First, in the news department:
My book, Don’t Lick the Minivan: And Other Things I Never Thought I’d Say to My Kids, is up on Amazon! Here’s the cover:
Second, the sucking-at-something part. I suck at giveaways. My cop out for this is that I’m not a completer-finisher. Although I managed to finish my manuscript, if I don’t have an external deadline, I often move on to another project.
I learned about this deficiency of mine when—a decade or so ago—one of my professors from the University of Bath made his students take the Belbin Team Roles personality test. I was a lot of things according to the test, but I was not a completer-finisher. I now wonder if this was an ominous prediction that I would abandon my Masters of Arts in Educational Management, half baked.
There are three giveaways that have happened in the past six months that I have not awarded prizes for. Drum roll, please, as I attempt to become a completer-finisher.
The winner of a copy of Elena Aitken‘s fabulous women’s fiction, DRAWING FREE (from the post Top 10 Signs That Mom Needs a Vacation) is Jules from Go Jules Go.
The winners of two Heart Smart packages are Julie Frayn of Julie Bird (wins cookbook) and Judy Berman of Earth-Rider.com (wins dietician consult)
The winner of a copy of Clay Morgan‘s cool, genre-bending nonfiction book, UNDEAD (from the post Two Men, the Undead, and Zombie Lego) is Liz McLennan from Life with Bellymonster.
If you’re a winner, please email me at ironicmom(at)gmail(dot)com. I should have all your goodies in the mail by April 2013. Or maybe April 2014.
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Tomorrow I’m starting a hilarious two-week series on the Worst Toys of 2012. If you can’t laugh at yourself or your cup of eggnog during the holiday season, laugh at the sucky toys some people make.
Congrats to the winners!
Danny used to be in the Toy business and I remember him laughing at more than a few over the years… 🙂
Whaaaaaat! Thank you! May I just say, I don’t think you suck at giveaways t’all. 😉
NOW. Holy crap!!! The book cover is amazing! I CANNOT WAIT TO READ THIS.
I shall email you. Thank you again!!
You suck at giveaways, but you are really exceptional at burying the lead.
Perhaps an edit is in order?
Done. 🙂
Good woman!
Agreed! Good switch!
Hey, Leanne! I’d love to buy two signed copies of Don’t Lick the MiniVan.
I know there will be outrageous postal fees attached to shipping them to me. (Mostly likely billing from the RCMP and NSA for product inspection.)
Email me with details on the amount and means for payment. Oh! Wait! I can email you, too — since your inbox is likely lonely and underused (ka-snort!). Consider this your heads up.
Wow! I’m stunned. I never win anything. Thank you, Leanne. The book will be a welcome addition to our kitchen. Our hearts thank you.
I just ordered your book. Christmas in May! Yahoo!
YAY for giveaways! AND…yay for your book on Amazon!
Haha! I’m not a completer-finisher either. In fact, I forgot to give away Clay’s book too. Guess I better get on that.
So great that your book is out! I can’t wait to read it 🙂
Congrats on your book being out on Amazon! I’m popping over to pre-order one now!
*whispering* It’s Liz McLennan! I’ll tweet her! 🙂 Also, awesome about the cover! I love it. I can’t wait to buy it.
Unless you are having a giveaway and I can win a signed copy in 5 months. 😉
Oops. Thanks for that. There is clearly a reason I don’t typically post on Sundays…
Sorry, I could have just sent you an email. And that it why I shouldn’t be on the computer on my birthday! 😉 Feel free to delete the entire discussion! 😉
No way. We’re in our 40s, Renzay. That means we’re ok with admitting our screw ups. 🙂
Heading over to Amazon to order your book! Yay!
Congratulations! Great news!
The book! The book!!! I want DA BOOOOOOOOK!!!
Do you need an English–>Italian translation? O:D
Congratulations, Leanne! I’d love to get an autographed copy, as well! How can I go about doing that?
You’ve inspired me to start a list of things I haven’t finished. I can relate. I gave up doing giveaways after one. Now I just sponsor them elsewhere. It’s beautiful. Can’t wait to check out your book. 😀
Thanks, all. It finally feels real. More or less. 🙂
Holy crap, I am so excited right now! 1. I won something and 2. It’s Clay’s book, which will be the first and only book about the undead I’ve ever read AND Clay wrote it. It’s like Christmas or something.
Thank you!!!!
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