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November 9, 2005

Whitney Gaskell Giveaway!

Welcome, Whitney!!! For those of you who haven't been reading Whitney Gaskell, get thee to a bookstore ASAP. I read Pushing 30 last year, instantly fell in love, and sent Whitney what I'm sure was a very professional and reserved fan letter, without an excess of exclamation points. (Whitney's memory of this might vary, and might involve the words "restraining order" but she's mis-remembering.) A few months later, I ran out to get True Love (And Other Lies) the day it came out, and it was another winner. This year, I begged Whitney to let me quote her so I could get a preview of She, Myself and I and I have to say, she's hit another one out of the park. Aside from being a fabulous and funny, funny writer, Whitney is a wife, mother and recovering lawyer. You can check her out at WhitneyGaskell.com, and when you send her that raving fan letter... go easy on the exclamation points. I'm just saying.

As part of her Literary Chick Guest Agreement, a long legal document including phrases like "party of the first part" and "whereforehitherto," Whitney has agreed to give away three signed copies of She, Myself & I! And, now, for the contest details...

How To Enter: Send an email to giveaway@literarychicks.com with "Whitney Gaskell Giveaway" as the subject line. Make sure it's a reliable e-mail, because this is how we're going to contact you if you win.*

One entry per person. In legal terms, that means, one entry per person. I love having all these reformed lawyers around. They make me seem so much more professional.**

Relatives of any Literary Chick, guest or otherwise, are not eligible. The legal reason for this is that someone might accuse my random method of not being random enough. To which I say, "Duel at ten paces!"***

If you're under 18, get a parent's permission. We here at Literary Chicks firmly believe that young'uns oughta be getting their education in bad language, sexual positions, alcoholic binges, cigarette smoking and all other forms of unseemly behavior on the school bus, the way God intended.****

All entries received between today and Saturday, November 26th at midnight the sender's time will be eligible. Once again, for those in the back, that means that if it's 12:01 your time, it's too late. So sorry. A strong belt of whiskey usually helps.*****

Winners will be chosen at random. Each entry will be given its own line in an Excel spreadsheet. Then I will call Fish in and force him to randomly choose three numbers between 1 and however many entries we've received. He will ask me who's where, because he knows some of you and wants you guys to receive preference, and I will refuse. He will try to cajole me, and I will refuse. He will try to peek over my shoulder, and I will poke him in the eye. On the way to the emergency room, he will concede, and pick three random numbers. When we return, I will handle the rest.

That's pretty much how it goes every month.******

Winners will be announced On Monday, November 28th. This will also, coincidentally, be Whitney's goodbye blog. Be sure to come by and tell her how much you've enjoyed her!*******

*My lawyers have informed me that although the language is a tad casual, this is a functional, legal statement. Yay me! I've never even had any training.

**I have been informed that this is not necessarily the case.

***I have been informed that duels are illegal, and as such, should not be condoned in legal documentation, as any number of lawsuits could result. So right here I am saying that the party of the first part? Was kidding.

****My lawyers have just opened a bottle of single-malt whiskey.

*****My lawyers have informed me that even though they are at this very moment drinking whiskey, it's not something I should encourage among the general population. This seems a tad hypocritical to me, but... whatever.

******Are you happy now, guys? Jeez.

*******And you will. Just you wait, Henry Higgins...

Posted by Lani at 6:45 AM