For some reason, I'm just in the mood to give something away. Maybe it's the season. Who knows?
Either way, I think I'll give away one of the books I recommend on this site. And while I love "Save the Cat," "On Writing" happens to be handier, so that's what's on the table here.
A FREE copy of "On Writing," by Stephen King (Mass market, as pictured above). An awesome memoir from a successful and prolific author. All followers are eligible, and to make this super simple, I'm just going to pick a number... Okay, that's harder than it sounds, so I'm just going to add up all the digits on the Kay'sVille barcode.
*adds numbers*
And the magical number is 106. Kind of high, but there you are. The US resident who posts the 106th comment on this thread (who is also a follower) WINS!
No real rules. You can post every comment if you would like, or just one. Doesn't matter. But in the end, the one in with the 106th position will win :)
Ready? Set? Go!
Thanks for the awesome giveaway! I've been wanting to read this for a while :)
ReplyDeleteI comment again muahahahahaaa.
ReplyDeleteYou got it! And yes, my comments contribute to the final tally :)
ReplyDeleteIs is sad that I've never read a Stephen King book? Failllllllll.
ReplyDeletelol I don't know if I can keep on writing comments without me being blocked as spam XD
ReplyDeleteI've read a Stephen King book, although I chose the WRONG one to start out with.
ReplyDeleteNOTE TO READERS: Gerald's Game is not Stephen King's best book... just sayin'.
Interesting point. How many times can you comment before you're considered a spammer? Anyone know the answer to that?
ReplyDelete106th??? Let's just add those three numbers up... (adding) - 7. That sucks. According to my regulated rules, you won your own contest. That's so dirty.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to win the book, but I think I posted too early. I'll have to check back later . . .
ReplyDeleteFrank, you are TOO funny :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, Stephanie. Check back. And feel free to add a comment every time you do :) I'm sure the winner will thank you... or perhaps you will thank yourself ;P
ReplyDeleteBump. Moving the number up.
ReplyDeleteHigher and higher it climbs,
and yet,
we're still so far behind.
*bump*
ReplyDeleteSpam spam :) I think I know what I'm going to do with my snow day.
ReplyDeleteI have Four Past Midnight sitting on my shelf. I probably won't have time to get to it until.... summer lol.
ReplyDeleteOh this is such a bad idea, lol I so hope I'm the 106th post though (not this one but later on)
ReplyDeleteI'm going to post again :) I was recommended this book during a NaNoWriMo grouping, so really would like to read it :D
ReplyDeleteAnd because I am procrastinating from cleaning the apartment, lets add another comment, lol
ReplyDeleteDecided to read the comments already posted... I think I have only read 2 of Stephen Kings books: Cujo and Misery.... I'm not sure if I could read them again now.
ReplyDeleteI don't remember who, but I feel like someone recommended this book through some NaNoWriMo related thing too lol.
ReplyDeleteSooooo.... ummmm... what you writing now? Anything just for fun?
ReplyDeleteWhy hello there April X :) How are you?
ReplyDeleteApril, are you a published writer or just like doing NaNoWriMo?
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone else laugh at the capache words that are used? I have to wonder sometimes at what the hell is going on with those words (or non-words for that matter)
ReplyDeleteSomeone better thank me for adding so many comments and if I get banned for spamming I am going to be very upset!
ReplyDelete106 minus 25 is 81 more posts... 80 after this one
ReplyDeleteCome on peeps, I don't want to be the only one posting!
ReplyDeleteIf someone is sitting there and just refreshing the screen and waiting till the 105th comment is posted I am going to come through here and smack them... hmmmm... although that isn't a bad idea, although it may take a while they way this place is so quiet
ReplyDeleteok, last post for a bit, going to go do dishes and then come back
ReplyDeleteok, that didn't take me all that long, but still no one else posted! come on!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, my kitties say that I should win ;)
ReplyDeletehmmmm cold tosies... need socks on them now :D It is such a pretty day out too!
ReplyDelete@Chelsea- Sounds like you've got smart kitties. And one thing I learned from Stephen King for sure, is never, ever use the word "dustbunnies" during one of your climactic supposedly terrifying scenes.
