The Immortal Rules contest: Vampire for a night

Guess what arrived on my doorstep today?


A box of pretty hardback copes of THE IMMORTAL RULES!

























Vampire chickens, the new threat to humanity.




Sooooo, of course this begs the question: what am going to do with them now?


Well, the answer is obvious, I think: CONTEST!


So, what will you have to do to win one of these shiny, signed hardbacks?


Read on...



PHOTO CONTEST for a signed, hardback editon of THE IMMORTAL RULES


Yes, a photo contest! In The Immortal Rules, the main character, Allison Sekemoto is a tough, wary, katana-weilding vampire. So, I want YOU to take a picture of yourself as a bad-ass vampire. One that might haunt the ruined, post-apocalyptcic cities of The Immortal Rules.





























Use whatever you want: fangs, trenchcoats, fake blood, katanas, whatever! Create a scene from the book if you've read it. Be creative. Have fun with it. Own your awesome, vampire bad-assery. Then on April 24th, I will pick my favorite 3 and send them a signed hardback copy of The Immortal Rules.

A few rules:

1. Keep it clean. Blood and gore is fine, just remember this is a public blog and any R-rated content will be disqualified.

2. Leave me the link in the comments. Extra points for any place you share both the picture and the contest. (Facebook, twitter, your blog, etc.)

3. Contest is international. Ends April 24th.

4. Have FUN. You get to play a vampire. (C'mon you know you've always wanted to be one. I know I have.)



Okay, then, show me your Vampire-ness!


Julie

Amazon copies away!

Wow, how did I get to 150 followers so quickly? It seems I just put up a contest for reaching 100 followers. Not that I'm complaining. Oh no, I think its VERY cool.(And the contest is still on, in case you're wondering. Just scroll down to the post about Grimalkin rocks below. You still have time to win.)

So, I've had a couple of reports that Amazon will be shipping out pre-orders of The Iron King in a couple of days. O_O Um, eek? Pardon me while I faint. *thud*

Anyway, if you've pre-ordered The Iron King, you should be getting it any day now. If not, it might be hitting shelves a bit sooner then expected. Either way, I'm dying with excitement. Sadly, the way things are going with the local bookstores, I won't be able to have a launch party in time for release day, but I will be having a signing very soon. Stay tuned for more.

And a humongous THANK YOU to everyone who pre-ordered. You're my heroes, honestly. Looking forward to February. :)

Julie

100 Followers means I paint a rock

Woot! I have 100 followers!

First off, thank you, everyone who followed me. I honestly didn't think I'd reach 100 this fast. You're all fabulous, thank you again. :)

So, I guess this means I should have a contest or something, right? That's the standard procedure with these kind of milestones. Hmmmm, what to give away? I don't have any books yet. And bookmarks seem so dull.

Maybe ... a rock.

Maybe ... a Grimalkin rock.

What's a Grimalkin rock, you ask? Well, Grimalkin is the sarcastic gray cat from THE IRON KING. And, a Grimalkin rock looks like these.














I painted these for my last Grimalkin rock contest. I think its time to do another one, yes? Yep, time to break out the paints and brushes. Keep checking back for your chance to win. :)

I, ninja

If you didn't know, I am a ninja.




















No, really, I am. Don't believe me? Here are the reasons why.

1. I'm half-Japanese
2. I know how to say "I'll kill you!" in Japanese.
3. I own several katana. (And some ninja stars.)
4. I'm a huge fan of Naruto, and I think Sasuke is way sexy.
5. I can turn into a log.

So, anyway, the point of this post is to say that Liyana is holding an awesome ninja contest on her blog, and giving away cool ninja merchandise.

http://liveandbreathesmexily.blogspot.com/2009/10/are-you-ninja-in-training.html

So if you fancy yourself a ninja-in-training, hop on over and enter.

Oh, and by the way, ninjas are WAY cooler than pirates!

















*Turns into a log*

Book Bloggers, Tenners <3 you!

From the Tenner's site:

Book Bloggers, Tenners Heart You!

Because you love books as much as we do.
Because you are honest, but kind.
Because you discover great books and inspire people to read.
Because your blogs make us laugh and connect and think.
Because you help us learn to be better at what we do.

In honor of the upcoming Book Blogger Appreciation Week, we've put together the first ever giveaway of Tenner swag including signed bookmarks, book plates, buttons, locker poster, and book-related goodies from Hush, Hush, Scones & Sensibility, The Dark Divine (nailpolish, too!), The Secret Year, Leaving Gee's Bend, The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin, The Mark, The Iron King, The Body Finder, The Cinderella Society, Princess For Hire, Forget-Her-Nots, and more...all packaged with the sincere thanks and appreciation of ALL Tenners.

To enter, just leave a comment (http://community.livejournal.com/10_ers/266142.html ) with your blog address (so we can check out our regular haunts AND find new ones!) now through Sunday, September 13. On Monday, September 14, the official start of Book Blogger Appreciation Week, we'll draw one winner of the stash (enough to keep some and give some away).Congratulations to the nominated and short-listed bloggers - don't forget to vote for your favorites here, starting today!And a big thank you to all book bloggers, nominated for an award this year or not. We apprecate all you do for writers and readers everywhere!

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This is an awesome contest, and I'll just add my own THANK YOU to all book bloggers everywhere! You guys really are the best. :)