This giveaway is now CLOSED!
Winners to be announced within the week!

I've noticed that my blogoversary is today, so it's giveaway time! This will be very similar to the previous giveaway, I have three prizes for you to choose from, plus it's open internationally!

• You get to choose from THREE (3) prizes:
  - 2x $5 giftcards for Amazon.COM or Amazon.CA
  - 1 book of up to US$9 at Book Depository
  - custom layout design by me
• There will be TWO (2) winners for now. I've made it to 200 followers, I will make it THREE (3) winners! The prizes will break down as follows:
  - first winner I pick that chose the custom layout will get it
  - all other winners will get their choice of giftcards or book
• This is a followers-only contest, so please click the follower button on the sidebar to participate.
• You must provide a valid email address.
• This contest is open internationally (or where Book Depository ships if applicable).
• Contest will close on November 14th at 11:59PM EST.
• Winner(s) will be chosen with Random.org and emailed. Please claim your prize within 48 hours or I will pick another winner.
• Extra entries (completely optional)
  - follow me on twitter @angeltyuan (+2)
  - tweet the giveaway (+2)
  - link the giveaway on your sidebar (+2)
  - make a blog post about the giveaway (+5)
  - entering my other current giveaways (+1)
  - being a Top 5 Commenters at the end of this giveaway (+3)

On a related note, I'm going to be revamping my blog and renaming it "Collecting Color"! I wanted something less generic than "story on a page". The new title works better with my layout - literally colourful - and the books I read - featuring a variety of genres, PoCs, and GLBT themes. And actually, I am curious if people find my URL a little hard to remember or type. So, I'll give 2 extra entries in exchange for your opinion! Even a simple "yes" or "no" counts! If I do change my URL, I'll still keep a backup archive of my old posts at my current URL (angeltyuan.blogspot.com) so there won't be lots of dead links =)

Please fill out all required fields on THIS FORM to enter. Comments on this post are NOT going to count as entries. But feel free to comment if you like =D
CONTEST CLOSED.

Again, thanks to all of my current followers for supporting this blog ♥

This giveaway is now CLOSED!
Winners have been announced here

My first hosted giveaway!

The independent Canadian publisher, J.D. Rosy Publishing, approached me with this second book to their exclusive "Just Call Me...Rita" fictional diaries.

Here's how they describe the feel of their series:

“The genre could be classified as edgy fiction but we prefer to categorize it as "reality reading" since the story is about a young, delusional and dissipated female named Rita who struggles with life. She has a tempestuous relationship with her family and friends as she candidly expresses her inner thoughts via her diaries. Her journey begins in Toronto which leads to Los Angeles during the 1980's. By using actual dates and places and written in slang with plenty humor, gives it an authentic, diary appeal with a kick.

And now the summary for the book that will be given away:


"Just call me...Rita" Book 1983
by J.D. Rosy
publisher: J.D. Rosy Publishing (Canadian)

Who could be so careless as to lose their diaries in a park of all places? Who could be so callous as to find and print them for anyone to read? Planning and scheming, quite the squalid lifestyle to be ashamed of. If you think this is another "once upon a time?" Bah-bye. If you're expecting a sugarcoated memoir, check the next aisle over. If you want reality in it's most raw, potent form, then take a peek inside the life of a lecherous, dissipated twenty-year old. Come see what makes Rita, a buxom, brunette tick. Read all about a life of relentless debauchery in the 80's. Follow her sordid journey from Toronto to Los Angeles. Yah, trust me, there’s never a dull moment.

Available at: Amazon.com ; Amazon.ca ; Powells ; IndieBound

If this sounds like the kind of book for you, enter in the giveaway below to win one of THREE (3) copies provided by the publisher!

• You must provide a valid email address so I can contact you.
• You DO NOT have to be a follower to enter.
• Extra entries (make sure to leave a link!)
  - follower (+2)
  - twitter (+2)
  - blog sidebar (+2)
  - blog about giveaway (+3)
  - blog about the book (+5)
• This contest is open internationally, and prizes will be sent out by the publisher.
• Contest will close on October 30th at 11:59PM EST. If we do not reach at least 20 entrants, the contest will be extended.
• Winners will be chosen with Random.org and must send me their mailing addresses within 48 hours or I will pick another winner.
• Please fill out all required fields on THIS FORM (or use the window below) to enter. Comments on this post are NOT going to count as entries. CONTEST CLOSED.