ReplyDeleteIt's a mood killer... Then again, if you WANT to kill the mood, it is absolutely perfect :)
You have a smart idea, though, Chelsea. This is a great spot for some Q&A. No better way to raise the count.
ReplyDeleteWhy 106th? Why not 35? I don't understand.
ReplyDeleteThey are pretty smart kitties :D although sometimes they don't like to show it
ReplyDeleteYou plan to live until you're 106?
ReplyDeleteYou have 106 pairs of shoes?
ReplyDeleteAs for dustbunnies, it could work perfectly if you are doing a comical story :) It just doesn't work very well in drama type of stories (or any story that is not just comedy wreaked)
ReplyDeleteYou plan to run 106 marathons in your lifetime?
ReplyDeleteRachael, it was what the Kay'sVille barcode added up to is what she said in the post :)
ReplyDeleteYou'll write 106 books? No wait, make that romances.
ReplyDeleteDo you have 106 of anything? I am probably over that in books
ReplyDelete"Why 106th? Why not 35? I don't understand."
ReplyDeleteRachael, how is it possible to be funny at all times. I don't understand, but I would like to learn...
ooo I like the write 106 books, although that is quite the challenge (even with romances)
ReplyDeleteHahaha! Thanks, Chelsea. Next time I'll read more carefully. :)
ReplyDeleteI don't think it is physically possible to be funny all the time, but it is a challenge one could always work on :)
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you were just trying to get to the posting part and skimmed the actual post :)
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, Chelsea, the dustbunny reference did indeed turn the drama to humor. To this day, if I'm reading something tense, my mind thinks "and then the key fell among the dustbunnies."
ReplyDeleteThat's not a direct quote, I don't think, but it does the trick every time. Books never scare me now. lol
wooohooo that is 48... we are getting there :)
ReplyDeletehehehe... I was into horror more when I was a kid but becoming an adult I have seen too many horrors on TV :( I wish I was more innocent to enjoy the horrors again
ReplyDeleteTotally close. We need some bumpers. Any bumpers out there?
ReplyDeleteI think the next giveaway I'll have people pick who they think should get the prize. Anyone can vote and the person who gets the most votes wins.
Ooooh. Fun!
Uh oh, did we loose Rachael? Come back!
ReplyDeleteWhatever, Sheralyn. You take the cake on being funny, nice, brilliant, and beautiful. And the fact that you also know martial arts . . . well, who can compete with that?
ReplyDeleteI pick me ;)
ReplyDeleteChelsea, yeah, I like the 106 books too. That's actually my favorite.
ReplyDeleteyou know martial arts? What practice?
ReplyDeleteNothing says challenge like writing 106 books in your lifetime :D
ReplyDeletewe are past the half way mark... weeeeeeee
ReplyDelete@Rachael, I assure you there are many martial artists who would LOVE to compete with that. But I accept your grandiose visions of me and will cling to them as long as possible. lol
ReplyDeleteKenpo. And 106??? I'm ambitious, but who do you think I am? Nora Roberts?
ReplyDeleteThat said... an interesting challenge...
Saw you are reading Wizard's First Rule that is a VERY good book, but I couldn't complete the series :(
ReplyDeleteYou would vote for 106 books...
ReplyDelete4 down, 102 to go. Gosh. I'm almost there...
Very good then. My work here is done. I'm off to make dinner.
ReplyDeleteBut I will be back. Mwahahaha (How exactly do you do that evil laugh, Sheralyn? It seems to come so easy for you. :))
Wasn't a challenge to you exactly, I think we decided it was a challenge in of itself :)
ReplyDeleteWhat made you drop the series? I'm reading it with a very specific purpose, so I LOVE input!!!
ReplyDelete@Rachael- The trick to inborn evil laughter: being born on Halloween. I have no proof of this, but I'm certain it helps...
ReplyDeleteMy husband used to practice Kenpo, but he hasn't done it for a while... I think he should restart, he always enjoyed it. I just want to do a kickboxing class
ReplyDeleteI got to like the fourth or fifth book and it was practically all politics and I just cannot keep awake when reading about politics. I could probably do it now but when I was a teen I just couldn't
ReplyDeleteLOL! :) Good luck, Chelsea! I'd definitely vote for you!
