SWF ISO Your 2 Cents -- and win free books!

Re: SWF ISO Your 2 Cents -- and win free books!

feeds@yuku.com (bunnybo) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:36:34 GMT

Hi Alethea, so who won?
Which blurb didja like best?

ps: You can call me Bunny
xx

Re: SWF ISO Your 2 Cents -- and win free books!

feeds@yuku.com (Breanna20) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:32:34 GMT

Oh wow I feel stupid, lol. Well I actually have been in a haunted house before, at least it did feel haunted to me. It was my friend's house.

"As soon as I stepped in to that house for the first time I got the most eery feeling in my life. I could tell something was up with this house."

I actually said that to one of my friends, at least if I can remember right thats what I said.

-Breanna

Re: SWF ISO Your 2 Cents -- and win free books!

feeds@yuku.com (MariAdkins) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:41:52 GMT

16 years.

Re: SWF ISO Your 2 Cents -- and win free books!

feeds@yuku.com (Alethea Kontis) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:20:19 GMT

Nick: I'm shameless. I want them both!
My sweet little ego is smiling right now and thinking that sometimes raw is a lovely thing.

Mark: that is wonderful! Thank you!

Mari: How many points you want, sweetie? You got 'em. How long did you live there?

Re: SWF ISO Your 2 Cents -- and win free books!

feeds@yuku.com (marksamuels) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:46:15 GMT

"If you need to get your hands on some good karma for a change, it's simple. Buy this book."

How's that?

Mark S.

Re: SWF ISO Your 2 Cents -- and win free books!

feeds@yuku.com (Mamatas) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:09:14 GMT

Doable.

-- Nick Mamatas

If that's too raw, how about this one:

Charming essays about books, school, being too shy to ask for extra ketchup at McDonald's, and the details that make a writing life worth reading about. It's like coffee with a friend.

-- Nick Mamatas

Re: SWF ISO Your 2 Cents -- and win free books!

feeds@yuku.com (MariAdkins) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:51:47 GMT

Alethea Kontis wrote:
Do you happen to live in a haunted cabin

Do I get extra points for growing up in a haunted house?

Re: SWF ISO Your 2 Cents -- and win free books!

feeds@yuku.com (MariAdkins) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:49:33 GMT

The cover IS Alethea

Re: SWF ISO Your 2 Cents -- and win free books!

feeds@yuku.com (Alethea Kontis) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 06:10:01 GMT

Bunny: Thank you and welcome to Shocklines. Shall I quote you as "bunnybo", or is there another name you'd prefer to go by?

Breanna: Thank you and welcome as well! My goodness, it's a rush of newbies!
I'm flattered that you pulled one of mine, but I'm actually looking for *your* quotes. Perhaps a sentence on why that particular story caught your attention? Do you happen to live in a haunted cabin, or have you done any...

Re: SWF ISO Your 2 Cents -- and win free books!

feeds@yuku.com (Breanna20) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 22:21:49 GMT

"I sighed.
I just cleaned that mirror.
But if it meant eight hours of blissful, uninterrupted sleep, I didn't mind cleaning it again.
In the morning."

That was from your blog. It just stuck out to me for some reason. So I figured I'd use that one. =)

Re: SWF ISO Your 2 Cents -- and win free books!

feeds@yuku.com (bunnybo) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:47:21 GMT

An amusingly hip, interesting and outstanding compilation of Alethea's essays. Not to be missed!

Re: SWF ISO Your 2 Cents -- and win free books!

feeds@yuku.com (Alethea Kontis) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:58:19 GMT

Aw, Sid, you're a real sweetie!

Thank you...and your bazillion fabulous cats.

Re: SWF ISO Your 2 Cents -- and win free books!

feeds@yuku.com (sidpcobain) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:31:45 GMT

Lee's essays are always the first thing I read when I get my Apex magazine- and her blog is a daily look-for in my life- because she is an amazing writer AND has such a magical life, it makes me feel like there might be hope left for this old loser. A wonderful person, our Lee. And gorgeous too.

Beauty and Dynamite, indeed.

Re: SWF ISO Your 2 Cents -- and win free books!

feeds@yuku.com (Alethea Kontis) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:34:18 GMT

Come on, guys.
You can say anything.

In fact, feel free to judge the book by its cover!!

Re: SWF ISO Your 2 Cents -- and win free books!

feeds@yuku.com (Alethea Kontis) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:14:33 GMT

Hooray! Bad spelling is fine by me.

Feel free to also ask your garbage collector, or any other ambulance drivers who might stop by the house.

I'm about to go ask the barristas at my Starbucks.

Re: SWF ISO Your 2 Cents -- and win free books!

feeds@yuku.com (Maurice Broaddus) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:07:14 GMT

i may break down and let my kids read my copy of alpha oops. if it takes a minute to get a quote from them, it's because they are awful typists.

Re: SWF ISO Your 2 Cents -- and win free books!

feeds@yuku.com (jasonb57) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:58:43 GMT

Z is mean!
Lindsey nailed it.

Re: SWF ISO Your 2 Cents -- and win free books!

feeds@yuku.com (Alethea Kontis) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:17:53 GMT

Only if your daughter gives me a quote too!

Lindsey is one of my best reviewers.
And I imagine I could wrangle up a box o'goodness that's a little less Keene and a little more Dora.

Re: SWF ISO Your 2 Cents -- and win free books!

feeds@yuku.com (jasonb57) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:19:38 GMT

Can your publisher write a blurb?

I'll remove myself from eligibility to win the box of goodies.

SWF ISO Your 2 Cents -- and win free books!

feeds@yuku.com (Alethea Kontis) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:45:47 GMT

Hi, everybody! My essay book Beauty & Dynamite is up for preorder this week at the Apex Book site, and I'm celebrating.

I want you to be a part of it!

It's got all my essays from Apex Digest, the best selections from my blog, an introduction by