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After more than eight long years, a couple hundred rejection letters, two agents, two editors, and too many sleepless nights to count, I cannot believe SUMMER OF SLOANE is finally here.
This truly has been one of the most surreal moments in my life and sometimes I can't believe I actually wrote a real book.
But before I break down into a blubbering mess, I'd just like to say thank you to all of my CP's, every single blogger, librarian, book seller, and all of my friends - both new and old - that have tagged along for this crazy ride -- your support means the world to me.
And in the off chance anyone would like to purchase an autographed copy of SLOANE, University Bookstore here in Seattle has them available to order and ready to ship worldwide! For more information, please go here.
Welcome to the world, SUMMER OF SLOANE -- I'm so happy you're finally here!
Holy WOW -- this couldn't have been a closer competition! It literally came down to the wire, with the tie-breaking vote coming in 4 minutes before I closed the contest!
With a total of 34 votes, first place for my #SLOANEAroundTheWorld giveaway goes to:
Since the votes were so, so close, BOTH winners will be receiving a signed hard cover copy of SUMMER OF SLOANE, along with some cool swag -- I hope you don't mind the upgrade, Carolina!!!
132 people stopped by and voted for their favorite image, breaking down the votes as follows:
1st Place: #7 Bea | Namsan Tower, South Korea with 34 votes. 2nd Place: #12 Carolina | Caldas da Rainha, Portugal with 33 votes. 3rd Place: Was a tie between two photos, both getting 16 votes each: A. #1 Lisa| Groningen, The Netherlands B. #6 Hazel | Camarines Sur, Philippines 5th Place: #2 Kim | North Sea, Sylt, Germany with 12 votes. 6th Place: #9 Lauren | Disneyland, California with 10 votes. 7th Place: was tied with 2 entries both getting 4 votes each: A. #4 Hannah | Marblehead Lighthouse / Lake Erie, Marblehead, Ohio B. #10 Sarah | Shubenacadie River, Stewiacke, Nova Scotia 9th Place: #3 Rebecca | Kings Park, Western Australia with 2 votes 10th Place: #5 Daphne | Kaneohe Library, Oahu, Hawai'i with 1 vote
No matter if you got 34 votes or zero, THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who entered and took the time to take SLOANE around your part of the world -- I loved seeing it all!!!
And congratulations to both Bea and Carolina -- I'll pack up your boxes shortly and get them out to you asap!
We're down to my last favorite line and I can't believe SLOANE will be out in the real wide world next Tuesday!
Thank you so much for joining me over the past twelve weeks (and months and years before that!), cheering me on, and for all of your support -- I hope you've enjoyed getting a glimpse into SUMMER OF SLOANE!
The following are the final images entered into the #SLOANEAroundTheWorld Part Deux contest via Twitter and Instagram. Note: all images were pulled exactly as they were posted and I have not, in any way, altered them for this post.
How this will work:
Take a look at all of the pictures entered -- they're numbered 1 - 14.
Pick whichever photo you like the best and leave the corresponding number to that picture in the comments below.
Please only vote once / for one picture.
All contestants are allowed to vote, even for themselves!
Voting is open from April 22 - 28th -- any votes after 11:59pm PST on 4/28 will not be counted.
Winners will be announced here on Friday, 4/29!
And with that, here are all of the official entries for #SLOANEAroundTheWorld Part Deux:
14. Gavin | Mt. Balungao Zip Line, Pangasinan, Philippines
Best of luck to everyone who entered a photo -- I absolutely love seeing all the places SLOANE has been able to go!
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After seeing all of the amazing pictures from my first #SLOANEAroundTheWorld contest, there's no way I can't do one more!!!
THE PLAN IS THE SAME AS BEFORE:
If you participated in my last #SLOANEAroundTheWorld giveaway, you can still enter this contest -- but your entry must be with a brand new photo!
If you've already received a SUMMER OF SLOANE bookmark, take it somewhere awesome where you live and snap a picture with the bookmark -- show me your town / city / country / a famous landmark / whatever!!!
