Amanda Hocking

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Exciting News, Free Stuff, & a Couple Giveaways

November 12th, 2012 by
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I’m always looking for ways to make each new release fun and a little bit different. The second book in the Watersong series, Lullaby,will be out November 27, 2012, and I wracked my brain for a way to say thank you to fans and make the release special.Here’s what I’ve come up with.

The first is a special short story Forgotten Lyrics set in the Watersong world. Forgotten Lyrics is $1.99 wherever eBooks are sold, but as a special treat for my fans you can read it HERE free of charge for a very limited time. It’s already been free for a few days, and I think it only has a couple days left, so check it out free while you can.

And now to the NEW exciting news. The entire first printing of the new Lullaby hardcover will feature a special collector’s signature. As a reader I love adding signed books to my collection and wanted to do that for people who buy my book.

But signing thousands of books would be tough, especially when I am working on Elegy, the final book in the series. Plus I would feel bad for the person who received the 50,000th signature – it probably wouldn’t be readable. (If I’m being honest, everything after the 50th signature would be pretty lame).

So my publisher and I found a cool way to do it. I signed a few sheets of paper, each one with a different signature and then an actual pen traced my signature into all of the books. I don’t completely understand how they did it, but it looks really awesome. They completely duplicated the way the ink looks from the pen I used and everything. It’s kinda crazy actually.

And onto even more fun news! Since Lullaby is coming out right around the corner (it’s like two weeks away), I thought it’d be fun to do a little giveaway before the release. I’ll be giving away TEN signed hardcovers of Wake (the first book in the Watersong series), and ONE hardcover of Lullaby signed with a personalized message. Both giveaways will go from now until November 21st. Sorry, it’s open to the US & Canada only.

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  • no says:

    hi Amanda hocking i love your books when i finished reading watersong series 2 i draw this picture and i was wondering if you could took a look at it plis!
    heres the link:
    http://sweetylovely12.deviantart.com/art/Gemma-watersong-series-376768655?ga_submit_new=10%253A1370741265
    i hope you like it

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  • Anjali says:

    Oh my gosh!! I’m so excited about this! I’ve just started reading Switched and I love it! I was so excited to discover you had a blog!!
    New follower here! 😀

  • Xtina316 says:

    I haven’t gotten to this series but CANNOT wait until I do!

  • My favorite character is Alex. Just because he’s so innocent and really loves Gemma…

  • Noah Haché says:

    My favorite Character is Daniel because he can be funny and he can be serious. To me thats something important.