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In less than four weeks, the paperback version of The Only Ones hits shelves. It’s hard to believe my odd little book is almost one year old. Soon it will be talking and walking and before I know it, I’ll be bailing it out of jail after it gets caught spray-painting Turk 182 on a highway overpass and…oh boy…I’m getting a little teary-eyed just thinking about it…
But that’s all in the future. For now, we celebrate. And in that spirit, I’m giving away some signed hardcover copies of The Only Ones. Want one? Well it’s ridiculously easy to get one. Here are the requirements:
- You have to be able to read. Sorry toddlers. Sorry Jerri Blank. But to get a free copy, you have to click here and read a PDF of the opening chapter.
- You must have a blog. And after you’ve read the opening chapter, you must post a link to that chapter on your blog. You must also post this picture of the cover and a link to buy the book (I prefer Indiebound). I won’t hate you if you write a few words about what you read, or if you embed this book trailer or that book trailer, or if you provide a link to this page…but that extra stuff is entirely up to you.
- Finally, you should email me and let me know you’ve done these things. Of course, you should also provide me with an address where I can send the book. I can send it to you, to a pal, to a school, to a library–anywhere, as long as it’s in the U. S. of A. and can accept U.S. postal deliveries.
That’s it and that’s all. If you don’t have a blog, why not read the opening chapter anyway? Don’t cost nothin’. Perhaps you’ll like it and you’ll want to help spread the word. Then we can all take to Twitter, take to Facebook, take to the streets, for crying out loud. No one takes to the streets anymore. Let’s bring that back.
I’ll be giving away copies as long as supplies last. If interest is rabid enough, I might replenish the supplies, but there’s no guarantee of that. So get it while the gettin’ is good. And thanks for doing your part.