Share that picture on Twitter or Instagram (or both!) and make sure to tag the following: A. Twitter: @ErinLSchneider1 B. Instagram: @ErinLSchneider (no 1 on the end) C. Include the hashtag: #SLOANEAroundTheWorld
Don't have a SLOANE bookmark yet? Email ALL of the following no later than Friday, April 1st (this allows enough time for bookmarks to be sent / received): Your name Your address Links to either your Twitter or Instagram accounts (or both) To: [email protected] and I'll do my best to send one your way! But PLEASE keep in mind the following before requesting -- you must be following me either on Twitter and / or Instagram and you also must be a book / YA lover / blogger / reader. I will not send bookmarks to anyone that is looking for a freebie and I will be checking to make sure the above is adhered to. Any requests received after the April 1st deadline will unfortunately not be fulfilled due to timing.
With the timing weeks out from my actual launch, the contest will need to be shortened -- so, the giveaway will run for one month, from March 23, 2016 through April 20, 2016, in order to give everyone time to receive bookmarks, take the best picture, and get it posted!
Images will then be shared here on my blog, from April 22, 2016 through April 28, 2016 -- and open during that time for votes from all viewers.
The image with the most votes, wins!!! Of course, just to make it official, the winning picture will be announced on Friday, April 29, 2016!
SO HERE'S WHERE THINGS WILL DIFFER:
1st Place: The photo that gets the most votes will receive one signed HARDBACK copy of SUMMER OF SLOANE, plus some other goodies! Yep, you read that right -- a signed hardback copy of SLOANE!
2nd Place: The photo that gets the second most votes, will received one signed ARC of SUMMER OF SLOANE, plus some other goodies!
FINE PRINT:
You can be in the picture too, as long as the bookmark is clearly visible!
All previous entrants must submit a new photo for entry into this contest!
Get creative! The better the picture, the more votes you'll get!
All entrants must follow either my Twitter or Instagram accounts for valid entry.
Picture must be posted on either Twitter or Instagram by 11:59pm PST on April 20, 2016 for valid entry.
Picture must also include my handles (you can tag me to the photo on Twitter) and the hashtag for valid entry.
Giveaway is INTERNATIONAL and open to all book lovers around the world! Note: Giveaway and request for bookmarks is only open to those truly interested in books / reading / YA / blogging / etc. -- I will be checking and voiding any entries from handles that are promotional / giveaway / contest seeking individuals.
All images entered will be shared by me on Twitter, Instagram, and my blog.
Failure to comply with any/all fine print details void entries.
Good luck to all who enter -- I can't wait to see where you'll take SLOANE!!!
81 people stopped by and voted for their favorite image, breaking down the votes as follows:
1st Place: 6. Carine | Paris, France with 37 votes. 2nd Place: 1. Lisa | Den Haag, The Netherlands with 19 votes. 3rd Place: 7. Rebecca | Bondi Beach in New South Wales, Australia with 11 votes. 4th Place: 8. Gabriella | Arizona, USA with 7 votes. 5th Place: 10. Kat | Riverboat tours along the Mississippi, Louisiana, USA with 4 votes. 6th Place: 13. Beatrice | Makati, Philippines with 3 votes. 7th Place was tied with 3 entries all getting 1 vote: A. 3. Milka | Turku City Cathedral, Turku, Finland B. 12. Dilara | Amsterdam, Netherlands C. 14. Andrea | Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Parish Church, Miagao, Iloilo, Philippines
Thank you so much to everyone who entered and took SLOANE around their part of the world!!!
And congratulations to Carine -- your box will be going out in the mail today!
The following are the final images entered into the #SLOANEAroundTheWorld contest via Twitter and Instagram. Note: all images were pulled exactly as they were posted and I have not, in any way, altered them for this post.
How this will work:
Take a look at all of the pictures entered -- they're numbered 1 - 14.
Pick whichever photo you like the best and leave the corresponding number to that picture in the comments below.
Please only vote once / for one picture.
All contestants are allowed to vote, even for themselves!
Voting is open from March 1st - March 12th -- any votes after 11:59pm PST on 3/12 will not be counted.
