CONTEST!!!

[jpskewedthrone]

I finished the main revisions on the short story "Mastihooba" yesterday . . . but I still need to cut some words. Out of the 800 I needed to cut when I started the revisions, I'm down to only needing to cut 250 at the moment. I'm going to go through the story one more time today and see what I can do, but if I can't get it down to 7000 exactly (or less) then I'm going to send it in and hope it's fine with the editor of the anthology.

In addition, today I have to PACK! For Worldcon, that is. Which means I need to prepare. And I'm doing the writers workshop while I'm there, so I need to read the three submissions for my section, and . . . and . . . and . . . well, you get the idea. So I'm off to get some of that done, I hope. I'll post my finalized Worldcon schedule tomorrow, before I hit the road.

Oh, and one last thing: I got the email today from Germany that my Amazon.com.de order of the German edition of The Skewed Throne, Die Assassine, has shipped! Hee!

And now, the on-going contest!

The winner for Tuesday is jongibbs! Congrats! Get in touch with me here on LJ in a message or email me at jpalmatier@sff.net with the address I should mail the book to and a name if you want me to personalize it. Otherwise I'll just send a signed copy.

For everyone else, there's still 6 days left! I will be giving away a first edition signed hardcover of The Skewed Throne, one per day, for the next six days. The drawing will be done at random based on the comments received on that day's LJ entry. So if you enter today, you're in the drawing for today only; you have to come back tomorrow and enter again for a chance to win in the drawing tomorrow; then come back again for the next day, etc. You have to comment on that day's LJ post to enter for that day, so if you stop on by and I haven't had a chance to put up the post for that day yet, you'll have to come back when it's up to enter. You can enter as many days out of the 10 as you wish, even if you win on one of the days (if you win multiple copies, or already have a copy of the book, I assume you have some friends you can give the book to, or perhaps you can donate it to your local library, etc).

This contest is to celebrate finishing the revisions of the new book Well of Sorrows, coming out in May 2010 in trade paperback, AND to celebrate the release of Die Assassine, the German version of The Skewed Throne, which will hit the shelves on August 11th in Germany. Here's the incredible cover:





So if you're in Germany or can read German, RUSH--I say again RUSH--out and buy Die Assassine! Once it's out of course. (It is available for preorder on the German Amazon.com, along with book 2, "Die Regentin," to be released in January 2010.) And please, please tell all of your friends about it, since it's going to be impossible for me to do many signings and other stuff to promote it in Germany. Especially since I can't speak or read German very well.

And there you go! Enter the contest (just comment!) every day for the next 6 days, and buy my German book!

That is all. Carry on.

Comments

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

Try again!

[inspirethoughts.livejournal.com]

I am not gonna give up. Here I am again. :)

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

Still 5 days left! Try again!

[cat-mcdougall.livejournal.com]

Six days left huh? I still have a chance! *is optimistic*

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

Only halfway through, so there's still plenty of time to win! Try again!

[cscottd.livejournal.com]

Ich kann den Deutschen nicht lesen (traurig).

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

"I can't (something) German." That's the best translation I can do with my limited German from college. *grin*

[cscottd.livejournal.com]

It's supposed to be "I can't read German (sadly)"... but since I really can't read German, I'm not sure how close I got to that. :)

[arkessian.livejournal.com]

Fing

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

I spent a good long time wondering what "Fing" was supposed to mean until I looked at the next comment.

[arkessian.livejournal.com]

Fing-er trouble of course.
Sorry.

[arkessian.livejournal.com]

Fingers crossed...

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

Hmmm . . . not this time. Try again!

[handworn.livejournal.com]

Sign me up, sir.

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

I did, but you'll have to try again!

[greenmtnboy18.livejournal.com]

Contest!

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

Try again!

[controuble.livejournal.com]

OK - here's my comment for today - I should have just used the answer to your question for my comment, but I answered over there where it would make more sense.

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

That does make more sense, although either would have worked. Try again!

[comradecharlie.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'll try again today. And btw, I learned German back in school (it was mandatory here), but I've since forgotten most of it, so I'm much more interested in the English version.

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

I've mostly forgotten my German as well, unfortunately. It's the English version I'm giving away. *grin*

[wldhrsjen3.livejournal.com]

I"m entering again, and this time I'm crossing my fingers and toes.

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

Hmm, you might need to add the legs in there. If it doesn't work tomorrow we'll add the eyes.

[wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com]

quick comment, then, before I run off to my bit of temporary work for the day!

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

Try again!

[desperance.livejournal.com]

I got the email today from Germany that my Amazon.com.de order of the German edition of The Skewed Throne, Die Assassine, has shipped

What, they didn't send you one? Or indeed a boxful? Shame on them!

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm supposed to get some copies for free, but I'm not sure how many and not sure when I'll get them, so I decided to order a few copies to give to my family and such.

[beckyh2112.livejournal.com]

/comments

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

Try again!

[trektone.livejournal.com]

Happy packing. I don't expect to get to Australia next year (either) and am not sure about NASFiC (Raleigh?).

In the likely event Reno (Reno? LOL!) wins for 2011, would you attend?

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

Packing is never happy. Too much thought involved. I have no clue where NASFic is next year. I'll have to check it out. If it's close enough, I'll go.

If it's in the summer and not when I'm teaching, I'm definitely there. During classes, I'll likely be there. (Reno 2011, that is.)

[mtlawson.livejournal.com]

And I'm doing the writers workshop while I'm there, so I need to read the three submissions for my section,

Okay, how are you in a workshop session?

(Still trying to come up with valid comments...)

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm one of the pros helping out the other's trying to get their own work written well enough to send to editors and agents. So when I say I'm doing the writers workshop, I'm one of the critiquers, not one of those submitting their work.

[hiddleasaurus.livejournal.com]

Trying my luck again. :)

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

Five days left still! Try again!

[amguynes.livejournal.com]

*dances around*

Good luck at Worldcon. There are days were being in an economic crunch stinks. This is one of them. I was really wanting to go to Worldcon this year. Oh well. Maybe next year.

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

You won! (You probably already know this. LJ decided not to work for me yesterday after I'd commented on nearly all of the entries and I never got connected again until just now.) Send me your address either here on LJ as a message or email me at jpalmatier@sff.net. Also let me know if you want it personalized to a particular name. Otherwise I'll just send out a signed copy. Congrats!

[slweippert.livejournal.com]

One entry please.

And congrats on the German release :)

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

Sorry for the belated reply, but I lost internet connection and couldn't get it back until just now. But try again! Still 4 days left!

[unpissenlit.livejournal.com]

Good luck on the last 250 words!

Ah, packing. That doesn't take too long...just about the amount of time it takes to fill your luggage to capacity...unless you're worried about things like clean laundry. ;)

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

I got those last 250 words cut! Plus a few extra.