{"id":422,"date":"2010-09-13T18:23:21","date_gmt":"2010-09-13T18:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brendanmyers.net\/blog\/?p=422"},"modified":"2010-09-14T19:31:23","modified_gmt":"2010-09-14T19:31:23","slug":"book-launch-give-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brendanmyers.net\/blog\/2010\/09\/book-launch-give-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Launch Give-Away!"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019d like to win the very first signed copy of my new book, \u201cLoneliness and Revelation\u201d<\/strong>, and also a copy of \u201cThe Island\u201d, my music CD, then here\u2019s a contest for you.<\/p>\n

Post your favourite quotation from one of my previous books<\/strong> on your blog, your Facebook page, your MySpace page, your Twitter feed, or any other internet social media that you like. Put it in the your local community\u2019s newsletter. Read it aloud in your next podcast episode, or in your next YouTube video, and talk about it. Photoshop it into a picture or a photograph that you find artistically fitting, and post it to a photo-sharing site. <\/p>\n

If you want, you can also include some commentary about what the quote means to you. There\u2019s no minimum or maximum length requirement. It can be as simple or as complex as you like. And I welcome critical questions and counter-arguments too, so long as they are constructive and rational.<\/p>\n

Include with the quote my name, the title of the book where the quote came from, and my web site address (brendanmyers.net<\/a>). Then, email me to tell me that you\u2019ve done it<\/strong>, and include the URL so that I can see it for myself.<\/p>\n

Haven\u2019t got any of my books? Buy one from any bookstore in the world, whether independent or chain, or from any online retailer. Or borrow one from a friend, or a local public library.<\/p>\n

This contest is open starting today (13th September) and closes on the official release day for Loneliness and Revelation (29th October). I will select a winner at random, and announce the winner on my podcast, \u201cStanding Stone and Garden Gate<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n

As a special offer: you can increase your chances of winning the book by telling a friend! <\/strong> If more than 50 people participate in this contest, I will select two winners instead of just one. If more than 100 people participate, I\u2019ll select three winners. If more than 150 people participate, I\u2019ll select four. And so on. (Only one, of course, will receive the very first signed copy!) <\/p>\n

Another way you can increase your chances of winning: Wait 24 hours, and do it again. <\/strong>Post another quote to your blog (or Twitter feed, or photo stream, etc etc). I’ll put one ticket with your name on it in the draw for each time that you post a quote from one of my books on your favourite social media, between now and the 29th of October.<\/p>\n

Click here for information about \u201cLoneliness and Revelation\u201d
\n<\/a>
\nAnd click here to learn about Brendan\u2019s other books
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

Finally, if you are within reach of Ottawa, Ontario, come to the official book launch party!
\nLocation: The Clocktower Brew Pub, 575 Bank st.
\nDate: 7th November 2010
\nTime: 1pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019d like to win the very first signed copy of my new book, \u201cLoneliness and Revelation\u201d, and also a copy of \u201cThe Island\u201d, my music CD, then here\u2019s a contest for you. Post your favourite quotation from one of … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brendanmyers.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brendanmyers.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brendanmyers.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendanmyers.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendanmyers.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendanmyers.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brendanmyers.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendanmyers.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendanmyers.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}