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Tending Towards Chaos Reading Pleasure Pack Giveaway Contest

Because who doesn't love a free giveaway?   As a way of celebrating the launch of my first book, Tending Towards Chaos, I'm giving away TWO Tending Towards Chaos Reading Pleasure Packs!  Sound amazing? It is.  Valued at $150
 
the Tending Towards Chaos Reading Pleasure Pack





  

includes:

1 - "Discovering El Camino " Canvas Tote Bag
1 - Signed, First Edition paperback copy of Tending Towards Chaos

1 - Tending Towards Chaos ringer mug

1 - 2 oz Tin of organic, fair trade, loose leaf Meditative Mind White Tea  

1- Tending Towards Chaos T-shirt (not pictured above)
1- Tending Towards Chaos khaki baseball hat (not pictured above)
1- "My Kitchen is Tending Towards Chaos " standard white apron
1- autographed author photo (not pictured above)
1- Tending Towards Chaos pen
1- Refrigerator magnet
1- postcard
& a personal note from the author (me!)

 
So, what do you have to do to enter the giveaway?
 
Spread the word about Tending Towards Chaos!
One Tending Towards Chaos Reading Pleasure Pack will be given away online.   The other will be given away as a door prize at the Tending Towards Chaos launch party on October 13th.
 
To enter the online giveaway:

For each Twitter retweet or Facebook re-post of the message below, you will be entered to win.

     Message:      

  

Pls. ReTweet-Enter to win the Tending Towards Chaos Reading Pleasure Pack #Giveaway from @amilovelace  For details: http://ow.ly/2Mzt7

You are entered when you follow @amilovelace  on Twitter or "like" the Ami Lovelace-Writer Fan Page on Facebook
For each friend of yours that follows @amilovelace  on Twitter, or likes the Ami Lovelace-Writer Fan Page , both you and your friend will be entered to win, simply have them send a direct message or post on the Fan Page wall who it was that referred them
There is no limit on the amount  of entries you can have-- the more entries
This giveaway is open to all countries
A winner will be chosen by drawing and contacted on October 14th

To enter the giveaway at the launch party on October 13th:

 Attend the free Tending Towards Chaos Launch Party on October 13th 

                at Bourbon & Branch                    

                    501 Jones Street

                    San Francisco, CA

                    6pm-9:30pm

                    *ask to be taken to the "Library", speakeasy password is: Poetry




Upon entering, go to the book signing table for your door prize ticket stub
Drawing will be at 8pm, winner must be present
You must bet 21+ to be allowed into the Library



Content Copyright 2010. Ami Lovelace. All Rights Reserved.

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