About Me

I write Young Adult and Middle Grade fiction. I'm a married mom of four, and live in the beautiful Okanagan Valley, famous for beaches and vineyards. I'm fond of Lindt's sea salt dark chocolate and hiking in good weather. My Young Adult rom/com time-travel CLOCKWISE and contemporary/otherworldly Middle Grade IT'S A LITTLE HAYWIRE are now available on Amazon.

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Introducing the Indelibles- and WIN!





INDELIBLES ON FIRE!


Welcome to the Indelibles Blog Hop!

In celebration of our official launch, we are giving away a  
KINDLE FIRE! If you’d like to start at the beginning of the INDELIBLES ON FIRE GIVEAWAY BLOG HOP, then please start here: http://indeliblewriters.blogspot.com/


If you are already mid-hop, then welcome to your next stop! By following the link at the bottom of this post, you can proceed to the next author (and check out the awesome, individual giveaways we are doing along the way!). If you are entering to win the KINDLE FIRE, don’t forget to make a note of the keyword at the end of every blog post - the words spell out a phrase you will need to enter the contest on the last stop.


Marketing guru Shelli Johannes Wells has teamed up with twenty-four other indie and small press authors to bring you the Indelibles.

“We are indie authors who write middle grade and young adult fiction.
We are dedicated to leaving a permanent mark on the world with our stories and words.
We are The Indelibles.”

Each week, we’ll explore fun, fabulous, and fierce topics for today’s teens, drawing on pop culture and themes from the books we write. Check out our official launch TODAY, January 9th for fun giveaways at http://indeliblewriters.blogspot.com/. We’ll also be having a “blogger” chat on January 11th and a writer/author chat on the 18th to answer questions about self and indie pubbing. See our blog for details.


Who am I?
I'm Elle Strauss, author of the YA Time Travel fantasy, CLOCKWISE and the middle grade contemporary/magic realism book, IT'S A LITTLE HAYWIRE.
You could win both e-books!


A teen time traveler accidentally takes her secret crush back in time. Awkward.

And my brand new baby, not yet officially released!


A rich city boy helps a poor small town when inspired by mystical beings.
 
Owen True is eleven and eleven twelfths and has been “exiled” to the small crazy town of Hayward, WA, aka Haywire while his mother is on her honeymoon. All he has to whittle away the time is the company of Gramps, his black lab Daisy, and his Haywire friends, Mason and Mikala Sweet. They don’t look so hot this year, in fact the whole town has gone to pot since the mill shut down.

Owen has his first encounter with a real life homeless man who ends up needing Owen’s help in more ways than one. But how does a rich city kid help the small town’s suffering citizens?

And what is Owen to make of the fog train and its scary, otherworldy occupants that appears out of thin air on the old tracks behind Gramps’ house? Do they have the answer Owen is looking for?

Comes with original illustrations and hyperlinks to Charlie True's golden oldies playlist!

Click the It's a Little Haywire tab at the top of my blog to read the first chapter.


Just "like" my author Facebook page (top right of right column), sign up for my newsletter--I promise I won't spam you! (top of left column) and leave a comment with your name and I'll enter you in to win both e-books!
The keyword for this stop on the hop is: FIERCE
Continue the hop and visit the next Indelibles author, JESSIE HARRELL.
Thanks for stopping by!!


35 comments:

  1. omg! I love it!!! What a fun sounding new book. Here's wishing you guys all the best. Good writers in this group~ :o) <3

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  2. I hope that the Indelibles have much success, individually, and as a group. You all work hard and we readers appreciate your efforts!

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  3. I think this blog hop was a fantastic way to feature the Indelible members. :-)

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  4. Thanks Ash, LTM, Brenda and Shannon!

    LTM- I'm pretty excited about my new book :)

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  5. I love time travel! Good luck Elle as you embark with the Indelibles--what a cool idea!

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  6. Ooh, so exciting!! I don't have time to go blog hopping right now, but I'm saving it for a treat for later.

