Thus, the POSSESSION online party was born!
Today, you can win any number of things, in any number of social medias.
1. Twitter: There will be three prize packages to be won on twitter today. Tweet using the hashtag #POSSESSIONparty from 8:30 - 9:30 AM Mountain time (10:30 AM Eastern). Then again from 12 - 1 PM (2 PM Eastern). And once more from 5 - 6 PM (7 PM Eastern).
The prizes for the twitter contests will include book and swag packages from the Elevensies, some Utah authors, and a dystopian package. Watch the #POSSESSIONparty thread for details.
2. Inside the Resistance fan site: There will be three prize packages to be won in the forums of the fan site. Each has it's own thread, and all you need to do is go over there and comment in the thread of the package you'd like to win.
Prizes include book and swag packages from the Bookanistas, the Elevensies, and a dystopian package.
Also, anyone who asks a question in the "All About Elana" forum will be entered to win:
1. A 30-minute Skype chat for your book club. (1 winner)
2. A 30-minute Skype chat for your writing group. (1 winner)
3. A 30-minute Skype chat for your classroom. (1 winner)
4. 15 winners will get to choose a song from the Vi song list, the Jag song list, or the Zenn song list.
5. All who post a question in the forum will get a swag package mailed to them. All you have to do is go to the "All About Elana" forum, ask a question, and then fill out the form in the "Claim Your Swag Package" thread.
Fansite website: http://www.insidetheresistance.com/
3. On the blog: Right here, right now, you can enter to win a POSSESSION package, with some Bookanista swag!
Prize package includes:
- Signed hardcover of POSSESSION
- Character items: sunglasses for Zenn, a choker for Jag, and a bar code bracelet for Vi.
- 2 “tagged” stickers
- Signed POSSESSION bookmark
- Signed ACROSS THE UNIVERSE (by Beth Revis) bookmark and bookplate, an ACROSS THE UNIVERSE trilogy pin
- Signed POSSESS (by Gretchen McNeil) bookmark and POSSESS-inspired temporary tattoo
- Signed LIKE MANDARIN (by Kirsten Hubbard) bookmark and postcard
- Signed TEXAS GOTHIC (by Rosemary Clement-Moore) bookmark
- Signed MOONGLASS (by Jessi Kirby) bookmark
- Signed AUDITION (by Stasia Kehoe) bookmark
- A SCARY SCENE IN A SCARY MOVIE (by Matt Blackstone) bookmark
- EMOTIONAL INTENSITY IN GIFTED STUDENTS and 101 SUCCESS SECRETS FOR GIFTED KIDS (by Christine Fonseca) bookmark
Just leave a comment here and be a follower, and you could win! This contest closes at midnight tonight (one day only!) and is open internationally.
4. Simon & Schuster UStream live chat: It's tonight at 7 PM Mountain (9 PM Eastern) here. You can log on and ask me questions or just chat!
Hope you'll come party with us all over the place today!
100 comments:
Very best of luck with your book! Hope it sails!!
Huge day! Super excited for you, Elana!
Wow, you're going all out with these prizes! Congrats again, Elana!
Wow! So much awesome stuff going on! I'm planning to attend the chat tonight - looking forward to it! :)
YAY! Enjoy this exciting day celebrating YOU! I'll see you on the interwebz!
Hope you have a great day! How exciting.
Yeah to the party! You know how to throw the best ones. Have a wonderful day.
Dreamycowgirl @ hotmail.com
I have my party hat on...WOO-HOO. Let's get this party started! Congrats again, Elana!!
WOW, you sure know how to celebrate properly ;) !! This must be a very exciting day for you .. Congatulations !! I'll try to attend the chat tonight because I'd like to ask you some questions so it's the perfect occasion to do so.
Thank you so much for this great giveaway Elana =) !! All this swag looks so cool and I'm dying to read your book .. =)
It's so nice to make this giveaway international .. I'm very glad I can enter (because I'm French).
I don't know if it's necessary but here's my email adress : ninie2310@hotmail.fr !
Thanks and again congrats ;) ! I'm really happy for you !
Wish I could have made it to Utah but this is almost as good! Will try to make the chat tonight. Congrats, pretty lady.
This is seriously fabulous! If I walked away with a swag pack I think I would die. I like have a big crush on Possession. I can't help it! Consider my in the running for this fabulous pack.
