Iko Ate The Winner
You guys made me feel like a celebrity Monday. Every time I got on the computer I saw a Google Alert for Chain of Souls or my name. Your blog posts and tweets were terrific. But I have to give kudos to Mike Keyton for the most original intro.
Mike is one of my all time favorite writers and he outdid himself when he used two characters from his current WIP to showcase Chain of Souls. If you're not following Mike, you should. He is quirky, way smarter than I am, and his blog posts are always entertaining.
As promised, I let Tank pick the winner of my mini contest for those who tweeted, FB'd and blogged about Chain of Souls. Unfortunately, things didn't work out the way I planned. Tank was a little too polite to simply take a cookie off the platter, and it forced us to call in reinforcements.
As promised, I let Tank pick the winner of my mini contest for those who tweeted, FB'd and blogged about Chain of Souls. Unfortunately, things didn't work out the way I planned. Tank was a little too polite to simply take a cookie off the platter, and it forced us to call in reinforcements.
Sorry for posting two videos but I had to stop filming so we could bring in Iko. As you will see, Iko is a dog of opportunity and he had no compunction taking a cookie.
But again, we came across an unexpected problem. By the time we got the cookie out of his mouth, he had swallowed the half with the winning number on it. I had to go back and figure out who hadn't been eaten to find out who the winner was.
I should've kept filming, so you could see us trying to get the cookie out of his mouth, but we were in our jammies, and nobody wants to see that.
Congrats Renee! I'll email you later today.
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Several people have approached me about doing another blog tour. I don't think I'll do one this time. What with two series now underway and two other books I want to sub to traditional outlets, I have my hands full.
I will probably appear on a blog or two in the coming months, but those are stops that have already been promised.
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Did the video come out okay? I wanted to zoom in on the cookies so you could see the numbers that were taped on them, but my little camera doesn't have that function. Once I start rolling, it stays at one focal length.
Comments
The dogs look so cute! Thanks for sharing the videos.
Kerri: I'm sure he would. LOL. I should've known Tank wouldn't take a cookie from the platter even though it was at dog-level. He won't take anything unless it's offered to him.
Angelina: They're good boys, but maybe not the best for taking direction on camera.
Congrats to Renee!
And the videos came out just fine. I was tickled though, that things didn't quite go as hoped. BUT, I love the idea. Hope you do it again because this was fun.
@Raelyn
Leave it to my dogs to do the unexpected.
Marguerite: Honest to Dog, I never anticipated Tank would walk away. I have a feeling he thought it was a trick.
Angela: Next time, I'll let Iko choose. Or maybe...Maybe I'll do an Easter Cookie hunt and hide the numbered cookies and let the dogs hunt for them. The first one they uncover will be the winner.
Congrats on having lots of well deserved support on Monday and sorry to hear you will not be "touring" but do understand your trying to destress and not overdo, good for you it is about time.
Looking forward to heading your way in a few weeks, spoke to Ronda today and she and I both are great fans of the boys and all their many stories and antics.
Congratulations to Renee!
Cathy: When it comes to food, Iko is always a big help.
Barbara: I expected Tank to be cautious. He doesn't take things unless it's offered, but I was shocked when he walked away.
Congrats, Renee. I'm disappointed I didn't win, but even more disappointed to miss seeing you in your jammies trying to pry the cookie out of Iko's mouth.
Next time... :)
Anyway, many congrats Renee. Rotties obviously have a taste for Canadians.
And Maria, many thanks for the name check
Madeleine: Believe it or not, they're used to giving up whatever's in their mouths. One of the first things we teach our dogs when they're puppies is to let us take things out of their mouths. This is just in case they ever pick up something bad for them.
Mike: Rotties are very laid-back--unless you're an intruder.
Thanks again for the lovely intro. You're so clever. I never could've pulled that off.
I downloaded both 'Devil To Pay' and 'Chain Of Souls' to my kindle...once NaNo is over, maybe I'll be able to dig in and devour. lol
Also - some fellow authors and I are trying to get together a '12 Days of Christmas Reading Gift List'. I thought you may be interested in featuring your newest there.
The idea (so far) is to gather at least 12 authors and have each submit a little blurb, photo, and links which will be added to the 'Reading Gift List'. We have 8 bloggers so far who would be willing to post the list in a post and in their side bars for the month of December. We're still in the formulatory (?is this a real word..ha. I like it) stages, and are waiting for a few more authors' inputs. (Maybe yours! :)
Talk to you soon, Maria. Have a great Sunday!
Nadja: I'll email you later today. Thanks for asking. Hope you enjoy the books!