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  7. Stacey Jo SiferdJan 9, 2012 09:59 AM

    Hi Elle! Nice to meet you! Thanks for the sneak peek read! LOVED it! Congrats to you and The Indelibles!!

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  8. Your books look like a lot of fun! Good luck with the Indelibles!

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  9. SQUEE!! Elle, I've had Clockwise on my wishlist since I first heard about it last month, and now you have another one coming out?! Oooh, the joy!! I can't wait!

    I'm a big fan of many of the Indelibles already, so I think this is WONDERFUL!

    Thank you for the giveaway chance!

    Gena Robertson
    robertsongena@hotmail.com

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  10. It's a Little Haywire sounds awesome! :) Thanks for the chance to win!

    Randi M
    randi(dot)wedekind(at)gmail(dot)com

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  11. I have become a follower of your blog. I love time travel novels. I've written a couple of my own. I look forward to reading your book.

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  12. A hearty thanks to all who have dropped by, entered my contest and become new followers! You rock!!

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  13. Thank you for this opportunity!

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  14. Thanks for the giveaway. I love Time Travel books as well. I love The River of Time series by Lisa Tawn Bergren. So look forward to getting my hands on yours. :) Carey Velazquez

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  15. What a great hop this is! I'm finding so many awesome authors I didn't know about before! I would love to win a copy of your books - they sound like they are right up my alley! I liked your FB page (Julie Witt) and signed up for your newsletter (jwitt33 at live dot com). Thanks :)

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  16. I love that this tour has opened my eyes to some wonderful authors that I had missed somehow. I look forward to reading and hopefully working with many of you in the future.

    Celina
    judgenotbythecovers@hotmail.com
    www.judgenotbythecovers.blogspot.com

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  17. What an exciting endeavor - can't wait to hear more!

    maybemandi at gmail.com
    maybemandi dot blogspot.com

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  18. A great adventure!
    Deb
    Info789 at aol dot com

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  19. What a wondeful idea to meet and greet new authors and new reads ;)

    Def a great adventure !!!

    kat

    kittee_cat@bigpond.com

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  20. I'm now getting your newsletter and following you on FB! Thanks for the giveaway! -Valerie Redfearn

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    1. Valerie! You won my books! Contact me with your email address. ellestraussbooks@gmail.com

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  21. Thank you for participating in this fun hop and congratulations on your new upcoming release :)

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  22. Your books look great - I never would have found you without this amazing marketing effort (the Indelibles). Great job!

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  23. This blog hop has been fun & a great way to "meet" new authors.

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  24. I love Clockwise! This would be awesome to win! I hope this is still open. :) Anyways, liked the page and I was already signed up for the newsletter. :)

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  25. I really want to read Clockwise and It's a Little Haywire seems good! Thanks so much for the giveaway!

    Vickie Reljin
    vickie8818(at)gmail(dot)com

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  26. I'm having so much fun on this hop! I signed up for your newsletter and 'liked' you.


    taffy(dot)lovell@gmail.com

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  27. Thanks for hosting! ~Christine Pogon

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  28. i have the phrase have read all the blogs and love them but cant find the form to fill in the key phrase

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  29. Awesome! Can't wait to read your books Elle! Good luck to everyone!

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  30. I subscribed! Your books sound awesome. Thanks for the giveaway!

    Kelli
    kspear22[at]gmail[dot]com

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  31. Thanks for this fun hop! I subscribed and 'like' you on FB.

    Susan
    suzebomb(at)gmail.com

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  32. Hi, Elle. Can't wait to hear more from you and the other Indelibles!

    Becca @ The Bookshelf Muse

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  33. I'd probably love your books but my inbox is way too cluttered to subscribe by email. The newsletters I do subscribe to by email, I never read anyway because I ended up resenting them. I only do RSS or GFC now to read on my iGoogle homepage and click into Google reader if I want to read more. It's more efficient. I'm trying to find more time to write my own MG. book 2 of Erth One series.

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