Now I must go waste time earning more points :) It's what I do.
Wow that's a lot of giveaways/contests! I already have Possession on my wishlist so I'd absolutely LOVE to win it... will be tweeting, though the time difference might get to me... ; )
Exciting day! I'm going to have to hop around between classes.
Ooh, I need to go back to the resistance forums, I haven't been for a few days.
Wow. Sounds like a fun day!! Enjoy it, Elana! Woot!!
Party time! Would love to win one of those signed books. *wink*
Sweet giveaway :)
fallenleaf99@hotmail.com
YAY for you, Elana! What an exciting day for you! Best of luck with everything and of course, enter me to win.
I've linked to these on my blog as well.
:)
I can't wait to read Possession! I love this party!
yilingni@yahoo.com
HAPPY PARTY DAY ELANA! This is going to be an awesome celebration.... I am planning my day around all the fun!
I hope all your dreams for this come true....
What a fun day for you...and us! Thanks for making us a part in your awesomeness:)
This is super exciting! And thanks for making this an international giveaway. :D *runs off to participate*
WOO HOO!!!!! So so excited for you!
Just found your blog on Pk Hrezo's blog and wanted to say hi and congrats. Now following!
Woohoo for parties! I'll be in and out all day but will def try to swing by somewhere. :D
You, party animal you! :) Have an amazing day! Those prizes sounds awesome!
Awesome contest. I am SO excited for your book and cannot WAIT to read it. See ya at the launch party tonight!
<3 Gina Blechman
I hope it's a fantabulous day!
I'm joining the party now! Awesome contest and swags! I want the Signed hardcover of Possession. pretty please xD
Can't wait to read your book!
Great giveaways. Have an awesome online release. Possession sounds great, heard so many good things about it.
I'm a follower.
Your book is awesome and I am DYING to read the second. I wish you the best of luck!
And thanks for the giveaway :)
It's party time ;) Huge congrats to you, Elana !
- am a follower ;D
Would love to win!
leebee19(at)gmail(dot)com
WOW!! It's a great party!! I really want to read your book, do you know if it will come to Spain?
I really want to read Possession!!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Woo hoo!! Party Time! So exciting! I cannot wait to read your book!!
Thanks for contests :)
stellarbookblog[at]gmail[dot]com
I can't wait to read Possession!
Thanks for this contest:)
sylvia_uy4(at)yahoo(dot)com
So many good things here. *look at everything with hungry eyes*
Yum!
Congrats! I can't wait until I'm in your shoes:)
Your POSSESSIONparty is an awesome concept! Thanks for the opportunity to enter.
I'm a follower ;)
What a fun way to share your success! Thanks for including all of us in the excitement! Congratulations, Elana!
Congratulations, Elana!
Thanks for the wonderful giveaway and party!!!
Wow. You are so sweet for wanting to share with everyone. I am excited to read POSSESSION.
WOW. This is... Wow. AMAZING.
Thank you for sharing in the fun with us, and congrats! (: I know that Possession is going to become even bigger than it already is!
This prize pack is beyond incredible, and I think I might die of happiness if I win. Don't worry, you can come to the funeral (;
~Susan
oneofakind308@gmail.com
What, no drinks? Where's the bacon?
I'm getting my party on.
Awesome party!!! Can't wait to finish this book!
What a great giveaway! Count me in!
Yay! I'm so excited or you, Elana! I love how you do everything to the max. Website, forums, videos, mega prize packages... you are the queen of awesome.
Yay, Elana!!!!!!!
So VERY HAPPY for you! Congrats and good luck with it all!!! :D
So excited to have a launch party for those of us who couldn't make it to the IRL one. YAY!
Oooh I'd love to win! My GFC name is aLmYbNeNr and my email is amberr610[at]gmail[dot]com
ok, trying my chances here, this party is really rocking.
lighting the candles, may the odds be ever in your favor, and what not.
daysedantas@hotmail.com
This is going to be a GREAT day, Elana! You REALLY know how to throw a party. :-)
CONGRATS!!! You have accomplished so much, I can only hope to do as much one day!
Never done a UStream Chat. Looking forward to checking it out. Thanks for letting all of us be part of your launch celebration, Elana!
Can't wait to read your book! :)
Thanks for the giveaway!!
