This is it folks, the big day! Today is the launch day for the paperback of Orphan’s Song! This book has been several years—and one crazy summer in the making. So now that it is finally released to the world, it’s time to celebrate! For the next four weeks, from October 1st until November 1st, I will be running a BIG Launch Contest and Grand Prize Drawing! Help spread the news about Orphan’s Song and enter for a chance to be one of three winners who will take home the following awesome prizes. What’s At Stake?
Birdie’s Prize Bundle:
A blend of the music that inspired the book
Signed paperback copy of Orphan’s Song
$10 Amazon gift card
Stoneware mug and instant cappuccino mix. Ky’s Prize Bundle:
Ky’s sling
Signed paperback copy of Orphan’s Song
Stoneware mug and hot chocolate mix. Amos’s Prize Bundle:
Amos’ dirk
Signed copy of Orphan’s Song
Stoneware mug and spiced apple cider mix. Note: The discerning reader will point out that the dagger is not bronze, does not have a wooden hilt, and is not a dirk, but this dagger was the closest thing I could find to something approximating Amos’ weapon. And I think it’s pretty cool, don’t you? *Entrants for Amos’ prize bundle must be 18 years old and must check their state knife laws—this knife is restricted in MA and CA. How do I win? Because it is all about winning! There are several way you can earn entries into the contest to gain an even better chance of winning one of these awesome prizes. The more entries you earn, the more times your name is entered into the contest. It’s like Katniss and Gale and the Reaping … but happier.
1. Buy a copy of the book! Pre-ordered copies or copies purchased today (Wednesday, October 1st) are worth 15 entries. After that, copies are worth 10 entries. Email me a copy of your receipt at thesongkeeper@gmail.com.
2. Write a review of the book and post it on amazon, goodreads, your personal blog, etc. Each review posted earns you 7 entries. Email me a link to the review at thesongkeeper@gmail.com.
3. Buy a friend a copy of the book! Fall has the best reading weather, and with Christmas coming up, a great way to share your love for Orphan’s Song is to buy a friend a copy! Each additional book = 15 entries. Email me a copy of your receipt at thesongkeeper@gmail.com.
4. Share this contest on Facebook! Don’t forget to tag me (@Gillian Bronte Adams) in your post so I can count your entries! Note: You’ll have to like my facebook page in order to tag me. You can post once a day while the contest lasts. Each post earns 3 entries.
5. Follow this blog for an easy 5 entries. If you already follow the blog, that counts too. Leave a comment letting me know that you followed.
6. Tweet about the giveaway! Don’t forget to tag me (@theSongkeeper) in your tweet so I can count your entries. You may tweet once a day for the duration of the contest. Each tweet earns 1 entry. 7. Pin a contest photo or Orphan’s Song’s cover on Pinterest! Leave a comment with a link to your pin or email me at thesongkeeper@gmail.com. Each pin earns 3 entries.
Each week, I’ll post a contest incentive with additional ways you can earn entries for a better chance at winning the ultimate prize! (Here’s a helpful hint: you may want to follow this blog or like my facebook page so you won’t miss a post.) Winners will be announced Monday, November 3rd! Enjoy the story and good luck with the contest! Which of the prize bundles would you be most excited about winning? Answer in the comments!
How cool! I'll get right on this. : ) I totally follow your blog, by the way.
This is ridiculously awesome. :D And I think that either Ky or Amos's prize bundle would be my favorite.
I follow your blog, BTW.
Great! I already follow your blog. So there's five already! :)
Thanks Gillian!
Wow, the bundles are beautiful. Thank you for the giveaway.
I am following your blog :)
I follow your blog, and I'll get on to earning as many other forms of points as I may. been stalking silently in the background for a while – totally psyched!
Lol, I do the same thing on quite a number of blogs. :) Thanks for helping spread the word!
This is awesome!! I follow your blog. =)
My favorite bundle would probably be Birdie's. =)
Whoop! I follow your blog, and just this morning I posted my review on my blog, plus I shared about the Launch Party on Facebook. Where do I keep tabs on my entries?
Thank you so much for this! I love Amos's bundle! It has a hawk-headed dagger which matches my griffin-themed sword!!!
I have a big spreadsheet where I'm tracking all of the entries, so as long as you either tag me in your posts, send me an email, or leave a comment here, I'll be able to keep count. But if you want to track your entries you can do that as well! :)
You have a griffin-themed sword? That's awesome. :)
I tweeted about the giveaway!
https://twitter.com/EmilyAnnPutzke
This is going to be so much fun!
I do follow your blog. :)
Awesome prizes! Congrats on making it to the big launch day!
And I love the dagger, so I'm thinking Amos' prize bundle is my favorite.
