Giveaway Day 5: A Time to Die by Nadine Brandes

The winner of the copy of A Time to Die by Nadine Brandes is Emma Davis.

Congratulations, Emma! Contact info@jillwilliamson.com to claim your prize!

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Jill here. 

To celebrate the coming holiday and vacation, we're hosting the 12 Giveaways of Christmas. That's 12 giveaways, 12 days in a row. 

It's now time for Day 5.

Each giveaway will run for 48 hours, so be sure and check back each day to see what giveaway is next and who the winners are.

Today, I'm giving away a copy of my friend Nadine Brandes's dystopian novel A Time to Die. She also has some writing advice to share with you.

Advice for Teen Writers

by Nadine Brandes

Ah, you’d like advice? *ahem ahem* Build good writing habits now in your life. Being a teen has its demands and busyness (don’t you know it?), but those demands and busyness grow the older you get. Add a hubby to the mix, some kiddos, and homemade dinners every day? Ack! When will you write? Well, that’s where habits come in (just ask Jill!) If you form writing habits right now, even if it’s just a small word count per week, then you will always be progressing in your writing in the future, whether it’s word count, diligence, or honing your craft. Now is the time to start.

And a second piece of advice (because I can’t just give one) is to go to a writer’s conference! I attended my first one at age 17 and it drop-kicked me to an entire new level of writing. (Painful, but totally worth it.) Even if it’s a small conference, try to attend. You won’t regret it!


Thanks, Nadine! That's great advice. As mentioned, I'm giving away a copy of A Time to Die by Nadine Brandes. International entries are welcome. If an international person wins, I'll ship the book from The Book Depository. 

Here's a little bit about the story:

How would you live if you knew the day you'd die?

Parvin Blackwater believes she has wasted her life. At only seventeen, she has one year left according to the Clock by her bedside. In a last-ditch effort to make a difference, she tries to rescue Radicals from the government's crooked justice system.

But when the authorities find out about her illegal activity, they cast her through the Wall -- her people's death sentence. What she finds on the other side about the world, about eternity, and about herself changes Parvin forever and might just save her people. But her clock is running out.

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