Monday, November 28, 2011

The 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop and an Amazon Gift Card

I missed you guys! First off, thank you for all the support on Goodreads in hitting "to read" on my upcoming book. I spilled over to page-2 sometime during the long weekend and that made me squee just a little.

Today's post is a giveaway.  Blogger ==> Sarah Belliston <==has organized a 12-days of Christmas blog hop.  If you go to her website, she has a list of twelve blogs that are all giving something away for the month of December.  If you like free stuff, then visit the 12 blogs, comment on them, and you may win something if you're lucky.

So which day am I? I'm the "Ten Lords A Leaping" day of Christmas.
To celebrate my role in the festivities, I will be giving away one $10 Amazon Gift Certificate to celebrate the Christmas season (Ten Lords A Leaping--$1 for each lord--I thought I was being clever).

I would hope that whoever the lucky winner may be, that they would consider buying one of the fine Indie books that I have reviewed on this blog to help out a fellow author.

Okay, so how do you win? Easy.

All you have to do is comment on this post and on the chosen day detailed by Sarah's blog, I will use random.org and select a winner and send you the gift certificate through the email. It's that simple :)

So comment away and have a great Monday. I hope your long weekend was great and that you didn't get "pepper sprayed" at Wal-Mart on Black Friday.
UPDATE: Sarah Belliston now has the post up. So please go check it out!
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75 comments:

  1. TrishaNovember 28, 2011 at 1:14 AM

    Congrats on getting to two pages!! I can't even remember if I've added it or not, I've added so many lately. Will make sure and check though!

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  2. Misha GerrickNovember 28, 2011 at 1:36 AM

    Congrats on getting to two pages. On the way to three yet?

    I love the blog hop idea. Going to check it out now. :-)

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  3. laughingwolfNovember 28, 2011 at 2:02 AM

    google + and fb are now alerted to your sca... i mean... contest, mike ;) lol

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  4. Javid SuleymanliNovember 28, 2011 at 2:27 AM

    Congrats on your book, Mike. To Read is just a beginning. We want to read your book!!! And please don't call me stupid because I don't know what is "Ten Lords A Leaping" :( Though, I'm not American :) And thanks for the giveaway!

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  5. CindyNovember 28, 2011 at 4:47 AM

    Welcome back and congrats on all the Goodread adds.

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  6. AnonymousNovember 28, 2011 at 5:59 AM

    Congrats on reaching page 2! I will now commence to fist pumping while chanting your name!

    I love hearing the little successes of me fellow authors/bloggers.

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  7. Brooke R. BusseNovember 28, 2011 at 6:01 AM

    So was that last comment a reference to some story that I missed or was it just a comment?

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  8. Tara TylerNovember 28, 2011 at 6:15 AM

    yay for you!
    cant find blogfest but will keep looking =)

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  9. PT DillowayNovember 28, 2011 at 6:40 AM

    I think I should start the Bah Humbug blogfest hop thingy.

    What's sad is $10 hardly buys 1 Kindle book from a Big Six publisher. It's so lame that they charge MORE in some cases for the Kindle book than the paperback. I'm really supposed to believe bytes are more expensive than paper?

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  10. BrindaNovember 28, 2011 at 7:15 AM

    No fear of getting pepper sprayed since I stayed FAR, FAR away from Wal-Mart and every other store on Black Friday. *shudder* Sounds like a fun blog hop.

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  11. David P. KingNovember 28, 2011 at 9:07 AM

    This is awesome, and congrats on becoming the ten lords of leaping. Sounds "hopp'n." :)

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  12. Steph SchmidtNovember 28, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    Seems like your title of expert critic for December will be replaced with Lord of the Dance!