GFC: Ivy
Ivy
ivykiddo[AT]gmail[DOT]com
Elana- Congrats on the book. Possession really seems to be the "it" book. Congratulations on your success!
I follow the blog Andreat78
andreat78@yahoo.com
Do to my busy schedule planning for vacation and having family in town, I won't be able to partake in the Online party, but I just needed to say congrats again Elana.
Hi! I finished Possession this afternoon, and I just finished my blog :) Thank you for such a wonderful book! I can't wait for the sequel... :) Good luck and more power to you!
Congrats again!!! And thanks for bringing the fun to the internet and for the giveaway!
such fun prizes!
blubear12@gmail.com
Wahoo! Another chance to win! I didn't win anything at your awesome launch party, but I DID win because I got to be there! Fantastico! Congrats, Elana!
Oh my,thank you for this amazing giveaway!Please enter me =)
julianapiovani@hotmail.com
Yea! Congratulations again! The prize package looks fabulous!
That is one awesome prize package!
Congrats on all your success, Elana. You deserve it!
Oh man, I want all that stuff!!! Enter me!
Congrats! I missed the first twitter party, as I was still asleep, but now I'm reading to tweet this afternoon! *fingers ready*
I really want that prize package. Lots of goodies.
Thanks so much for this wonderful opportunity! Best of luck to you :)
Yay! What a cool prize package!
And congrats, again, on your launch.
I am in, and a follower... so thx for the chance to win.
Thanks so much! Congrats :)
GFC follower
Vivien
deadtossedwaves at gmail dot com
I'm throwing my name in the hat. Congrats again on the book birthday. :)
I'm so excited for you!! Congratulations!! Can't wait to get lost in Possession!
Hi, Elana,
I just had a blast trying to think up 20 plus different tweets ... I hope you got a chuckle from some of them!
Congrats!! Awesome giveaway!
This has been such a fun virtual party! I may have to re-read some of POSSESSION this weekend after talking about it so much today and reading forum posts. It's like I need to relive it again!
Congrats to you, again!
YAY party!! *tosses confetti* Congratulations!!!
CONGRADS Elana. You deserve this, pal. Never forget how you feel right this minute. :-)
Congrats Elana!!!! I am So excited for you! <3
Thanks for the awesome giveaway, and making it international! Woo! ;))
Elana! You are amazing! And busy. I have to remember all your awesomesauce marketing ideas.
I gotta hand it to you, Elana, you know how to throw one heck of a great party! Woo hoo! Congratulations!
I'm literally salivating over this prize pack.
Congrats on the release and thanks for all of the great prizes.
Wow that's a huge giveaway! & Congratulations on your release =) Thanks for spread the fun & love for international readers too!!! yay!
jessy.wicked[at]gmail[dot]com
ill be there my friend :)
This is a seriously awesome giftset. Thank you so, so much! I'd have been happy for the chance just to win the book, but all these extra goodies? It's like a double-layer of icing for an already decadent cake.
~Hannah
(theirishbanana.review@gmail.com)
Ooh, looks amazing. Thanks for the chance!
congrats on the release!!!
You've been such a kind and generous person to so many people - I'm hoping you get the success you so deserve. The book is wonderful and deserves to soar!
Sounds like an exciting day! Congrats! <3
My copy of Possession arrived today!! And, of course, I had to start reading it. Naturally. So far, so awesome. =o)
Congrats on your debut novel, Elana. Can't wait to read it.
aliciacald at gmail dot com
I've missed all the awesomeness because of work today!!! But Congrats Elana!!! Can't wait to read your book! :-)
valialind(AT)yahoo(DOT)com
I want to read Possession SO BAD but unfortunately my Library doesn't have it yet and there are no local bookstores where I am other than Half Price books. Sound crazy? Its true. :P Haha anyway thanks for the chance to win!!!
a_hobbit_of_the_shire(at)yahoo(dot)com
Congratulations on the book. I'm impressed with how much I've seen about it all over the internet. (I'm already a follower).
I'm *this* close to being finished...and I'm a big fan! Seriously, SO GOOD!
This is all so exciting to read about. New to your blog and happy to follow! Always nice to find another writer and enjoy your success! Congratulations!!!
Awesome COntest Hope I win!!
kimson_dino@yahoo.com
Hi Elana! I missed the contest entirely, but I still wanted to say congrats on release day. :) Looking forward to reading.
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