanpage 
+1 adding this giveaway to your blog sidebar
+4 blog post on your blog (optional)
+1 if you comment on this post (I want to keep track of everyone entries in this way too, but is still optional)

It's up to you to check back in two weeks and see if you've won.
-Thanks in advance for reposting/tweeting/blogging/TALKING about the giveaways.

Winner of Awakened~BFF-International-Giveaway

Thank you everybody for entering and the support and spreading the word.  You were amazing, as usual.  Please stick around for another contest.  This time I'm going to use a GOOGLE FORM for entries and pick winners at RANDOM.ORG   (easy on my hands and the computer will pick the winner, yeah!!  You can't beat that...lol)

The winners are:

Bwyatt
Dee
Anya
 
What the...three winners?  Yeah, I know.  One of my girls drew the third one and insisted I include it since she did something fantastico and deserved a reward (picking another winner), so what's a mother to do.  I said fine.  Now we have three winners instead of two.  The third,  Anya, one gets a signed copy of the book and a signed bookmark.

On to the next contest....

AWAKENED~BFF-International-Giveaway

For two lucky readers, I'm giving away Awakened Pack:

First winner gets:

1.  2 Guardian Legacy tees for you and your BFF (you pick the sizes)
2.  A signed ARC of Awakened (comes with 2 signed bookmark for you  and your BFF)
3.  A Guardian Legacy key chain
4.  Two Guardian Legacy pens (not pictured...sigh...but they're for you and your BFF)


Second winner gets:

1.  One t-shirt (you pick the size)
2.  A signed ARC of Awakened (comes with a signed bookmark)
3.  A Guardian Legacy pen

-To enter, leave your link showing your re-post/tweet of the giveaway. The link enters you into the drawing.
-Extra entry if you join my fanpage (thank you Katrina)
-The contest runs from Friday-Thursday, winners are picked on Friday morning
-It's up to you to check back next week and see if you've won.
-Thanks in advance for reposting/tweeting/blogging/TALKING about the giveaways.

WINNERS of My First International Giveaways

Thank you everybody for entering and the support and spreading the word.  You were amazing, as usual.  Please stick around for another contest.  You might get lucky next time.  Those who entered after the contest closed, here's another contest

Here are the WIN.....NERS!!!.
Jenilee Antonio
Lora 1967
Donellys
Aurora M.


CONGRATS! Be sure to email me your mailing addys at ednahyaauthor@aol.com

You have 1 week to claim prize.
Check my next post for another giveaway~ this one is INTERNATIONAL too.

FIRST INTERNATIONAL GIVEAWAY~ 4 winners get 4 things

Everything here has to do with the Guardian Legacy. If you're a reader, and love YA literature, then follow the guildelines below to be entered. AWAKENED, Book one of the Guardian Legacy, is the story of 16-year old girl who's never felt that she belongs anywhere but learns that belonging comes at a price and with a boat load of responsibilities. Or maybe it's about a girl who learns that you can't choose who you are or who you love?  Or maybe it's about a girl who discovers her destiny and rises to the challenge with courage and love in her heart.  You get to decide what the story tells you once you read it.  Read more at my site http://www.ednahwalters.com/

This giveaway is open to international participants too~ meaning anybody anywhere can enter it~YEAH!.

This week, you get:

1). A signed ARC of Awakened.

2). A Guardian Legacy T-shirt (black, female sizes small, medium, large or Xlarge)

3). A Guardian Legacy pen.

4). A Guardian Legacy bookmark

To enter, leave your name/e-mail and a repost link. Anyone who shows me some love here~my FB fanpage (started by a wonderful Australian lady)~and TAGS me gets an extra entry.  And as usual, if you reposts my contests on yourblog/Facebook/twitter you get entered for EACH LINK and your chances of winning goes up.

PLEASE READ: Check back to see if you’ve won, otherwise you’ll give up the prize after one week.
The contest will run Friday-through-next Thursday. I announce winners on Fridays when another contest starts. GOOD LUCK!!!

WINNERS!!!! Back-to-school give-away

Dang it!  I was going to tape the picking of the winners, but I realized I had no idea how to transfer the video onto my laptop.  Here's my favorite red bowl with the entries:

Thank you everybody for entering and the support and spreading the word.  You were all awesome.  Please stick around for another contest.  You might get lucky next time.

Here are the WIN.....NERS!!!

Valia Lind

Manna B


CONGRATS you two! Be sure to email me your mailing addys at ednahyaauthor@aol.com

You have 1 week to claim prize.

Check my next post for another giveaway~ this one is INTERNATIONAL...YEAH!!!!!

Back-to-School pack GIVEAWAY- two readers will win 4 things

To celebrate the release of AWAKENED, my debut YA fantasy, I’m giving away:
1). A signed ARC of Awakened.

2). A Guardian Legacy T-shirt (black, female sizes small, medium, large or Xlarge)

3). A Guardian Legacy pen.

4). A Guardian Legacy notepad

To enter, leave your name with your re-post line or link. Anyone who posts my contests on their blog and/or Facebook and tweets about it on Twitter gets entered for EACH LINK, which increases their chance of winning the draw.



PLEASE READ: Check back to see if you’ve won, otherwise you’ll give up the prize after one week.
This is NOT international (check back in a couple of weeks for international giveaways)
Contests will run Thursday-through next Thursday this time. Next week, the time will change to Friday-through-next Thursday. I announce winners on Fridays when another contest starts. GOOD LUCK!!!

