Cover Reveal Party!!!

Woo hoo!!!! On Friday I'm hosting a fun party on Facebook to reveal my cover for Try Me on for Size, my new book that will be released in August through Simon & Schuster's Pocket Star imprint!

Click here for the event page! There will be all kinds of fun stuff, including excerpts and prizes! Stop by for all the fun!

But right here on my blog, I'm doing something really awesome!! Lots of ways to enter to win a $25 Amazon or B&N GC!!!! Woo Hoo!!!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

*****UPDATE!!!****

The winner is Melissa Giorgio!! Congrats!!

The Big Fabulous Summer Giveaway!

It's been a loooooong time since I've done a fun contest! And with summer coming, I feel the need to celebrate and get ready for it!!! How about you?? I am so ready for a relaxing summer with lots of fun!

As a kid, I loved summer. I mean, seriously, who didn't? I think my favorite part was having nothing to do. Everyday was Saturday. My family camped seasonally at a family campground, and every weekend that's where we went as soon as my dad got home from work. I had lots of friends there and we always had so much fun. So many amazing memories of sunny summer days swimming in the lake, and warm summer nights with cute boys. ;)

So I want to celebrate summer and it's fun and freedom. No matter how old I am, I will always bask in the joy of warmer temps and lazy days!

The contest starts today and will run until June 15th! LOTS of time to enter and keep earning more entries! I'll announce the winners on my blog on Monday, June 17th! :)

And I know you're wondering...what about the prizes!!! Here is a list of what I have come up with so far! I will be adding more as time goes on. There will be lots of prizes, so many people will win! AND entrants will be able to win multiple prizes!! I plan on getting together some kind of grand prize too. I'll have to see what awesome things I can come up with! :) So, without further ado, here is the list:

- $5 GC to Amazon or B&N, winner's choice.
- $10 GC to Amazon or B&N, winner's choice.
- Digital copies of my Karma books- A Bitch Named Karma and Karma Kameleon (in whichever format the winner chooses).
- Digital copy of my book Paradise Cove.
- Digital copy of my book Soap Dreams.
- Bath and Body Works Pocket Bacs Hand Sanitizer! Five winners, scent selected at random- Margarita, Pink Lemonade, Flip Flop Fruit, Wildberry, and Island Nectar. (US only.)

- Nail buffers and Cake Batter lip balm! Two winners! (Each will win one buffer and one lip balm. US only.)

- Nail polish and polish remover pads! Two winners! (Each winner will receive one polish and one container of remover pads. US only.)

And I finally came up with a grand prize. It's nothing major, but it is something I really would love to keep for myself! So that gives it value, to me, anyway!

- A cool water bottle and box of yummy single serving iced tea packets! (US only)

And who knows...I may add more!!


a Rafflecopter giveaway


***Some prizes are only available for continental US residents, as noted. I sincerely apologize for this. The shipping out of the States is just too much for me to swing :( If the winner for a shippable prize is outside the continental US, I will draw a new winner for that prize and offer the original winner a digital prize.

***All winners will be announced on my blog and notified by email. If the winner fails to reply within a week's time, a new winner will be drawn.

Official Contest Rules:

