It’s day three of Covet galley giveaway week!

Yay!!!

This giveaway is for US residents only. So if you have a US mailing address, you’re eligible!

And just in case anyone is still wondering, a galley is another name for an ARC which is another name for an advance reader copy. ARCs are bound galleys that are printed in advance of the actual publication. ARCs are sent to the author and also bloggers and reviewers. They will usually have a little sticker or something on the front that says, Advance Reading Copy or Not For Sale or Advance Uncorrected Proof. So there may be typos or spacing issues or other things that will not be a part of the final, printed book. So if you win one, please keep that in mind.

Just like yesterday, the giveaway will run for 24 hours (starting today at 12:00 noon CST). You can earn extra entries by following me on Twitter or liking my Facebook page (but don’t worry if you’ve already done those things. You can still enter the giveaway).

One quick thing I want to mention: Comments are moderated on this blog, so if you leave a comment you might not see it right away. I try to moderate them as quickly as I can, but sometimes I’m away from my computer or phone and can’t do this immediately. I wish I didn’t have to moderate at all, but the spam was getting out of hand.

So remember, today’s giveaway is for US RESIDENTS ONLY.

I’ll be attending a luncheon this afternoon but will announce the international winner when I get home.

Happy Wednesday and good luck!!

It’s day two of galley giveaway week!

Yay!!!

Wait, maybe I should mention once again what a galley is.

A galley is another name for an ARC which is another name for an advance reader copy. ARCs are bound galleys that are printed in advance of the actual publication. ARCs are sent to the author and also bloggers and reviewers. They will usually have a little sticker or something on the front that says, Advance Reading Copy or Not For Sale or Advance Uncorrected Proof. So there may be typos or spacing issues or other things that will not be a part of the final, printed book. So if you win one, please keep that in mind.

I’m going to hold three giveaways this week. Yesterday was Canada, today is for my international readers, and tomorrow will be for US residents.

So what does this mean? Well, if your mailing address is not a Canadian or US address, you can enter. One of the things I love most about being a writer is connecting with readers who live all over the world. Seriously, I think it’s one of the coolest things ever. Oftentimes, I hear about great giveaways that are going on, but they’re restricted to US residents only.

Not my giveaways.

I don’t care where you live. If you’re one of my readers, you are eligible.

Just like yesterday, the giveaway will run for 24 hours (starting today at 12:00 noon CST). You can earn extra entries by following me on Twitter or liking my Facebook page (but don’t worry if you’ve already done those things. You can still enter the giveaway).

One quick thing I want to mention: Comments are moderated on this blog, so if you leave a comment you might not see it right away. I try to moderate them as quickly as I can, but sometimes I’m away from my computer or phone and can’t do this immediately. I wish I didn’t have to moderate at all, but the spam was getting out of hand.

So remember, today’s giveaway is for INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTS ONLY.

Tomorrow’s giveaway will be for US readers.

Happy Tuesday and good luck!!

Happy Monday!

The On the Island companion novella cover reveal will be this Friday, March 22nd. Once again, I have some fantastic bloggers who will be helping me share the cover and the first 560 words (give or take).

But before we do that, I thought you might like to know the title. Some of you may have seen me refer to the novella as Isle of Bones. That’s the title that my editor and I had been using for months (or, IOB if I was feeling lazy). We both liked it. But then we decided that it kind of made the novella sound like a mystery, which it’s not. So, back to the drawing board.

Luckily, one of my fellow authors threw out a suggestion during an online brainstorming session and my editor and I were like, “Yes, yes that’s it. That’s the one.” So, the new title of the On the Island companion novella is…Uncharted. And to give you a little idea of what it’s about, here’s the blurb:

Hello everyone,

~Update: The winners of the 5K likes giveaway are: Jess Gottschalk Iversen, Jennifer Logan, Maria Voulelis Malaveci, and Jojo Bungenaar. Congratulations! Please e-mail me at [email protected]. I need your postal address and also whether you’d like an Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card. Thank you to everyone who entered. I’ll do it again, I promise!!

I have the best readers ever! I mentioned on Facebook last night that my author page was getting close to 5,000 likes and that as soon as I reached that number, I’d do a giveaway. Less than eight hours later, I hit that milestone (and then some!).

So, here’s what’s up for grabs in today’s giveaway: A signed paperback of On the Island, a Keep Calm and Kiss Anna/T.J. mug (your choice), a bookmark, and a $50 gift card to Amazon OR Barnes & Noble.

If you win, you get all 4 items! And here’s the best part: I’ll pick 4 winners so that means that 4 different people will win all of the above items. It’s a basket of prizes! And as always, this giveaway is open to everyone. I don’t care where you live. If you win, I’ll ship it all to you.

By the way, PunchTab is making me choose something for you to do in order to enter the giveaway. I’ve chosen “like” me on Facebook (but that’s how I got to 5,000 likes so feel free to ignore that step). Or if you haven’t “liked” me yet then feel free to do so. Whatever. Let’s make this as easy as possible.

So enter. Enter right now!

And thank you.