My Book Trailer

Here it is, Awakened book trailer.  Two and half days of sweat, despite the headache, tummy ache and sinus infection, we did it.

AWAKENED IS OUT!!!

OMG!!!  The 4 weeks I was told I had to wait until the book is released just turned into 4 days.  I got a call from my editor with the news that Awakened is now available on Amazon.  Soon it will appear on Barnes&Nobles, Borders and Waterstones for UK readers.  Yippeee! 

Should I remove the dust off the pom-poms and start cheering?  Heck no.  Honestly, when I first heard the news, I was like....no, no, no, this ain't hap'ning.  I need the four weeks to get the freaken word out there!!  I need more time!  More than 24 hours in a day!  How many times have we said these words when things are spiraling out of control.  Yep, that's exactly how I felt.

Guess what I'm doing while writing this.  I dare you.

Eating caramel macchiato ice-cream.  Amazing how that kind of decadence makes all the problems disappear.  I know, I know, that won't hold the demons at bay forever, but it sure beats screaming.  And I should be thrilled beyond words...I am.  I am.  Seriously, I...AM.  I'm just a bit overwhelmed right now.

I swore today was the day I'd go back to writing.  I'd ordered the rest of goodies for giveaways...see below.  Ordered more ARCs for bloggers and librarians, and all I needed to do was wait for some of the reviews to come in and call it good.  SIGH.
 

notepadskeychains

Sooooo, I'm going to finish the pint of ice-cream while watching The Big Bang Theory.  How's that for a perfect remedy.  Promise me ladies you'll show me some love and spread the word.  k??.

No ARCs???

For those of you who don't know, ARC stands for Advance Reading Copy.  Most often, a publisher supplies authors with ARCs which savvy authors use as a marketing a tool--send to reviewers, blog posts to announce the release of the book, give them out at promo events and conferences.  So needless to say, ARCs are very important.

So when I first read about a publisher not supplying its authors with ARCs for review, I was shocked.  Poor authors I said. That was in February of this year and the article was by an agent.  Little did I know I'd be in the same boat.   Should I feel sorry for myself?  Don't think so. I hate self-pity. 

So what's a woman to do?  Do what women  have done for generations to surivive.  Improvise.  I know it's not fun lugging around 300 page ARC around, but I'm hoping you ladies will forgive me.  The ecomony being what it is and printing/biding is out of pocket...my pocket...I have to wait until I get copies from my publisher, which I promise to send all of you for book tours and giveaways. 

Also, expect T-shirts...black is women's best color if you didn't know it.

bookmarks...

 

And other goodies, which I'll have in the next week or so.  Meanwhile, happy reading and don't hate me for sending my version (or should I say, my husband's version) of ARCs.

The guardian Amulet.

My daughter spent several hours this afternoon creating the Guardian's six-sided star amulet.  I plan to use it on T-shirts, notebooks, all the good stuff when I start my contests.  The Guardians, who are bugging to write book 2, would rather I use a jadeite core, which is closer to what they wear (see the scar on the chest of my cover guy).  I say, boring.  I want a stone closer to emeralds, something that appears mysterious with a core that ebbs and flows. 

So here's my dilemma, which amulet should I use?

This one with the jadeite core (more like the real thing but booooriiiing, looks like a sherrif's shield)

Or the one with the emerald-like core (interesting).

What do you think??????

Awakened cover!!!

I received the cover of Awakened from my editor and I looooove it.  They caught the essence of Bran down to the Guardian scar on his chest.  And the dagger he is carrying is a kris dagger (keris or kriss dagger).  He just borrowed it from the real wielder, the heroine Lil.  I'm going to start posting this everywhere....

Here's what a kris dagger looks like:

Off to go over my galley.

AWAKENED, Book 1

One good thing about independent publishing is how fast things move once they acquire your book.   Go Pill Hill Press.  The new title is official. AWAKENING is now AWAKENED, Book 1 in THE GUARDIAN LEGACY series. I'm waiting for my final galley and book cover.

Haven't blogged because I spent the last few days working on edits and discussing the art for the cover .  If I can have my way, I'd have a shirtless winged man who looks like Drew Fuller (he was amazing in Charmed).

wearing the Guardian pendant (with a jadeite in the core, not an inner star). 

And carrying a dagger or sword:

Oh well, I can dream right.  More good news coming soon.

 

Journey to Publishing

It's been three years since I started the search for a publisher for my YA fantasy book about Guardians/Fallen-Angels/Demons.  I signed up with my dream agent, Leticia, in December and she's been working hard to sell my first book.  I've never had a more hard-working and enthusistic agent work on my behalf.  Finally, three days ago, she sold my book (YEAH!).  Right now it is tentaively named The Awakening.

I was up in Idaho for family reunion when my agent got the offer.  She tried to get a hold of me to no end.  I finally walked to the peer and got some reception and read her e-mail.  Did I scream?  Pinch myself?  You betcha!  Imagine trying to call her from a pier on Lake Pen Oreille where phone comunnication sucks because of the mountains and whatnots.  Still, I got the confirmation and stopped pinchinng myself  long enough to laugh like an idiot.  I had to wait for two days to read the details.

Anyhew, here's a brief summary of the story:

Most teens turn 16 and get the license to drive, Lil gets the license to kill demons. Raised by an eccentric grandfather and used to being alone, she must now train with other teen Guardiansm master her abilities and follow rules set by the Council. Then she meets Bran, a mysterious and gorgeous guy who seems to be in tune with Lil’s emotions. Is he a Guardian or an agent of the demons? And why does he need her help?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?