No purchase necessary. Digital prizes open to US and international, 18 and over. Prizes that must be shipped are only open to US residents, 18 and over. Contest open May 15th, 9 AM EST through June15th, 11:59 PM. Winners will be selected at random and posted on this blog on Monday June 17th at 9:00 EST. Winners will also be contacted by the email address they provided when entering and have one weeks to respond or an alternative winner will be drawn. Entry details posted above in Rafflecopter. Prize descriptions: $5 GC to Amazon or B&N ($5 value), $10 GC to Amazon or B&N, ($10 value), Digital copies of my Karma books- A Bitch Named Karma and Karma Kameleon (in whichever format the winner chooses) ($10 value), Digital copy of my book Paradise Cove ($1 value), Digital copy of my book Soap Dreams ($1 value), Bath and Body Works Pocket Bacs Hand Sanitizer. Five winners, (US only), ($1 value each, total value $5.00), Nail buffers and Cake Batter lip balm! (Each will win one buffer and one lip balm. US only.), ($2 value on each prize, total prize value $4). Nail polish and remover wipes ($3 value each prize, $6 value total. US only), Water bottle and iced tea mix, ($12 value. US only). Odds of winning are determined by number of eligible entries. All winners are final. Stephanie Haefner is not responsible for technical failures. Stephanie Haefner has the right to publicize the names of the winners on this blog. All digital prizes will be awarded via email. Shippable prizes will be awarded via USPS within a week of winner claiming them. Stephanie Haefner is not liable in the event the prize or contest/sweepstakes in some way impacts the winner negatively. Contest sponsored by Stephanie Haefner- haefner919@yahoo.com. Sweepstakes is being regulated in the state of NY. Void where prohibited by law.

To NaNo or not to NaNo?????? And Contest winner!

I've decided to NaNo this year. But I'm being a rebel. Technically you are supposed to start a new project for National Novel Writing Month...but I'm not. I have a book I started earlier this year and need to finish by the end of the year (It was one of my New Year's Resolutions). So, I decided to participate in NaNo this year and finish it. Not sure if I'll need the full 50K to do it, but we'll see. It's at 41K now....so I need at least another 40K.

But I'm delayed by a day or two. Two weeks ago I made a personal goal to revise and do one edit of an old project that's been on my hard drive for years. This story is really great (I think, anyway) and after these tweaks, I think it might finally find a home out in the publishing world. But I just didn't have enough time to finish. I'm only a day or two away, so NaNo will wait. I'm sure I can catch up.

So, without further ado.....the winner of my Spooktacular Blog Hop Giveaway is:


Holly Wright!!!

Thanks so much to everyone who entered!!

Spoooooooooooktacular Giveaway!!!!

It's almost Halloween!!!! I personally love Halloween....who doesn't love candy??? But I really adore coming up with creative costumes and donning them! I've been Like a Virgin Madonna, a package of Smarties, Monopoly, a Dancing with the Stars Champion, Mother Nature, The Leg lamp...just to name a few! :) Hubby's been Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Fartman, Ralphie........it's been really fun! We jump at any chance to wear a costume, actually! We've donned many 80's outfits and most recently went disco for a party!

Now for my giveaway!! First of all, I am giving away a tshirt! It's got my book cover for A Bitch Named Karma and my tagline! Very cool!!!! (It's a size Large.)

Plus, a digital copy of any one of my books! Winner's choice!! Please make sure to read my Prize Rules!

(T-shirt will only be shipped to US address :( Sorry! But the book is good internationally!)

Entering is simple! First, you must be a follower! Second, just leave a comment with your favorite costume of all time! Please leave me your email address so I can contact you...if not it could be real hard to try and track you down! You can get extra entries by Tweeting or FBing my post! (Both of which can be done with the linky box at the bottom of my post!) Let me know if you've Tweeted or Fb'd with a separate comment for each! :)

Please stop by I am a Reader, Not a Writer for a list of all the participants...they're ALL giving away prizes!!!!!! And there are over 400 participants!!!!!!

Oops! I screwed up!!!

Yikes!! I knew this was gonna happen at least once on this blog tour!!! I blame Blogger. I had it all set and then they went and screwed it all up by deleted a bunch of posts I had scheduled. I thought I was at Talli Roland's Blog today...but apparently, that's tomorrow! :)

Some prize rules...

A fellow RWA member forwarded some info on to our chapter...good stuff. So, I thought I should post some rules here for any contest I do!!

1) The winner of the any physical items must live in the US. My sincerest apologies. If there is a substitution, I will list it on the original contest page.

2) You must be 18 years or age or older to enter and by entering, you verify that you are at least 18 years or age.

