Zombie Smurfs

Welcome to Disgruntled Bear! I post five times weekly about writing, reading, editing, and promoting YA paranormal/sci-fi/fantasy books. And when I run out of interesting things to say about those topics, I usually put up a funny video, link, or picture:

http://www.myspace.com/damon71124

If you're just jogging through, your next stop is Charmaine Gordon at: http://authorcharmainegordon.xanga.com/. If you get lost in the links, you can always follow the breadcrumbs back to http://blogjogday.blogspot.com.

So, we're having a giveaway here at the Bear this weekend:

The Body Finder (hardcover), Accused (signed paperback), and a SWAG pack of Spencer Hill Press bookmarks, cards, stickers, and the ever-popular Half-Blood guitar pick

To enter, just follow this blog and leave me a comment before midnight (EDT) on Thursday, August 11th. Your comment can be about anything: your favorite type of cheese, whether you believe Neil Patrick Harris can make the new Smurf movie watchable, a tip for surviving a zombie apocalypse, etc. Or just say, "hi." I'll use random.org to pick the winner and ship the above-pictured prize pack to a U.S. mailing address.

Happy Blog Jog!

Contest!

Hi folks,

Facebook isn't allowing contests on most of its pages anymore, so we're moving the party over here.


Here's the contest:

Let's test your remote viewing abilities:

How many fingers am I holding up? 

To enter, post your response below by midnight (EDT) Thursday, May 26th. The winner will receive a signed ARC of Accused, the Fourth Ganzfield book (shipped to a US mailing address). This book comes out in August, so you'll be among the first people to get your hands on it.

G-negatives, feel free to guess. I'll use random.org to pick the winner from among the correct responders. And if you link over from Facebook, Twitter, your blog, etc., I'll give you an additional chance to win for each link, even if you guess wrong on the finger thing. I'll also give you an extra chance for following this blog and another for liking Ganzfield on Facebook.

And if you aren't yet familiar with the Ganzfield books, check out the trailer for Minder. Heck, even if you are, you might want to just listen to the cool song.

Editing, Editing, Editing...Giveaway!

I have another week before Legacy is scheduled to go to the printer, so I'm proofing and checking and "clicking to accept the changes" in the manuscript for several hours every day.  I'm pretty sure that all other neural activity has ceased in my brain--I keep having moments like last night, when I looked up and realized that I should've fed the kids more than an hour earlier.

So, rather than post anything insightful today, I'll just give someone free stuff.

Comment below by midnight (EST) on Monday, November 15th, for a chance to win an ARC of Legacy and see what I've been doing instead of feeding my kids. I'll enter you for an additional chance to win if you're a follower as well as an additional chance for every link about this book and/or contest on your blog, Facebook, Twitter, etc. I'll have it shipped to a U.S. address as soon as we get the ARCs back from the printer (mid-December-ish).




Legacy
The Third Ganzfield Novel

Maddie has more problems than the average seventeen-year-old:
A psychotic killer with superpowers wants her dead.
A serious medical issue makes a "normal life" impossible for her.
And she's about to be introduced to Trevor's family.

Guess which one freaks her out the most?




This site will take part in Blog Jog Day on November 21st! If you want to know more about this (it's a great way to make your way through the blogosphere and see what's out there), you cane check out the information at http://blogjogday.blogspot.com and/or sign-up at http://www.blogjogday.webs.com.

Happy Weekend!