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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Win a Kindle Fire HD or Nook HD during our Halloween Party!


Ah, October.

For many of us, leaves are changing color and falling to the ground. The air is beginning to cool and turn crisp. Pumpkin patches are springing up, along with corn mazes, haunted houses and fall festivals. And here at the Here Be Magic blog, we're celebrating the magical change of seasons with a month-long celebration, and we're bringing out a big bag of treats to share with our guests.

Throughout the month, we'll be giving away a variety of items, both for our readers and aspiring authors.

Our giveaways will include:

  • A one-month mentorship from author Jeffe Kennedy, to include a three-chapter and synopsis critique, query letter critique and brainstorming session on who to query. Best for work in permutations of erotic and fantasy romance.
  • Win one of five critiques of a first chapter by a Here Be Magic published author (David Bridger, Shawna Thomas, Evey Brett, Seleste Delaney or Nicole Luiken).
  • A promo package that includes free author promotion on Twitter — Shy of shameless self-promo? Let @Jenny_Schwartz and @AngelaCampbel tweet your brilliance. SEVEN super tweets from each to celebrate your and your books' brilliance. Also, Meankitty (owned by author Jody Wallace) will provide an author or reader interview or book review, if desired (bearing in mind, of course, Meankitty's name is accurate.)
  • Author R.L. Naquin will name a nonhuman character in her Monster series after you or the person of your choosing.
  • And our grand prize of either a Kindle Fire HD or Nook HD ($199 value; winner's choice) complete with free ebooks from participating authors and a special "thank you" gift basket full of swag.

We kick things off with a special opportunity for readers in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut area.  
Meet Here Be Magic author Ruth A. Casie and other Carina Press authors, including Christi Barth, Marie Force, Adrienne Giordano, Stephanie Julian, Taryn Kincaid, Eliza Knight, and K.A. Mitchell during the New Jersey Romance Writers Put Your Heart in a Book Conference Oct. 12 - 13 in Iselin, NJ. The Carina Press authors will spend up to 30 minutes answering a winner and his or her guest's questions about their books, the publishing industry and anything else romance. The winner will meet them outside the Diamond Ballroom at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct 13. You are welcome to attend Lady Jane’s Salon NYC™ where you can listen to authors read excerpts from their books. Following meeting the Carina Press authors you are welcome to attend the author signing and literacy book fair with over 60 authors participating. Transportation and conference fees not included in this giveaway. Winner does not have to be a conference attendee. The winner will also receive free books and swag from participating authors as well as an extra entry into the grand prize drawing for the Kindle Fire HD or Nook HD. Contest ends at midnight Oct. 7. Winner to be announced on Oct. 8.

To enter, fill out the form below.

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To enter the grand prize drawing, complete the following form. Grand-prize winner will be announced on Oct. 31.

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Check back next Monday for details on next week's giveaway.

36 comments:

  1. This seems incredibly awesome.

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  2. What a great contest everyone! I love hearing about everybody's books and what inspired their particular stories.

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  3. Saw this on Geek and Sundry - I'm always looking for new fantasy-esque books to read, so I'm super excited about the giveaway but also that this blog exists. ^.^

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    1. Wow, we were mentioned on Geek and Sundry?!? I would love to know which show. Thanks for stopping by, Kierstyn.

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    2. Angela, I mentioned our giveaway in the Geek & Sundry forum. :)

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  4. I tried to leave a comment in the comment part of the contest but for some reason, blogger does not like me. :S

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  5. I actually just found the blog through eleristone.blogspot.com. I'm not sure what to say I'd like for future posts... I'm just excited to have found another fantasy and paranormal blog to follow!
    :)

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    1. We're very glad you found us! Eleri is one of our awesome author members. Thanks for following her link!

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  6. Thanks for stopping by and for the comments!

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  7. Love the group blog by Carina Press authors. As a new Carina Press author, I love seeing this type of camaraderie and support for each other.

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  8. Cool giveaway. (I followed David Bridger's link over.)

    Does subscribing by e-mail count the same as subscribing to the feeds?

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  9. Cool giveaway.
    Wasn't aware of this site before, but will be sure to follow it form now on.

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  10. Great giveaway. Thanks. This is my first time here, but I will be following you.

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  11. David Bridger pointed me to this post, and it sounds like a really great set o prizes!

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  12. I love reading about your different books, your WIP, etc and what inspire your stories.
    RC: June Manning

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  13. Great giveaway! brechai at hotmail dot com.

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  14. Awesome giveaway and site! From what I've seen I like the all the topics that's been posted on this site so far.
    -Novel Reveries

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  15. This giveaway it´s amazing ♥
    I´m so exciting ;)

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  16. I love reviews of new books but also author bios/backstories!

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  17. I love reading book reviews with authentic opinions.

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  18. I love book suggestions and reading more about the author

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  19. I love reading reviews especially if it's for new paranormal books.

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  20. Thanks for the great blog and contest!!

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  21. Thanks for the blog, I enjoy reading the reviews. Awesome giveaway too!

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  22. Thank you SO MUCH to the blog!! This is a killer giveaway!

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  23. I'm thrilled to visit here! I love fantasy and paranormal romance and already reading through I got a list going! I'd love to read the releases and author interviews! You asked "What kind of topics would you most like to see discussed in future Here Be Magic posts?"

    I do love to read too about what other readers are reading! And too with special themes, like Historical Vamp (or paranormal or etc) and books with that special combo or likewise with readers and this blog posting them. I love to find combos of genres, especially the historicals!

    I'd love to be in the contest!

    Thanks
    Caffey

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  24. Author interviews are my favorite. I like behind the scenes info.

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