    Hopefully you get to ten pages on to-reads on goodreads ;)

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  13. BrianeNovember 28, 2011 at 9:57 AM

    You were SO close to being the best gift in the 12 days of Christmas (http://www.troublewithroy.com/2008/12/best-gift-in-12-days-of-christmas.html)

    Consider me entered into the contest. If I win, I will buy as many indie books as I possibly can. I'm finding them fascinating -- I finished my third indie book over the weekend and I can't say enough good stuff about them. I may never buy a Big Six book again. Until someone I know gets a Big Six publisher. And it'll probably be you, Michael, after which we'll all show up at your readings and ask you pointed questions about posts you wrote on the Big Six. Hopefully, you will be Romneyesque in your ability to distance your then-self from your now-self.

    And hopefully that's the only way you are Romneyesque. Off to read other blogs! I'm so glad to be back at work.

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  14. Michael Offutt, Phantom ReaderNovember 28, 2011 at 10:22 AM

    @Trisha: Thanks :)

    @Misha: If by "on the way to three" yet you mean I barely got two pages then yes. The blog hop wasn't up when you originally commented but Sarah got off her lazy butt and put it up.

    @Laughingwolf: Thank you!

    @Javid: It's a silly Christmas carol here in the states.

    @Cindy: Thank you.

    @Brooke: Yes, people got pepper-sprayed on Black Friday at a Wal-Mart in Los Angeles.

    @Tara: It's up now. Sarah was late in posting.

    @Grumpy: I will join your Bah Humbug Blog Fest. Post rules soon please.

    @Brinda: It's kind of a disorganized blog hop, but I think Sarah's heart is in the right place.

    @DPK: So clever, sir. Your true calling was stand up.

    @Steph: Oh the use of 10's is an internet meme between us now, is it not? I feel like a perfect "10" now that I have read your comment.

    @Briane: Oh the Romneyesque-ness...but how can I capture his essence unless I waffle on every issue that receives a smidgen of criticism?

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  15. Alyson BurdetteNovember 28, 2011 at 10:23 AM

    Congrats on reaching 2 pages! I still haven't quite figured out how to work GoodReads. I've I every figure it out, I'll try and add you! ")

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  16. DanetteNovember 28, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    Good to see you back! Sounds like a fun way to celebrate the holidays. I'll check it out.

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  17. BelleNovember 28, 2011 at 10:55 AM

    I've bought 3 indie books so far and have enjoyed them so much. I'll be getting yours too. I'll go over and look at Goodreads and try and find your book. I'll also go check the contest. Very cool prize. I love Amazon.

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  18. Theresa MilsteinNovember 28, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    You book is on my list!

    Very clever with your $10 prize!

    Since I avoid Walmart and Black Friday, I was pepper-spray-free this weekend.

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  19. HelenaNovember 28, 2011 at 11:54 AM

    I'm going onto Goodreads now and clicking for your book. May your to-read expand big time.

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  20. MunirGhiasuddinNovember 28, 2011 at 12:04 PM

    I am so challenged when it comes to technology, it is not even funny. I still have to ask my kids to help me go on the good read site and reserve my copy of your book. Work is crazy and being upfront is so different from being in audit. Well Dec is not too far. It will come and go and then I will have time to do stuff that I like.

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  21. HelenaNovember 28, 2011 at 12:04 PM

    I'm back.
    I just tried to add me to you list of to-reads on Goodreads, but I'm not showing up. So this may take a while for me to figure out what's going on and straighten it out. I'm such a Goodreads virgin.

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  22. Alex J. CavanaughNovember 28, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    Commenting!
    No pepper spray because I wasn't going near a store this past weekend. You couldn't pay me enough! Did some shopping online though.

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  23. Andrew LeonNovember 28, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    Wow! 2 pages, and I haven't even made it over there to add it, yet. Good job!

    And I hope you have a good Thanksgiving :)

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  24. AnonymousNovember 28, 2011 at 1:21 PM

    Congratulations on your Goodreads good news! I'm betting what Misha meant by "On the way to three yet?" has to do with being on your way to a third page. :-)

    What's Black Friday?? ;-)

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  25. CiaraNovember 28, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    I'm so sorry I missed your Goodreads announcement. I was offline for several days. I'm off to click 'to read' now.

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  26. Rusty CarlNovember 28, 2011 at 1:51 PM

    Excellent news on all the folks being excited about your book - I'm among them.

