The Near Witch Blog Tour Giveaway Winners!

I had a great time being a part of The Near Witch Blog Tour which celebrated 
the paperback release of The Near Witch! 

In case you didn't catch everything, here's what you missed:

5/8: Character Interview (Wren) - Hannah @ The Book Vortex
5/9: Character Interview (Lexi) - Marla @ Starting the Next Chapter
5/10: Victoria Schwab Magical "If" Interview - Shalena @ Writer Quirk
5/11: Character Interview (Cole) - Kelly @ Bookshelf Banter
5/12: Victoria Schwab Video Interview - Sara @ Through the Looking Glass 

5/13: The Ash-Born Boy Playlist - Lindsay @ The Violet Hour
5/14: Victoria Schwab's Favorite Books - Hannah @ The Book Vortex
5/15: Release of The Near Witch paperback and The Ash-Born Boy short story - The Ash-Born Boy
5/16: Review of The Ash-Born Boy - Marla @ Starting the Next Chapter
5/17: Day in the life of Victoria Schwab - Kelly @ Bookshelf Banter

Now to the giveaway winners!

The first giveaway was via Rafflecopter for 
a special signed hardcover of The Near Witch and signed bookmark.

The winner of this giveaway is:

Christina K.! 

The second giveaway was via Twitter for a paperback edition of The Near Witch, and the winner of this giveaway is:

Lauren @ The Housework Can Wait!

Winners, you should have an email from me in your inbox.
Please respond within 7 days with a valid mailing address or I will have to pick another winner.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the tour and the giveaways and congratulations to the winners!!!

Today=AWESOME (The Near Witch Paperback Relase & WQ 2 Year Blogoversary!)

Today is Tuesday, May 15, 2012 and today = awesome. 

Why?

1. Today is the release of the paperback edition of The Near Witch! If you haven't read this ah-maze-ing novel (my thoughts found here), you should, and what better time than with this new edition? Also, if you buy the paperback, it comes with the first chapter of Victoria Schwab's upcoming YA novel, The Archived, which I am insanely excited about, like kitten-with-a-ball-of-sparkly-yarn excited. The Near Witch + The Archived Chapter 1 is way more than worth the few dollars it costs so go get your copy! (You can buy it here or here or here or here.)

2. If you have seen my interview with Victoria Schwab (found here) you know I am giving away a signed hardback edition of The Near Witch. BUT, if you tweet about The Near Witch before 12:01AM CST on May 16th, I will pick one tweeter to receive a paperback edition of The Near Witch! The only other rule besides the deadline is that the tweet must contain the hashtag #thenearwitch and link my twitter handle (@writerquirk). Now don't tweet the messages directly to me, just make sure to have both of those components in the tweet and do it before the deadline.  

3. Lastly, today is Writer Quirk's two year blogoversary! WOOOT! Because I'm running two giveaways right now for The Near Witch, I'm holding off on a blogoversary giveaway which will allow me to gather more prizes for my lovely quirksters! I'm thankful for all of my readers and visitors and I'm hoping for another awesome year! ^_^

Thanks again for reading and don't forget to check out The Near Witch!

Sixteen-year-old Lexi, who lives on an enchanted moor at the edge of the village of Near, must solve the mystery when, the day after a mysterious boy appears in town, children start disappearing.

Victoria is the product of a British mother, a Beverly Hills father, and a southern upbringing. Because of this, she has been known to say "tom-ah-toes," "like," and "y'all."

She also tells stories.

She loves fairy tales, and folklore, and stories 

that make her wonder if the world is really as it seems.

The Near Witch Blog Tour - A Magical "If" Interview with Victoria Schwab + Giveaway!

I absolutely loved The Near Witch (for proof, click here) and for my stop on The Near Witch Blog Tour, I got to interview the amazing and adorable author, Victoria Schwab. Magic and witches feature prominently in her debut so I decided to ask Victoria seven magic and witch related "if" questions (seven because it is the most magical number). Hope you enjoy! ^_^

 
WQ = Writer Quirk

VS = Victoria Schwab

WQ: If you were to star as the witch in a fairytale, which kind of witch would you be?
VS: Considering I tend to root for villains, am power-hungry, and have an epic evil laugh, I'm going for Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty.

WQ: If you could have a magical animal as a friend, what kind of animal would you choose?
VS: A really, really big talking wolf, like in Princess Mononoke.

WQ: If you had only one spell to help you around the house, what chore would you use it on?
VS: Laundry. I really, really hate doing laundry.

WQ: If you could magic items into your possession, what would you conjure first?
VS: Tea. If I were REALLY powerful, I'd magic a full tea tray complete with pot, cups, scones, and sandwiches and tea cakes. I do love tea.

WQ: If you had the ability to magically travel to your favorite place, what kind of magical transport would you use?

VS: TARDIS, obviously. I know we're blurring the lines of magic and sci-fi here, but COME ON. TARDIS. Especially if I could magic a David Tennant into it to keep me company.

WQ: If you could turn a fictional character into a real being, who would you magic into our world?
VS: Magnus Bane from The Mortal Instruments. Oh, oh, oh, and the hot vampires from The Vampire Diaries. Yeah, that's right, ALL of them.

WQ: If you had to go toe to toe with the Wicked Witch, how would you win?
VS: That's hard. Her evil laugh is almost as good as mine and I reaaaaaaally don't like monkeys. I think I'd have to magic a narwhal sidekick, and have them douse her with arctic water. Either the cold will get or, or the melting will.

A big thank you to Victoria for playing along and giving great answers! I am right there with the David Tennant, narwhals, and smexy vamps! And Victoria, if you want to share some ARCs of your upcoming novels (The Archived and Vicious) I will gladly do all your laundry. ^_^  I may not be magical but I will work for words!

And now for the giveaway! Using the Rafflecopter widget below, you can enter to win a signed hardcover edition of The Near Witch. But not only is this copy signed and comes with a signed bookmark, Victoria also drew a NARWHAL in it! Isn't is beautimous?!

All the standard WQ rules (found here) apply. 

Good luck and thanks for reading!

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