{"id":269,"date":"2010-04-01T09:54:09","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T14:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jessicaleader.com\/blog\/?p=269"},"modified":"2010-04-01T10:36:39","modified_gmt":"2010-04-01T15:36:39","slug":"win-advance-copy-of-nice-and-mean-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jessicaleader.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/win-advance-copy-of-nice-and-mean-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Win advance copy of Nice and Mean and more!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Call it spring fever, call me an April Fool, but I woke up early this <\/a>morning seized with the desire to give away a Nice and Mean ARC.\u00a0<\/h2>\n

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Yes! I am giving it away!<\/p><\/div>\n

I also wanted to share a bunch of other things I happen to have lying around!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Books donated by Simon and Schuster<\/p><\/div>\n

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Bookmarks from debut novelists -- aka Tenners!<\/p><\/div>\n

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First-place winner<\/span> gets Nice and Mean ARC, 3 Nice and Mean<\/em> bookmarks,\u00a0any one of the following books generously donated by Simon and Schuster, and a set of Tenner bookmarks.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Second-place winner<\/span> gets second choice of S&S book, 2 Nice and Mean<\/em> bookmarks and a set of Tenner bookmarks.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Third-place winner <\/span>gets third choice of S&S book, 1 Nice and Mean<\/em> bookmark and a set of Tenner bookmarks.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The first 8 people to enter automatically get bookmarks, too<\/span>!\u00a0 This is not an April Fool.\u00a0 This is real!\u00a0 (And kind of insane, no?)<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Deadline<\/span><\/strong>: April 8, 2010,\u00a010pm EST; <\/span>Eligibility:<\/span><\/strong> All ages, citizens of US and Canada only<\/span><\/p>\n

Now,\u00a0I may be feeling generous, but my protagonists, Marina<\/span> and Sachi<\/span>, aren’t feeling the whole giving-it-away-for-free vibe.\u00a0 They want you to do it their way. But since we are all about hybridity at Nice and Mean<\/em>, Inc.,\u00a0there will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in both the Marina and Sachi categories.\u00a0 (That’s 6 winners!\u00a0 Spring fever has taken hold!)<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0The Marina Way<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Marina<\/strong> is all about people knowing her greatness.\u00a0 To win an ARC from Marina\u2019s heart, you can prove your love by earning points, like this (read below or skip to this form<\/a><\/strong>)<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

+1: Connect with @Jessica Leader on Twitter or become a <\/span>Facebook fan of Nice and Mean<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>(you can get points if we are already connected)<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

+2: Publicize the contest on Facebook or Twitter<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

+2: Share the Nice and Mean<\/em> love on <\/span>GoodReads<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

+3 \u00a0Add Jessica Leader to your blogroll<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>+4: Post Nice and Mean countdown widget on your page (<\/span>here’s how<\/strong><\/span><\/a>)<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

+5: Spread the word about Nice and Mean on your blog–share the synopsis or kind words; whatever moves you.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

(Marina doesn\u2019t know who Jessica Leader is, and I\u2019m pretty sure she doesn\u2019t care.\u00a0 But if doing these things will help people appreciate her supreme power, she\u2019s all for it.)\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Sachi Way<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sachi<\/strong> wouldn\u2019t mind being known, but she prefers substance to style.\u00a0 She’ll be\u00a0handing out\u00a0awards\u00a0to her favorite example of the following:<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

-Write in the comments about a time you were especially nice or mean<\/strong>.\u00a0 (If you are too shy to do this publicly, you can send it in an email to <\/span>jess@jessicaleader.com<\/span><\/a>)<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

-Read the excerpt of Nice and Mean<\/em>\u00a0here<\/a> <\/span>and write in the comments what your favorite line is, and why.\u00a0 (She won\u2019t be too offended if you choose a Marina line.\u00a0 She\u2019s used to it.)<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

-Tell her in the comments why you are excited to read the boo<\/strong>k about her\u2026and Marina<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

–Draw a sketch<\/strong> of her and\/or Marina, or sketch your own cover<\/strong> for Nice and Mean<\/em>.\u00a0 You should probably take a photo and email this to <\/span>jess@jessicaleader.com<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 If you really need to mail it, email Jess to get her address. \u00a0Winning entries will be posted on blog with your permission<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Marina and Sachi are pretty excited.\u00a0 Spring vacation and<\/em> notoriety.\u00a0\u00a0They hope you’ll fill out the form <\/a>or comment below.\u00a0\u00a0Jess is looking forward to hearing from you, too!<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Call it spring fever, call me an April Fool, but I woke up early this morning seized with the desire to give away a Nice and Mean ARC.\u00a0 I also wanted to share a bunch of other things I happen to have lying around!\u00a0\u00a0 First-place winner gets Nice and Mean ARC, 3 Nice and Mean […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,20,25],"tags":[39],"class_list":["post-269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-give-aways","category-niceandmean","category-promotion-of-self-and-others","tag-win-an-advance-copy-of-nice-and-mean"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/jessicaleader.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/jessicaleader.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/jessicaleader.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jessicaleader.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jessicaleader.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"http:\/\/jessicaleader.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":293,"href":"http:\/\/jessicaleader.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269\/revisions\/293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/jessicaleader.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jessicaleader.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jessicaleader.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}