In honor of the one year anniversary of the launching of this blog and the critical success of The Thief Maker, I gave away personally autographed copies of The Thief Maker to 5 lucky readers at the end of November 2007. It was amazing to see the diversity of entries that included many of my faithful readers from across the blogosphere who I have exchanged links and comments with in the past but who had yet to read my novel, as well as many first time visitors who had never been exposed to any of my writing.
The response to the contest was so great, I have decided that starting in January of 2008 I will have a drawing for a personally autographed copy of The Thief Maker at the end of every month.
Congratulations to the November 2007 winners listed below:
Carmen, Jersey City, NJ
Angela, Montgomery, AL
Rake, Gilford, NH
Darshan, Altadena, CA
Lita, Auckland, New Zealand (The Thief Maker goes international!)
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Congratualtions to the following 2008 Winners:
January: George, Waltham, MA
February: Ana, Luquillo, Puerto Rico and “The Pear Lady”, Pearland, TX
March: Erin, Savannah, GA
April: Chris, Wenatchee, WA
May: Sonja, Toronto, Canada
June: Shirley, Black Creek, GA
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*NOTE: All entries from the prior month(s) which were not picked as winners will automatically roll over into the next month’s drawing. There will be no need to repeat your entry, and the earlier you enter, the more chances you will have to win over time. Previous winners are not eligible to win again.
HOW DO YOU ENTER THE DRAWING?
*Simply fill out your name and a valid email address in the comment form for this page under LEAVE A REPLY. Be sure to click SUBMIT COMMENT when completed.
I promise not to SPAM you or make any of your personal information public, with the exception of posting your first name and location on this blog to announce the winners (with your permission).
Winners will be randomly chosen and notified at the end of each month when a valid mailing address and special instructions regarding any messages you would like with the autograph will be requested through the email address you provide in the comment form.
GOOD LUCK!
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Check out the link below to enter another contest to win a free copy of fellow blogger and novelist Rebecca Lerwill’s suspenseful tale of romance and international intrigue, Relocating Mia:
Dave,
thanks for letting me know, I’m glad you’re going ‘monthly’ with your drawing.
I see your novel is going to New Zealand. Good for you! My October winner was from Bulgaria. How much fun can we have with this?
Happy Holidays!!
Best,
Rebecca
Rebecca, this is tons of fun. Thanks for giving me the idea. -DHS
Just received my copy yesterday. I was one of the November winners. I’ve never read your work and I can’t wait to start. I skimmed and it looks great. I’ll let you know when I finish. Weekends have been busy lately with shopping and not enough reading!! Anyway, thanks!!
ENJOY! -DHS
Hi Dave! I didn’t mean to be anonymous before but anyway I couldn’t wait. I started yesterday and I cannot put it down! I did not go shopping and I’m home today on a Friday night so I can finish your book (so you are officially my Friday night date!–LOL). Only about 20 or so pages left!! It’s great!!
Much love, Carmen
Carmen, I’m flattered! –DHS
I spread the word about your Drawing!
http://www.prizeatron.com
Thanks, Angela! –DHS
Hi. Did you put your books on Bookcrossing too?
Kitty, yes, you will find that some copies of The Thief Maker have been released into “the wild” as they say at Bookcrossing.com. I encourage my family and friends to practice this. –DHS
Hi Dave, I just got the book today. I am thrilled to have received such a fantastic book. I just started to read it and will be posting about it in my blog.
Thanks again
Thanks, Ana! I hope you enjoy it. –DHS
Just want to tell you that I finished reading your amazing book. The unbelievable and fascinating characters, and my favorite of course was Rex. I truly enjoyed it and the ending was a complete surprise. Loved it
Ana, thanks! That means a great deal. Thank you for your kind words. –DHS
I just starting reading it and im loving it.
Tracey, awesome! Thanks. –DHS
Your blog is always an entertaining read when I’m at the office.
Keep it up!
-Mark
Mark, I’m glad to hear I’m saving someone from boredom at their job. –DHS