My name is Kay MacLeod and I'm looking for bloggers to take part in my Christmas event.
This is the third year Indie Advent Calendar will run, we feature 2-3 authors per day over the 1st-25th of December. They each have a post on the calendar page with a bit about themselves and one of their books, you can see last year’s here - http://kaymacleodbooks.com/iac2017/
This year, I’m going to have a list of all the books being featured up by the end of September and bloggers can request a copy of any they’re interested in. If you run a feature or review of any of our books, then that will be linked on the advent calendar post in a “see what our bloggers are saying” section. Of course, you aren’t obliged to read or review any of the books you request though. You would also be featured on our bloggers page on the calendar and promoted as a blogger of the day during the event. You do not have to request or review any books to take part, I just ask that you help promote the event in some way.
Here’s the full announcement post containing information about the event if you want to know more- Indie Advent Calendar entries are open! This is a fantastic event that runs from December 1st-25th and features different authors (and, new for this year, bloggers too!) every day in the form of an advent calendar. This is the third year it will run, and it will be better than ever! Please read the whole post as it will explain different parts of the entry questionnaire.
Author Entries Indie Advent Calendar entries will be accepted until September 20th. Entries need to contain the calendar post, which can be anything to promote a single book including blurb, pictures, excerpt, interviews (author or character), links, author bio, or any other material. We promote every genre except erotica. You can see last year’s posts here if you need inspiration! http://kaymacleodbooks.com/iac2017/ Please also answer this entry questionnaire • Would you like to donate any physical prizes to our three prize packs? (Please include photos and descriptions) • Would you like to donate any eBooks to our daily giveaway? (Please let me know how many you can provide) • Can you do a take over of our Facebook group, Navigating Indieworld, for a day during the event? (If you have days you cannot do, or days you would prefer, please include that information. I can’t guarantee a preferred day, but I’ll do my best.) • Are you willing to provide a free copy of the book you have entered to our featured bloggers? Please email me with your entry- everyone will be accepted unless there’s something really wrong with your entry. Message me for my email address if you don’t have it already :D
Prizes Last year we gave away so much great stuff as you can see here http://kaymacleodbooks.com/indie-adve... and I’d love to make it even bigger this year. Three physical prize packs will be given away using rafflecopter for entries. Everything we do is worldwide so please keep that in mind if you want to give paperbacks away. Don’t let that put you off though as you can usually get around high shipping fees by visiting the local site of the winner and ordering a copy from there. For example, I live in the UK, but I can log into Amazon.com to send a book to a US winner. You could also decide to give away some lighter prizes such as bookmarks or postcards. Entries will be open from 1-31st December and I will email the addresses of the winners to everyone who has pledged a prize, please send them out in a timely manner and let me know if you’re having any problems as soon as possible. Prizes can be absolutely anything! Books, bookmarks, toys, bags, or anything else you can think of. You also don’t need to be a calendar author, if you have a business that would like to give away a product during this event then please get in touch and we will feature you as a sponsor on the Indie Advent Calendar site and during our social media promotion. Daily eBook giveaways will be done in our Facebook group, a daily question will go up and everyone that answers will go into a random draw a week later. I will get the email address and preferred format of the prize from the winner and forward the information to everyone giving away an eBook that day. Goes without saying but please don’t use the email addresses of the winners for anything other than giving them their prizes 😊
Bloggers This year I’m going to get bloggers involved as well as authors. I’m going to have a list of every book being featured in the calendar up on a page with a note of whether the author is happy to give away a copy to bloggers. The bloggers can look through and request any they like the look of, if they feature or review it on their site then the book will have a button saying something like “see what our bloggers are saying” on their Indie Advent Calendar post which will go to the bloggers review. If you’ve previously reviewed or featured any of the books, send me a link and I’ll include that too. Any blogger that wants to get involved will go on our featured bloggers page and be promoted as a blogger of the day during the event. You don’t have to request or review any books to be part of this, and please remember that even if you do request a book you aren’t under any obligation to read or review it. All you have to do is get involved by helping to promote the event, either a blog post, social media announcement, giveaway, or just by telling your friends! All types of bloggers can take part, whether you have your own site, a bookstagram account, a booktube channel, or a Goodreads blog. Everyone is welcome to join in. Just message me to say you’re interested!
Facebook Takeovers This year all of the Facebook side of Indie Advent Calendar will take place in the Navigating Indieworld Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/navig... During your calendar day you are welcome to take over the group and post interactive or promotional posts such as games, questions, links, excerpts, extra giveaways etc. I’m asking in the questionnaire if you can do it so I can spread out those that have Facebook accounts across the event. You don’t have to take part in this area of the event though, it’s just a fun extra.
I think that’s everything, but if you do want more information, please just ask!
I hope you’ll decide to take part! And I look forward to you getting in touch.