3) If the prize is an ebook, the file you win is intended for your use only. Permission is only given for YOU to read these files. You do NOT have permission to forward them to friends or post to file sharing sites.

4) If the prize is an ebook, I will not substitute a tangible prize for you if you don't read ebooks.

5) I will post a winner on my blog and try to contact the winner through email (but if you have not left an email address in your entry, I can only do so much). If you do not claim the prize within 2 weeks, I will choose another winner.

6) I do not pay for insurance on prizes I ship. If you want, it let me know and we can arrange it.

Thanks so much!!

BIG! HUGE! MAGNIFICENT!!!!!

Hopefully this is as exciting as the title promises!!!

My new book, Soap Dreams, releases on Monday June 6th!! I am so so excited and have set up a blog tour to celebrate and promote it!

But that's not the only exciting news!!!

Every comment made on every stop of my tour will be entered into a drawing to win a fabulous Grand Prize!! Everyone now....Oooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!

The randomly drawn winner will receive a signed copy of A Bitch Named Karma! And that's not all!!! They will ALSO receive digital copies of both Paradise Cove and Soap Dreams! Yeah...that's every book I've had published!

I hope you think it's as awesome as I do!!!

PLEASE READ THIS: You must leave your email address in the comment to qualify for the drawing!! I need to be able to contact you if you win. With so many blog posts, there's no way I can just search around and try and find who posted where and on what date!

Some other things...You can enter the drawing more than once by leaving comments on different blog tour stops, but please, only one entry per post. And I will only ship within the US...sorry guys :( If the winner is from outside the US, they will receive a digital copy of A Bitch Named Karma instead of a signed paperback.

Thanks so much!!

And the winner is......

Okay, so my plan was to do my first ever vlog and draw the winner for my blogfest prize. But it's been over a week since my blogfest and I still haven't done it. I think I'm just gonna use random.org and have it pick me a winner.

We had 19 official participants, not including myself. And unfortunately, that means I'm only giving away one prize :( I'd hoped to have more participants, but oh well! I had lots of fun and really enjoyed reading everyone's answers!!

So here we go......


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Erica and Christy!!!!


Yay!! Congrats!!!!! In case you forgot, the prize is a signed copy of A Bitch Named Karma and also a copy of Chicken Soup for the Soul.

I'll be contacting you guys for an address!

HUGE thanks to everyone who participated!!! It was lots of fun!! I look forward to doing it again in the future!!

Pay it Forward!

Have you ever paid it forward??? I try to always live my life by treating people how I want to be treated and always giving the utmost respect. I try to help others as much as I possibly can, but I do admit, sometimes my time is limited. Kids and a home take up quite a bit of time. But I do what I can!!!

In my writers group, I sometimes have newbie writers ask if I can review their work, give some advice, etc... So even when my writing time is limited, I try to help out my fellow writers whenever I can!! And the seasoned vets in my group...they've helped me out numerous times and I am completely thankful!! I would not be where I am today without their help and endless support!!!

And a different kind of help, that I thoroughly enjoy giving, is Disney Advice. I am a huge fan of Disney World and after several trips, I am pretty good at planning!! I even started my own Disney Blog to help others plan their trips!!

I am also talking about paying it forward becuase Shelli at market My words is hosting a FANTABULOUS contest called Pay It Forward Contest!! Please check it out!! The prize is a great one...her personal recommendation to her agent for the winning pitch! Sweet!!

Win a Kindle!!

Stop by Killer Fiction and enter to win!! Mention my name and we both get an extra entry!! Lots of great daily prizes too!!!

And, make sure you sign up for my Share the Love Blogfest! It's sure to be lots of fun!! http://thewriterscocoon.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-first-ever-blogfest.html

And, please stop by The Innocent Flower! Michelle is talking all about small publishers this week and featured me in today's post!!!

WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HUGE thanks so everyone who entered my giveaway for a signed copy of A Bitch Named Karma!!! Yay!! Thanks so much for passing on my info and helping me reach 150 followers!! (151 to be exact!)

So here we go......

With the help of Random.org...

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Summer at My Inner Fairy!!!! Congrats Summer!!!!!! I hope you enjoy the book!!!!! I need you mailing address...so email me if I don't email you first! :)

If anyone else would like to read A Bitch Named Karma, please stop by Lyrical Press's website!!

These are a few of my favorite things! Part 1

Before I announce the winner of a signed copy of A Bitch Named Karma, I thought I'd show my readers a little bit about myself. We all are different, we all love different things. And I think you can tell a lot about a person by the music and movies they like, the places they like to visit, the foods they love to eat!

Here are just a few things that are so me!!! (Had to break it up into more than one post..so stop back tomorrow for more!!)

When I'm not writing, I love to:

Scrapbook

Golf

Read

Dance

Sing Karaoke


When I travel, I like to go to:

Disney World

Anywhere Tropical

On a Cruise


My favorite music:

New Kids on the Block

Lady Gaga

No Doubt


My Favorite Movies:

Dirty Dancing

Gone With The Wind

American Pie, American Pie 2, and American Wedding


And without further ado....the winner is:


No one!!!!! Yet, anyway! :)

I have decided to extend the contest!!! Click here to jump to the post!! I didn't meet the 150 follower mark, so I will extend til this Friday!! So please please please continue to Tweet it, blog about it, shout it from your rooftops!! If I reach 200 followers I will give away an additional copy!!! HUGE thanks to everyone who had shared the contest news so far...I am eternally grateful!!! You guys are the best bloggy friends on earth!!

Practise makes perfect???

Well, I am officially in editing mode for the first half of Karma Kameleon, the sequel to A Bitch Named Karma. I'm excited to be doing this. I am one of those writers who can just write and write and not edit while in writing mode. I know many writers who have trouble with self editing....and scrutinize every word the second they type it. My process has always been to get the story out and fix it later.

But I wonder if the more I do it, will the "fixing" part get easier? I can tell with every project that my writing gets stronger and tighter. I make far less grammar mistakes as I am constantly re-learning all those rules I learned in elementary school. I've already been through the editing process with a professional editor and I know I have learned so much from her. My hope is that now, it will all be a bit easier..less work will have to be done afterward!

Well, bloggers, today is the last day to sign up for my A Bitch Named Karma giveaway!!!! Get your comments in to qualify!!!! Click here for the post!

Vacation is over...back to work!

I took a week off..last week...and did no work. I did not stay off the computer though and I did still check blogs and stuff like that. But I did not work on my current WIP...well...that's a lie. There was one afternoon where the kids were outside playing on the slip n slide...and since that is not an activity I will partake in, I took my notebook out and wrote the next scene.

But this week gave me a nice break and a much needed step away from the story. It's always nice to step back and re-evaluate.

So now that I am back, the plan is to spend the next two weeks editing the first 40,000 words of the story. Luckily, I am one of those people who can write write write and not look back. I know many writers who struggle with self editing...the second they type out a sentence, they scrutinize it and can't move on `til it's just right. I can write it all out and move on without even a read-through. I do need to read over the last page or scene when I come back to the story to remember where I left off.

These two weeks will be spent reading over the first half of my story and checking for typos and grammar errors, but also to make sure the story is going where I want it to and that no small plotline is left in limbo.

I'm kind of excited! I really haven't read over much of this story. Looking forward to going back!

And don't forget!! Sign up for my contest! I'm giving away a signed copy of A Bitch Named Karma!!! Click here for the post!!

Celebrate with me!!!!! Book giveaway!!!

"Celebrate good times...Come On!"

I always love dancing to that Kool n the Gang tune at weddings!

