I Love My Readers—So I Added a Prize!

With so many enthusiastic entries into the giveaway celebrating my blog anniversary and the birthday of Mending Heartstrings, I thought having only one winner would be a shame. So I added a prize!

The original prize—a box filled with romance books & goodies, plus winner's choice of any of my books—went to:

Linda H.!

The added prize was a print copy of the I Heart Geeks anthology—signed by three authors and the editor! The winner is:

Christina A.!

Both winners have been emailed, so check your inboxes! (If for some reason they don't respond, new winners will be drawn and notified.) Thanks everyone for entering and helping me celebrate! ❤️

Last Chance!

Today is the last day to get your copy of Mending Heartstrings at the discounted price of $0.99!

(That's 75% OFF!)

Grab your copy:

Amazon | iBooks | B&N

Kobo | Smashwords

Two Anniversaries—One Huge Party!

Over the weekend, this blog turned 4! And Thursday is the one-year anniversary of Mending Heartstrings!!

With everything going on in the world, it's nice to have something to celebrate—so I'm going all out with the festivities! (And overusing exclamation points!)

First up, if you're new to my writing, taking your time with my books, or just haven't gotten around to reading my sweet contemporary romance yet, now's your chance:

Mending Heartstrings is now on sale for only $0.99!

Grab your copy:

Amazon | iBooks | B&N
Kobo | Smashwords

Mending Heartstrings' actual one-year mark is on February 9th, and as part of its birthday festivities, I'll be hosting an AMA (asking me anything) over on my Facebook page. Mark your calendars for Thursday, 2/9/17, starting at 3pm Pacific (6pm Eastern), and come asking me anything you'd like to know!

Think I'd stop there? I'm also offering you all a chance to win a box filled with romance goodies, with a tote bag and a whole bunch of books (including ARCs):

The box will include the winner's choice of an autographed copy of any of my books! Enter here:

a Rafflecopter giveawayPlus, you can enter to win a signed copy of Mending Heartstrings through Goodreads:

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Mending Heartstrings

by Aria Glazki

Giveaway ends February 17, 2017.

See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.

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And if that still isn't enough, Mending Heartstrings is one of the books up for grabs in the Big Box of Love Giveaway! (ends 2/14)

❤️ ❤️ ❤️

Whether we're just meeting now or you've been here from the beginning, I want to thank you for being a part of my writing journey. Please know that you can always reach out to me however you feel most comfortable, and I look forward to celebrating many more anniversaries with you! 

Fallen Cover Reveal—And a List of Firsts!

Do you remember the retelling I've been working on? No? I don't blame you, given that I started writing it on July 13, 2014. And last night—2 years, 6 months, and 16 days later—I finally finished the first draft, which came in at just under 30,000 words. (Yep, that's less than 1000 words a month. This project has been slow going.) 

Of course, in that same time frame, I've published three full-length novels and also drafted two (Tasting Temptation and L&S). Still, it's rough to compare the torturously slow pace of 30 months for 30,000 words with having completed the NaNoWriMo challenge three times (50,000 words in 30 days). Let's just say, nothing about this project has gone as expected. In fact, this project has become a collection of firsts for me, which I've listed below!

Not least of these surprises is the cover, which I purchased nearly a year ago. You read that correctly. Previously, I only considered cover designs when the text of a story was pretty close to being done—certainly close enough to send to beta readers. Have I mentioned that nothing with this story has really gone as planned? Well, last February, I noticed a pre-made cover on the Paper & Sage site that was almost perfect. Torn between waiting until the text was ready and snatching the cover up before someone else did, I ultimately decided to buy the cover right then. And I love the result! It's been agony not being able to share, which is why I decided to reveal the cover with the completion of the first draft and not wait until closer to publication, which is still quite a ways off. 

Big Box of Book Love Giveaway!

I may not be entirely sure where this next year will take my blog content and schedule, but I know that if you're here, you love books! So today, I have one (rhetorical) question for you:

How much do you love signed paperbacks from your favorite romance authors?

Good, because you can enter to win one of 5 prize packs, each of which will con-tain SEVEN or more signed books!

If you're already a collector, you'll be in heaven. If you've never owned a signed paperback before, you'll start your col-lection with a bang!

Either way, one simple entry will subscribe you to 37 Romance Author Newsletters.

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Unsubscribe any time, but please don't label us as spam. Better still, stick around and get to know us!

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Welcome to 2017!

Happy New Year! I hope 2017 has been treating you all well so far. 

I have been thinking a lot about plans for the year—for my blog posts, publishing plans, and writing time, etc. As you can see, I've already made one big change by giving this site a new look! What do you think??

Reading this in your email? Click here to see the changes.

I haven't made a decision about the posting schedule going forward—weekly? monthly? bimonthly? One of the concerns is the need to focus on writing fiction as opposed to only blog posts. And there's the fact that, now that I am focusing on indie publishing (for the moment), there isn't much to discuss in terms of process, or learning about the industry, etc.—subjects which dominated the early years of this blog. Do you have a preference for posting frequency?

Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Holiday Season!

To all those of you celebrating, Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you have a wonderful time with your loved ones!

(To those of you not celebrating, go spend some time with your loved ones anyway!)

Because there has been a lot happening in my life, including a death in the family, I have decided to take a break from posting through the end of this year.

If you would like to stay in touch in the meanwhile, please do, whether through the contact form, social media (top of the sidebar), or my VIP Reader group.

I plan to resume posting in January. (Can you believe it's almost January?) I wish you all a happy, healthy, and safe end to your 2016!