I actually have a few of them pinned
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/571042427725647282/
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/571042427725647271/
Yay! I have my eye on Amos' s prize bundle . . .
I already follow your blog, so I'll be sending you the links to my reviews.
Got your email and the points have been added to your tally! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
I like all of the prizes! The mugs are really cool.
I follow this blog and also tweeted for today. Do we need to comment every time we do an entry?
Sweet! :) You can comment or send me an email at thesongkeeper@gmail.com. Entries where you tag me in them – like a facebook post or tweet – I'll count on my own. So you don't necessarily have to email again if you've already tagged me!
I'm so excited for the book! I'm really hoping to win Amos's or Birdie's Prize bundle–Amos's because of the awesome dagger and Birdie's because of the music. But I would really just love a copy of the book!
Also, I follow the blog, I tweeted the giveaway, posted it on facebook, and pinned the cover on pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/pin/449585975275590422/
Thank you and I'm excited for you! I can't wait to read it!
I can't wait for you to read it! To be honest, I'm still kind of in shock. It's hard to imagine my little story in reader's hands!
Eek, so excited!
*runs off to order the book*
*returns* I'm so happy it's here, Gillian! Can hardly wait to read it! I already follow your blog, and I tweeted about it (@frozenscribe) and pinned it (http://www.pinterest.com/pin/404690716489771030/).
You really go all-out with giveaways, girl! This is one of the coolest ones I think I've ever seen. I would really love Birdie's package, because, though the others are cool, I'm not really into weapons, but I love music.
And forgive the wonky formatting in that comment; I have no idea what happened. :D
Yay, I can't wait for you to read it. :) I had so much fun planning this contest!
I have already followed your blog for a while and absolutely love it! Your book is definitely on my to-read list!
Thanks, Alea! I hope you enjoy the book.
I follow your blog, and it's one of my favorites(-: I think my favorite bundle is Ky's (besides Amos's, but I'm not eighteen yet.) (-:
Thanks, Elizabeth!
Definitely a follower of your blog :) Also, here's my Pinterest link! http://www.pinterest.com/pin/481603753876085752/
All the bundles look absolutely amazing!! What an awesome giveaway. I have to say Birdie's prize bundle looks pretty great, although the dagger in Amos' bundle is awesome, too! :)
Thanks for sharing the cover on Pinterest, Ashlee! Personally, I think I'd be hard put to choose between the three bundles. Call me greedy, but I would want them all! ;)
I NEEEEEEED Amos's(ok, not really need, but i want it really really badly). But I'm not old enough.
:/
Merp.
Other than that I'd want Birdie's. Yay for Narnia soundtrack!
Aw, that's so sad! :(
I ordered your book today and I emailed you the receipt! Can't wait to read it! =)
Got your email! The points have been added to your tally. Hope you enjoy the story!
I wrote a review on Amazon. Here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/Orphans-Song-Songkeeper-Chronicles-Book-ebook/dp/B00NG5IEBS
Mine is the review on the bottom.
And how do I follow your blog?
Elizabeth
If you scroll down the sidebar a little bit, you'll see a section labeled "fellow warriors" where you can follow the blog. :)
I followed your blog and tweeted and posted about the giveaway! ^ ^ The prizes look awesome! I'm hoping to win a copy of the book. ^ ^
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Blog follow and pinned. http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/bookmarklet/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fofbattlesdragonsandswordsofadamant.blogspot.com%2F2014%2F10%2Forphans-song-launch-contest-and-prize.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-eP7x7SQIbe8%2FU9xbsZLgi7I%2FAAAAAAAABxM%2FD3AM4AYtoM8%2Fs1600%2FOrphan%252527s%252BSong–Front%252BCover%252B02.jpg&description=Now%20Available%20on%20Amazon!
dang, I messed up that url somehow. Should it look like that?
I followed your blog!
Elizabeth
I'm following your blog! Thanks for putting this on- I saw Melissa Troutman's post about it and I'm very excited about this site, and your book for that matter! Looks awesome, anyone who likes horses and swords and dragons has my respect! ;)
Oh, and I like Amos's prize package, because like everyone else, I love cool daggers. >:-) And I wasn't sure how to follow your blog, so I did it by email? Does that still count? Hope so. :)
Hi, Calamity Rene – cool name, by the way! Thanks for stopping by and participating in the contest! Yes, following by email totally counts, so I added your points to my massive spreadsheet-thingey I've got going.
I know – daggers are kinda hard to resist. :)
I follow your blog.
Thanks, Arandil! Added you and your points to my tally. :)
Followed your blog! Your book looks really cool!
Hi Morgan! So pleased to meet you. Added you and your points to my tally!
