#NILtribe giveaways this month

Hey sweet readers--

Just a heads up-- Three Big #NILtribe Giveaways are happening this month!!!

(1) Facebook: Starting today, a giveaway is happening on Facebook! To say thank you to my readers, I 'm offering 10 signed copies of NIL on FB! Click for the link!:) And good luck!

(2) Twitter: Tomorrow is a #WinNIL Wednesday!!!  Woohoo!!! I'll be giving away a signed copy of NIL UNLOCKED + a copy of Placid Girl by Brenna Ehrlich + a copy of Sara Raasch's ICE LIKE FIRE. Awesome, right? Go to my Twitter account for all the scoop!

And...

(3) Coming to Instagram this month? A 12 Days Books of Christmas Giveaway!!! You can win 12 books by 12 YA authors.... Contest will run on IG only, for (you guessed it) 12 days. Stay tuned!!!

So what do you think??/


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I totally agree. (I also adore Supernatural...see above pic for all you need to know.:D)

Happy first day of December!!!!!

xo
Lynne

NIL UNLOCKED IS IN THE WILD!!!!!

It's been an amazing week!

NIL UNLOCKED hit the wild one week ago today!:) 

Thank you to all the #NILtribe who have supported the Nil world in the weeks -- and months!-- leading up to release.

And for those who have just now discovered the Nil world, welcome!:) The #NILtribe is glad to have you!*

What else is new? Tomorrow is a #WinNIL Wednesday...and in the meantime? The NIL UNLOCKED blog tour is in full swing, with lots of amazing posts, Nil secrets, and a wonderful giveaway sponsored by MacTeenBooks.

You can start the blog tour here!

Thank you to all the book bloggers for hosting NIL UNLOCKED's tour!

And speaking of tours, I JUST HAD THE MOST AMAZING WEEK TOURING WITH FIERCE READS!!!!

A full-recap tomorrow!:)

xoxo
Lynne

*If you've read NIL UNLOCKED, I will forever love you if you take the time to tell a friend or leave a review on Amazon, B& N, Goodreads and/or your favorite book-buying site.:) Word of mouth is huge! THANK YOU!!!

Tribal Tuesday

Hey y'all! It's Tribal Tuesday on the blog. . . and on the NIL UNLOCKED website.

New content up today! You can go back to where it all began and read the first chapter of NIL . . . and then you can head over to Wattpad for more!!!!

Each Tuesday we'll post new NIL UNLOCKED content on the website, so check back for all kinds of cool stuff!:)

Also, tomorrow is a #WinNIL Wednesday on Twitter and IG. You an enter to win an advance copy of NIL UNLOCKED...

That's right.
You can win an advance copy of this baby TOMORROW.:)
You're welcome.:) 

So check back in tomorrow!:) Contest goes live at 6 am, EST! Good luck!

xo
Lynne

Thankfulness…and a contest for the #NILtribe

Yesterday was Thanksgiving… and I have SO much to be thankful for this year.

My family. 

The love and support this year--and in the years leading to this one--are amazing. I LOVE YOU ALL MORE THAN YOU KNOW.

My friends.

*see above* *sends all the hugs* :)

The entire YA community.

I'm so grateful to all the authors, bloggers, and readers who welcomed and supported me this year as my debut novel, NIL, launched back in March.

You all deserve a little RDJ:

*smooshes*

The opportunity to write books.

I'm so incredibly blessed to be able to do what I love. That I get to write stories and share them with the world…and get paid for it. And yet? The money is nothing compared to the satisfaction of making one reader get a full case of the feels…and be able to escape into a new world just for a few hours. I write for you, and am so grateful to my agent and my editor and all the folks at Macmillan for believing in me and allowing me to put my books in your hands.:)

READERS.

*feels  teary* To all the readers who took a chance on NIL--THANK YOU. I am so, so grateful for you.:) *sniffs*

Which brings me to the #NILtribe.

I ADORE THE #NILtribe. All the readers who supported NIL and the characters in the Nil world… all the readers who have tweeted about NIL or shared a pic on Instagram or taken the time to write a review of NIL or who have told a friend about NIL or played #WinNIL this year… THANK YOU. I love you and appreciate you sharing your love of books and your love of NIL!

Which brings me to a special contest I dreamed up for you. Next spring I'll be sharing plenty of opportunities to win advance copies of NIL UNLOCKED as well as finished hardcopies of NIL UNLOCKED as we play #WinNU.

