Oracle 3: paperback and postcard giveaway

GIVEAWAY CLOSED. LUCKY #44 has been emailed.

I’m giving away eight paperbacks today to help celebrate the release of I See Us (Oracle 3) on October 6, 2016.

I See Us (Oracle 3) is currently available for preorder.

AMAZON and KOBO and iBOOKS and SMASHWORDS and BARNES & NOBLE

Win all these pretties, all at once! Eight autographed paperbacks, six recipe cards, four meme postcards, and six butterfly tattoos!

To enter all you need to do is comment below and let me know:

What is your favourite quote from the Oracle Series? [This must be an actual quote from one of the books 😉 ]

Notes/Rules: OPEN INTERNATIONALLY. Each comment will be assigned an entry number. ONE winning entry will then be selected via random number generator. One entry per person. Please make sure to fill out a valid email address in the comment form. Email addresses are not collected for any purpose other than notifying the contest winner.

If you haven’t commented on the blog before, or you comment from a different IP address, the comments are moderated. So don’t worry if you don’t see your entry right away. I will approve it, then assign it an entry number.

No purchase necessary. Want to play along but haven’t read the series yet? The first three chapters of book one are available here for free.

Contest closes FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2016 at 8 p.m. PDT.

Paperback pretties!

These showed up this afternoon, and I’m expecting another box to follow in the next couple of days.

I owe a few of these pretties to various people, but watch out for an Oracle 1/Oracle 2 combo paperback giveaway here on the blog in the near future. Yay!

Oracle Series: all-the-paperbacks and an eARC giveaway

GIVEAWAY CLOSED: WINNER: Lucky #39 – Maghon from LA!

And our final giveaway leading up to the launch of I See You (Oracle 2) on December 17, 2015?

ALL THE PAPERBACKS!! YAYYYY!!

And an eARC of I See You (Oracle 2), of course.

Would you like to win all of these autographed paperbacks and an eARC of I See You?

You would?

Okay then!

To enter: Comment below and tell me your favourite quote from the Oracle or Dowser series.

NEW TO THE DOWSER SERIES BUT YOU STILL WANT TO PLAY ALONG?

Dowser 1 is currently perma-free on all retailers.

Contest closes WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2015 at 8 p.m. PST.

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Dowser Series: final misprinted paperback giveaway

CONTEST CLOSED. WINNER: LUCKY #40! Mariselva from Texas.

Okay! Here we go! These are the final four misprinted paperbacks, and I think it’s time they went to a new home. What do you think?

Would you like to win all four of these paperbacks? I’ll even autograph them before I drop them the mail.

You would?

Okay then!

To enter:

Comment below and tell me your favourite character from the Dowser series. Pick any character and let me know why they’re your favourite please.

NEW TO THE DOWSER SERIES BUT YOU STILL WANT TO PLAY ALONG? Dowser 1 is currently perma-free on all retailers.

Contest closes TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 at 9 p.m. PDT.

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Dowser 4: misprinted paperback giveaway

GIVEAWAY CLOSED. WINNERS: LUCKY #28, 18, 52, and 48. In a startling turn of events #28 has deferred her winnings because of her close personal relationship with the author, so #51 turns out to be extra lucky!

We are gearing up to move into a MUCH smaller place at the end of September, and I need to purge a bunch of stuff before then. To that end, I have a few more misprinted paperbacks that need new homes.

Such as these four pink-streaked but still pretty Dowser 4 paperbacks:

Since there are four books there shall be four winners – quadruple the fun! I’ll leave the giveaway open for four days for symmetry.

Who would like to win an autographed paperback of Dowser 4?

You would?

Okay then!

To enter:

Comment below and tell me your favourite chocolate treat. Perhaps a chocolate bar or baked good that you savour while you read a new Dowser book? Or even what you treated yourself to while reading Dowser 4 specifically.

Notes/Rules: OPEN INTERNATIONALLY. Each comment will be assigned an entry number. FOUR winning entries will then be selected via random number generator. One entry per person. Please make sure to fill out a valid email address in the comment form. Email addresses are not collected for any purpose other than notifying the contest winner.

