That's right, the moment you've all be waiting for has FINALLY arrived! It's time to kick off the Birthday Bash! Wahoo! Can you believe it's FINALLY here? Can I say FINALLY again?


The theme of the Birthday Bash is MY FAVORITE THINGS. Why? Because it's MY birthday, silly!

The birthday bash consists of 3 basic elements:

• Author Interviews
• Guest Posts
• Giveaways

Everyday there will be AT LEAST one of these going on (except Sundays. I don't post on Sundays). I will explain each in detail now:

Author Interviews
I have had a TON of authors graciously donate their time and effort into answering some interview questions. Look forward to authors talking about their favorite (or not-so-favorite) birthday experiences. Nearly EVERY author interview is associated with a contest.

Guest Posts
I have asked a bunch of my favorite YA bloggers around the web to share something birthday-ish with us. This is a great chance to look into the inner psyche of your favorite bloggers. Muahaha! Guest posts will go up at 7:47 AM MST on designated days (NOTE TO GUEST POSTERS: I had to shift around the days, so the day I said you'd be featured in the e-mail MAY not actually be the correct day. Sorry. E-mail me if you want to know your actual day.)

Giveaways!
Don't pretend this wasn't the part you were most excited about! There will be a giveaway EVERY Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Meaning there will be AT LEAST TWELVE (12) GIVEAWAYS!

I have asked various bloggers to "host" the contests for me (meaning you have to go to their blogs to enter). Ony a few will be hosted here, but I'll provide links to all of them. No worries.

Nearly EVERY CONTEST gives you an extra entry if you are a follower, and some of the contests require it. But not most of them. The majority of the contests are open to residents of the US and Canada, though a couple are only US (sorry international peeps. I <3 you!). Contests will go up at 12:05 PM MST on designated days.



First Interview/Contest goes up at 12:05 today! Be looking for it.

Comment if you're excited! ;)

I'm also going to use this opportunity to thank everyone who donated a prize to the bash:

• Chantele
• Bree Despain
• Holly Cupala
• Resugo
• Robert Paul Weston
• Andrea Cremer
• Debbie Barr
• Sarah Beth Durst
• Ally Condie
• Janette Rallison
• Maria V. Snyder
• ME! (Hey, I can TOO thank myself. I am donating 4 books after all.)