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Contest Six!

We're winding down to the final three contests. They will all be for ARC's (Advance Reading Copy) of books not yet on the shelves. Because these books aren't out yet, I'll give descriptions.

First up as the prize are two copies of FOUR DUKES AND A DEVIL, a romance anthology releasing June 30th. It should surprise no one that I wrote the "devil" contribution in this antho instead of a Duke story ;-). From the book summary.

"Fall in love with the unpredictable and irresistible dukes (and one dog nam

Contest Five winners!

Okay, so I thought limiting the time frame for entry to just over 24 hours would mean I'd get a good winners-to-entries ratio. Um, no. There were 177 entries for Contest Five, which once again, means that over 95% of you will say "I never win anything in your contests, Jeaniene!" Well, all I can is say is sorry, but there are three more contests this month alone, and more coming in later July/early August. So a change of luck could be headed your way! 

And now, the winners. Randomizer was again c

Meme

It's been forever since I've done a meme, right? Saw this on falkie’s journal and it looked fun. Feel free to tag yourself if you want to play along. I will add that Rule #2 is SO HARD to follow. For some of these “yes” answers, there are really good reasons why, I swear! So if you see one of the "yes" replies and your eyes bug out, I’ll be glad to explain in the comments if asked about it :).

                The Rules:

 

1.       You can ONLY answer 'Yes' or 'No'.

2.       2. You are NOT ALLOWED to

Contest Five! (also known as, "I'm Forgetful")

I do about half my book shopping through Amazon, and I'm a forgetful person. These two points will become relevant by the end of this paragraph. If I see an upcoming book by an auto-buy author for me, I'll frequently preorder it on Amazon. And then with my attention-span-of-a-gnat memory, I'll probably forget about it. Then lets say a few months go by and while I'm browsing in my local book store, I'll see a book by that "auto-buy" author on the New Release shelves. Will I remember that I've pre

Contest four winners!

I was supposed to announce the winners yesterday. Sorry! I know, I suck (and not in the fun, Chapter 32 way ;-).

Well, considering the contest was only open for a couple days - entries were cut off Thursday at 11:59pm EDT, so if you entered after that, I couldn't count it - there were a lot of entries. 225, to be exact. I'm thrilled by the turnout, but since I only had four books to give away, about 96% of you won't like the winning results. Sorry again! All I can promise is that I have more book

What's my motivation?

For the past two weeks, I’ve tried to start my next book. I have my plot summary handy, my mental character board checked off, and the research on the city I’m setting the story in printed for easy reference. If this were a NASA launch, it would register All Systems Go. Yet when I’ve sat down to write…nothing happens.

When I missed my first “I’m going to write today” goal, I thought I was just having an off day. Then when I missed another goal, and then another, I started to get worried. See, I h

Contest #4

As I mentioned before, I'm running contests leading up to my "that number CAN'T be right" birthday. Speaking of my upcoming birthday, a reader sent me the funniest thing. It's a stitched message in a picture frame that says "Life's a bitch and then one stabs you". Yes, some of you will recognize that line as the same one Cat says to a vampire in ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE. Cracked me up all day. Thanks so much, Laci!

Now, onto the contest. The prize? The MAMMOTH BOOK OF PARANORMAL ROMANCE anthology wi

Phobias

I booked my transportation for the RWA conference in Washington D.C. (July 15-18th). That doesn't sound like it should bear mentioning, but it was a big deal for me. As many people know, I have a rabid fear of flying. Yes, I know the statistics - my father is like an encyclopedia of statistics in general, plus he's a former helicopter pilot, so I've had the safety virtues of flying extolled to me more times than I can count. It still doesn't mean jack when I'm in that airplane, my palm sweating

Instant winner contest! (contest #3, to anyone counting)

I meant to post this earlier today, but my doctor's appointment ran two hours behind, then I got caught in traffic. But enough about that. Onto the contest! What's the prize? Signed coverflats of DESTINED FOR AN EARLY GRAVE. What's a coverflat? It's the front, back, and inside picture that's wrapped around the book. Forgot what the cover/stepback looks like for DFAEG? *grin* Well, the cover is my icon, but here's another reminder:

 
  How to win? Be one of the first ten comments on this post and y

Contest 2 winner!

I should have posted this yesterday, but Sunday my regular computer somehow managed to get a virus while I was updating MySpace. Yes, I have virus protection - two forms! Still didn't keep the f*$&*!g virus out. So now I am on my laptop, which didn't have all my passwords automatically inputted (for things like LJ), so...sorry for the day delay.

And now, the contest results! As a reminder, the contest closed Sunday night at 11:59 pm, so even though I was still receiving entries as of yesterday, I