I’m so excited! The mail man just delivered six ARC (advance readers’ copies) of THE ELEVATOR to my house.
And I’m willing to give half of them away. But how?
I’ve decided to do it this way: I have three people in my immediate family (hubby, son, daughter), and they have ages. (Hint: hubby is way older than me.)
I’ve decided to send copies to the commenters whose comment numbers match the ages of my family members. Yes, you may comment more than once, but you may NOT comment more than once in a row–in other words, you have to wait to leave a second or third comment until someone else has posted a comment (IOW, you can’t sit there and click “post” over and over and over.) Consecutive comments from the same person will be deleted or ignored.
NO, you may not sell the book on eBay. 🙂
I’ll announce who the winning commenters are in a follow up blog post, then you can email me your addresses.
This is assuming you’d like a free copy, of course. Months ahead of publication time. 🙂
Ready, set . . . go!
Angie
So like this is comment number 1 and if you had a 1 year old I’d win?
Right, Dana. Exactly right.
Angie
Well, I’ve read your book about middleschoolers and I’m pretty sure your husband and children aren’t 3. 🙂
Or 4 but we have to get comments posted here…
🙂
My days with preschoolers are LONG gone!
Angie
Well, here’s another one.
Here’s another one too although I know we’re not close yet. The key word being YET. 😉
Well, here’s another post to get a little closer.
Jeni
And I’ll keep posting to help us out too. I just hope I don’t shoot myself in the foot here… 🙂
I just added a comment – where’d it go????
i feel lost in a sea of the wrong gender.
but for the sake of helping someone win a book – i’ll comment
I see your comment. 🙂
Here is my two cents worth adding to the number!
Here’s another
Well I’d be silly not to get in on this. 🙂 I just got one of your books in the mail today, another one would be great fun!
and another…
each post gets us closer…
oh my I have so much laundry to work on but this is just to tempting 🙂
laundry can wait, I’d guess… March Madness is calling me but has no contest to an Angela Hunt book – especially a free one!!
What number are we on?
This post is 21, I think. I wonder when we find out we’ve gotten there…
Could be a long night! I have a breakfast date in the morning, how long past preschool age could she be 🙂
I think her kids are older but I think we’re close – it’s getting to her husband’s age that’ll take some time I think. 😉
Another one…
I’ll recruit others for help!
Dana, you know you have way too much time on your hands!
Hey, I’m on a missionary budget. A free book is way too good to pass up!! 🙂
So…how’s it going? Read any good, gory scenes lately? 😉
Okay, we’re approaching 30. No way they’re that old. Not that that’s old, mind you as I turn 33 here soon… I’m just saying…
I’m looking forward to reading about Jen in this next series. I was hoping for more funeral home stuff today but I’ll take free book stuff 🙂
I was scared to read that gory scene. Was it good? I skipped it and thought I may need to skip the whole series now – which I hate to do! Was it CSI-ish? Ick. 🙁
Congratulations, Dana and Missy! (Nos. 22 and 23). Those are the ages of my kids, so you two can take a rest while a third person tries for the third available book . . . 🙂
Dana and Missy, if you will send me your address through the “contact” box on my web site, I’ll get the books in tomorrow’s mail!
Thanks for playing!
Angie
Are you saying that Angela robbed the cradle?!? I think we’ve got a few to get up to her hubbie’s age. right? 😉
I blogged my agent’s latest note. Made my day.
Dana–the consensus was that the “gory” scene wasn’t gory at all. I think you could handle it. 🙂
And there’s really not much gory stuff in the series. It’s more about life.
Angie
Woo-hoo!! 🙂 I’m breaking now…
No, no. Her kids couldn’t be over 30. I mean, Angie’s not much over 30. 😉
Keep it up Christina! Good luck winning the third book! She said her husband is way older than she is…that’s all I know…
I’m going to go check out your blog now…
I hate to leave, but I’m on dial-up and each comment takes forever. I’ve got the whole house to clean as I have a church finance committee meeting at 4 and then all the ladies from church are coming over at 7. At least I can help someone else get closer!
