S.G. Browne

What happens when your publisher lists your dark comedy and social satire about fate and destiny as a Contemporary Romance on their website? You get invited to participate in a Beach Party Chat and Giveaway for mystery and romance authors, that’s what happens.

Tonight from 8:00-11:00pm EST, dozens of mostly mystery and romance authors will be dropping in to chat all evening on Writerspace and there will be hundreds of prizes — two Kindles, autographed books, gift cards and more. You don’t have to be present to win, but you must be registered. To register, and for details on all participating authors and the prizes they’re giving away, visit www.writerspace.com/beach.

I’ll be chatting from 9:00-9:30pm EST, or from 6:00-6:30pm PST. For those of you who live in Hawaii, Arizona, or Indiana, I have no idea what time I’ll be chatting.

However, I do know that I’ll be giving away two signed copies of the UK edition of Fated, the cover of which is right over there.

So grab your sunglasses, put on your swimsuit, and head on out to the Beach Party for your chance to win a bunch of prizes. And don’t forget the sunscreen!

Congratulations to Maria Garcia, who the Random Number Generator selected as the Grand Prize winner in the Breathers Birthday Bash Giveaway.  Maria takes home signed copies of Breathers, Fated, and the Breathers UK edition (pictured here).

The RNG also selected two more winners, Arielle Jovellanos and David Sobkowiak, who each receive a signed copy of the Breathers UK edition.

Thank you to everyone who entered the contest via my web site and through my mailing list and who shared their favorite characters from my novels.  Your support and enthusiasm is appreciated.

Happy reading!

It’s a birthday bash for Andy, Rita, Jerry, and the rest of the gang at Undead Anonymous.  That’s right.  Two years ago tomorrow, Breathers hit the shelves in the U.S. and Canada.  To mark the occasion, I’m going to be giving away a signed copy of Breathers.

But that’s not all!

Tomorrow also marks the birth of Breathers in the United Kingdom, with a spiffy new cover. (Check it out on Amazon UK.)  So I’m including a signed copy of the UK edition, as well.  Two books for the price of none.  How can you beat that?

But wait, there’s more!

Act now and I’ll also throw in a signed copy of Fated, which has only been out for four months and is just a baby in book years, but I didn’t want Fabio, Karma, and Death to feel left out.

That’s right.  For the price of nothing, you get signed copies of all three books!

I’ll also be giving away a signed copy of the UK version of Breathers to two other lucky winners.

So three winners in all!

To enter, just leave a comment on this blog post with some way to contact you and, if you’re so inclined, include a note as to your favorite character in Breathers or Fated.  If you haven’t read the books, that’s okay.  There’s no judgment here.

And feel free to sign up for the RSS feed (at the top, right next to the navigation bar).

Contest runs until 11:59pm PST Sunday, March 6th.  Winners will be chosen from all entrants using a random number generator.  (Unfortunately, I do have to limit this to U.S. residents only, so my apologies.)

Ready?  Go!  And good luck!

Thank you to everyone who entered the Fate vs Destiny contest that ran this past Thursday through Sunday. My apologies to those who didn’t get a chance to enter but fear not, I’ll have another contest for a couple of signed copies of Fated coming up again once I get back from Portland and Seattle.

Technically there weren’t any winners or losers since I wasn’t judging the entries. Instead, there were just two people whose names corresponded to the two numbers drawn from the Random Number Generator.

Congratulations to Helen Letournea and Ray Lawrason for drawing the lucky numbers!

I enjoyed reading all of the responses from everyone and the different ways you played with the idea of Fate vs Destiny. While I can’t include all of the responses, below is a sampling:

Destiny: Tina Fey
Fate: Sarah Palin

Destiny: Danny Boyle
Fate: M. Night Shyamalan

Destiny: New Orleans Saints
Fate: Buffalo Bills

Destiny: M*A*S*H
Fate: AfterMASH

Destiny: Medium Rare Steak
Fate: Haggis

Destiny: the iPhone
Fate: The Sham Wow

Destiny: Elizabeth I
Fate: Anne Boleyn

Destiny: Jesus
Fate: Zeus

Destiny: hand-written letter filled with emotion
Fate: text message filled with emoticons

Destiny: America Unites behind Gulf Shore Clean up
Fate: Jersey Shore continues to pollute airways from coast to coast