ReplyDeleteHalloween probably helps, although I think you have to be a certain personality to also have a good wicked laugh
ReplyDeleteWoohoo Thanks Rachael :) Hope dinner is scrumptous :D
ReplyDeleteI miss practicing, too. And I especially miss teaching cardio kickboxing. Never been in better shape in my life.
ReplyDelete*sigh*
Yes, you must have a diabolical twinkle in the eye that let's people know you really mean it. >:D
ReplyDeleteGirl, you're getting WAY close! Whoever's hiding in the shadows better poke their head out now... just sayin'.
ReplyDeleteI agree... if anyone is sitting there refreshing i am going to hurt them if they post as the final post
ReplyDeleteI liked the kickboxing more than the martial arts because I hated actually having to test for a belt of any sort
ReplyDeleteThis is 78 :) woohoo!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the encouragement :)
ReplyDeleteWell, if anything if I get banned for spamming we will know the number lol
ReplyDelete25 more posts to go after this one :D
ReplyDeletehere is another one
ReplyDeleteHmmmm... it is almost 2P here... I missed lunch :( What should I have?
ReplyDeleteSo I am going to start a new blog up at some point... not sure what to write yet though
ReplyDeleteIt wont' be my first blog, but all my other blogs are so far spaced out and I rarely look at them anymore... so I am condensing them all, getting rid of the sites and going to start a new one and maybe use some of my old posts.
ReplyDeleteI wish I had input on what kind of blog to do. I always thought it would be fun to be the ADD Book reviewer. Just say how far I got into a book before I lost interest, how much I sped read, and what I liked.
ReplyDeleteThat would be fun, if I didn't have to be consistent. lol
A lot of blogs I have seen are very similar to journal type of writing though and that is not what I want. I have a journal for that sort of thing.
ReplyDeleteI was actually thinking of maybe doing book critiques since I am so particular when I am reading a book. If I start critiquing during reading, it may work
ReplyDeleteI'd say go niche. Another fun site for me would be a spoiler site. I love spoilers. They don't ruin a thing for me. I actually enjoy the road more when I know where I'm going... maybe that's a writer thing...
ReplyDeleteI'm too embarrassed to write in my own journal, not to mention post it for all the world. I think those people are totally brave.
ReplyDeleteJust sayin'
There are certain books that I love to re-read because I know where it is going, but there are some that I just can't do that with.
ReplyDelete16 to go
ReplyDeleteI was reading some of the "Journal" type of entries I had on Live Journal when I was a teen and I am grimacing for all the people that read them... I'm surprised I didn't loose more friends
ReplyDeleteOh, yeah. There are definitely books I re-read, thinking, "How'd they do that? I know exactly where I'm going, but I still LOVE the ride--and I've been on it 10 times."
ReplyDeletewhat happens if your reply is the 106th comment?
ReplyDeleteMy dog DESPERATELY wants to go to the dog park before I run away for the night.
ReplyDeleteI'll bow out now so that my comment isn't. It's all you, girl!
ReplyDeleteI love re-reading some books and finally getting a joke or seeing a foreshadowing that I had no clue about
ReplyDeletehahaha... You and I will need to chat more on Twitter or something :)
ReplyDelete100!
ReplyDeleteGod, nobody better come out of the wood works now... I'm goin' for it :D
ReplyDelete102
ReplyDeleteThis is sort of going to be anti-climatic with just me... but at least I won't have to worry, lol
ReplyDeleteI am going to laugh if all of a sudden I can't post the last comment due to getting banned for spam though
ReplyDelete105
ReplyDeleteWOOOOOHOOOOO! this is actually 107 :D
ReplyDeleteAnd my work here is done, lol... should probably clean this apartment now :D
ReplyDeleteWoohoo! Girl, you EARNED this book today! Send me your info and you will soon be the proud, new owner of "On Writing" by Stephen King.
ReplyDeleteRock on, and thanks for playing :)
Congrats Chelsea! I am jealous of your endurance lol XD Dang, this is what I get for studying *headsmack*
ReplyDeleteSeriously. No one can call this win "luck."
ReplyDeleteEnjoy, Chelsea. And maybe next time, April :)