So, I’ve been thinking about how to get Beautiful You into the hands of someone (or a few someones) who might not have otherwise come across it and I had this idea:
Guerrilla Gifting.
What is Guerrilla Gifting? Well, it’s when I send a book out to a willing Guerrilla Gifter and said Guerilla Gifter places that book in a surprising place for some unsuspecting person to come across as she goes on with her life. Perhaps the book is placed on a table at the local coffee house, on the counter at the salon, in the bathroom of a fun restaurant, in the frozen food freezer at the grocery.
Want to be a Guerrilla Gifter? If so, just let me know where you live as a comment sometime between now and Friday, October 1st at noon EST. I’ll put all Guerrilla Gifter wannabes in a bag, have Happy draw 5 names (insuring that we have 5 separate locations for it) and then send a book to each one of you.
Then, it’s all on you.
Here are the instructions for the Guerrilla Gifters:
When you receive the copy of BY, take a picture of you with the book.
Within 3 days of receiving the Guerrilla copy of BY, place it in your selected location and take a photo of it there. Note: your Guerrilla copy will have a post-it note on the outside that says, Found this book? Turn to page X. Then, at that page, the unsuspecting person will find a note explaining to her that this book was left in hopes that she’d come across it and ask her to email me to share her Guerrilla Gift story (and a photo).
If it is possible, feel free to hang out at your Guerilla Gift location to see if you can snap a picture of it being found. No worries if you can’t, but if you can, send that photo, too, with your own photo with the book.
Send any photos and a brief write-up on where you left the book and why you choose that location to hijasamericanas@wordpress.com within 5 days of receiving the book.
Game to be a Guerrila Gifter? Let me know in the comments!
I’d love to be a GG. Louisville, KY needs your books!
This is a cool idea! I live in Charlotte, NC.
She doesn’t know it yet, but my niece in Savannah would love this so on her behalf I am asking that her name be put in the pot instead of mine seeing as I’m in England!! Her name is Mary Evelyn Gunn.
On another note – HI ROSIE!! I miss you and think of you so often(mostly when I am contemplating running and then don’t because I have no one to run with!). I love seeing you and hearing from you and keeping up with you in this way but sure miss you’re self! Lot’s of love, LA
LA, I think of you often, too, and most always at the same exact time– when I am debating whether or not to run. Running with you was the biggest treat ever. Oh, and horseback riding. I think of you whenever I am around horses. I am doing a retreat with them in November and was working on it this past weekend and thought “LA would LOVE this.” Sending you so much love! And I have your niece’s name down!
Isaiah and I over here in Raleigh would love to be a gifter!!!
I want to be a gifter! I know exactly who I’ll gift it to, Jamie’s niece. This past weekend, I was wearing my “Beauty” t-shirt and she asked me about it. I was telling her that you were a friend and an author. I told her I’d loan her my copy of Hijas and told her about Beautiful You as well. She said she’d love to read both. I know she’d love to receive it as a gift!
Yes please! I’ll tell you today when I see you just in case you don’t get this in time. 🙂 I’m in Charlotte with you and can’t wait to read your book!!! I definitely think it needs to be passed on as much as possible!