Hey, all! Just thought I'd let you know that Song of the Wren-Falcon and I are being featured this week over on homeschooledauthors.com with an interview and a book review.
Not only that, we're giving away a signed copy of the book, so be sure to pop 'round and enter for your chance to win!
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February 2, 2015
October 16, 2012
Happy Dictionary Day!
We've been having a lot of fun the last few days, playing with words, learning new words, and sharing our favorite words. And now the big day itself has finally arrived - Dictionary Day!
Which of course, brings us to the moment you've all been waiting so eagerly for: revealing the winner of the Writer's Lair Dictionary Day Giveaway!
You all shared some fabulous new words in your entries - definitely some new ones to me - and I appreciate the posts you all put on your own blogs. Y'all did great! And now, without further delay, the winner! *passes hat full of slips to Mom, who fumbles around blindly among all the little papers and pulls one out*
And the winner is...
Kay J. Fields!
Congratulations, Kay J! Send me an email in the next day or two, and we'll get your Flip Dictionary to you as soon as we can!
Well, that about wraps up our Dictionary Day celebration. Hope you all enjoy your day greatly! I'm going to be off the air for the next day or two, for a very special reason: Grace Bridges, the owner of Splashdown Books and author of Legendary Space Pilgrims, is traveling around the U.S., all the way from New Zealand - and I'm going to get to meet her! I'm also going to get to meet two of the other authors who've contributed to the Avenir Eclectia anthology, so I'm super excited about that as well. Promise, I'll tell you all about it when I get back.
So once again, congratulations to Kay J, a hearty thank you to those who participated, and a Happy Dictionary Day to all!
October 15, 2012
Last Day to Enter the Giveaway! (and other news)
That's right, today is the last day to enter the Writer's Lair Dictionary Day Giveaway. (I should have come up with something shorter to call it.) You have until Midnight tonight to get your entry in for a chance to win the Flip Dictionary. If you haven't already read the rules for entering, Click Here. The lucky winner will be announced tomorrow, so stay tuned!
In other news, Elizabeth Kaiser, author of The Jeweler's Apprentice, has done me the great honor of interviewing me on her blog, E. Kaiser Writes. We had a ton of fun putting the interview together over the weekend, and she's asked some great writing-related questions that were both fun and challenging to answer. So if you've ever wondered what kind of character I most enjoy writing, or what I consider my biggest writing fault to be, hop over to E. Kaiser Writes and read the interview!
And lastly, for those of you who have been diligently following The Lost Scribes and reading Falls the Shadow, chances are you've read the final chapter already. (My fellow Lost Scribes and I have received multiple threats of grievous bodily harm, and have been informed by several friends that they are no longer speaking to us as a result of that chapter.)
Now it's time, and the Epilogue of Falls the Shadow is here. The same voice that gave you your first glimpse of Shandor Rei in the Prologue is ready to close the tale... and you won't want to miss it. Click Here to read the final words of Falls the Shadow.
And of course, tomorrow is Dictionary Day, so be sure to pop in for the announcement of the winner of the Dictionary Day drawing! That's something else you won't want to miss! ; )
In other news, Elizabeth Kaiser, author of The Jeweler's Apprentice, has done me the great honor of interviewing me on her blog, E. Kaiser Writes. We had a ton of fun putting the interview together over the weekend, and she's asked some great writing-related questions that were both fun and challenging to answer. So if you've ever wondered what kind of character I most enjoy writing, or what I consider my biggest writing fault to be, hop over to E. Kaiser Writes and read the interview!
And lastly, for those of you who have been diligently following The Lost Scribes and reading Falls the Shadow, chances are you've read the final chapter already. (My fellow Lost Scribes and I have received multiple threats of grievous bodily harm, and have been informed by several friends that they are no longer speaking to us as a result of that chapter.)
Now it's time, and the Epilogue of Falls the Shadow is here. The same voice that gave you your first glimpse of Shandor Rei in the Prologue is ready to close the tale... and you won't want to miss it. Click Here to read the final words of Falls the Shadow.
