Becoming Brigid Book Swag Giveaway #1!

Tomorrow I get to do a school visit to talk to a creative writing club (Note: not the school where I teach -- wow!), so in honor of that, let's have my first swag giveaway!

Here's what I'll give away to a lucky winner on December 1:

It's a tote bag with the Becoming Brigid book cover on it.
The bag is medium-sized, and it makes a great library bag (that's how I'm using mine).  It would also be great for groceries, hobby stuff, etc.  It's pretty sturdy, and the handles fit nicely over the shoulder.

Want it?  Good.  :)
Here's how you can enter:
1) Buy a copy of Becoming Brigid and read it.  Or else convince your local library to purchase a copy and then read it.
Afterwards, post a review of the book on Amazon, Goodreads, or your blog (or all of the above for multiple entries).
Tweet or DM me a link (@lisamshafer) to the review, or post a comment on this post or on my Current Contests page with a link to the review.
I'll list your name on the Current Contests page, and you'll be entered.
2) You may also enter (instead of or in addition to the reviews) by photographing yourself reading/holding a copy of Becoming Brigid (the cover must be showing).

Then instagram the jpg to me OR pin the jpg to an appropriate board (books, Celts, mythology, self-publishing, etc.) and post the link in the comment section here or tweet/DM it to me (@lisamshafer) OR post a comment her or on my Current Contests page with your e-mail address (and I'll contact you to get the jpg).  The photo will be used for publicity; thus, if you are not yet 18 years old, you MUST be photographed WITH YOUR PARENT to prove you have permission to do this.

Your name will then be added to the list of entrants on the Current Contests page.

On December 1, the winner will be announced, and I will contact the winner for a mailing address.
This contest is open in the US and Canada.  You must be 13 or older to enter. You may enter multiple times.   I am not responsible for loss or damage of prizes during shipping.  I promise not to share your contact info with anyone.  Your entries WILL be made public.
For a list of entrants, go to the Current Contests page.  Click here.

Bookmarks! For Both Half-Vampire Books!

Lookee what I got yesterday!

A box o' bookmarks!

Here they are up close (on a slightly wrinkled dishtowel -- sorry about that).

The design idea was mine (notice that's the same blood splatter as is used on the book covers?), but it was computerized and refined by the talented Zach Romero at Creative Graphics in Murray, Utah.  (He's the same guy who designed the tee shirts for me.)
 In case you can't tell, they're double-sided, with Half-Vampire on the front and Half-Vampire Family on the back.
Okay, I'm not going to lie; these weren't cheap.  I paid $200.00 for 500 bookmarks.  This means I've got to use them wisely as advertising.  I haven't quite decided all the details yet, but I think I'll hang on to most of them until I'm ready to release All in the Half-Vampire Family, so I can advertise both books at once.
But, in the meantime, I'm feeling swag-happy.  :)

Announcing Another Contest!

Stay tuned!
On Wednesday, I'll begin a new contest with a free book and vampire swag!
In the meantime, you can still sign up for a free book on Goodreads.  Just click here.

Update

I've almost got the POD version of Half-Vampire ready to go, but, for some reason, Create Space won't accept my cover PDF.  Max is going to have a look at it and see if he can figure it out.
Once I can get the POD up and running, I'll get the swag (tee shirts, buttons, and bookmarks) ready to roll.
I've finished re-formatting All in the Half-Vampire Family, and now I can begin the final edits.  I hope to have this one out by next spring.
Our school librarian has all the pics and music for a trailer for Half-Vampire, but I haven't heard anything from him on the progress yet.....
And, I have lots of new and improved ideas for The (Dis)Appearance of Nerissa MacKay!  I can't wait to start working on it again, but everything else has to be finished first!
Oh, and Indie Books should have a review of Half-Vampire up tomorrow!