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This has been a heck of a day--in the best possible way.  

- The print edition of With Nine You Get Vanyr went on sale.
- Preditors & Editors posted the results of their
2006 SF/fantasy Poll--and VANYR made #2.  (Thank you!  Thank you! to everyone who voted.)
- My bookmarks arrived (and they're gorgeous!)
- My local Walden's asked when I'd like a signing.

Whew!  
qnotku would've been so proud.  To celebrate, I'm...

...opening WardSmith.com's first contest of 2007 here on LJ before it's even posted on the site.  

The novel's tagline is "How much would you give to live your fantasy?  Think fast--your Wishstone is waiting."  For the contest we're asking something a little different: How much would you give for a Wishstone*?

For a limited time (until April 14, to be exact) you don’t have to give anything. To celebrate our print release, hundakleptisis and I are giving you the opportunity to win a Wishstone or a set of three Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab perfume imps.  Or both.  



The grand prize of is a crystal egg suitable for storing wishes or containing demons, and three BPAL imps.  Two other lucky winners will receive three BPAL imp ears, sans egg.  The fragrances--guaranteed to evoke your inner goddess or the goddess of a woman near you--are keyed to the cyber-names of the Daughters of Reyah’s three top magic users:

* Bastet (for Thea, who changes into cats)
* Psyche (for Liz, the group’s mind mage)
* Kurukulla (a blend of lotus blooms and roses suitable for Anna’s cyber-identity of Circe)

Entering is simple.  All you have to do is send us the answer to the following question via our Contact Page:

In Chapter 15 of With Nine You Get Vanyr, readers discover the nine Earth women transmogrified by the Wishstone aren’t the only souvenirs Reyah brought back from our little blue planet.  She’s also Chosen a knight from among the players of an online computer game.  What is that knight’s name in Domain?

The winning entries will be drawn at random from emails with the correct answer received before midnight EST, April 14.  We’ll announce the winners on April 15 to give folks a reason to look forward to tax day for a change.

You don’t need to buy the book to win.  The answer can be found somewhere on the web site.  Plus, everyone who provides a snail mail address will receive two free bookmarks, one featuring Anne Cain’s luscious cover art and the other featuring one a warm and fuzzy cartoon from Hail Dubyus--one of the few. 

Yes, we will mail overseas.  Across the galaxy?  Well, I’ll need to talk to Madame Reyah about that…

* The management makes no supernatural claims for the Wishstone offered in this contest.  All we say is, sometimes, wishing makes it so.

CONGRATS, (((((JM)))))!!!

Date: 2007-02-21 03:27 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mostlynormal1.livejournal.com
What a fantastic day for you! It's so exciting that the book is on sale and available! I bought my copies today through amazon! YAY!

I love my wishstone, btw. It was a fantastic Christmas present and I really enjoy it. I'm sorry I forgot yours again on Sunday. It's such an awkward shape that I've put it in an out-of-the-way place and I just forgot. *Sob* I promise to remember it next time.

Re: CONGRATS, (((((JM)))))!!!

Date: 2007-02-21 04:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jmward14.livejournal.com
{{{{{mostlynormal1}}}}}}
Glad it made you smile. :-)
Not to worry about the errant package. It will appear in the car when the time is right--or the next time I'm at the house. Just makes Christmas last longer.
How did the class go?
Hugs and smiles,
Jean Marie

Date: 2007-02-21 01:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quietselkie.livejournal.com
Huzzah!!!!

What an awesome day. So much good all in one place. It's about time, and [livejournal.com profile] qnotku WOULD INDEED be bursting her buttons with pride.

first contest of 2007

Date: 2007-02-21 10:50 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
I sent my answer via the contact form on the website because when clicking Contact Page nothing came through.

Date: 2007-02-21 11:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] trolliedoo.livejournal.com
I have my copy on order and am just waiting for it to ship :)

Re: first contest of 2007

Date: 2007-02-21 11:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jmward14.livejournal.com
That's odd. I tested the site before I posted. Failing that, you could always write me via my publisher. The addy is (jeanmarie (@) samhainpublishing . com) with no spaces or parentheses. Hope that helps!
Cheers and best wishes,
Jean Marie
*off to check the site again*

Date: 2007-02-21 11:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jmward14.livejournal.com
Thanks {{{{{trollie}}}}}! Hope it makes you smile. Hugs, Jean Marie

PS, Thanks for letting me know.

Date: 2007-02-21 11:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jmward14.livejournal.com
Seriously. Hundakleptisis and I try to fix web site problems as fast as we can. Cheers and best wishes, Jean Marie

Date: 2007-02-21 11:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jmward14.livejournal.com
:D Have you figured out how you want me to work the autographing thing? Should I be trying to create some kind of faboo label and maybe print off enough for the store--like two? ;-) Hugs, Jean Marie

Re: CONGRATS, (((((JM)))))!!!

Date: 2007-02-22 02:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mostlynormal1.livejournal.com
The class went fine. I'm still recovering, though. LOL.

When's the signing at Walden?? Be sure to let me know so we can show up.

I'm re-reading Domain and I'm loving it! Teri would DEFINITELY have been so proud.

Re: CONGRATS, (((((JM)))))!!!

Date: 2007-02-22 03:15 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jmward14.livejournal.com
Thanks {{{{{mostlynormal1}}}}}}!
Don't have any dates for a signing yet. I'm trying to use the leeway to find out which dates are best for the greatest number of people. So if you've got any definite yeses or noes, please, let me know. There will be a party afterwards, so even if you don't need to buy the book, you (and Dan) might want to hang around.
Hugs and smiles,
Jean Marie

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