HOW TO BE BRAVE

E. Katherine Kottaras

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Last one! RT/repost/share with comment about your resolution(s) for the new year for a chance to win a signed copy of HOW TO BE BRAVE! (US only, 9pm PST, tag me please!) #youcandoit #resolution2016 #NewYear #howtobebrave #yalit #bookstagram #quotestoliveby #quotes #quoteoftheday #believeinyourself #youwillshine

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#amwriting (Well, really, I'm taking pictures of how I'm about to start writing but you know what I mean 😂😂😂) (at Brand Library & Art Center)

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I've had so much fun posting all these pics from the interactive trailer. Thanks to those who have liked and shared! Two more to go! Today's photo from the interactive trailer also features artwork by my ninety-year old aunt! Repost to win a signed copy of HOW TO BE BRAVE (US only, by 9pm today, please tag me!) #yalit #yacontemp #howtobebrave #bebrave #amreading #bookquote #quotes #quotation #quotestoliveby

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Share/repost/RT with a comment about how you will try to be brave today, for a chance to win a signed copy of my book. By 9pm PST, US only. #yalit #quotestoliveby #amreading #bookstagram #quotes #yacontemp #ya #bebrave #brave #howtobebrave #bookquote

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Day 2 of my first ever giveaway, featuring quotes from HOW TO BE BRAVE and images from the beautiful interactive trailer filmed by Neha Dutta. Share/repost for chance to win a signed copy of HOW TO BE BRAVE by 9pm PST. Be sure to tag me! #NewYear #giveaway Day 2/5 US only. View the trailer at http://www.howtobebravebook.com #bookgiveaway #bookquote #ya #yalit #yacontemp #quotestoliveby #quotes #bookstagram

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"You are possibility and change and beauty." Day 1/5 of my first ever giveaway! Posting images from the interactive trailer. Simply share/ repost this for a chance to win a copy of HOW TO BE BRAVE by 9pm PST. US only. View trailer at http://www.howtobebravebook.com #newyearresolution #newyear2016 #bookgiveaway #yalit #ya #giveaway #howtobebrave #selflove #believeinyourself

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2016 NEW YEAR BOOK GIVEAWAY, 1/1-1/8

Every single year, I write resolutions for the new year, and even though research states that for many, they don’t work, I can’t help it. I’m an eternal optimist. I love first chapters, seedlings, the early morning light, the smell of new babies – any chance to start over, to begin anew.

In the first chapter of HOW TO BE BRAVE, Georgia is intent on starting over, finding a new way to live with courage and optimism, despite her grief. Late last year, we filmed this interactive trailer, which shows how Georgia faces each moment as a new opportunity, a choice. When Neha Dutta, the director, pitched the idea to film it similar to a choose-your-own-adventure story, I was thrilled. I like to think of my book as less of a “how to” (as much as I love the title) and more of an invitation to reflect on what it means to live each moment with meaning and intention.  

I believe that each moment of our lives is an opportunity for a new beginning. Sometimes if my daughter and I are having a rough day – you know the kind – everyone’s cranky, the milk is spoiled, we’re out of coffee, she’s stubbed her toe, the cat just coughed up a hairball the size of a bowling ball - I’ll say that it’s time for a do-over. A do-over is where we both go back to bed, pretend to be asleep, and then she calls out to me, just like she does every morning, and we pretend to start our day over, anew, with a whole new attitude. Usually, this does the trick. We smile and hug and we try it again.

It is with this spirit that I’ve decided to host a New Year giveaway of HOW TO BE BRAVE from January 1-8, 2016. 

Recently, I’ve had many people tell me that they somehow missed seeing the trailer we filmed, so I’d like to give it a do-over. I also had a wonderful debut year, full of new friends, exciting travel, and endless surprises. I’d like to start 2016 from a place of gratitude, with some small offering to the world. A giveaway seems like a nice way to do that - and it’ll be my first book giveaway, so that’s exciting, too! Each day I’ll post a new image from the trailer, along with a quotation from the book, and a link to the trailer itself. 

I also hope the quotations themselves will spread love and encouragement for those who are committing to new resolutions for 2016. I don’t care what the research says. I believe any moment that invites hope and promise is a moment worth celebrating.

I’ll post an image with details each morning, starting next week. Simply RT/share the image (including the one above!) on the social media of your choice (tagging me) for a chance to win.

 (January 1-8, 2016, five books total, U.S. only.)

Here’s to new years and new days and new moments! 

And to hope and peace and optimism for a better world! 

Here’s to 2016! 

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@rominagarber with @repostapp. ・・・ At an awesome 2015 #YA #debut event! Come join us at @chevaliersbooks! 🎉❤️

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Thanks to @chevaliersbooks for hosting our panel! I had SO much fun with @gretchen_mcneil (who's the world's best moderator) & @charlottexhuang @michellelevy @nicolayoon @jenkleinbooks ❤️

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#Repost @chevaliersbooks with @repostapp. ・・・ #Repost @nicolayoon with @repostapp. ・・・ Los Angeles! Come see this Saturday (12/5, 3-5PM) at @chevaliersbooks with fabulous YA authors @charlottexhuang @jenkleinbooks @michellelevy @ekatpic & @gretchen_mcneil We'll laugh; we'll chat; we'll sign some books! #yalit

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You can turn a teacher into an author, but you can't take the teacher out of the author. I'll be reading from HOW TO BE BRAVE tonight at Barnes and Noble at the Americana to support the local Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School Bookfair. #yalit #yacontemporaries #howtobebrave #bebrave #activities

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Our 12 Days of GT Christmas continues with Jamie Kain’s newest novel, Instructions for the End of the World which goes on sale 12/8!  Enter to win 30 books from our 2015 list http://smarturl.it/GTHolidaySweeps3

Read what author Jamie Kain had to say about her stunning cover. 

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Loved hanging out at Vroman's with Julie Berry for #shopsmall #indiesfirst Saturday! (at Vromans Bookstore)

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I had so much fun helping out at Once Upon a Time Bookstore for Small Business Saturday. The funny hats weren't required, but I'll take any excuse to dress up! (at Once Upon A Time)

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#Repost @newinbooks Thank you for sharing! I love reading what's on everyone's lists! 💜 ・・・ 📝Make a list of 15 "ways to be brave"📝-- things you've always wanted to do but have never tried! What would be at the top of your list? #howtobebrave #bookstagram #georgia #reading #instabooks #newreads

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MY BOOK IS IN THE WORLD!!!!! My friend @earthtonina bought it fresh out of the box at Barnes and Noble yesterday!! How awesome is this pic???? 😍🎉🎈#howtobebrave #yalit #yacontemp #bookstagram #instabook #bookstore @barnesandnoble @markwoodworth_

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Look what came!!!! #howtobebrave #yalit #yabooks #amwriting #amreading #gratitude