And of course, tomorrow is Dictionary Day, so be sure to pop in for the announcement of the winner of the Dictionary Day drawing! That's something else you won't want to miss! ; )
October 11, 2012
Enter the Dictionary Day Giveaway!
Ladies and gentlemen, the moment has arrived. Time to enter the Writer's Lair Dictionary Day giveaway! Would you like a chance to win a brand-new copy of Barbara Ann Kipfer's Flip Dictionary? Then read on!
Here's what you have to do:
1. Become a Follower of the Writer's Lair, if you aren't already.
2. Since this is a Dictionary Day event, let's put the dictionary to good use! Find three words you've never heard or used before and learn their definitions.
3. Share the three words you've learned, along with their definitions, in a comment on this post.
... and voila! You're entered in the drawing!
Note: To get an extra slip with your name on it put into the drawing, post information about the giveaway, along with a link to the Writer's Lair, on your own blog. Then leave me a comment here, letting me know you've done it. Include a link to your post.
Entries will be accepted until midnight on Saturday the 13th. The winner of the drawing will be announced on Dictionary Day, which is Tuesday the 16th.
Best of luck!
Here's what you have to do:
1. Become a Follower of the Writer's Lair, if you aren't already.
2. Since this is a Dictionary Day event, let's put the dictionary to good use! Find three words you've never heard or used before and learn their definitions.
3. Share the three words you've learned, along with their definitions, in a comment on this post.
... and voila! You're entered in the drawing!
Note: To get an extra slip with your name on it put into the drawing, post information about the giveaway, along with a link to the Writer's Lair, on your own blog. Then leave me a comment here, letting me know you've done it. Include a link to your post.
Entries will be accepted until midnight on Saturday the 13th. The winner of the drawing will be announced on Dictionary Day, which is Tuesday the 16th.
Best of luck!
October 1, 2012
The First-Ever Writer's Lair Book Giveaway!
October is my favorite month all around, but after just coming through the hottest, driest summer of my lifetime so far, I'm especially excited to welcome it this year! Time to start filling the house with the smell of baking pumpkins, take the last cuttings from the herb garden, clean the chimneys, build up the woodpile, and plow up the garden. And for the more leisurely side of things, too - long, long walks through the autumn woods, listening to the leaves fall, watching thousands of geese pass overhead, looking like pencil sketches of mountain ranges as they fly in their mismatched Vs, making tea in the old camp pot over fires in the woods, laying on a hillside soaking up the last of the year's sunshine, getting ready for trapping season... I love life in the country.
And, this October, I'm very excited to be hosting the first-ever book giveaway here at the Writer's Lair! Here's how it's going to work:
October 16 is Dictionary Day - a fun holiday, I thought, for writers and readers and word-lovers-all-'round to observe. We're going to be having a lot of fun with words in general here at the Lair over the next couple of weeks, but October 16th is the day the winner of the contest will be announced.
And, since I know you're all dying to know, the book I will be giving away is (*drumroll*) a brand-new copy of the Flip Dictionary by Barbara Ann Kipfer.
I can say without hesitation that this book is the single most valuable monetary investment I have ever made in my writing career. I have used it almost every single day for four years. As the cover says, the Flip Dictionary is 'For when you know what you want to say but can't think of the word'. And it really works! By looking up a key word or phrase, you can find just about anything you're looking for in this dictionary.
Can't remember the word for a person who says something hilarious with a completely sober expression? The word is 'deadpan'. It's in the Flip Dictionary under 'Serious face when telling a joke'.
Need to know what those rib-like beams in the hull of a ship are called? It's a 'futtock', and you can find it in the Flip Dictionary under 'Ship and Shipping Terms'.
The lists in this book are great, too. Look up the word 'Purple', for instance, and you come up with a list of fifty-two different words for colors of purple.
It also works great as a thesaurus. Say one of your characters is laughing, but you want a word that's a little more specifically descriptive than 'laugh'. Well, look up 'laugh' in the Flip Dictionary, and you find a list of synonyms... though I'm not sure I would recommend using the word 'cachinnate' in something you plan on submitting for publication. 'Howl' or 'giggle' might be better. ; )
Excited yet? Me too!