But for now…I have a special gift for you. A unique #WinNIL: the chance to win a special annotated copy of NIL, with heaps of personal notes and hints linking NIL to NIL UNLOCKED. You'll find out some NIL UNLOCKED secrets early, and I'll share some passages/quotes from NIL UNLOCKED in the margins of NIL at key points and share research I didn't include in the final copy. Also, I've jotted down character secrets and backstory that impacts both NIL and NIL UNLOCKED. I've been working on this special annotated NIL copy for a while, and it's turning out pretty cool. AND YOU CAN WIN IT.

If you're a member of the #NILtribe, leave a comment below telling me why you're excited about NIL UNLOCKED and boom--you're entered to win!

This contest will run until December 31, 2014, and is open to all current members of this #NILtribe. Most of y'all I know by name and/or your Twitter/Instagram avatar…and I hope you win!:) *Winner will be picked at random from the comments below using the Random.org random number generator.

THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT!!! Good luck!

Tribal Tuesday!

Just a quote note to say that TOMORROW IS A #WinNIL WEDNESDAY!!!!

We're playing a thankful edition.:)

Tomorrow you can win a signed copy of NIL for a friend--a friend you are thankful to have in your life! A friend you would save from tigers…a friend that you would give your last fish wrap to.:)

So be thinking. . . and be thankful.:)

Deets tomorrow on Instagram, Twitter and FB! Hugs to all the #NILtribe!

Until tomorrow--

xoxo
Lynne

Tribal Tuesday!!!

So many #NILtribe happenings this week!

Tomorrow I'll be talking with students at the St. Johns Country Day School here in Jax AND I'M SOOOO EXCITED!  Cool author visit in the making. (The visit will be cool. Not me. I'm not so cool but chatting with the teens?! Heck yeah--that's BEYOND COOL.:D)

And tomorrow is also a #WinNIL Wednesday! It's a Halloween themed #WinNIL contest (tomorrow! did I mention it's tomorrow?!), and up for grabs?  A signed copy of NIL, plus copies of Kristen Lippert-Martin's TABULA RASA & Lindsay Currie and Trisha Leaver's CREED. Awesome, right? Starts at 8 am EST TOMORROW!!!! On Twitter. And FB. And Instagram. Because I'm inclusive like that.:)

And then . . .

This weekend I'll be at the Vegas Valley Book Festival! I'll be chatting on a panel this Saturday with Amy Tintera, Mindy McGinnis & more. You can check out the lineup and full schedule here.  Come see me! After the panel at the signing, I'll have NIL swag & grass skirts & coconut bras. (JK on the grass skirts & coconut bras but definitely NIL swag.:D)


Coming soon…

NIL UNLOCKED sneak peeks. PREPARE YOURSELF.

*throws candy corn all over the blog and Twitter and FB and Tumblr AND THE WORLD* :)

In the meantime, don't forget to share your favorite  #NILquote. You could win an ARC of NIL UNLOCKED too! That contest runs until Dec 1!!!

Oh, and today?

Live it to the fullest.

It's the only today you have.

"No regrets," as Thad would say.:) (One of my fave #NILquotes.:D)

Happy Tuesday!!!

xoxoxox
Lynne

It's OFFICIAL! NIL UNLOCKED will be out next year!

I've been waiting for SOOOOO long to share this exciting news! 

NIL UNLOCKED will be out next year. *cue crazy tribal happy dance*

Here's proof:

The official Publisher's Marketplace announcement! Woot!

NIL UNLOCKED is a sequel to NIL, picking up on the island from the moment where Nil left off.  Like NIL, NIL UNLOCKED is told from two different POV's, with each character bringing different information and desires and secrets to the story.

POV number 1? Rives. One of Thad's Seconds in NIL, Rives is a character worthy of more time. I lurrvvvee Rives. Like Charley during her days on Nil, Rives is driven to uncover Nil's secrets and solve all the island's mysteries…but his desire to unlock Nil is quickly approaching obsessive proportions.

And the second POV? Skye. A newcomer with a family past tied to Nil, Skye is a rookie unlike any Rives has ever met.

Want a blurb to make you drool? The tribe's wish is my command!!!

NIL UNLOCKED

Still on Nil after Thad's shocking play, Rives is the undisputed Leader of Nil City. But keeping the City united is tougher than ever.

