Thank yous, and a month of giveaways

Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Today’s post is a compilation of thank yous to other bloggers for books I’ve won and blogging awards I’ve been given, and the first giveaway of several planned for this month. 

One of the first writing blogs I discovered, and still one of the best, is Literary Rambles.  It’s a great source for information on literary agents.  I’ve followed Casey (and now Natalie, too) for longer than I’ve had a blog of my own.  In addition to weekly agent spotlights, Literary Rambles features author interviews (see my interview here) and book giveaways.  I recently won a copy of Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris – thanks Natalie and Casey!

Jemi Fraser is the author of another fabulous writing blog, Just Jemi.  A few weeks ago I won a prize on her site that I was thrilled about – a copy of the Emotion Thesaurus by Becca and Angela of The Bookshelf Muse.  This book is an incredibly helpful tool for writers; in their own words; it “explores seventy five emotions and provides a large selection of body language, internal sensations, actions and thoughts associated with each.”  Thanks to Jemi for passing along this amazing reference book.

I also want to thank some bloggers who have given me blogging awards.  I’m very grateful to everyone who reads my posts, and it means a lot to me when someone chooses me for an award.  Many thanks to the following people who have selected me lately:  


And now, as promised, the first of several August giveaways.

I started reading Angela Felsted’s blog shortly after I began my own.  From the beginning, I was impressed with the beautiful way she had with words.  The poems she posted on her site were intriguing and accessible, and made me want to read more.

She and several other writers have published Poetry Pact, and it’s a terrific collection.  One of Angela’s poems, “A Jar of Fireflies”, is so evocative that you’ll find yourself dreaming of summer twilight.  Jessica Bell’s “Once” is beautiful and moving, and I hear something new every time I reread it.  And “The Stolen Egg” by Lydia Kang is a paragon of brevity.

There are many more beautiful poems in this collection, and I’d like to give a copy to one of my readers.  If you want to enter, be a follower of my blog and leave a comment below.   I’ll give you an extra entry if you also tweet about the contest and let me know in a separate comment.  (Sorry, this week’s contest is open only to readers with an American or Canadian address.  Because the book is just available in the U.S, an American winner would receive a new copy, while a Canadian reader would win my very gently-used copy).  You may enter until midnight (EDT) Monday, August 13 and the winner will be announced on Tuesday, August 14.

19 comments:

Sprigs of Rosemary said...

I love your blog and I'd love to win this book, too! And thanks for the links to the writing sites you mention. I'll be taking a look!

Natalie Aguirre said...

Thanks for the shout out for Literary Rambles. It's awesome that Casey interviewed you when I was just a follower there. And I love Jemi's blog.

Awesome that you're doing giveaways this month. I'll let someone else win this one. I'm not a poetry person.

Jemi Fraser said...

Thanks for the mention - you're such a sweetie! :)

I love Becca's & Angela's book too - so helpful! Natalie & Casey are awesome too! :)

Bonnie said...

Beth, I look forward to browsing the sites you mentioned. The "Emotion Thesaurus" sounds like something I could use and would enjoy. I would love to enter the "Poetry Pact" give away. Alas I do not tweet so only one entry. Thank you for linking Living Life. Hugs!

Carol said...

Congrats on the lovely awards and giveaways! The poetry book sounds like a lovely prize for a lucky someone :)

Anonymous said...

Congrats on the awards and prizes.

I'd love to read Poetry Pact.

Ellen B Cookery said...

Congratulations on all those wins and awards!

Barbara said...

A lovely "thank you" post, Beth. And with nice links to blogs I've never seen.
Congrats on your winnings and awards!

Sue said...

Congrats on all your awards:) I'll have to check out the blogs you mentioned.

Kittie Howard said...

Congrats on the well-deserved awards. (Your blog rocks!) And a big thank you for the nice links!

Kittie Howard said...

Congrats on the well-deserved awards. (Your blog rocks!) And a big thank you for the nice links!

Miriam said...

I can't believe I wasn't already a "follower," since I visit your site so often!! I am now :)
Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters

Joanne said...

Congratulations on all your wins and awards, chica!

Katerina said...

Congratulations on all the awards and wins Beth!

Jennifer Kendall said...

Congrats on all the awards and wins! Sounds like a wonderful book!

Mary said...

Congrats on the awards, Beth. Have a wonderful weekend!

amy beth marantino said...

congratulations. i follow you via GFC

amy beth marantino said...

i tweeted - https://twitter.com/onitnaram/status/234127638636138496

Angela said...

Congrats on the award. Love the books you're giving away.

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