Summer book bag giveaway!

While a lot of other authors will be at RWA having fun this week, I'll be at home writing and editing and making my own fun with ya'll, stuffing random goodies in two separate book bags for summer giveaways. Each day from now until July 31st, I'll be stuffing an item into each bag. Knowing me, it could be anything—anything at all...mwahahaha... Sorry, got carried away a bit there. lol So watch for blog updates throughout the rest of the month, also on my Facebook author page and on my Twitter feed for clues as to what's in the bags, because on August 1st, I'll be inviting ya'll to tell me what's in the bags and the person who comes closest wins that bag!  Keep in mind, although some items may be identical in each bag, not all items will be the same (that would be too easy, lol). Hint: Many of the drop items may not have any connection to the famous book pictured on each bag.

Ready to start gathering clues? Remember, don't guess until after all items are in the bag (an item a day until July 31st, 2013).


Book Bag 1 is the ever quirky and comically delightful Catch 22 by Joseph Heller, seen below.

The first clue to the first item dropped into the Catch 22 book bag:
A funny snaffu you must see


Book Bag 2 is the lovable classic from Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book, seen below.

 The first clue to the first item dropped into the Jungle Book, book bag:
 Mowgli and Baloo are stuck near you.


Item drop ends July 31. Deadline for contest guesses, ends midnight, August 3, 2013. Winner will be drawn and announced on my blog  August 4-5, 2013. Void where prohibited by law. Odds of winning dependent on number of entries. Two (2) prizes to be awarded of equal value, to 2 separate winners. Not responsible for lost or stolen mail. It is the winner(s) responsibility to respond to winning prize notifications and/or announcements. Winners must contact either myself or my assistant with snail mail information within 30 days of prize official winning announcement on my blog, to claim prize or prize is forfeit. Any forfeited prize is eligible for a second chance drawing or other contest at my choosing. Must be 18yrs+ to be eligible to win. Contest for U.S. residents only.

Friday Finds: Always by Carol Rose

Always by Carol Rose

 

Elinor Prescott has come home at last...to Oakleigh, the gracious antebellum mansion that was home to generations of her Southern family. But the beautiful old house is in near-ruin and she can't afford to restore it. Elinor hopes to find a buyer who will cherish the home as she does. But she has one rule—she won't sell to handsome, self-made millionaire Cole Whittier.

Cole has the locals upset over his plans to build a factory nearby and Elinor's leading the opposition. He's got a fight on his hands to convince the stubborn beauty of the merits of his plans—and of everything else he discovers he wants to offer her.

It's up to Cole to persuade Elinor to see things from his perspective. The sexy industrialist is convinced that Elinor is well worth winning over.

 

www.carolrosebooks.com

Available for FREE at the following ebook retailers: 

AMAZON

http://www.amazon.com/Always-ebook/dp/B006CWIQHY/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1370395746&sr=1-1&keywords=always+carol+rose

BARNES AND NOBLE

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/always-carol-rose?store=book&keyword=always+carol+rose

SMASHWORDS

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/101448

 

The Quick and Dirty Genre Reference for Writers

I recently discovered how many beginners don't know what genre or subgenre they're even writing, and it's not their fault. Subgenres are at the mercy of marketing. Whether you've thought about self-publishing your first ebook, or plan to send your manuscript to agents and editors, lines are blurring and new subgenres emerging. You'll need to know what genres and subgenres best fit your story in order to position your book for the most exposure possible.

So it was very neat when I learned that one of my friends had published a quick reference guide and made it available on Amazon. And at .99¢, it's a bargain! 


The Quick & Dirty Genre Reference For Writers
compiled by Adrianna Dane

You've written the book or are planning to write one. Defining the genre can be a task in and of itself. Here's a quick reference of genres and subgenres that I put together for my own reference and have found it's been helpful for others, too. Hopefully it will help you determine some of the standard genres as well as some of those that are newly emerging. It's a starting point, not a definitive reference.

Pick up your copy today!  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CXUDI7M

Sampling of headings for this title: http://www.adriannadane.com/genresandsubgenres.html

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