My name is Kay MacLeod and I'm looking for bloggers to take part in my Christmas event.
This is the third year Indie Advent Calendar will run, we feature 2-3 authors per day over the 1st-25th of December. They each have a post on the calendar page with a bit about themselves and one of their books, you can see last year’s here - http://kaymacleodbooks.com/iac2017/
This year, I’m going to have a list of all the books being featured up by the end of September and bloggers can request a copy of any they’re interested in. If you run a feature or review of any of our books, then that will be linked on the advent calendar post in a “see what our bloggers are saying” section. Of course, you aren’t obliged to read or review any of the books you request though.
You would also be featured on our bloggers page on the calendar and promoted as a blogger of the day during the event. You do not have to request or review any books to take part, I just ask that you help promote the event in some way.
Here’s the full announcement post containing information about the event if you want to know more-
Indie Advent Calendar entries are open! This is a fantastic event that runs from December 1st-25th and features different authors (and, new for this year, bloggers too!) every day in the form of an advent calendar. This is the third year it will run, and it will be better than ever!
Please read the whole post as it will explain different parts of the entry questionnaire.
Author Entries
Indie Advent Calendar entries will be accepted until September 20th.
Entries need to contain the calendar post, which can be anything to promote a single book including blurb, pictures, excerpt, interviews (author or character), links, author bio, or any other material. We promote every genre except erotica. You can see last year’s posts here if you need inspiration! http://kaymacleodbooks.com/iac2017/
Please also answer this entry questionnaire
• Would you like to donate any physical prizes to our three prize packs? (Please include photos and descriptions)
• Would you like to donate any eBooks to our daily giveaway? (Please let me know how many you can provide)
• Can you do a take over of our Facebook group, Navigating Indieworld, for a day during the event? (If you have days you cannot do, or days you would prefer, please include that information. I can’t guarantee a preferred day, but I’ll do my best.)
• Are you willing to provide a free copy of the book you have entered to our featured bloggers?
Please email me with your entry- everyone will be accepted unless there’s something really wrong with your entry. Message me for my email address if you don’t have it already :D
Prizes
Last year we gave away so much great stuff as you can see here http://kaymacleodbooks.com/indie-adve... and I’d love to make it even bigger this year.
Three physical prize packs will be given away using rafflecopter for entries. Everything we do is worldwide so please keep that in mind if you want to give paperbacks away. Don’t let that put you off though as you can usually get around high shipping fees by visiting the local site of the winner and ordering a copy from there. For example, I live in the UK, but I can log into Amazon.com to send a book to a US winner. You could also decide to give away some lighter prizes such as bookmarks or postcards. Entries will be open from 1-31st December and I will email the addresses of the winners to everyone who has pledged a prize, please send them out in a timely manner and let me know if you’re having any problems as soon as possible.
Prizes can be absolutely anything! Books, bookmarks, toys, bags, or anything else you can think of. You also don’t need to be a calendar author, if you have a business that would like to give away a product during this event then please get in touch and we will feature you as a sponsor on the Indie Advent Calendar site and during our social media promotion.
Daily eBook giveaways will be done in our Facebook group, a daily question will go up and everyone that answers will go into a random draw a week later. I will get the email address and preferred format of the prize from the winner and forward the information to everyone giving away an eBook that day.
Goes without saying but please don’t use the email addresses of the winners for anything other than giving them their prizes 😊
Bloggers
This year I’m going to get bloggers involved as well as authors. I’m going to have a list of every book being featured in the calendar up on a page with a note of whether the author is happy to give away a copy to bloggers. The bloggers can look through and request any they like the look of, if they feature or review it on their site then the book will have a button saying something like “see what our bloggers are saying” on their Indie Advent Calendar post which will go to the bloggers review. If you’ve previously reviewed or featured any of the books, send me a link and I’ll include that too.
Any blogger that wants to get involved will go on our featured bloggers page and be promoted as a blogger of the day during the event. You don’t have to request or review any books to be part of this, and please remember that even if you do request a book you aren’t under any obligation to read or review it. All you have to do is get involved by helping to promote the event, either a blog post, social media announcement, giveaway, or just by telling your friends!
All types of bloggers can take part, whether you have your own site, a bookstagram account, a booktube channel, or a Goodreads blog. Everyone is welcome to join in.
Just message me to say you’re interested!
Facebook Takeovers
This year all of the Facebook side of Indie Advent Calendar will take place in the Navigating Indieworld Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/navig...
During your calendar day you are welcome to take over the group and post interactive or promotional posts such as games, questions, links, excerpts, extra giveaways etc. I’m asking in the questionnaire if you can do it so I can spread out those that have Facebook accounts across the event. You don’t have to take part in this area of the event though, it’s just a fun extra.
I think that’s everything, but if you do want more information, please just ask!
I hope you’ll decide to take part! And I look forward to you getting in touch.
Take care,
Kay