Yeah! I guess I’ll have to work on laundry now.
I went to your contact link on your site and it gave me an access denied message??? Any suggestions?
I got an error on the contact page too… You can contact me at dana@jonathananddana.com if you’d like…
I’ll go back and read that ‘gory’ scene then. I definitely want to read that series. Your blogs get me so excited about the books you have coming out!
Okay, no more posting so someone else wins that third one. 🙂
Sorry about the “access denied” thing–I just tested it and it seems to be working now.
And that’s okay, Dana. I can’t handle roaches. Any kind. Shudder.
Innards don’t bother me, but bugs? Ugh.
Angie
OK…. I can’t get the contact button to work. I’m sorry 🙁
My email is missyeagen@msn.com, I’ll try again in a bit just in case 🙂
BTW.. I didn’t think the scene was icky, the maggot comment sent chills up my spine but that’s not in the book thankfully! 🙂
What a unique contest!!
Yeah, I still can’t get it to work either… I’ll keep trying…
Dana, what can’t you get to work??
oh i really want this book!
Is anyone doing something to celebrate St Paddy tomorrow? We are taking my grandmother to dinner to celebrate her 90th birthday!
nothing special except having the corn beef/cabbage soup we always do every year
I love corned beef and cabbage! But I know the family will all be laughing at me tomorrow when I order that and they order steak or crabcakes.
do it! be a rebel!
I will! You’ve convinced me! LOL
Well there’s no message saying someone’s gotten up to her husband’s age yet …
hmm i just realized i’m the same age as angie’s kids
I’m the same age as Angie’s kids ages added together …
What’s your favourite Angela Hunt book?
Well I doubt I’ll win, but let me say, cool idea for a contest. 🙂
lol we’re approaching my parent’s age in comments right now
Someone’s bound to win eventually 🙂
i can’t decide on a favorite book…i do like the keepers of the ring series very much though
I own those but I keep loaning them out …
LOL! We aren’t even that close to my mom’s age, and I’m not that much older than Angie’s kids……who know’s maybe Angie’s husband really robbed the cradle?
I’m joking. I’m joking! 🙂
from the pictures she’s posted of him, he doesn’t look old at all!
…whistles nonchalantly …
anybody read excerpts from The Elevator on this blog? it’s forever changed the way I look at other people on elevators …
after the scene in Speed when the elevator drops and the lady nearly falls out, i’m not a big fan of them
Elevators are scary!
Y’all have passed his age, but I keep having to recount . . . back in a flash . . .
Angie
lol i was going to say, i don’t think he’s THAT old
I was wondering about that, too, Deborah. LOL
Whew! I get confused when I try to scroll and count that high, so I printed out the comments so I could actually number them–
My dh is 57, and the 57th commenter was “Accidental Poet!” So Susan, I’ll get the book to you!
Thanks for playing, everyone!
Angie
ahhh so close!!! oh well i’ll definitely be getting this book when it comes out
What a day to not read “A Life in Pages” until now at 22: 55 hours.
I will just have to buy it when it comes out! However, I am so grateful Angie that you are so real and down to earth. It just makes me want to read more of your books.
Catherine
Well, I’m comment #69…I guess I should have checked here first thing…instead of 12:01 on Saturday! *sigh* Unless you meant your hubby is waaaaaay older than you!
You’ve got some Grace sisters who have connected with you even more thanks to our dear friend in common, Doni Brinkman. She is a proud supporter of writing and has helped many of us to become greater fans. 🙂 Thanks for sharing your heart on paper and encouraging others around you with your work.
Heidi Jo
(I know this 2nd post doesn’t count… but as the #’s are past the 60s… perhaps you were including the ages of other relatives too?) 😉
Heidi Jo
Rats! I really am dying to see my teabags from the “purse contents” contribution in print!
Wow. That’s a good way to get comments 🙂