Feel free to comment if you have any questions for me or the publisher =)

Hey guys! Thanks to you all, I've reached 100 followers! This means there will be TWO (2) winners, and the prizes will break down as follows:
- if ONE winner chooses a custom layout, the other will get the giftcard
- if BOTH choose Amazon giftcards, they will both get the giftcards
- in other words: I'm only giving out one custom layout =P

So, if you haven't yet, go sign up on my 50 Followers Giveaway form! Good luck!

THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR ENTERING, WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON =)

Thanks for the feedback on the poll! There were 34 votes, 18 of which were for the custom layout and 11 for the $5 Amazon giftcard. Since the votes were quite close for a while there, I've decided I'm going to let the winner chose the prize!

I'm still working on sorting out the details of the layout design prize and what it will include, but basically it will be a custom design with a header, background, and colour scheme of your choice. See an example made of my current layout here. It will probably take me a few weeks to get the whole thing done, but I would appreciate it if the winner can give me a general idea of what they want (ex. specific images/colours) right away.

Anyhow, here's a breakdown of the contest so far - it's my first contest, so gimme a nudge if anything seems confusing, I tried to be as (painfully) detailed as I can lol:

• You must provide a valid email address so I can contact you.
• There will be THREE (3) prizes to choose from:
  - $5 gift card for Amazon.COM
  - $5 gift card for Amazon.CA
  - basic custom layout design (details here!)
• There will be ONE (1) winner for now. We got to 100 followers! I will make it TWO (2) winners, and the prizes will break down as follows:
  - if ONE winner chooses a custom layout, the other will get the giftcard
  - if BOTH choose Amazon giftcards, they will both get the giftcards
  - in other words: I'm only giving out one custom layout =P
• This is a followers-only contest, so please click the follower button on the sidebar to participate.
• Extra entries (make sure to leave a link!)
  - twitter (+2)
  - blog sidebar (+2)
  - actual blog post (+5)
• My Top 10 Commenters by the end of this contest will also receive 3 extra entries each! Please refrain from leaving a bunch of one-word replies though, thanks.
• This contest is open internationally since the prizes are all digital.
• Contest will close on February 28th at 11:59PM EST.
• Winner(s) will be chosen with Random.org and must respond within 48 hours or I will pick another winner.
• Please fill out all required fields on THIS FORM (or use the window below) to enter. Comments on this post are NOT going to count as entries. The form is now CLOSED.

Again, thanks to all of my current followers for supporting this blog ♥

I'm working towards a book-prize for my next contest (150 followers?) but let's see how this one goes first =)

Hey guys, I've officially passed 50 followers! Thank you all for sticking with me ♥

Now, I've asked in a previous post whether anyone was interested in a custom layout, and not many people replied. So, I'm now offering new choices for the prize (they're both digital prizes, so the giveaway will be open internationally):

1. a $5 Amazon e-giftcard (com or ca)
2. a custom layout design
3. let me save up for something bigger (ex. books) for the 100 followers giveaway

The poll is at the top of the page, I will only host a contest if more than half of my followers are actually interested, meaning at least 25 people need to vote for option 1 or 2. If that doesn't happen, I'll just default to option 3. The poll will be up for a week until February 6th.

Also, my Top Commenters widget is now up and running over on the left sidebar under the "site stats" heading, you may get extra entries into this and future giveaways by being one of the top 10 =)

Thanks to miss cindy from oodles of books for this sweet award =)

I just noticed I've got almost 50 followers! So, I would like to award this to every one who has followed me thus far! I know I'm not exactly the most social comment-replyer and I'm trying to fix that, but thank you all for sticking with this blog in all its amateur-ness!

Now, I don't really have many books I can give away at the moment for celebration (most of the ones I own I haven't read myself yet lol) and I'm a bit short on funds, even for Book Depository purchases. However, I'm debating whether I should have a free custom layouts/graphics giveaway. Examples of my work...well the current layout I'm using is the first Blogger layout I've designed so far (I've done a few livejournal and freestyle layouts before), but I'm quite flexible with themes: professional, casual, bright, dark, etc.

If anyone's interested, let me know in the comments =)