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Friday, June 02, 2006

Contest Winners

Okay. So, I'm behind. Really behind. But, the good news is, the winners of our contests have been receiving their prizes in a timely manner. I just haven't been posting the winners here on the blog in a timely manner.

So, now that it is time for a new contest, I figured I'd better take care of that.

Katie from Pennsylvania was our March winner. The question for March was:

What is Deeanne Gist's next home project?

Reupholster couch
Refinish Grandma's Duncan Phyfe china cabniet
Paint the kitchen
Tint the windows
Turn college student's old bedroom into scrapbook room

Here's how you voted:

38% voted Paint the kitchen
33% voted Turn bedroom into scrapbook room
25% voted Refinish china cabinet
4% voted Reupholster the couch
0% voted Paint the kitchen

And the correct answer is:

Reupholster couch

However, one of our local furniture places had a big sale and it ended up being cheaper to buy a new couch than reupholster the old one. So that's what we did. My next project? Paint the kitchen.

Karen from Illinois (who is a wee bit shy) won our April contest. The question for April was:

Authors do not get to pick their own titles, but they do get to make suggestions. Which title did Deeanne Gist *NOT* suggest?

Tobacco Bride
Marriage in Name Only
A Marriage of Inconvenience
A Bride Most Begrudging
Signed. Sealed. Delivered.

Here's how you voted:

44% voted Signed. Sealed. Delivered.
31% voted Tobacco Bride
19% voted Marriage in Name Only
6% voted A Marriage of Inconvenience
0% voted A Bride Most Begrudging

And the correct answer is:

I did not suggest A Bride Most Begrudging. Somebody at Bethany House (my editor, I think) thought up the title. I had titled the novel Tobacco Bride. When they told me they weren't going to use that title and asked for other suggestions, the ones listed above are a few of the suggestions I sent.

Speaking of being late ... you know how I'm supposed to send out my newsletter once every quarter? Well, we have one month left in this quarter and I still haven't sent the newsletter out from the 2nd quarter. So, that will go out at the beginning of next week. If you haven't signed up for it, now's the time! It always includes never-before-seen photos and anecdotes. So, don't miss out!

Also, Chris Well's new book, Deliver Us From Evelyn is out. I don't know if you remember, but Chris did a guest Q&A with us l ast October. Anyway, if you want a sneak peak at the first chapter of his new release, click here.

posted by Deeanne at 10:45 AM

3 Comments:

Barb said...: Signed Sealed Delivered would be more like a theme song for a book, wouldn't it?! I like the titles ya got, however they came about--classy stuff!
Deeanne said...: Yeah. It all worked out. I especially like The Measure of a Lady. My editor thought that one up, too.
Tiff/Amber Miller said...: Ok, so sometimes our editors actually know a thing or two. *grumble, grumble*