Happy Halloween!
We have WINNERS! And because I don’t believe in needless prize suspense, they are:
1st – Ile Barrionuevo (@ile.barrionuevo), for a blog comment
2nd – Ashley (@booksofthrills), for an Instagram story
3rd – Ashley B. Davis (@shleyBdavis), for a tweet
Congratulations!
Ile will be receiving her pick of books, between Tales from the Shadow Booth Volume 1 (paperback), which has my story “That Which Never Comes,” and Suspended in Dusk 2 (paperback), which has my story “Dealing in Shadows,” or an e-book edition of any of the nine books pictured below, which all also have my stories/poems in them, plus a Starbucks gift card, and a thumb drive with organizational writing docs. Ashley (booksofthrills) will get second choice of those books plus a thumb drive with docs. And Ashley Davis will get the remaining book (or her pick of e-books if the paperbacks go first) plus a thumb drive with docs. I’ll be in touch with each of you soon to get your picks and contact info!
What am I up to this holiest of holidays? Well… working. (And sick.) Ain’t it the way? But the good news is that this day is particularly fun and special work, because on this day I’m going to start drafting my next novel. That’s right, I’m getting a one-day jumpstart on NaNoWriMo for novel #8 because I’m a rebel like that. (And holy crap, my eighth novel. Wow.) So at least it will be special work.
The parties have already been had. This year I was going to dress as a ghost bride in an honest-to-pumpkin wedding dress I bought on sale for $17, but then I realized I didn’t really want to wear a full bridal gown around all night. So at the last minute I pulled together this creepy doll costume, which turned out to be pretty fun. The only thing I bought were the fake eyelashes, and the only thing I had to make was the wind-up key.
Tonight I’m going to hunker down with hubby (also sick) and have a cozy Halloween at home. We’re going to combine a few of these options I picked out for LitReactor and make it fun. Go check out my post if you still don’t have plans; Halloween on a Wednesday doesn’t have to suck! I link to all kinds of good stuff. The concept of a Halloween charcuterie board might have changed my life. Maybe. We’re also roasting pumpkin seeds for the first time, watching something scary, and hopefully handing out candy to little monsters if the rain doesn’t scare them away. And, of course, there will be Poe.
Thank you to everyone who entered my giveaway this year, and to everyone who shared it to help spread the word. I really appreciate each and every one of you, and if I could afford to gift you all a spooky book I would. ♥ If you didn’t win and really wanted one of those prize books, don’t forget that you can order yourself a copy anytime. All of the links to all of my work are always on this page; many things are accessible for free.
Whatever book (or movie or show or pet or people) you’re cuddled up with tonight, I hope it’s a good one. Happy Halloween, my friends. Stay spooky.
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