With my novel, Son of the Shield, currently out in the wilds searching for a home with a publishing house, I'm trying to add as many followers as I can to this blog, so SotS will have as big a welcoming committee as possible once it finds its way into the world of published books.
So, Rule #1 of the Dictionary Day contest is that you must be following the Writer's Lair. If you're not currently doing that, you can do it by clicking the 'Join This Site' button on the right-hand sidebar, just over the 'Followers' list.
If you're already a follower of the Writer's Lair, all you'll be required to do is follow the instructions that will be announced the Saturday before Dictionary Day. (Don't worry - they won't be hard.)
However, if you would like to increase your chances of winning, you can announce the contest on your own blog and refer your readers to the Lair. If you do this, leave me a comment letting me know you've done it, and include a link to your post. Doing this will give you an extra slip in the hat when it comes time for the drawing!
Word-of-mouth referrals are greatly appreciated too, though for obvious reasons I can't give extra credit for those. If you have friends who love Christian fantasy, send them this way!
Beyond that, the only thing you have to do to enter this contest is follow the instructions I will give you closer to Dictionary Day itself. Remember, the winner of the Flip Dictionary will be announced on that day, the 16th.
I'm so excited that God has given me the opportunity to do something like this, and I'm looking forward to the 16th!
And, this October, I'm very excited to be hosting the first-ever book giveaway here at the Writer's Lair! Here's how it's going to work:
October 16 is Dictionary Day - a fun holiday, I thought, for writers and readers and word-lovers-all-'round to observe. We're going to be having a lot of fun with words in general here at the Lair over the next couple of weeks, but October 16th is the day the winner of the contest will be announced.
And, since I know you're all dying to know, the book I will be giving away is (*drumroll*) a brand-new copy of the Flip Dictionary by Barbara Ann Kipfer.
I can say without hesitation that this book is the single most valuable monetary investment I have ever made in my writing career. I have used it almost every single day for four years. As the cover says, the Flip Dictionary is 'For when you know what you want to say but can't think of the word'. And it really works! By looking up a key word or phrase, you can find just about anything you're looking for in this dictionary.
Can't remember the word for a person who says something hilarious with a completely sober expression? The word is 'deadpan'. It's in the Flip Dictionary under 'Serious face when telling a joke'.
Need to know what those rib-like beams in the hull of a ship are called? It's a 'futtock', and you can find it in the Flip Dictionary under 'Ship and Shipping Terms'.
The lists in this book are great, too. Look up the word 'Purple', for instance, and you come up with a list of fifty-two different words for colors of purple.
It also works great as a thesaurus. Say one of your characters is laughing, but you want a word that's a little more specifically descriptive than 'laugh'. Well, look up 'laugh' in the Flip Dictionary, and you find a list of synonyms... though I'm not sure I would recommend using the word 'cachinnate' in something you plan on submitting for publication. 'Howl' or 'giggle' might be better. ; )
Excited yet? Me too!
With my novel, Son of the Shield, currently out in the wilds searching for a home with a publishing house, I'm trying to add as many followers as I can to this blog, so SotS will have as big a welcoming committee as possible once it finds its way into the world of published books.
So, Rule #1 of the Dictionary Day contest is that you must be following the Writer's Lair. If you're not currently doing that, you can do it by clicking the 'Join This Site' button on the right-hand sidebar, just over the 'Followers' list.
If you're already a follower of the Writer's Lair, all you'll be required to do is follow the instructions that will be announced the Saturday before Dictionary Day. (Don't worry - they won't be hard.)
However, if you would like to increase your chances of winning, you can announce the contest on your own blog and refer your readers to the Lair. If you do this, leave me a comment letting me know you've done it, and include a link to your post. Doing this will give you an extra slip in the hat when it comes time for the drawing!
Word-of-mouth referrals are greatly appreciated too, though for obvious reasons I can't give extra credit for those. If you have friends who love Christian fantasy, send them this way!
Beyond that, the only thing you have to do to enter this contest is follow the instructions I will give you closer to Dictionary Day itself. Remember, the winner of the Flip Dictionary will be announced on that day, the 16th.
I'm so excited that God has given me the opportunity to do something like this, and I'm looking forward to the 16th!
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