WRITER'S BLOCK CONTEST
Okay, so I’ve been thinking…I’ve got this book coming out in March (a little something called DESIRES OF THE DEAD). And yes, I know that’s still very far away, but I’ve got a dilemma and could really use your help.
DESIRES OF THE DEAD has this great tagline:
The missing dead call to Violet.
They want to be found…
But I also need a “catch phrase” of sorts…you know, something that I can use as a fun one-liner for signings, on my websites, maybe even for my swag.
With THE BODY FINDER, it was:
What is your echo?
I love that…it’s dark and mysterious…and yeah, just a tad morbid. I want something like that for DotD, but you know what??? I got nothing!
So, unless you want me sending out posters that say “Don’t party too hard!” and signing books with “Have a nice summer” I’m gonna need your help. All I’m looking for is that perfect blend of cool and creepy. That shouldn’t be too hard, right???
Fine, it IS hard but I’m willing to pay for your help. Okay, so maybe not pay exactly, but definitely bribe you with fabulous prizes.
So, for my Writer’s Block Contest, I want you guys to come up with that perfect one-liner (even though I’ll probably tell everyone that I came up with it myself! ;). Be creative, be clever, and you can even be sinister if you must. And in return, I’ll give my top two favorite “catch phrases” each a special Harper prize pack.
FIRST PLACE will receive:
Wait for it….an ARC of UNEARTHLY by Cynthia Hand!!!!!!! (Oh, and did I mention that I’m blurbing this book??? Yeah, I loved it THAT much!!!)
PRETTY LITTLE LIARS by Sara Shepard (This is the new one with the way cool TV series cover).
And PRETTY DEAD by Francesca Lia Block.
And SECOND PLACE gets:
KISSES FROM HELL, an awesome anthology by Kelley Armstrong, Richelle Mead, Alyson Noel, Kristin Cast, and Francesca Lia Block.
An ARC of VAMPIRE CRUSH by A.M. Robinson.
And the first 7 chapters of BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS by Anna Godbersen. (I love this cool mini-ARC!)
Unfortunately I have to limit the prize packs to US residents only, but here’s the thing, I really want you International folks to help me too, so I’ve come up with a compromise. If you’re an International reader and I choose your “catch phrase” for first or second place, I’ll send you a gift certificate worth $20USD for the online bookseller of your choice (in lieu of the prize packs). See, I didn’t forget you!!!
And just in case you’re like me (and like to do a little research) here’s where you can find more info about DESIRES OF THE DEAD:
Synopsis
Prologue
Okay you guys, you have until Friday, November 5th, now get out there and Creep. Me. Out!
DESIRES OF THE DEAD has this great tagline:
The missing dead call to Violet.
They want to be found…
But I also need a “catch phrase” of sorts…you know, something that I can use as a fun one-liner for signings, on my websites, maybe even for my swag.
With THE BODY FINDER, it was:
What is your echo?
I love that…it’s dark and mysterious…and yeah, just a tad morbid. I want something like that for DotD, but you know what??? I got nothing!
So, unless you want me sending out posters that say “Don’t party too hard!” and signing books with “Have a nice summer” I’m gonna need your help. All I’m looking for is that perfect blend of cool and creepy. That shouldn’t be too hard, right???
Fine, it IS hard but I’m willing to pay for your help. Okay, so maybe not pay exactly, but definitely bribe you with fabulous prizes.
So, for my Writer’s Block Contest, I want you guys to come up with that perfect one-liner (even though I’ll probably tell everyone that I came up with it myself! ;). Be creative, be clever, and you can even be sinister if you must. And in return, I’ll give my top two favorite “catch phrases” each a special Harper prize pack.
FIRST PLACE will receive:
Wait for it….an ARC of UNEARTHLY by Cynthia Hand!!!!!!! (Oh, and did I mention that I’m blurbing this book??? Yeah, I loved it THAT much!!!)
PRETTY LITTLE LIARS by Sara Shepard (This is the new one with the way cool TV series cover).
