Authors: Dead or Alive
by Michael Arnzen ~ February 14th, 2009αΩ
Dead or Alive?
How many of your authors are dead?
Dead: 49 / Alive: 116 / Unknown: 153 / Not a Person: 1
Percent alive: 70.3%
xo
The above is a report generated from a neat new analytical script that LibraryThing can do to your home bookshelves, called “Dead or Alive?”
I sort of assumed I’d have more dead authors. Ah well. Ironically, they listed my own name as “Unknown”…and I found that a little soothing. Call me anthropomorphic, but I think I’d rather be among those undead than “Not a Person”.
[Scrolled to the bottom ... They DO have a catagory for "Zombies" too! LibraryThing is a riot.]
Happy Valendine’s Day.
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Winner Chosen for LibraryThing Giveaway
by Michael Arnzen ~ February 12th, 2009Congrats to LibraryThing member Sarah who just won a copy of my book 100 Jolts: Shockingly Short Stories as part of a “member giveaway” raffle! Sarah was one of over 200 entrants; I have a list of the top five picks and may be giving runner-up prizes as I can afford them to a handful of others. Thanks to all who participated in the fun!
LibraryThing is a great place for book lovers to share their book catalogs. I’m a lifetime LT author and welcome your visit.
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Win a Signed Copy of 100 Jolts
by Michael Arnzen ~ February 5th, 2009
[This contest has unfortunately ended. Thanks to everyone who entered!]
[ACT QUICK! This opportunity expires today. There are over 200 entrants so far!]
You can win a free signed copy of my book, 100 Jolts, by entering a request at the “member giveaway” raffle at LibraryThing.com. You’ll need to sign up for LibraryThing if you’re not already on the bookshelf sharing site…luckily, they offer free limited membership (and a cheap pricetag for unlimited membership). I’m a LTAuthor — come check it out! (I’m also an author on GoodReads.com if you prefer that site…but I don’t, so no freebies for you!)
You’ll need to enter the raffle by Feb 12, 5:12PM EST.
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Horror-Ku Winners Posted
by Michael Arnzen ~ February 3rd, 2009If you’d like to read a few quick horror haiku, click on over to the Little Blog of Horrors over at Horror-Web.com. They’ve posted the top three entries of a horror-ku contest I recently judged. Congrats to winners CS McBride, Bruce Boston and John Pupo!
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