It’s hard to impress The Spouse with my writing fame. After all, he knows the woman behind the profile picture. He took it. He knows that I chose the one of dozens that somehow did not illuminate my wrinkles, that I had just dyed the gray out of my hair the day before and that I touched up the final photo to hide the skin imperfections (read: zits). He also knows the reason I chose not to smile with my teeth showing for that particular photo shoot. (I’m not going to get into it here, let’s just say there was an unfortunate run-in with tetracycline at a young and tender age.)
As a result, a conversation between The Spouse and I might go like this:
Me: Guess what? I’m doing a giveaway of Miss D on my blog this week!
Him: That’s nice.
Me: And, it’s going to be a signed copy!
Him: Oh, goody. (In his defense, my signature, which litters dozens of checks each month to pay all those darn bills, is about as rare as that of a drug-addicted doctor (and about as legible) so he doesn’t put much stock in that kind of thing.)
Me: So, I guess that means you aren’t going to drop a note in my comment box so you can be entered to win your own free copy of Miss D?
Him: Uh—no!
Me: Uh—okay.
The truth is, the above is a total work of fiction. After all, I pay the bills online, no signature required.
The truth also is, I am giving away a free copy of Miss Delacourt Speaks Her Mind this week and it will be signed! By moi! Semi-legibly! Don’t all jostle for the comment box at once, you crazy fans, you! But, yes, if you want to be entered for the contest, you need to leave a comment in today’s post. If you want to be entered twice, copy and paste the picture of my book cover and put it somewhere in your own blog. If you want to be entered thrice, link back to this post (please let me know if you do so I can go to your blog and admire the view).
Meanwhile, a blog tour of Miss D will commence tomorrow. Check back here to find out who will be the first stop on this crazy tour full of fun and hilarity (well, I can’t promise that but there’s always hope). Oh, and the contest for the book-win will go on for as long as the tour (not sure yet exactly what day--sorry! I'm great at starting things, not so good at ending them).
As a result, a conversation between The Spouse and I might go like this:
Me: Guess what? I’m doing a giveaway of Miss D on my blog this week!
Him: That’s nice.
Me: And, it’s going to be a signed copy!
Him: Oh, goody. (In his defense, my signature, which litters dozens of checks each month to pay all those darn bills, is about as rare as that of a drug-addicted doctor (and about as legible) so he doesn’t put much stock in that kind of thing.)
Me: So, I guess that means you aren’t going to drop a note in my comment box so you can be entered to win your own free copy of Miss D?
Him: Uh—no!
Me: Uh—okay.
The truth is, the above is a total work of fiction. After all, I pay the bills online, no signature required.
The truth also is, I am giving away a free copy of Miss Delacourt Speaks Her Mind this week and it will be signed! By moi! Semi-legibly! Don’t all jostle for the comment box at once, you crazy fans, you! But, yes, if you want to be entered for the contest, you need to leave a comment in today’s post. If you want to be entered twice, copy and paste the picture of my book cover and put it somewhere in your own blog. If you want to be entered thrice, link back to this post (please let me know if you do so I can go to your blog and admire the view).
Meanwhile, a blog tour of Miss D will commence tomorrow. Check back here to find out who will be the first stop on this crazy tour full of fun and hilarity (well, I can’t promise that but there’s always hope). Oh, and the contest for the book-win will go on for as long as the tour (not sure yet exactly what day--sorry! I'm great at starting things, not so good at ending them).
This just in: a scrump-dilly-ishiss review of Miss D (you have to scroll down to the top of page 19--a pain, I know . . .)http://www.claytonpioneer.com/CEPDFS/2008_Clayton_Pioneer_1205.pdf
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