Amanda Havard's Blog

4 Years Ago Today, THE SURVIVORS was born. (And GIVEAWAY!)

Many of you many not know (or you all do because I talk way too much), but THE SURVIVORS was born on June 21, 2009 when I was driving to a dear friend's wedding in Tupelo, MS. Making today 4 years to the day of conception of possibly one of the greatest things in my life. Imagining a stiff and dark Sadie Matthau meeting a bright-eyed Cole Hardwick in the same room I was in – I was not so lucky! – inspired some type of creative energy that I'd been needing for a while. So, even though I have a...

Giveaway of Body & Blood ARCs on Goodreads!

Hello all!

We're about to hit the home stretch before BODY & BLOOD is released out into the world, which means, there are ARCs! So, there's a giveaway going on over at Goodreads for you to enter to win one of 5 Autographed ARCs of Body & Blood. Sound exciting? Go enter!

Goodreads Book Giveaway









Body & Blood


by Amanda Havard

Giveaway ends July 12, 2013.

See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.

Enter to win

Trailer for Body & Blood!

This is a very exciting day for me as I finally get to share with you all a part of something incredibly magical. In January we decided to be film-makers. This trailer for Body & Blood is only one of the results to come from our week of filming and I promise you're going to enjoy them all.

So, take a look at this exclusive scene adapted from the pages of Body & Blood, coming to you on July 23rd!

Body & Blood Cover Reveal!

Body & Blood finally has a face! I'm so incredibly excited to debut this cover. Just wait. It will all make so much sense on July 23rd.

And while we were at, we brought you a brand new cover for Book 1! So shiny and new!

New Song Debut!! Here's PLAY NICE.

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Free Kindle Promo and Giveaway!

Hello Goodreaders! I'm back with presents for you!

From today until Wednesday 11/14, you can get THE SURVIVORS for FREE in the Kindle store. That's right, FREE, my friends. Already have it? Maybe you'd like to recommend it to a friend and gift it to them? Or maybe you want a back up copy for your device? Either way, I'd love it for you to partake in some capacity :)

Grab it on Amazon here.

Still want some more fun? Well, we're hosting a GIVEAWAY for chances to win copies of POINT OF ORIGIN, Autographed Swag, and a $15 iTunes Gift Card! Entering is a snap, so head over and get as many entries as you can! You've got until Friday 11/16 to enter, so get to it :)

Enter to win here.

So, free books? Spreading some Survivors love? Sounds like a good time to me!

Giving it all away! And new music!

The next few days are going to be full of SO MUCH COOL STUFF it's not even funny. Starting today, we're hosting a giveaway because, well, we like giving stuff away apparently. You've got a chance to winone of five copies ofPoint of Originfor your Kindle, plus agrand prize swag pack including an autographed copy ofPoint of Origin, an exclusive Point of Origin t-shirt, other swag, AND a $15 iTunes giftcard!

Why are we giving stuff away, you ask? Because for 3 days only, you candownload The Survi...

Cool morning, Cooler look.

This fall, as the mornings turn crisp, I'm not breaking out old favorites but embracing a whole new wardrobe. This has given me the chance to add in fun by timeless pieces, like this Parker boucle blazer with leather trim and zipper detail (this pic doesn't do it justice!). It's been a fun challenge to get myself together every morning, reinventing my pieces into new outfits day in and day out. Today, I had everything from a business meeting to a big wig donor dinner, grocery shopping, and lu...

Good Times in the CIty

Last week I spent some time in New York for some meetings and to appear on a panel during the New York Film Festival. Many fabulous activities ensued... including hang time with the lovely Cara Lynn Shultz and Kate Treadway, an intimate evening with Jack White, about a thousand new fabulous street-style loves, and more idea-conjuring than one should normally have in a day. Here's a few photos that sum up the trip.​

Fiction, fashion, fantasy... Film?

So depending on how well you know me, you might just know me as that random YA author chick who occasionally rambles on about transmedia, builds apps and other random things, or that one whowon’t.shut.up. about fashion.

These are all true enough that I can’t deny them. In fact, each is a fairly accurate appraisal of (some part of) my being.

Here’s a thing you (maybe) don’t know: I’m into all these things because they are all (yes, even if not especially fashion) are forms of storytelling. I lik...