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Monday, April 20, 2009

A2A Giveaway Week: Coffee and Writing What You Love

Hi, Kate here, Miss Perfecting the Pages. As Monday's poster, I'm announcing our book giveaway this week, selected by Deena, Miss Subbing for Pubbing. Here's what she has to say about CONFESSIONS OF A TRIPLE SHOT BETTY (I love that title) and why we're giving it away this week:

Tina[Miss Delighted to Debut]'s debut, THE ESPRESSOLOGIST, will be in stores this fall! I had the pleasure of reading this book in a draft form and it had me smiling and laughing and wishing I'd come up with the cool concept of a barista who matches up couples based on their favorite coffee drinks. To get our A2A readers ready for some great coffee shop reading, we're giving away a copy of CONFESSIONS OF A TRIPLE SHOT BETTY by Jody Gehrman. Love triangles and a coffee shop with a really cute scratch and sniff coffee cover. What more can you ask for? (Except Tina's book to come out sooner! :))


To enter, just leave a comment on our blog as many days as you can this week, and for each comment you'll be entered to win CONFESSIONS OF A TRIPLE SHOT BETTY! For example, comment Monday through Friday, and you're entered 5 times to win. Winner will be posted Saturday. Got it? Now comment away!

Thanks, Deena!

Tina loves coffee. Like, a lot. I think it's so cool that she found a way to take that enthusiasm for something and make it a big part of a novel. When I think of my hobbies and interests, I can't get them to be so, well, hooky.
I love comics and cartoons, but I can't draw myself. I've tried working this love into a novel and giving the same enthusiasm to my main character. It doesn't work well, though, if I can't draw cartoons to go with the text.
I also love boating and I've always wanted to write a story about that. But I don't know anything glamorous like yachting. That would be cool. I could probably pitch a yacht crew book, if knew the slightest thing about it. I know blue collar boating, like clamming and crabbing. I do have some ideas for boat stories. One involves ghost sharks. Really. I'm really stretching to make this one interesting.
Coffee is perfect, I think, because you could learn a lot about it firsthand (unlike yachting) and teens are interested in coffee, too. Clamming, not so much.
How do you write about what you love?
-- Kate, Miss Perfecting the Pages
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26 comments:

  1. UnknownApril 20, 2009 at 6:50 AM

    Yay! Please enter me for the drawing.

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  2. Sarah GarriguesApril 20, 2009 at 9:51 AM

    I have been super excited about the upcoming release of 'The Espressologist' and now, hearing about 'Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty' I am equally excited about it.

    Please enter me into the book giveaway contest.

    Thank you for this opportunity!

    ~Sarah

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  3. Kristina SpringerApril 20, 2009 at 11:08 AM

    Okay, seriously? I'm sipping an iced mocha as I read your post today.

    LOL!

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  4. Kate FallApril 20, 2009 at 4:12 PM

    Mmmm, iced mocha!

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  5. mindyApril 20, 2009 at 4:24 PM

    sounds wonderful thanks for the giveaway

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  6. ValerieApril 20, 2009 at 4:39 PM

    sounds sweet
    Kawaiineko2008 at aol dot com

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  7. A ReaderApril 20, 2009 at 4:46 PM

    This sounds great! Thanks for the giveaway!
    Kimspam66(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  8. casib69April 20, 2009 at 4:46 PM

    This is the easiest entry I did all day. Thanks

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  9. jemscout425April 20, 2009 at 4:54 PM

    lol i love that title

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  10. prplrushApril 20, 2009 at 4:55 PM

    Thanks for this great giveaway, I would love to read this book. It sounds like a lot of fun.

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  11. techyoneApril 20, 2009 at 4:59 PM

    Love that title! Sounds great to read.

    techyone at gmail dot com

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  12. scottsgalApril 20, 2009 at 5:06 PM

    sounds like a fun book to read count me in

    msboatgal at aol.com

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  13. AnonymousApril 20, 2009 at 5:19 PM

    I;m always up to read another good book! Thanks
    gfagan72(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  14. kathy55439April 20, 2009 at 5:24 PM

    love the title

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  15. samf36April 20, 2009 at 5:58 PM

    This sounds like a great book. would love to read it.

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  16. KarinApril 20, 2009 at 10:10 PM

    As a former barista, I would love to read this book. Looks great!

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  17. ValerieApril 21, 2009 at 8:08 AM

    daily entry
    Kawaiineko2008 at aol dot com

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  18. Miranda WardApril 21, 2009 at 9:45 AM

    Looks like a great read :)

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  19. guruApril 21, 2009 at 12:25 PM

    Looks like a fun read. Thanks!

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  20. MeredithApril 21, 2009 at 12:28 PM

    OK, I think that maybe you could make the clamming and crabbing an interesting book by making it about a summer job with lots of unexpected twists. I think that I would read it, too!

    ~Meredith F.
    rosesaremyfavorite at hotmail dot ocm

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  21. Sir Thrift-A-LotApril 21, 2009 at 6:55 PM

    If this book is anything like confessions of a shopaholic (which I think it is), I'll love it. I couldn't put down Confessions of a Shopaholic & read it in about 2 hours!

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  22. SharonApril 21, 2009 at 9:01 PM

    nothing like iced coffee and a great book on lazy afternoon sounds like a good read. Thanks for the giveaway

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  23. Christina FarleyApril 21, 2009 at 9:27 PM

    Yep! I'm a coffee lover too. Lattes and mochas depending on the mood. Yeah, I guess I like those fancy coffees. Sigh.

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  24. BelindaApril 22, 2009 at 3:05 AM

    This sounds like a fun book and I would love to scratch the cover right about now.
    Thanks!
    1bmore @ gmail . com

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  25. bookwormApril 22, 2009 at 9:22 AM

    I just love iced-mocha! I'd love to win this book, too!!!

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  26. ValerieApril 22, 2009 at 10:51 AM

    Please count me in :-)
    KawaiiNeko2008 at aol dot com

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