Skybound Sea ARC Giveaway

Hey, Sam!

Yes, pseudo-representation of a scintillating blend of the common man and my own conscience that I sometimes personify via italic text?  Did you need something?

I was wondering if you were still going to do a Giveaway of Advanced Reader Copies, Otherwise Known as ARCs, of The Skybound Sea!

Thanks for my reminding me, Proasbot Cmamoc!

Yes, it’s time once again to give away some ARCs!

Wow!  Look at them!  We’ve got three to give away and they can be yours!

Assuming you can do me a favor…

What kind of favor?

Well, see, as a man who once was arrested for illegally constructing a Roman colosseum beneath his house and forcing felons to fight to the death, I’m a guy who loves contests.  And since there’s so much demand for ARCs, I thought I’d give the artistic community a chance to shine and get some recognition!

That sounds like fun!  What kind of challenges will we face to win these ARCs?

The categories are, in order…

Yes, writing!  I’ve got tons of creative types out there, some of whom are really great and others who are amazingly funny.  I’d like to give them both a chance to flex their creative muscle!

That sounds interesting!  What do these writerly types have to do?

It’s quite simple.  Just read the following prompt and answer the question.

Nelkath the Netherling has a problem!  It’s invasion time and she has to get a warrior, a prisoner and her flesh-eating sikkhun to the nearby boats so Sheraptus has a sword, cannon fodder and a flesh-eating horror for the invasion.  But she can only take one at a time.  If she takes the prisoner, the sikkhun and warrior will fight.  If she takes the warrior, the sikkhun will eat the prisoner.

How is Nelkath the Netherling going to solve this problem?

Woah, what?  Is this a math question?

Not at all!  Just tell me how Nelkath gets her stuff to the boats.  Take as little or as many words as you need.  There is no right or wrong answer!

Sounds neat!  Where do we send it?

You can use my Contact Form or you can send it to sam.sykes66@gmail.com.

Another judge and myself will decide the winner at the beginning of July!

Okay, so what’s the next category?

I’m glad you asked!

Yes, fan art!  As simple as it sounds!

Just create a piece of original art relating to The Aeons’ Gate series somehow and send it in to me!

Can it be a piece we’ve done before, having been inspired by your brilliance prior to any contest?

Sure!

Can it be in any medium?

Absolutely!  So long as I can show it on the site!

Can it be cosplay?

Well, why not!

Where do we send it to?

You can use this Contact Form here or just send it to sam.sykes66@gmail.com!

Myself and another judge will have the winner by the beginning of July!  Runners-up will receive a copy of Black Halo, signed the dickens out of, because I like art that much!

Gosh, you sure are wise.  But I don’t like writing or art!  Is there any way I can win one of these fine prizes?

Absolutely!  It’s a time-honored tradition in this blog to offer people the ability to compete just by their looks alone!

That sounds kind of shallow!

Not if you know what the last category is…

Make This Face is an exceedingly simple category.

Go to the Lost Pages section of my website here, with visual representation of the characters as portrayed by the fine art of Michael Lee Lunsford!

Choose your favorite picture, character or expression.

Now, do your best imitation of it!

Take a picture of you making that face!

And send it to sam.sykes66@gmail.com!

I will be the sole judge of this one and have a winner by the beginning of July!

But wait!  I am a multi-talented individual!  Can I enter on multiple categories?

I’m going to say that this is probably okay.  I don’t think I can rightfully give out two ARCs to one person, but I’d like to keep it open and encourage people to do their thing.  So sure!

Wow!  Incredible!

I know, right?

I hope you guys have fun with this.  I’m definitely looking forward to your entries!