February 12, 2008

If you have your copy of The Bleeding Dusk, take a pic and email it to cvincent68 at comcast dot net for a chance to win a signed copy of When Twilight Burns….early. You have till midnight EST tonight to enter.

Carl claims he's giving an extra prize for creativity. (There are some really great ones already!) So good luck!

More later. 

February 1, 2008

Happy Friday! My kids (and I) are delighted that it's a snow day today here in Michigan!

(The only bad thing is instead of one phone call, we got two, within twenty minutes of the other….the second just as I was falling back to sleep at 6:15…to let us know school was canceled. One would have been enough.) 

Anyway, big snowstorm=no school, fire in the fireplace, and oooh! reading a good book!

But, for those of you who aren't snowbound (or even if you are), you simply must dash over to the Manuscript Mavens blog. TODAY. NOW.

They are hosting a Create Your Own Adventure story from now until Valentine's Day, and it's going to be a lot of fun. Plus, prizes! (including Gardella books!)

Each day, an author will write chapter in this create your own story epistle and end with four options for the story line. Blog commenters will vote on the way they want the story to go, and the next day, a different author will post the next episode.

And guess which author was asked to kick it off? Moi. So head on over and check it out. Lots of fun. You have to vote by 7pm EST so the next victim author has time to write the chapter overnight.

(I was really glad I got to be the one who started it, even though all they told me was to make it contemporary, and to try and relate it to Valentine's Day.) (Heh.)

So go there now. 

And….now…the winner of the Will He or Won't He? contest. Lots of great entries, and wonderful feedback. I'm glad the book's already written (and the fourth one too!) so I wouldn't be influenced by all your ideas!

Anyway, the winner, who will be the recipient of an Advance Review Copy of When Twilight Burns (sometime early this summer, when I get them) is….drumroll please….

MICHELLE FRY!

Congrats, Michelle! I've already emailed you, but if you don't get it for some reason, you can catch me at books at colleengleason dot com.

Thank you ALL for participating and if you're still hoping for a chance to win When Twilight Burns early, you can head over to Carl V's, where he's hosting another contest right now! 

Are you snowed in too? What are you going to do today? 

January 4, 2008

Have you read the sneak peek of The Bleeding Dusk? It's on my Web site, and also in the back of Rises the Night.

If you have, you're probably wondering what Max will do. If you haven't…well, go check it out.

And of course, there's a contest involved for those who care to share their opinion. 

December 27, 2007

At last…I've corralled my Music Man and have the pleasure of announcing the following winners:

GRAND PRIZE (drawn from all commenters and blogger participants):

AMIE STUART!

Amie wins the first season of Buffy, the BBC version of Pride & Prejudice, and a $25 Amazon gift certificate for her participation!

FIRST PRIZE (drawn from all commenters on the Pay it Forward post):

Carol (comment #53)

SECOND PRIZE (drawn from all commenters):

Nathalie (comment #46)

BLOGGER WINNER:

ReadingIsSoMuchFun (blogger # 13)

I'll be in touch with you…or feel free to contact me by email at author at colleengleason dot com. 

CONGRATULATIONS! And thank you all for participating.

Let's keep it up throughout the year…make it a New Year's Resolution to Pay it Forward all the time. 

December 7, 2007

And zee winair ees….

Stephanie

of Stephanie's Books 

Congratulations, gal! You're the proud owner of Wendy Roberts's The Remains of the Dead. I'll be in touch, or you can email me with your addy and info to: author at colleengleason dot com.