Author Guest Post & Giveaway: Amanda Hocking (My Blood Approves)

Today for the August Blogger Birthday Bash, I have the pleasure of introducing the author of the MY BLOOD APPROVES SERIES, Amanda Hocking, who is stopping by again for the event to do a guest post and throw in a little giveaway!

The fourth book in her My Blood Approves series, WISDOM, comes out TODAY! (August 22nd!)

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BIRTHDAY MEMORIES!

My birthday is in the middle of July, and I always felt gypped when I was a kid. During the school year, kids would hand out invitations to most of the kids in the class for there parties, and they would big deals.

But mine was in the summer, and I never had the forsight to get my classmates phone numbers or addresses, so I had like three friends and my cousins at my parties.

I think that’s why as an adult, I always make a big deal out of them. I plan them months in advance so I can invite people as soon as I can. This year, I sent out e-vites back in March for an event on July 17th.

Because I’m a movie buff and blockbusters usually come out around July 4th, I’ve had a lot of movie themed birthday parties. Once it was The Lion King, and I was so excited to see it that I threw up on the way to the theater. I also had a Jurassic Park party two years in a row. I was that cool.

For my eighteenth birthday, I dyed my hair blue, got a tattoo, and saw Reign of Fire with Christian Bale. Well, the movie starrred Christian Bale. I didn’t see it with him. If I had, that would probably be the best birthday ever.

As a kid, I hated having a summer birthday, but now I love it. Because of Christmas and my birthday, I get presents every six months. Plus, its summer, so I can go camping or go to amusement parks or do just about anything I want.

But whenever your birthday is and no matter how old you get, you should always make a big deal out of it. It’s the one day of the year to celebrate you, and that’s pretty awesome.

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Visit Amanda Hocking on her website(s):

-Blog
-Twitter
-Goodreads
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AVAILABLE AUGUST 22nd, 2010!

Wisdom (My Blood Approves #4) by Amanda Hocking
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Releases: August 22, 2010
Publisher: Lulu

For her eighteenth birthday, Alice Bonham takes a vacation to Australia only to have her trip cut short by an unexpected murder.
While Alice tries to solve the murder, she regrets some of the choices she's made, especially the more permanent ones.
On top of that, the child vampire is running loose, and its attracting some very unwanted attention...

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GIVEAWAY!

Amanda is kindly offering up one paperback copy of the first book MY BLOOD APPROVES to one lucky winner!

AND

a MY BLOOD APPROVES inspired t-shirt will go to a second lucky winner!

click here for shirt info!

*NOTE* Once the winner is chosen, Amanda will order it in the size the winner wants and it will probably take two weeks after the end of the giveaway to get to the winner.

CONTEST RULES:

-Open to US/CANADA/INTERNATIONAL!
-There will be two winners.
-First winner will get first choice.
-FILL OUT THIS FORM TO ENTER
- Ends September 18th @ 11:59 p.m. EST

*Comments will NOT count as entries*