I'm a guest on The Funky Werepig tonight. Hosted, or roasted?
Well, that remains to be seen, but even so - I'm sure it'll all be in good fun, and hopefully we'll get around to talking about that whole writing and reading thing I like so much. Anyway, there is the chance to win some free stuff tonight. The contest is simple. In the header of all my main website pages:
Main Page & Updates
Biography
Media Files
Where's Clifton Heights, New York?
Endorsements
Store
is a quote from an author I adore, or for some reason or other, the quote strikes my fancy. However, they all have one thing in common: each of them express my feelings about the art of writing fiction, some from a craft perspective, life perspective, and even artistic perspective. The challenge? How do they rate in order of importance to me and my craft? A neat test for those who know me both online and in real life, or for those who don't know me - well, the odds aren't that bad, because I want to give away lots of stuff.
So...Greg Hall - host of the Werepig - will post this link and the question tonight. Interested folks will come here and post their answers in the order they think the quotes rank in "my writing world". All you have to do is post the author's last name. For example: say my five featured authors were Salinger, Shakespeare, Whitman, Twain and James. You'd post in the comment section the following, from 1 - 5, or 5 - 1, whichever strikes your fancy:
1. Shakespeare
2. Salinger
3. Whitman
4. James
5. Twain
1 being most important, of course, and 5 being least important. The comments will be moderated, so they won't appear. Winners will be announced a little later in the week. What are we giving away?
1st Place: "The Kevin Lucia Gift Pack" - really handy if you need doorstops and paperweights, or you're low on firewood for the upcoming winter months. A copy of Coach's Midnight Diner, which includes my "Editor's Choice" story Way Station, a copy of Abominations: 17 Tales of Murderous Monsters, which includes my story The Water God of Clarke Street, RAW: Brutality as Art, which includes my story A Willing Donor, Malpractice: An Anthology of Bedside Terror, which includes my story Therapy, and Issue #5 of Shroud Magazine, which features an excerpt from my upcoming novella, Hiram Grange & The Chosen One.
2nd Place: Of course, we still want to give away Issue #5 of Shroud Magazine, which features an excerpt from my upcoming novella, Hiram Grange & The Chosen One, but for second we'll also throw in Northern Haunts, which features my short short, Old Bassler House. Also, Vicious Verse and Reanimated Rhymes: Zombie Poetry for the Undead Head, which features my poem, Necromancin'.
3rd Place: And yes, Issue #5 of Shroud Magazine, which features an excerpt from my upcoming novella, Hiram Grange & The Chosen One.
So there. Free stuff. The best part? All these prizes feature other authors and great fiction, too, so you can't go wrong. Really. You can't. Honestly!
Hope you'll listen in.
