Book Launch PARTY!!!

by Brittany Geragotelis

Help Me Celebrate My Book Launch!

Hey all! Just a quick note to let you know that the release day for my book, WHAT THE SPELL? is almost upon us (Jan 29th!). And I want you to help me celebrate the release by joining me at my launch party! Here are the deets...ALL are welcome!

Hope to see you there!

5x5, 

B.

Win an advance copy of WHAT THE SPELL!!!

by Brittany Geragotelis

So, since we're nearly a month away from the official release of my debut novel, WHAT THE SPELL?, we decided to give all my fans a chance to win an advance copy of it! Yes, that means you'll get to read it before everyone else!!!

To enter, head on over to Goodreads, where they are giving away 25 Advanced Reader Copies of  the book. Just click one button and you're entered!

Good luck!

5x5,
B.

What a Difference a Year Makes...

by Brittany Geragotelis

A friend of mine just reminded me that it was a year ago TODAY that I threw my book launch party to celebrate self-publishing my first novel, Life's a Witch. Now, a year ago exactly, my biggest dreams have come true and I'm writing books full-time. My first traditionally published novel, What the Spell?, will be available in bookstores across the country on Jan 29th. (Pre-order your copy here!)

What a difference a year makes. Seriously.

So, to show you JUST how things have changed, I decided to do a comparison from 2011 to 2012. Enjoy.

CAREER
2011: Working as Managing Editor at a magazine, reporting for a 8-6 job where the possibility of a raise was nowhere in the future. My co-workers were some of the hardest working, passionate, underpaid and under-appreciated people I've ever known. At the same time, I was writing Young Adult fiction in my spare time (from about 11pm-1am every night) and had just completed my sixth novel.
2012: Toward the end of Jan this year, I was on vacation when I found out the magazine I'd worked at for 10 years had been sold and all of its employees had lost their jobs. Including me. Monday we arrived home. Tuesday I cleaned out my desk. Thursday we went into an auction for the rights to my Life's a Witch series. By the end of the day Friday, I'd decided to go with Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers in a 6-figure, 3-book deal. Today I am a full-time fiction writer and get to wake up every morning excited to do what I love: write books!!! Not only do I set my own schedule and get to work from home (in my pajamas!), I get so much respect from my publishers and my peers that I can't help but feel loved and appreciated every day. It's a pretty amazing feeling.

PERSONAL
2011: Living with my boyfriend and enjoying life. Matt and I celebrated our anniversary in December of last year, and after four fabulous years together, we were beginning to talk about spending the rest of our lives together. Of course, this was all still talk at this point, but we were excited to be entering a new part of our relationship.
2012: About a month ago, Matt took me to Paris. He said that the job he'd recently started working at was sending him there to meet with investors and asked if I wanted to tag along. I said, "Duh!" and we planned a trip about a week before we were to go. When we got there, I quickly found out that he'd orchestrated the whole thing. There was no business trip. And he gave me a ring! Now, we're furiously planning a wedding that's going to take place on April Fools Day in Disney World. And we'll live happily ever after.

So, that's what's been going on in my life this year....how has your life changed from 2011 to 2012? What do you hope happens in the year to come? Leave your comments below and let me know!

5x5,
B.

Last day to enter to WIN an ereader & a copy of my book!

by Brittany Geragotelis

In the giving spirit of the holiday season, we've teamed up with Wattpad to do a really awesome giveaway! It's pretty simple. To keep with the theme of my debut novel, WHAT THE SPELL? (coming out Jan 29th!), we're inviting you to create your best spell. Go onto Wattpad, start a new story, use your creativity and write the spell you'd want to perform if you had powers. Then tag it WTS and you're ENTERED!!!

Easy peasy, right?

The catch is that today is the last day you can enter! So hurry up and start casting! Here's what you can win:

*a Cruz T301 Android Tablet
*a $150 Sephora gift card and a WHAT THE SPELL Advance Reader Copy
*a WHAT THE SPELL Advance Reader Copy

Good luck and can't wait to read what you come up with!

5x5,
B.

Wednesday Quote Day!

by Brittany Geragotelis

Here's a quote from my upcoming debut novel, What the Spell?....what do you think?

5x5,
B.

WHAT THE SPELL? Part I available TODAY!!!

by Brittany Geragotelis

The big day is finally here! The first part of my debut novel, WHAT THE SPELL? is available to buy and read TODAY! Yep, that's right! For just .99 cents, you can read the first hundred pages of WTS? on your e-readers! That's less than the cost of 3 coffees at Starbucks!!!! So, save a coffee bean and read a book!, (and if you can't afford to buy right now, no worries...you can still do your part by telling your friends and family about it on Facebook, Twitter and Wattpad).

Next, if you're thinking, "I'm just not sure I want to pay .99 cents to check out another witch book," you're in luck. Because I've uploaded a short story based on one of the characters from WHAT THE SPELL? that will give you an overview of what you'll get with the prequel, without giving away everything that happens in the book. THE ABBY DIARIES is free for all who want to read it, exclusively on Wattpad! But the freebies don't end there...you can also read the first two chapters of WHAT THE SPELL here to see if it's something you want to take a chance on.

Lastly, in WHAT THE SPELL? my main character, Brooklyn, gives herself a magical makeover once she comes into her witchy powers...and I'm doing the same thing over on my YouTube channel! In celebration of the e-launch, we're doing a series of magical makeovers online to show you how to get the various character's looks. We've even re-created celebrity looks like Khloe Kardashian (up now!) and Ke$ha. The vids are super fun and we'll be holding a contest to win a $100 gift certificate to Sephora, so be sure to check it out!

So, that's what's going on with me! I hope you'll continue to support me by buying your copy today and be sure to let me know what you think!

5x5,

Britt 

I'm so excited, and I just can't hide it...

by Brittany Geragotelis

I'm so EXCITED!!!!!

I can't begin to tell you how excited I am that in just TWO DAYS, the first part of my debut novel, What the Spell? will be released for all to read! Yes, you read that right. On Tuesday, anyone who's pre-ordered their e-copies of my book will be able to check out what happened before Hadley and her crew got caught in a battle between good and evil. Before there was a Hadley and Asher. And that's what What the Spell? is all about. It's the story of Asher and his first girlfriend, Brooklyn, who's also a witch. But that's not all. Where there's magic, there's drama. And you know what they say...

Be careful what you witch for.

And just in time for the first e-release, reporter/writer extraordinaire, Calvin Reid, was kind enough to write this super sweet, super awesome article in Publishers Weekly about me and everything we've got coming up for the release of What the Spell? If you haven't already read it, be sure to check it out here.

Have you bought your copy of What the Spell? yet?

5x5,
B.