26
Aug

Join My Celebrations Cookbook Launch Team!!

You guys, I can’t believe this time has already come. It seems like it was just yesterday that I was *very* pregnant with Easton, testing recipes and shooting photos for Celebrations. I also can’t believe that it has already been 3 years since I released my eBooks Thankful and Joyful, which were the catalyst for creating a full book of holidays and celebrations after your abundance of requests for it. This book has been in the making for a very long time, and I am so excited to be able to share it with you all SO soon. But here’s the fun part about this blog post. Some of you will get to have this book in your hands a WHOLE MONTH EARLIER than everyone else. Keep reading to find out how.

In the publishing world, we send a lot of books out to other authors to help get the word out about it. As much fun as it is to send them out and hear the response from my peers, what I get more excited about is getting them into your hands. The hands of the people that I spend years dreaming about and trying to concoct recipes for. So for this book launch, I want to do something different than I ever have for my other 2 books.

I asked my publisher if we could reserve some copies to send to you, my fans. Your opinion matters the most to me, and getting the gift of seeing you use (and hopefully enjoy!) my book a whole month before it hits shelves, would be the best thing I could ask for. So….I’m inviting you to apply to be part of my launch team!

 

WHAT’S A LAUNCH TEAM YOU ASK?

 

A launch team is a group of volunteers who believe in Against all Grain, and who are so excited about this new cookbook Celebrations that they cannot wait to cook from it, snap photos to share online, and scream about the book from the rooftops to everyone they know. It’s a group of people who want early access to the recipes because they’re dying to get into the kitchen and try them out, who want to have an exclusive community of other supportive grain-free cooks, and who aren’t shy about telling the entire internet about the thing they love. That thing being Celebrations.

 

WHO CAN APPLY?

  1. Do you feel left out at holidays and special events because of your dietary restrictions? Or are you going to be hosting someone in the near future who is gluten-free, paleo or dairy-free and you have no idea what to make for them?
  2. Do you have an active social media account (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc.)? I don’t care about your numbers. I just care that you are engaged with your friends or followers and have people who trust your opinion.
  3. Do you have an active blog, Facebook group, or website?
  4. Are you willing to get cooking and share your experiences with your friends and followers and let them know they can preorder Celebrations?

 

If you answered yes to the first question, then you are the reason I wrote this book and I cannot wait for you to have it. If you answered yes to the following 3 questions, then you should apply now. Because I’d be honored to have you on the team.

 

WHAT DO YOU GET OUT OF IT?

If you apply to join and are accepted into the Celebrations Launch Team, here’s what you’ll get!

  1. A free copy of the hardcopy book before it releases that you can read and cook from before anyone else has a copy.
  2. Exclusive access to a private Facebook group, where we’ll share promotion ideas and you can share your creations with eachother. You’ll also have direct contact with me for the month of September to ask ingredient, recipe, and substitution questions.
  3. A special mention on my blog with a link to the review you posted on your website or blog.
  4. My favorite photos will be regramed, retweeted, or shared on my Facebook page with you tagged!
  5. My eternal gratitude!

*PLUS a surprise that I’ll be able to tell you about very soon!

 

WHAT IS REQUIRED FROM THE TEAM?

If you’re picked to be a part of this team, I ask that you agree to do these 3 things:

  1. Cook from and review the book through a retailer’s website on the morning of September 27th (e.g. Amazon, Target, Barnes & Noble) as well as on your blog or website if you have one.
  2. Let your friends and followers online know about the book by posting about it on your social media channels, blogs, or websites before, during, and after the launch. Post photos of you with the book, of you cooking from the book, and of your recipe creations! I will send more details on this once you have been selected!
  3. Be active in our private Facebook group where you can ask and answer questions with the other members of the team, bounce ideas off of each other on the best way to promote, and ask me questions about the recipes.

APPLY NOW!

 

We only have a limited amount of books, and I want to personally be able to interact with everyone on the team, so we need to keep the group small and unfortunately will not be able to accept everyone who applies. There are 150 spots and they will fill up QUICKLY so apply now! The application process will close as soon as we fill our spots.

 

We will email the members of the team within 48 hours. If you haven’t heard from us by then, please assume that you did not make it before the cut-off. Don’t worry though, if you buy a book and post about it, I will still pick a few of my favorite posts to feature on my social channels!