I can't believe 2013 is here!!!! 2012 has been such an amazing year! Why you ask? Well, let me give you a quick recap of my 2012:
1.
Revamped
the blog and started the Indie Author of the Month, Extra! Extra! Read All
About It!, & Hops, Tours, & Partays segments
2.
Celebrated
12 years with the hubs and our first year of marriage
3.
Went
to the beach on vacay
4.
Gave
the invocation at a WV Senatorial Debate (with 100 ppl in attendance) and did
not stutter or fall off the stage
5.
Completed
9 MBA courses with flying colors
6.
Sent
Soul Survivor to the most amazing
editor ever along with some equally awesome betas
7.
Clocked
another year with my awesome employer as a full time CPA
8.
Started
5 WIPs (I hope to finish at least 2 of them in 2013.)
9.
Read
55 books (There were a lot of sleepless nights but boy was it worth it!)
10.
And
enjoyed another year of life, love, health, family, and friends!
Speaking of
those friends, I’d like to give a shout out to some people who truly changed my
life for the better and made 2012 off the charts for me. I’ll try to keep it
brief but the list is kind of long but if you hang tight you will be rewarded
with giveaways, I promise. ;)
To my 2012
Indie Authors of the Month - Tiffany King, Michelle Muto, Devyn Dawson,
and M.
Leighton, thank you so very, very much for spending an entire month
with me and all my craziness. Having you, your work, and your characters on my
lil ole blog makes me feel like a super mega cool celebrity blog host. You guys
rock!
To my 2013
Indie Authors of the Month - Courtney Cole, Paulina Ulrich, and David
James, thank you for agreeing to partake in the craziness that is me
and my blog. We are going to have so much fun! I can't wait to see what hotties, books, and such are in store for 2013!
To Tiffany
King, Chelsea Fine, Adriane Boyd, Paulina Ulrich, Courtney Cole and David
James (x2) thank you soooo much
for allowing me to host partays for your new releases. They are so much fun and
being a part of release day is such a thrill for me. You make me feel like a
blogger super star! A special thanks to David James for inspiring the awesome partay idea with the Light of the Moon release and for being the first victim. ;)
To Hollie,
you are the best! Thank you so very much for helping me through my journey with
Soul Survivor. Your attention to
detail, constructive feedback, and overall editing talents are unbelievable. I am and will be forever grateful.
To my betas, Michele,
Jennifer, Danielle, Heather, & Paulina, thank you for agreeing to
read Soul Survivor. Your feedback is
priceless and unbelievably eye opening! Thank you for your time and efforts in
helping me make this book something amazing!
To my twitter
peeps, @chelemybelles, @javalotta, @Gabyil, @SPNHeather, @TessMWatson,
@danilove413, @PaulinaUlrich, @miztrebor, and all of the rest of you lovely tweeps
I've chatted with this year, thank you
for all the retweets, mentions, and super fun conversations. You guys understand
a side of me that not too many people know…Michelle Nicole - the writer/book
addict.
To all my Facebook
fans and friends, thank you for all the comments and "LIKES"…you
make me feel like the popular cool kid I never got the chance to be in high school.
To my PenPal,
crit partner, beta, and sister from another mother, Paulina, you have
no idea how much happiness and fulfillment your friendship has brought to my
life. We are going to have so much fun at UTOPYA this summer. I cannot wait! I
can always count on you to understand all of the book/blog epicness that occurs
in my life. You are a blessing! Thank you!
To my
husband, my family, my friends, and my co-workers,
I'm so grateful that you listen to my fanatical book/writing adventures even
though you have no idea what I'm talking about most of the time. LOL! I am so
blessed to have you all in my life.
To my furry children, thank you for forgiving my neglectful ways and always standing (or sitting or sleeping) by me while I blog, read, write, and do everything else. Thank you for those interruptions to feed you/take you out because otherwise I would never leave my desk.
And finally to my
followers, tweeps, FB friends, fellow bloggers, indie authors, and anyone else
I haven't mentioned in the cyber community, thank you! Thank you for
participating and promoting all of the fun and love that has happened this year
on my little blog, Share the Love. Giveaways are no fun if no one shows up to
play! Thank you for allowing me to make you a winner or at least entertain you
with Indies, Partays, and everything in between!
So, as a
token of my appreciation for an amazing 2012 I want to give you the chance to
fill your Kindles, Nooks, iPads, and such with phenomenal e-books from my
favorite and my soon to be favorite authors! This is what's waiting for you…
2013 Prize Packs
M.
Leighton ~ Down to You & The Wild Ones (e-books)
Michelle
Muto ~ The Haunting Season & Don’t Fear the Reaper (e-books)
Tiffany
King ~ Miss Me Not & Unlikely Allies (e-books)
Paulina
Ulrich ~ Flightless Bird Series (e-books)
Courtney
Cole ~ Dante's Girl & Mia's Heart (e-books)
Devyn
Dawson ~ The Light Tamer & Enlightened (e-books)
Robert
Zimmermann ~ From Where I Stand
& Adriane Boyd ~ Walking Away (e-books)
David
James ~ Light of the Moon & The Witch's Curse (e-books)
Chelsea
Fine ~ Anew, Awry, & Avow (e-books)
Michelle's
2013 TBR List (e-books) ~ C.A. Kunz - The Modified, Amy
Bartol - Inescapable, M.R.
