“THE WITCH IN THE WILD” contest! Let’s have some fun….
Happy Birthday Grace Louise! I love you! (Baby witch is Seven tomorrow. How cute is she?!)
Dear readers, potential readers, writers, and lovely lost or wandering witches (men can be witches too, you know. They are the BEST kind of witch!)
Dreams. They are heavy things. You carry them on you back and sometimes you don’t even know they’re there. Just a weight. A sense of purpose that you can’t quite figure out. I’ve had many dreams. But ever since I was so, so small… I wanted to be a writer. Always an avid reader, I found solace in books. They took me away. And, my story? It’s quite a tale. You can read about it here: USAToday.com (people have said it is ENGAGING. So, you know… skim. The best part is at the bottom). Anyway… here are the contest, rules and prizes. But first… all you writers that want to be published? Keep dreaming. And all you readers who want a bit of time to sink into a story? I promise I can deliver that.
Contest:
1.You will wander out into the world and find a copy of my book THE WITCH OF LITTLE ITALY. I don’t care where you find it! A library, an indie bookstore, a big box store (I know it’s at B&N, Target, and Costco… but it may be more places that we don’t know about!) and then? Take a picture! See my lovely GRACE LOUISE (baby witch) standing next to a table? Like that. If you don’t want to be in the picture… that’s cool too!
2. You will email your pic to ME at suzanne (at) suzannepalmieri (dot) com. I will post them as they come in and then shout out your library, city, store, etc. I’ll even send thank you emails! Support your communities!
3. You will then post to your own social media (twitter, facebook, blog, pinterest, etc…) and when you post, tell me what you think of the book and let me know you posted so I can come over to wherever you are and comment! Oh, a Goodreads add (quotes, comments, reviews or ratings works too!) *NOTE if you don’t do social media? No worries. Just tell me in your email and I’ll post it for you on my Facebook page. Feel free to tweet to me when you add it as well.
4. The contest runs for a WEEK. I will post the pictures as they come in, and hop over to your websites, etc to comment and follow and whatever as the pictures come in. ENDS: 4/12 (Friday.. midnight EST)
PRIZES: (There are two categories, one for readers and one for writers) Winners will be chosen randomly by one of my children. I will put names of those participating (two different participants, writers or readers) in hats and they will pick. I will post those pictures too!
READER PRIZE: A signed copy of my book! THE WITCH OF LITTLE ITALY. Or… a signed copy of the book that comes out under my pen name (Suzanne Hayes, co-authored with Loretta Nyhan) I’ll BE SEEING YOU. (You will have to wait until the end of May for that one! But it’s your choice) *note! If you buy the book when you see it (because you have to write your thoughts about it, right?) You may either send it to my home address and I’ll sign it and send it back. OR I’ll inscribe another copy to a friend, family member, etc. Again, your choice.
WRITER PRIZE: This is a big one... either a query or a 10 page MS critique from one of the following people: ME! or my amazing agent who sold four books of mine to TWO different publishing houses in one day. (She knows her stuff!) Anne Bohner.
So, go hunting! And send the pics as soon as you can! And you guys? You know who you are… those of you who have already read the book? Bought it? Loved it? Liked it? Find it still. Find it and show me. Because it’s (she’s) my baby, and she’s lost. FIND HER!!! Another lost witch found.
XO Suzy
