A Light Through the Darkness

So, I promised a contest last week. And now that I have the prize in my hot little hands, I can announce it.



I have a SIGNED copy of Jill Myles' (aka irysangel) debut novel Gentlemen Prefer Succubi to give away to the person who comes up with the best Succubi title! She's got a theme going - the next book is called Succubi Like it Hot. What classic movie can YOU insert a Succubus into? Post below to win!

Also, Jill will be stopping by next weekish for an interview - the contest will be open until then!

And, since I haven't read it yet, I'll do a review for my 52 Books Challenge. I've already started it and it's GOOD!

So astound us! Bring your titles and see if you can win!

Firstly, if you aren't reading the blog Great Hites, you are missing out on some excellent writing.

Secondly, if you check it out today, you can read Silver Bullets by yours truly (along with 11 other great stories!) and vote for your favorite!

You can even listen to them via podcast!

(And the winner this week gets a candy bar - Jeff promised - so vote! Doesn't even have to be for me! Just vote!)

Know what? Go read Jeff's blog - vote - and then drop me a comment here. I'll draw a winner when I come back from vacation and send them an autographed printed copy of Silver Bullets. Because you guys are that cool.

I arrived home after school very grumpy (it had been a long day, and I was tired), and then I looked out on the porch. In truth, I was trying to coax Sebastian inside so I could shut the door, but the sight of FIVE BOXES from my publisher changed my mood immediately!!!

I have books! Lots of books! Two boxes each of Not Your Father's Horseman with its new cover and Dark Moon Seasons, and one box of Writers for Relief, which has a StarChild story in it that I wrote. And since I have these lovely things, what else could I do but hold a contest?

So, here it is. Seasons doesn't launch officially until April 24th, but I love my fans, so I'm going to give away one prize pack to a lucky winner: one matched set of Horseman and Seasons, both autographed. A second winner will get a copy of Relief, also signed.

All you have to do? Tell me what Horseman you'd want to be, and why. I'll leave this thread open until Sunday, April 19th. At 5 pm EST that night, the thread closes. I'll draw two winners randomly and send the books out on my way to work Monday morning.

So enter! Tell everyone you know! Tweet it on Twitter (because I forgot my phone in my car and can't access Twitter from work)!

And yes, this means there will be books at RavenCon. :D

Edit: Feel free to repost this or link to it - the more entries, the better!

Edit the Second: And a new twist! One of the RL characters in the book, utilitygeek, has offered to sign the book as well! So you get not only MY signature, but one of the character's as well! How cool is that?

Oh yeah, you guys might want the link for Snow, huh?

It's up, it's running, and please, buy!

Also, the contest (see the last entry) is open until midnight EST tonight! Don't forget to post your favorite thing about the season to win a free copy!

Like maybe a contest? First thing tomorrow, check here!

Just moving this up so more folks can vote. I'll probably do it at least once more.

And y'all probably though I'd forgotten about this. Nope!

I have a bunch of arts for all of you to vote on! I'm going to put them behind the cut to spare everyone (because there are six images all together, and I'm taking pity on folks), but look and see what we've got!

Okay, here's the rules. Each piece is numbered. I'm screening the comments. Post a comment with your vote there, and I'll announce both the winning piece AND the random commenter who wins on May 16th. Voting will be open until May 14th.

( Here we go! )

If you'd like to sponsor me for the Livers for Boobies contest, you can now do it here:

Please put the contest in the subject line, and if you want to make a suggestion for the story, put that in the body of the donation.

And thanks, guys!

Writing: Well, I only got 793 yesterday. I suck. :( On the other hand, I'm almost up to January's wordcount already, and I'm up to Chapter 21 in the outline. I'm a little afraid that this book is going to be too long, but we'll see. Some of these chapters may be able to be combined when I actually write them.

For me, that's the big advantage of a chapter by chapter outline - if I finish the scene and the chapter's short, I know what's coming next, and can just adjust my chapter outline accordingly. It's a map, not a straitjacket. But that's just me.

Knee: Brace is amazing - it's just a bitch to put on. Mom and Dad are going to bring a velcro one for me today and I'll most likely return this one, because I'm afraid it's just that bit too small and I don't want to be cutting off circulation or anything. But it lets me move and stand, which is remarkably freeing. I'm back downstairs today, and I'm actually going to clean my living room and dining room if I can. Dr's appointment Tuesday, and hopefully he'll say "Stay on crutches for 2 weeks and then you'll be fine." Keep your fingers crossed.

And if you haven't already, check out the Contest I started yesterday! It's up on DA, DII and anywhere else I could think of, so spread it around!

Okay, off to start doing stuff.

Here!

Isn't it gorgeous? Publication date is officially September - and look here in a bit for a contest where you could win your very own eBook version!

I'm number #167. Keep your fingers crossed.