Merrick - Exiled, Liz
Long - Gifted, Addison
Moore - Ephemeral, Raine
Thomas - Becoming, Heather
Hildenbrand - Cold Blood
There's no
limit to how much you can win here on Share the Love, so be sure to enter
each Rafflecopter to give yourself the best odds of winning as many of these 27
amazing books as possible. Thank you for Sharing the Love with me during 2012, I
hope 2013 will be just as epic! Spread the word and good luck! Giveaway ends
this Friday at midnight, east coast time. Winners will be announced no later
than Sunday, 1/6/12.
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ReplyDeleteNew books...good times with family.
ReplyDeleteYou are simply amazing! I am so looking forward to seeing how Soul Survivors turns out and I'm looking forward to finishing my own book too!
ReplyDeleteI'm also totally looking forward to UTopYA and meeting you and so many others!!!
Thanks, Michele! I can't wait for your book!!! :) You have made 2012 epic and I can't wait to meet you in the flesh! Nashville better watch out...it's gonna be cray-zay! :)
DeleteLooking forward to an awesome year of new books!
ReplyDeleteIn 2013, I am looking forward to the release of my second novel and hopefully 2 short stories. I am also looking forward to a few really good books (including the next Dirty Blood novel from heather Hildenbrand) AND meeting many more awesome people.
ReplyDeleteGood luck finishing at least one novel next year, Michelle. Can't wait to read something from you. :)
Thank you, Erin! I am currently adding your book to my TBR list! Yay! Thanks for being such an awesome supporter! You are amazing! :)
DeleteJust looking forward to another great year and to checking off that resolutions list.
ReplyDeleteIn 2013 I am looking forward to many more good books, and new friendships.
ReplyDeletei am most looking forward to seeing everyone at UtopYa!!!!!
ReplyDeleteIndigo Spell and House Rules -- can't wait!!
ReplyDeleteim hoping to win first and then blog on them but mostly keep the cnacer at bay and stay out of the hsoptal
ReplyDeletei like to win new book and blog on them all over the net
ReplyDeleteihoope all the authors have the best of the year and many more books come to you and sag gifts giveways
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to upcoming books in 2013 and new friends. :D
ReplyDeleteI look forward to all the epic books i will read this coming year
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to reading more books and making my tbr list smaller! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to all the great new releases 2013 will bring us! Oh, and graduating from College in May!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to all these awesome Books that are comeing out and starting a Blog and Going through with it all year :D
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to reading more books and staying healthy!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to reviewing more books, discovering new authors and falling in love with new books. Also looking forward to writing a book with my friend! Talk about awesome!
ReplyDeleteIn 2013, I'm looking forward to publishing more books, reading more books, and meeting new people! :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to books, books, and more books! As always, I'm looking forward to seeing my grandchildren and grand-niece grow :)
ReplyDeleteUTOPYACON!!!!! and reading your books :D Thanks for the giveaways <3
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to reading new books that are coming out, and doing things I didn't have a chance to do last year. New year, new chances.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year and thanks for the epic giveaway! I'm looking forward to becoming 100% vegan, leading a healthier lifestyle, reading more books and most importantly, spending more time with my loved ones :) Best wishes for 2013!!
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I'm looking forward to moving to AZ!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to everything!!!!!! I want to make this year better than the last and make it unforgettable. ^_^ Thanks so much for all these giveaways and I can't wait to read your book. :D
ReplyDeleteI cannot wait to read all the amazing sequels coming out in 2013!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to trying to put a dent in my massive tbr...super behind on my reading.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to lots more reading in 2013 (only got reaquainted with reading again last summer), getting my teaching certificate, making a huge dent in our debt, and hopefully Disney World with the kids.
ReplyDeleteI Am Looking Forward To Finishing My Book And Reading All The Wonderful New Books Coming Out By Other Authors.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to finishing writing one of my books, spending more time with my husband, stressing less about things I can't control, & the new Hunger Games movie "Catching Fire" being released :)
ReplyDelete2012 was a great year for many great books and I am looking forward to see if 2013 is as good or better.
ReplyDeleteThanks for a great giveaway!!
I am most looking forward to making progress on my TBR and reading loads of tasty new books, following awesome authors, and giggling and sharing in this awesome world of books :) Thank you so much for you generosity and sharing the fun. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to finding many new books to read and many new authors to love.
ReplyDeleteI'm excited about all the great new books coming out this new year!
ReplyDeleteLove your blog!
I'm looking forward reading a lot more, losing weight , and trying to get pregnant :-) ♡
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