Winner will be announced here sometime during the week of 3/15.
A reminder of what the winner will receive:
One signed ARC of SUMMER OF SLOANE
10 signed Summer Of Sloane bookmarks to share + one personalized to the winner!
SOS buttons
SOS tattoos "Memento Vivere" - once you read SLOANE, you'll know why!
One bottle of Vinylux nail polish in Desert Poppy -- this shade even makes an appearance in SLOANE!
SOS stickers
And with that, here are all of the official entries for #SLOANEAroundTheWorld:
With less than 12 weeks to go until SUMMER OF SLOANE comes out, the trade reviews are starting to come in...
And I'm not freaking out about that at all. Nope.
Huh, yeah right.
I'm not sure how other authors feel about this, but for me, it's probably one of the most nerve-wracking parts of the entire publishing process. You just never know how the trades are going to respond or what they're going to say...and it's all out there, for the world to see.
Well, I couldn't be happier that the first of the big reviews is in, and from Publishers Weekly no less -- and what a review it turned out to be!
"...Schneider examines betrayal from many angles, as well as the myriad ways that people hurt one another and how one teenager moves forward to see new romance and hope in her future." -- Publishers Weekly
You can read the entire review over on Publishers Weekly and if you'd like to know a little more about what a trade review is, here's a great article on Slate that helps to explain it all!
Honestly, I can't stop staring at it. And I can't believe that it's a review for something I wrote. But above all of that, I am so happy the first review was a good one...and I can breathe a sigh of relief now...
With exactly twelve weeks to go until SUMMER OF SLOANE will be published, I thought it would be fun to share some of my favorite lines from throughout the book!
Quotes will be in order, from the first page through the last, taking you on a mini journey through SLOANE and I'll post one every Tuesday - for the next twelve weeks - here, on Instagram, and also on Twitter.
I hope you'll stop by each week to see a little piece of SLOANE's story unfold and help me count down my last few weeks until publication!
To start us off, here's one of my favorite lines from the first page of SUMMER OF SLOANE!
It's been so much fun sending SUMMER OF SLOANE bookmarks around the world and it got me thinking...
How awesome would it be to see actual pictures of SLOANE bookmarks wherever they've landed? Sloane in the Philippines? Sloane in the UK? Sloane in El Salvador? Sloane in the Netherlands? Sloane in ___________? I'd love to see all the places she's traveled to so far!
So, here's the plan:
If you've already received a SUMMER OF SLOANE bookmark, take it somewhere awesome where you live and snap a picture with the bookmark -- show me your town / city / country / a famous landmark / whatever!!!
Share that picture on Twitter or Instagram (or both!) and make sure to tag the following: A. Twitter: @ErinLSchneider1 B. Instagram: @ErinLSchneider (no 1 on the end) C. Include the hashtag: #SLOANEAroundTheWorld
Don't have a SLOANE bookmark yet? Email me your name / address to: [email protected] and I'll do my best to send one your way!
Giveaway will run from today, December 21, 2015 through February 29, 2016, in order to give everyone time to receive bookmarks, take the best picture, and get it posted!
Images will then be shared here on my blog, from March 1, 2016 through March 11, 2016 -- and open during that time for votes from all viewers.
The image with the most votes, wins!!! Of course, just to make it official, the winning picture will be announced on Monday, March 14, 2016!
And what's up for grabs for the best picture you might ask? The image that gets the most votes will receive the following:
One signed ARC of SUMMER OF SLOANE
10 signed Summer Of Sloane bookmarks to share + one personalized to the winner!
SOS buttons
SOS tattoos "Memento Vivere" - once you read SLOANE, you'll know why!
One bottle of Vinylux nail polish in Desert Poppy -- this shade even makes an appearance in SLOANE!
SOS stickers
Fine Print:
You can be in the picture too, as long as the bookmark is clearly visible!
Get creative! The better the picture, the more votes you'll get!
All entrants must follow either my Twitter or Instagram accounts for valid entry.
Picture must be posted on either Twitter or Instagram by 11:59pm PST on February 29, 2016 for valid entry.
