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Join the Mistletoe Madness Blog Hop!

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HolidayGiveaway2012-copy1The Mistletoe Madness Blog Hop is now closed.

Thanks to everyone who participated, and congratulations to Carlene L., who won this stop’s two books. And, hey, I’m late. I was busy, hanging with Punxsutawney Phil, getting ready for Groundhog Day. A person can’t be everywhere at once.

Here’s fun for the whole family! Starting Dec. 14 and running for a week, you can join the Mistletoe Madness Blog Hop and win fabulous prizes all week long. More than 50 participants are giving stuff away! And for the grand prize, a Kindle Fire, pre-loaded with 17 books by the novelists listed at left.

What’s my prize, you might ask? There are two! A digital copy of Twitter for Authors by Beth Barany, which is about, well, you can probably guess. And the other half of the prize is a paper copy of Writing Romance, a collection of essays by many people, some of them well-known but all of them interestingThe winner of my prize, if s/he prefers a paper copy of Twitter for Authors and can stand to wait a bit, can get a paper copy as soon as the author gets it done, probably about the end of January.

Twitter for AuthorsWriting RomanceSo, what do you have to do to win? To win the prize from this stop on the blog hop, just leave a reply. That’s it. Click and say hi. I’ll toss all names in a hat and ask my lovely assistant to choose one on Dec. 22. I’ll notify you of your win. Prizes will not be shipped until after Dec. 28.

To win the prizes from the more than 50 participants in the blog hop, hop on over to here, where you’ll find a linked list to everybody holding mistletoe. To have your shot at the grand prize, the Kindle Fire, click on the Mistletoe Madness Blog Hop box (or, okay, here). That’ll take you to the site of the great PJ Schnyder, who is behind the whole show.

So have at it, my friends. You deserve a shot at something for yourself this time of year.

Going once, going twice

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If you’re a writer and you’re having trouble finishing (or starting) your book, you might want to check this out. Beth Barany, who’s a writing coach over at the Writer’s Fun Zone, is giving away the Kindle edition of The Writer’s Adventure Guide: 12 Stages to Writing Your Book today and tomorrow. You might remember this title: it’s the prize I offered for my stage of the Mistletoe Madness blog hop this past holiday season. If you’re having those downhome, teary-eyed, lonesome-doved writing blues, this book might help. And, hey. Free’s a great price.

Hop on down! Win fabulous prizes! Offer good Dec. 16-23

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The Mistletoe Madness Blog Hop is now closed. Congratulations to Wendy, who won Beth Barany’s The Writer’s Adventure Guide. Thanks to everyone for dropping by!  And may your holidays have madness only of the good kind.

If you like contests, and who doesn’t, here’s one that’s easy to enter and the prizes are many. Join the Mistletoe Madness blog hop, sponsored by 50 writers including yours truly, and you have a chance to win 50 prizes, including the grand prize: a color  Nook preloaded with many fine books that you can enjoy during the upcoming joyous holidays while your Uncle Al is yelling at the TV and your Aunt Myrtle is telling you how well her other niece is doing.

I can hear you now: what is a blog hop? I need that color Nook!

Here’s how it works. Each participating blog (that’s me) hosts a giveaway. All the blogs are linked up so blog hoppers can zip from one giveaway to the next, with the chance to win 50 fabulous prizes. (But not all of them. I think they’ve fixed it so you can’t do that.)

Except my blog doesn’t link up. The tech setup here means that you actually have to go to the sponsoring blog (the Mistletoe Madness link) to link in and get into the mix for the grand prize. An entrance form will go live there on Dec 16, and the grand prize winner will be chosen at random after the contest closes on Dec 23. (Because of various restrictions, this contest is open to U.S. residents only. Sorry!)

But if you register on this blog (no purchase necessary), or okay, even leave a comment, you are entered into my portion of the grand giveaway. The lucky winner will receive a paper copy of  Beth Barany’s The Writer’s Adventure Guide: 12 Stages to Writing Your Book. Beth is a creativity coach for writers, and if anybody can help you get that manuscript out the door, it is she. I know; I’ve read the book.

I’ll choose a winner at random after Dec 26 and ship the book out shortly thereafter–right after I get back from that annual visit to Uncle Al and Aunt Myrtle. Happy holidays!