Contest closes THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2015 at 9 p.m. PDT.

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Dowser 5: paperback flash giveaway

CONTEST CLOSED: WINNER: LUCKY #21! BARB from Minnesota.

These beauties just showed up the mail yesterday, so it must be time for a FLASH giveaway!

Who would like to win an autographed paperback of Dowser 5?

You would?

Okay then!

To enter:

Comment below with your favourite quote from Maps, Artifacts, and Other Arcane Magic (Dowser 5).

Notes/Rules: OPEN INTERNATIONALLY. Each comment will be assigned an entry number. The winning entry will then be selected via random number generator. One entry per person. Please make sure to fill out a valid email address in the comment form. Email addresses are not collected for any purpose other than notifying the contest winner.

Contest closes WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2015 at 9 a.m. PDT.

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My paperback proofs

I keep all my paperback proofs – flaws and all – lined up in the upper left corner of my sitting desk. I just added Dowser 5 to the group, making it now almost eight inches of self-generated inspiration.

I adore these books, even the misprinted spines of After the Virus and Spirit Binder. Perhaps that is egotistical, but there is just something so satisfying with this evidence of creation. So much so, that on days where I have to beat back the resistance just to chain myself to the desk, I can see that I’ve done it before. I’ve produced. I’ve made it through five or more drafts, editing, proofing, and into print.

Day and days of tears have gone into these books, but happily, much, much more laughter has accompanied their creation.

I published the ebook of ATV in June 2011, so the above eight inches encapsulates over four years of my life. It’s crazy that so much time has flown by, yet utterly fulfilling to have these books to mark the years.

What a blast it’s been!

Dowser 5: GIVEAWAY #2 – five paperbacks and an eARC

CONTEST CLOSED. WINNER TBA

This is the second of two giveaways to celebrate the pending release of Dowser 5 – yay!

Who would like to win these five autographed paperbacks and an eARC of Dowser 5?

You would?

Okay then!

To enter:

Comment below with your favourite quote from any of the Dowser books, making sure to note which book the quote comes from and why you’ve picked it.

Contest closes THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2015 at 9 p.m. PDT.

NEW TO THE DOWSER SERIES BUT YOU STILL WANT TO PLAY ALONG? Dowser 1 is currently perma-free on all retailers.

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The Dowser 5 ebook will be available THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2015 on Amazon, Kobo, iTunes, B&N, and Smashwords. The paperback will follow about two weeks later. The preorders are live.

Don’t want to miss the release day? Please make sure you are signed up for my mailing list.

Misprint giveaway #3

GIVEAWAY CLOSED. Winners: Megan from Chicago, Linda from Wisconsin (which might be a first for me), and Michelle from New Jersey!

To recap a second time. I had fifteen misprinted paperbacks. The covers of the paperbacks were all oddly tinted to various degrees with pink and red. And, in a few, the top and bottom margins shift down or up around the halfway point. Since I’m a fan of decluttering, I thought I should give these ‘rarities’ away.

I given away eight so far.

I’ll autograph and label the books as misprints. I’ll even throw in an I See Me postcard and some butterfly tattoos.

Would you like one of THREE chances to own one of these misprinted, but still pretty, Dowser 1 paperbacks?

You would?

Then #1. Comment on this blog post with your favourite quote from Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic (Dowser 1).

And #2. Tell me why it’s your favourite quote.

Remembering #3. To include your email address in the comment form so I can contact you.

OPEN INTERNATIONALLY. Giveaway closes 9 a.m. PDT Saturday, April 11, 2015. Each entry will be assigned a number, and THREE winners will be selected by random number generator.

May the random number generator be in your favour!

Finally paperbacks & a double giveaway

I dragged myself away from my sicky couch to the post office on Friday and retrieved these:

YAY! FINALLY!!

The first giveaway – for BOTH paperbacks, signed – is over on A Book Vacation right now. Click that link and scroll to the bottom of the page to enter as she has a few giveaways going on already. The giveaway is open INTERNATIONALLY as always.

GOOD LUCK!