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  27. Emily R. KingNovember 28, 2011 at 2:44 PM

    Congrats on reaching page 2!
    I look forward to the blog hop. It's a great idea!

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  28. Julie DainesNovember 28, 2011 at 3:59 PM

    Cool. I'm going to check out this blog hop. And congrats about your book!

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  29. CariNovember 28, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    That is so cool about page 2. Here's to page 1! :)
    And thanks for the contest!

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  30. The Manic ChefNovember 28, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    Hi, first time at your blog, viewed your comment over at 'klahanie' blog. I'm sort of a newbie, will be celebrating my first full year blogging on the 30th of November. What's GoodRead? Not very familiar with the 'lingo'. You do have quite a bit going on in your blog, from whence do you get the time? Oy.....I go into an anxious panic mode when I feel I have way too much to cover, read, write, produce my cooking videos, and deal with possible 'Bipolar' issues and then my real work! Will start following, maybe that way I can get "hip" to the "lingo". LOL, Your blog is very entertaining, and I'm very happy for your first book to come out. So I will talk with you soon. Later.....

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  31. Liz A.November 28, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    People are already clamoring for your book. Count me in (although I don't do the Goodreads thing yet, so I'm not official).

    And no pepper spray. After 11 years in retail, I stay far, far away from the stores that weekend. (I've got a great Black Friday story from then, though. It involves a manager scheduling all the new cashiers that morning.)

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  32. Intangible HeartsNovember 28, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    Hope your holiday was full of happiness and smiles!

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  33. AnonymousNovember 28, 2011 at 7:41 PM

    Cool contest.... How does it feel being the 'Ten Lords A Leaping'?

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  34. Cassie MaeNovember 28, 2011 at 9:07 PM

    Hey, I needed that x box really bad. Pepper spray sounded like a good idea in theory ;)

    And count me in for the contest!

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  35. Cate MastersNovember 29, 2011 at 5:13 AM

    Fun idea for a contest! Happy holidays.

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  36. KimberlyFDRNovember 29, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    Love the blog hop idea!

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  37. AnnaNovember 29, 2011 at 5:51 PM

    Consider me in!

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  38. AthenaNovember 29, 2011 at 6:43 PM

    I'm all in and would love to win $10 to Amazon.

    cereza25 at yahoo dot com

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  39. MovinToWANovember 30, 2011 at 5:57 AM

    Love to win the gift card! Congratulations on your book.

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  40. Cortney PearsonNovember 30, 2011 at 1:45 PM

    Woot, page 2! Exciting! And I'm loving this blog hop, fun stuff! :D

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  41. buddytNovember 30, 2011 at 11:38 PM

    Best of luck with the writing. Now you need to add a couple of zeros to the number !

    Thanks for the giveaway.

    Carol T

    buddytho {at} gmail DOT com

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  42. MamaMunkyDecember 1, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    Great giveaway. I was wondering how someone was going to get "ten lords a leaping" into a giveaway. :)

    LindseyAYlward@yahoo.com

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  43. UnknownDecember 1, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    Good luck with your book. Always a daunting task it seems with debuting authors.

    This 12 Days event is quite something. Like a virtual advent calendar of sorts.

    therabidfox at gmail.com

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  44. Stacy TaylorDecember 1, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    Came for the conTEST, stayed for the conTENT! I'm now following you on GFC and am about to check you out on goodreads.

    Good luck to you!

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  45. Sophia RoseDecember 1, 2011 at 2:18 PM

    Congrats on your GR book success. The $10 card for the 10 Lords is amusing and very generous giveaway opportunity. Thank you!

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  46. UnknownDecember 1, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    I'm not here for the bux, just providing moral support. Keep up the good work!

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  47. Leigh CaronDecember 2, 2011 at 7:59 AM

    Love the blog hippity hops. Thanks.

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  48. Robyn CampbellDecember 2, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    Ten lords a leaping,how did I miss this post?

    I'm in. Ten bucks is a great thing. And I didn't do Walmart on Black Friday. ;-)

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  49. Jay NoelDecember 2, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    Love FREE stuff!