Picture must also include my handles (you can tag me to the photo on Twitter) and the hashtag for valid entry.
Giveaway is INTERNATIONAL and open to all book lovers around the world! Note: Giveaway and request for bookmarks is only open to those truly interested in books / reading / YA / blogging / etc. -- I will be checking and voiding any entries from handles that are promotional / giveaway / contest seeking individuals.
All images entered will be shared by me on Twitter, Instagram, and my blog.
Failure to comply with any/all fine print details void entries.
I can't wait to see where all SLOANE gets to go!!! Good luck to all and Happy Holidays, too!!!
So I'm going to admit something...I'm a bit of a swag whore. Yep, you read that right.
But I can't help it! There are so many cool ideas out there, just waiting to find there way onto some sort of amazing trinket. Or bauble. Or...or...or.
Whatever it is, I must have them all.
Which is why it took me so long to get all of my swag. Because the genius I am, just had to have bookmarks die-cut in the shape of a surfboard.
But come on -- look how cool they turned out:
So pretty...
And did I mention the bookmarks have a QR Code on the back that link to a hidden page here on my website, where you can read the first chapter of SUMMER OF SLOANE??? No? I didn't? Well, they do. And you can!!!
But why stop at surfboard bookmarks, when I can have buttons. And stickers. And temporary tattoos in the likeness of the very same tattoo Sloane gets herself! And let's not forget the custom CND Vinylux nail polish in the perfect pedicure color, Desert Poppy -- which also happens to make an appearance in SUMMER OF SLOANE!!!
So yeah. I may have gone a teensy bit overboard. Or maybe I didn't. Because believe me, there were so many other things I wanted to get.
And I still might.
Anywho. I'll be giving away some of this swag to several lucky recipients on Twitter today. If you'd like to get your hands on a bookmark, or maybe a button, the contest is open to anyone who RT's & follows me on Twitter, through next Friday, 11/20.
Check it out here: https://twitter.com/ErinLSchneider1
Feel free to let me know if there are any cool ideas I've missed. Cause yeah, I'm all ears!!!
Last week, the ever lovely Jen over on Pop! Goes The Reader, graciously hosted my cover reveal for SUMMER OF SLOANE, along with a fun interview and a giveaway too.
It was surreal to finally see my book have a cover, let alone share it with the rest of the world -- but I couldn't be more excited!
And in case you missed it, here she is!
I couldn't be happier with how well Tyler - the cover designer over at Hyperion - captured my book! From the gorgeous sky, ocean, and beach, to the model's arm being in a cast (you'll have to read SOS to find out why!), to the surfboard -- everything about this is perfect! Not that I'm biased or anything. Okay maybe I am. But holy wow! My name is actually on the cover of a book! My. Name.
Anyhow...
If you'd like to check out the interview, you can find all of that here: Pop! Goes The Reader
SUMMER OF SLOANE will be released in bookstores everywhere, May 3, 2016 -- and as soon as I have preorder links available, I'll share them!
It's all really happening, guys. Years and years of dreaming to write and publish a book and now it's all coming true. Thanks so much for joining me on this amazing journey!
A quick check-in on where I'm at, now that we're in Week 6 of Bootcamp!
Spring Writing Bootcamp Goals:
Finish SOS first round of edits for Disney-Hyperion -- Due date: Friday, April 17th.
Work on SOS second round of edits for DH -- Due date: Wednesday, June 3rd.
Read ARC of THE ONE THING by Marci Lyn Curtis
Post review of THE ONE THING by Marci Lyn Curtis on Goodreads
Read / critique new MS for fellow CP - I did receive the MS and started reading, but looks like this one is agent bound asap...so I won't be able to finish in time. :(
Work on new WIP (Read / revise current chapters): NOTG
Plot new WIP: WITNESS
Non-writerly stuff: Work on nursery!
I was able to check off goals 3 & 4 this past week. I'm furiously working on my edits for goal #2...and the rest will be on-going over the month!
And my BINGO card:
So many gold stars and yet, not a single BINGO! Boo.
I hope you're all smashing your goals out of the park!