Hello to all my blogging friends!! I am just ecstatic about my book, A Bitch Named Karma, being in print, that I have decided to give one away!!! YAY!!!!!

The are only three things you need to do!!!

First of all, leave me a comment! I love comments!! If you're comfortable, leave your email address too.

Two, be a follower. Only followers can win, sorry!

Three, share the news with everyone you know!!! I will only give the book away if I reach 150 followers by midnight on Friday! So please Tweet it, Blog it, Facebook it! Let me know in your comment what you did and paste the link too. You'll get an extra entry for every place you shared the contest. If for some really bizarre chance I reach 200 followers, I will give away two books!!!

I will post the winner on next Monday's blog and I'll actually email the winner to let them know they won. I know how tough it is to remember every contest and remember to make sure to check back on the day the winner is announced to claim the prize. So I decided to make it easy on you guys and just email the winner.

Thanks and good luck!!!!

Book giveaway!!

Wicked Good Books is running a contest and giving away 20 Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler!!!!!

Now I kinda know Sarah...in a round about, distant way...we have a mutual friend. So I know this book is awesome!!

Double post- but this is an emergency!

Well, not really, I guess. But I need your votes!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!! With cherries on top...and whipped cream, or whatever else you like on top!!!

My cover is in a contest! Please vote asap!! Stop by You Gotta Read Covers and on the right hand side, click on my book- A Bitch Named Karma! Voting ends tomorrow night!

Thanks so much!! I love you guys!!!

Party Post #2: More Food!!!!

What is a party without awesome food????

Uh....pretty boring.

Here is what I'm serving to my guests tomorrow:

Cheese 'n Crackers
Taco Dip
Meatballs with a Sweet 'n Savory Sauce
Fruit Salad
Peach Salsa
Rye Bread cubes with Dill Dip
Roast Beef Wraps
Turkey Bacon Ranch Wraps
Guacamole
Italian Sausage with Peppers and Onions
Roasted Red Pepper Dip with Tortellini
Buffalo Chicken Wing Dip

I'm giving away another food related prize!!! Along with the recipe for THE BEST guac on the planet (which also just happens to be low fat) will be a fun bowl to serve it in!!

All you need to do to enter is #1, be a follower, and #2, answer this question:

Where did I go to college and what was my major????

Gotta do some research to find this answer...but it shouldn't be too hard!!

First poster with the correct answer wins!

And don't forget...enter my contest from Monday to win a digital copy of A Bitch Named Karma!!

Party Post #1!!!!

Welcome to my Blog Party for the release of A Bitch Named Karma!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yesterday and today have been filled with party preparations here at my house....things to clean, food to be made!!!!

I did a lot of baking yesterday: double batch of chocolate chip cookies, a batch of chocolate raspberry bars, a batch of lemon squares. Today I made about 150 mini cupcakes.

So for my first mini contest today, I am giving away a baking prize!!! Along with the recipe for one of my favorite desserts, the chocolate raspberry bars, will be some must have baking essentials!!!

You must be a follower to enter the contest!! Leave a comment with your favorite dessert and at the end of today, I'll randomly draw a winner!!!! Please feel free to pass this along...let me know where you have and you'll get an extra entry in the drawing!!! And if my follower list reaches 150, I'll give away an additional digital copy of A Bitch Named Karma!! Don't forget to enter contest for that from Monday's Blog Post!

More party stuff to come today! Check back and check back often!!!

Do blog contests draw readers in???

Can I ask my bloggy friends out there, why do you do contests?? Is it just for fun? Or do you hope to get something out of it?? More followers? A boost in sales??? I'm really curious as to your reasons for doing it.

I did one contest on my blog a while back. I had seen others do them and it seemed like a neat idea! Give away a cool prize (make someone's day) and maybe boost my follower list in the process!

But I was a little disappointed. I only had about 10-12 entrants and my follower list only bumped up by 2 or 3. But I did enjoy making someone's day! :)