And PRETTY DEAD by Francesca Lia Block.
And SECOND PLACE gets:
KISSES FROM HELL, an awesome anthology by Kelley Armstrong, Richelle Mead, Alyson Noel, Kristin Cast, and Francesca Lia Block.
An ARC of VAMPIRE CRUSH by A.M. Robinson.
And the first 7 chapters of BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS by Anna Godbersen. (I love this cool mini-ARC!)
Unfortunately I have to limit the prize packs to US residents only, but here’s the thing, I really want you International folks to help me too, so I’ve come up with a compromise. If you’re an International reader and I choose your “catch phrase” for first or second place, I’ll send you a gift certificate worth $20USD for the online bookseller of your choice (in lieu of the prize packs). See, I didn’t forget you!!!
And just in case you’re like me (and like to do a little research) here’s where you can find more info about DESIRES OF THE DEAD:
Synopsis
Prologue
Okay you guys, you have until Friday, November 5th, now get out there and Creep. Me. Out!
Comments
Email: basma.aal@gmail.com
Email: WritingOwls611@gmail.com
email: frenzyofnoise@gmail.com
There's no rest for someone who can sense the dead.
Do you hear the their call? / Do you hear the call of the dead?
Echoes go on forever / The echoes never end
There are more killers where that came from.
lookaftermyheart1901(at)gmail(dot)com
"Do you sense them?"
"Sense the dead"
"secrets don't make friends, even if they are dead"
*shrugs*
teensatthelibrary[at]yahoo[dot]com
"Desire was never so haunting."
"Their desire will haunt you."
"Who haunts you?"
"Follow the echo."
germaine.dulac@yahoo.com
"secrets are best kept with the dead"
"secrets don't stay buried"
I seem to have a thing for the word "secrets".
or "Don't die near me."
Which both seem a little rude...lol.
But my fav and best effort would be, "What do you desire?"
It sort of follows the first tagline you used. Can't wait to read the book!
"She hears them, but who hears her?"
"The truth always bring the fateful echoes."
"Can her light parallel the dark echoes?"
Awesome Contest!
my1blog17@yahoo.com
Thanks!
ebriggs23 at gmail.com
I am sure I will think of something brilliant at 2:00 am and forget about it by morning. ;)
good luck.
kjovus
kjovus(at)gmail(dot)com
kjovus.blogspot.com
kjovus9at)gmail(dot)com
The dead desire too
ssalach88@gmail.com
There is no "dead". Only slightly dead.
Terror still lives when you’re dead.
Clutched by the calls of the grave, stalked (or hunted) by footsteps of monsters.
The souls of the dead crying out for redemption.
Screams, the color of terror.
Who will find them when she’s gone?
How can she stop the horror?
What happens when no one can hear the echos?
Who’s calling to you?
Email: slightlynorsk@gmail.com
Do you hear that echo?
Can you feel the dead's desire?
Do you hear the call of the dead?
Reggie =)))
email: elb.lizbrown@gmail.com
"The danger of desire."
"Tangled in echoes."
"What's your deadly desire?"
"The echoes call."
And...murder she wrote; that's all I've got. lol
"The dead are calling."
"Come find them." / "Can you find them?"
"Follow the echo(es)."
Oh. and my email is christinaferko(at)gmail(dot)com
"the dead never really die"
"Echos never leave"
"The people may be gone but the echos are all around"
"Echos are all around"
a_readers_adventure at yahoo dot com
When the dead come calling, will you answer?
Taking this one to the grave.
How deep is desire?
Deadly desire is best left buried.
Echoes and imprints... Can you dig it?
Email: wraithfaery@aol.com
cause i think it compliments the first book's tagline
beadsandends(at)hotmail(dot)com
"Find your desires"
shadowxkissed@gmail.com
Confessions aren't dead.
Who will answer your call?
Who will hear your echo?
Did you miss their call?
The dead are calling.
taffy(dot)lovell@gmail.com
Here's what I came up with:
"Craving the echo, or desiring the truth?"