Raiders have grown bolder, City supplies are dwindling, and the non-human inhabitants have taken a definite turn toward the deadly. New arrivals cause rifts within the City, putting the Search system at risk and calling everything Rives knows into question: the island, his humanity, and his heart. Rives’s desperate thirst for understanding is rivaled only by Skye’s, a new arrival with a mysterious past of her own. Soon they're locked in a desperate race to save all the teens at once--and destroy the island forever. But the cost of success may be greater than they ever imagined . . . just like Nil's power.

Told from the dual view points of Rives and Skye, NIL UNLOCKED offers a stunning conclusion to the story begun in NIL. Fans of NIL will be glued to the pages until the last one is turned.

Okay, #NILtribe, there you go!  Next year will be full of more Nil, more mysteries, more feels. :) And more #NILtribe!!!! So get your grass skirt ready. We're ALL IN.  More #WinNIL Wednesdays (one a month until April 2015). . . more Nil sekrit scoop.

And coming up next? Tribal Tuesdays. They start Sept 2.:)

xo
Lynne

A #WinNIL Contest!

As y'all know, I've been running #WinNIL Wednesday contests on Twitter and FB for the past few months. AND THEY'RE SO FUN!

Each week I'd tweet a question, ask people to RT and answer the question for a chance to win a signed copy of NIL.

Example:

I've asked what--or who--you wouldn't expect to find on a deserted island . . . what one book you would bring . . . what you would miss the most. . . . what you think the word "NIL" stands for . . . and more. And y'alls answers are THE BEST.

So guess what? Today I throw it out to you!

Break out your coconut bras and grass skirts, your island mojo, or your creepy island moves...whatever gets your island creativity cooking.:)

Think of a question that you think would be perfect for a #WinNIL Wednesday contest and leave it in the comments below! Two weeks from today, I'll run a #WinNIL Wednesday contest using one of your questions. And if I use your question, you'll win a signed copy of NIL and NIL swag too! 

So really, there are two winners coming! The person who thinks of the most creative/fun #WinNIL contest question, and the person who wins the contest.

Cool?

Yay! I can't wait to see what the #NILtribe come up with!

xo

Lynne

Bad Blogger

I've been bad. And not in a good way.:)

I realized today I haven't blogged in weeks. I've been busy with celebrating NIL in the world . . . and book festivals (hello #RHSLitFest!) and signings . . . and WRITING. I'm working on a super sekrit project I hope to share with you soon.
very soon. (I know that's horribly teasery butI  can't release deets yet.  We authors are cruel like that. hehe)  

Lots of NIL scoop coming SOON.:)

But in the meantime, check in with me on Twitter and FB next Wednesday for the last #WinNIL Wednesday of April! You'll have the chance to win not just NIL but another super awesome creepy island book that came out this year too--and YOU WANT IT. Trust me.:)

xoxo
Lynne

#NILtribe update!

Today is the last #WinNIL Wednesday of April!

Check the hashtag #WinNIL for deets today! As always, all the deets can also be found using the #NILtribe hashtag too!

Coming up tomorrow . . .  I'll be part of the YA Scavenger Hunt, with exclusive NIL bonus material for you to read! It's a fresh scene from Thad'd POV. Also, the #YASH will have heaps of awesome prizes (like copies of NIL and other great books) so you definitely don't want to miss it!

Coming up in May...I'll be doing a live Twitter chat! Date TBA!

Also coming up in May?

I'll be at the RT Booklover's Convention in New Orleans, May 13-18, and I'll be signing books in the YA Alley that Saturday.:)

And coming up in July? I'll be signing books in Chicago and Richmond... dates TBA.:)

*commences tribal dancing* ;)

#WinNIL

Hi y'all!

It's Wednesday…so that means today you can play #WinNIL!

Check out the hashtag #WinNIL on Twitter and FB for a chance to win a copy of NIL! All you need to do is is RT (or share the FB post!) and answer the following question:

You're stuck on a deserted island. What's the one thing u DON'T want to find?

Don't forget to use the #WinNIL hashtag! And as always, follow the #NILtribe hashtag for deets and winners!:)

Good luck y'all! Contest runs until 9 pm!!!!:)

And we'll be playing again next Wednesday!!!! :)

xo

Lynne

7 DAYS!!!!

Until NIL's release!!!!

*flails*

In the meantime, don't forget this Wednesday on Twitter is another #WinNIL contest, so watch for the #WinNIL hashtag! Up for grabs: my last NIL ARC, annotated by yours truly.:)

Good luck!

xoxoxo