Once again.

For everything.

xoxo,

Tracey

Congratulations to Lia Fairchild! She was the winner of the signed paperback and coffee mug. Thank you to everyone who participated. I’ll have another giveaway soon.

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Hello everyone!

I thought I’d do a quick giveaway for a signed paperback of On the Island and also a ‘Keep Calm And Kiss T.J.’ coffee mug.

All you have to do is “like” my Facebook author page (you can find the URL on the giveaway). If you’ve already “liked” my Facebook author page (thank you!) then simply share my page on your Facebook wall or Twitter. I post all kinds of information on my page such as reviews, giveaways, information on upcoming projects, and pictures of my dog.

I don’t care where you live because this giveaway is for everyone. Seriously. I have a whole stack of customs forms on my desk. Takes only a minute or two to fill one out so don’t be shy if you live outside the U.S.

I also want to take a quick moment to tell my Italian readers how much I enjoy their comments on my Facebook author page. On the Island was recently released in Italy and I get a big kick out of corresponding with readers who live so far away.

The giveaway won’t start until 12:00 noon CST so check back in a few hours.

Good luck!

P.S. I’ll do another giveaway soon for a signed paperback and a Keep Calm And Kiss Anna mug. I don’t want the boys to feel left out!

Hello everyone,

I hit a pretty big milestone last year at this time: A couple of days before Thanksgiving, I sold my 1,000th copy of On the Island. I was still working my day job in human resources at Wells Fargo and my co-workers rang a cow bell to celebrate (we were always pretty noisy, in general, so this was not as disruptive as you might imagine it to be). 

I was thankful for those 1,000 sales. Eternally, unbelievably thankful. I’d read all the statistics: most self-published authors are lucky if they manage to sell 100 books. I’d already surpassed that and daily sales were starting to trend upward. I had no idea what the next six months would bring, but I was having a blast and connecting with readers all over the world.

As most of you already know, things got a whole lot better and I was able to make the transition to full-time writer. And to show you how thankful I am, I’d like to give one of you the gift of reading (or more specifically, a new Kindle Paperwhite with free 3G and Wi-Fi).

In the comments, tell me what you’re thankful for. And please know that I am truly thankful for you.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

xoxo,

Tracey

Happy Saturday!

The two $50 Amazon gift cards and the e-readers have been mailed/shipped to the lucky winners of my recent giveaway.

I have also mailed copies of On the Island (original cover) to:

Kristia Miltiadou
Ely Yant
Carrie Taylor
Devi Hadikusumo
Nicole Monack
Rob Zimmerman
Sharon Herbert
Miranda Hoffert

But I still need mailing addresses from:

Michelle
Emily
Megan McGallis Guntrum
Angie Tsiros
Eva

I have also mailed copies of On the Island (Penguin cover) to:

Deanna Pyles
Anaiz Jaramillo
Jennifer Condron
Jenny White
Elisha Sandell
Ashley Chapman

But I still need mailing addresses from:

Erin Arkin
Crystal Alberta
Cupcake
Dan Amsden

If you entered with only your first name and you’re not sure if you’re a winner, e-mail me at [email protected] and I can verify by cross-checking your e-mail address.

And winners – e-mail me! I’d love to send you your books. I will give you another week and if I don’t hear from you, I’ll start selecting more names.

I’ll be waiting 🙂

Tracey

Wow! Yesterday’s comments just blew me away. Reading about who everyone’s favorite secondary characters are was very enlightening. Looks like Bones was the clear favorite, followed by Ben, Sarah, and T.J. and Anna’s parents.

I took notes, everyone. Oh yes I did.

I’m also thrilled to announce that the winners of yesterday’s Nook Color tablets are :

If you are one of the winners, please send me your full name and shipping address to: [email protected]. I’ll order your Nook as soon as I have the information. Congratulations!!

A Kindle DX is up for grabs in today’s giveaway. In the comments section, tell me what item you would most want to have if you were stranded on a deserted island. As a bonus, I’ll award a $50 Amazon gift card to the commenter with the most creative answer. Hint: not necessarily the most practical item (so don’t say, like, waterproof satellite phone).

There are many winners from the first two days of the giveaway who have not claimed their prizes yet. Please check this post and this post to see if you’ve won.
 

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For those of you who have read On the Island, Anna has a best friend named Stefani. Here is the real Stefani (and the inspiration for that character). She has been a wonderful supporter of me since the beginning of my publishing journey. Plus I’ve known her since we were like 5 and she’s awesome.

But now that I’ve put her in one of my books, she somehow thinks I have to put her in ALL of them. Or at least someone related to her. Or her, you know, DOG.

Meet Tucker, y’all! You’ll get to read about him in Covet. Originally, there was no dog in Covet. But Stefani thought there should be and when I explained that I would now have to come up with a fictional place to board a fictional dog in one of my scenes she did not seem to think it was a big deal. So I wrote Tucker into the story. But look at that face? Stefani keeps promising to send him to me and I check the mailbox every day but there’s no Tucker and I’m starting to think that she lied.