    And I did not participate in Black Friday OR Cyber Monday. First time in years. Guess I'm sick of the commercialism!

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  50. AnonymousDecember 2, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    I wasn't going to comment, but then I saw I would be number 50. Yea me.

    Tell you what, though. If I win, I'll pass it on to one of my readers in a give-away of some sort. Maybe it will become the fruitcake of the blogosphere :)

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  51. dolorahDecember 2, 2011 at 1:33 PM

    10 lords a leaping. I like it :)

    .......dhole

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  52. Angela ScottDecember 2, 2011 at 1:35 PM

    Ahh, you are so cleaver! 10 dollars--10 lords a leaping. Nice.

    I totally could use ten bucks :)

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  53. Ruth SchiffmannDecember 2, 2011 at 3:02 PM

    New follower here. Can't even remember how I got here. Click link, click link, click link - I'm getting dizzy.
    Count me in for the giveaway, if I'm not too late =D

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  54. LauraDecember 2, 2011 at 3:06 PM

    That's very generous of you!
    Happy Friday!
    Lx

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  55. Leigh CovingtonDecember 2, 2011 at 3:27 PM

    Awesome! Count me in!

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  56. sweetyDecember 3, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    Thanks for the giveaway!!

    sweety225(at)rocketmail(dot)com

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  57. Aimée JodoinDecember 3, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    Oh, this is so nice! I'd love to be the drawing. :)

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  58. LynNerdKelleyDecember 3, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    This is the easiest giveaway I've ever entered. New follower here, even though you're not requiring it. Your blog looks fun. Congrats on two pages of the TBR lists. And how exciting that your book is coming out soon!

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  59. UnknownDecember 3, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    Thanks for the giveaway!

    mariamusings at gmail dot com

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  60. Lynda R Young as Elle CardyDecember 3, 2011 at 6:36 PM

    Love the dollar per leaping Lord :)
    Clever

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  61. Jillian SchmidtDecember 3, 2011 at 10:40 PM

    Thanks for the giveaway! I love the mesmerizing glowing Oreos too.

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  62. Denise BaerDecember 4, 2011 at 5:17 AM

    Hello,

    I'm a first time reader. I saw your post on Hot Coco's blog.

    Congratulations on the Goodreads site.

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  63. Peggy EddlemanDecember 4, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    Congrats on the to-reads! And thanks for the giveaway. So awesome!

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  64. Lisa PottsDecember 4, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    Glad you enjoyed your week off. You did better than I did because I've already taken three.

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  65. Vicki VoDecember 4, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    Thanks for this giveaway. I'm going to check out some of your reviews to find a good book to read for this Christmas!

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  66. Tara TylerDecember 5, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    ps, found blogfest. yay!

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  67. ChantaalDecember 6, 2011 at 3:21 AM

    Here via the blog hop, thank you for hosting this giveaway!

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  68. RebeccaDecember 6, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    Congrats on your book. Awesome!
    Thanks for hosting a stop on Sarah's hop.

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  69. Dunya MouallemDecember 6, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    I hope I win this contest!
    And congrats on your book!

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  70. Nicole ZoltackDecember 7, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    Congrats on reaching page two. :)

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  71. IdentitySeekerDecember 7, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    Wonderful giveaway! Thank you:) I'd like to enter and, hopefully, win.

    Happy holidays!

    Sarah

    sarah.setar@gmail.com

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  72. Robin BlankenshipDecember 8, 2011 at 6:58 AM

    Thanks for the giveaway

    robinblankenship@gmail.com

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  73. CarmenDecember 8, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    The Ten lord a leaping used to always make me laugh when I was little. A amazon gc however, would make me smile :) LOL

    chocoa16@yahoo.com

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  74. ericaDecember 9, 2011 at 11:43 AM

    Always interesting visuals with lords a leaping.

    Ericajmcfarland@gmail.com

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  75. PatSloanDecember 12, 2011 at 6:47 AM

    thank you for being in this fun bloghop! I love meeting new bloggers

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