My friend sent me this today from last year’s miscon. From the left it’s my friend Diana, me, Patty Briggs, my friends Barb and Betty, and Maggie Bonham.

I’m over at Bitten By Books today. Come on over and visit and maybe win some loot!

On Monday, January 24th, I’ll be interviewed at Bitten By Books. If you go by now, you can RSVP and get extra chances to win Amazon gift cards. If not, come by tomorrow and into Tuesday and post questions and chat with me and you’ll still have chances to win!

I hope to talk to you then.

Using a random number generator, the following have one a copy of Crimson Wind. You need to email me with your address at: dpf AT dianapfrancis DOT com (replacing the AT with and @ and Dot with a . of course).

And the winners are . . .

Cheryl (commented on the webpage)
Mikaela_l (LJ)
wombat_kombat (LJ)
and one extra just for fun: ladyofshadow (LJ)

If I haven’t heard from you by Weds a.m., I’m redrawing your spot, so let me know quick!

So mark your calendars! I’ll be on with Carol Berg, Dennis McKeirnan, and L.E. Modisett. Here’s the link. I think you’ll be able to listen afterward too, if you miss it.

Bitten By Books is hosting a Release Party with a Character Interview and Contest on November 3. You could win a $75 and $50 Amazon gift card. If you go now and RSVP, you can get an extra chance to win! (that means you have to show up on the 3rd and ask a question).

So, go now and enter. And spread the word!

If you want to know more about how I came to the ideas for Bitter Night, I’m talking about just that on John Scalzi’s Whatever. So come read!

yep, that’s right. Today is the day that Bitter Night releases. You know what that means? That’s right. Shameless self promotion. And not only that, I’m asking you to go promote me. (yes, make me a general of your armies. Be my minions! Mwhahahahahahaha!)

Anyhow, here’s what I’m asking. Spread the word. Blog about the book. Twitter about it. Invite me to interview on your blog. Tell everyone you know. Tell the bookstores you frequent that this is the best book ever. Oh! And I’d love to see photos of the book in the wild! Send me pics and I’ll post them! That would be awesome. Tell strangers in the grocery line. Tell strangers in bookstores. Tell your family and friends. And then come back and tell me so I can praise you with much lavishness!

Bitter Night will be out in one week. I’m dreadfully nervous. Herds of wilderbeasts are stampeding through my innards. Have you ordered your copy yet? So SciFiGuy has a great review up of Bitter Night today if you need more encouragement, and tomorrow he’ll have an interview with me.

Chapter 1 is up on my website, and here, just for you, is chapter 2:
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Okay, so since the original winners didn’t respond, here are the new winners of the ARC contest:

nonnycat and Ruth

And for the coverflat winners:

Anne
Peg
Kaigou
filamina
cloudshaper2k

So here’s what I need. Send me an email with your snail mail address to dpf AT dianapfrancis DOT com

Congrats!