This seems like a cool idea. And your blog looks interesting. I'll follow your blog. Just picked up the Kindle version of your book this morning, looking forward to starting it.
Thanks for following! Hope you enjoy the book. Added you and your points to the giveaway tally! :)
*is late on this because storms love to murder internet when one needs it most*
AAAAAAAAAHHHH I'M SO EXCITED!! :D Congrats on the launch and everything — this is so awesome. ^_^
I think the coolest bundle to win would be Birdie's (because AMAZON GIFT CARD AND MUSIC), although… then again… Amos's because AWESOME KNIFE. XD BUT THEY'RE ALL REALLY COOL! :D
I obviously follow your blog because it is one of my favoritest. ;)
And I tweeted but forgot to tag you (I'm sick today and my brain is mush. -_-) https://twitter.com/OCarrollDeborah/status/518839980903239680
and pinning and stuff (don't know if old pins count…) http://www.pinterest.com/deborahocarroll/books-im-excited-about/
Excited the spread the word! :D I even mentioned it in my last blogpost! XD http://deborahocarroll.wordpress.com/2014/10/02/doings-schemes-and-panic/
Um… I guess I'll email anything I do in the future… but I had to comment! ^_^ Can't wait to review it once I finish reading! <3
*sigh* Tell me about! Somehow a storm always knocks out my power or some random event kills my internet just when I need to accomplish something. Other times, it's really helpful because it forces me to focus on writing or edits or whatever other non-internet based items I need to complete! :)
I am following you blog through my blogger dashboard!
I also pinned a photo of the cover http://www.pinterest.com/clarefarrelly/random/
Thanks for following and pinning, Clare! Your points have been added to the tally. :)
I followed your blog!
Elizabeth
Thanks for following, Elizabeth! I added the points to your tally. :)
Does sharing it on Google+ count? (because i don't have Facebook or Twitter) Well I have done that, this is such a cool giveaway!
I would say yes. I'll assign you the same number of points you would have gotten from sharing it on facebook. Thanks for sharing! :)
Also: I pinned it on pinterest! http://www.pinterest.com/mizzviolin/best-book-covers/
Okay, here goes. I liked your Facebook page, I follow your blog, I added Orphan's Song on Goodreads, I follow you on twitter, I pinned a picture about the contest on pintrest (http://www.pinterest.com/pin/321374123383735626/), and I tweeted about the contest and tagged you in it. Those prizes look AMAZING! I love the dagger.
Hi Susan! Thanks for stopping by! Your entries have been added to the tally. Thanks for helping spread the word about Orphan's Song!
This is AWESOME! :D
I shared the contest on FB, I already follow your blog, I tweeted about the giveaway, and I also pinned the contest header photo to Pinterest. :) ( http://www.pinterest.com/pin/468444798715025670/ )
As for the prizes… aaah! I'd say the third one would be my favourite, but sadly, I'm just a half-a-year shy of 18. D: I love the other two equally as much, but if I /had/ to choose which one I'd rather win, I'd probably say Ky's. (Though I adore the blue stoneware mug for Birdie's, and the green for Amos… o.o )
Thanks for helping spread the word, Theodora! I added your points to your tally.
Got the mugs in a few days ago, and let me just say, they are even more gorgeous in person than the look online! I want one now. :)
I saw your guest post on J.L. Mbewe's blog and think Orphan's Song looks really interesting. Would love to win Birdie's bundle…what music inspires you the most when writing? I liked you on facebook and follow your blog…my name is Rachael Liankatawa (just currently logged in under my husband's name lol)
Hi Rachel! Thanks so much for stopping by. I tend to listen to soundtrack music a lot when I'm writing – it's so beautiful and epic sounding. I'm also easily distracted so I don't get as much done when I'm listening to music with words.
I added your points to the tally! Thanks for helping share the news about Orphan's Song.
Hey! Just posted to Facebook and tagged you in the comments. https://www.facebook.com/rgyger1/posts/684118648370522
Okay! Got your points tallied. Thanks for sharing on facebook!
Wow, you've put together some really cool giveaway packages! I'd be most excited to win Birdie or Ky's bundle. I pinned an image here: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/178314466471554092/ and already follow your blog. Congratulations on publishing your book!
Thanks, Serena! I counted your points and added them to the official contest tally! :)
Hello Gillian, Happy Launch for "Orphan's Song". I LOVE the look of your blog. I follow you on facebook and subscribe. I also shared about the giveaway on my facebook. "Orphan's Song" sounds like a really great story. Thanks for the giveaway.
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Hi Caryl, thanks for stopping by and following on facebook! Added your points to the contest tally! :)
Hello Gillian, I would really like to win Ky's prize bundle. Thanks again for this epic giveaway.