Awesome contest! Thank you :) And I hope you find the message that calls out to you!
~Alison
lostinbelieving(at)yahoo(dot)com
How many will find?
She finds the echoes, but who wil find her?
What do the dead desire?
Miranda
miranda.lyons09@yahoo.com
"Will she follow the dead's call?"
"What's your call?"
"What's your deadly desire?"
"Desires of the Dead echo."
Thank you! You didn't forget us, international peeps!
precious_shusky@yahoo.com
A static of echos.
Slightlynorsk@gmail.com
Who carries your echo?
Are you next?
The music of the dead.
Will she find you, next?
The echos will find you.
The haunted dead.
email: Slightlynorsk@gmail.com
Email: emellark@gmail.com
Who says secrets stay buried?
The dead don't stay buried.
Can YOU hear them calling?
Once dead, twice the dread.
Echo on!
The Echoes Reverberate.
No such thing as dead.
Dead or alive, you should be scared.
Attention: This is a message from beyond the grave.
I'm grave serious.
Deadly desire/ Deathly desire.
How much do you desire this book?
They're waiting for you...
You can call on me.
Thanks for including international readers!
k_anon[at]hotmail[dot]co[dot]uk
Desires of the Dead...
Stirring up the echoes
Resonating within
Resonates within us all
Infinite Echoes
Only the living can help
Ignore at your peril
The only way to find out what they are is to ask...
The only way to make them go away is to give them what they want
Can you give them what they want?
What if you don’t give them what they want?
Imprinted on us all
Hear the echoes
Hear the whispers
Coveted by the living
Could you give them what they want? Would you?
I might be back if I can think of other suggestions
Lynsey(AT)narrativelyspeaking(DOT)com
Echoes from the Past
Can you sense them?
Desires of the Dead....laced with the living.
Enough now, I'm going to bed LOL
Desires of the dead...interlaced with the living..
*really going now*
Desires don't die (D3)
Chasing echoes is to die for.
In death do they desire.
Desire is deafening.
Can you keep the secret?
You can't hide from the echoes
Check for a pulse...
Felizkristin@gmail.com
Desires of the Dead...don't leave them wanting.
Deadly desires have deadly consequences.
I can see why you having touble I've only read the synopsis and the prologue and this is all I can come up with and you wrote the book.
Hope this helps.
"Will your desires echo?"
"May your desires echo."
Thanks Kim! Big fun stuff!!!
britneywyatt [at] gmail [dot] com
desires can be deadly.
the call continues.
For Violet: "how may I help you?"
isabookwhore at gmail.com
Do you dare desire?
And that's my entry.
Sienna
sgairden@gmail.com
"How do you surmount the unknown?"
"The yearning of the non living...do you sense it?"
Wonderful Contest!
marlenejaberblue@gmail.com
Here's my attempt...
"You can't kill desire."
Email: haileydanielle@cox.net
"Desire never dies."
haileydanielle@cox.net
Echoes are forever.
haileydanielle@cox.net
What's your final desire?
and
The dead are deafening.
haileydanielle@cox.net
Dead Hearts by Stars
I don't know what it is (eh, it may or may not have to do with the "dead" part. Oh! And both the song and the book are amazing!) but whenever I hear it I think of THE BODY FINDER. :)
Good luck on your quest, K!
Love, Hannah
Hm... how about:
"Be careful what you listen for"
I'm not good at this. Can't wait to see the winner, though!
"Desire the silence"
"the answer is in the echoes"
and then fun one cause it's the first thing I thought of:
"Who are you gonna call?"
Ghostbusters! ;D
lesleykjones@hotmail.com
Expresses restlessness in two very different ways, one hauting and one more quiet and pleasing...
That's my catch phrase, catchy huh?:D
aprilxu2222@gmail.com
aprilxu2222@gmail.com
Will you search?
They dead are waiting.
Would you answer their call?
(Or- will you answer their call?)
The imprinted are all around you.
Their not done yet.
They still call.
It is not over.