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This contest is now closed. The winners will be notified, and one, or more, of the reviews may appear on this site in the future. Thank you for your participation. 

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Character Name Contest for the next Ely Stone novel:

         
The Contest

This contest is all about character names.  If you have ever wanted to have your name, or that of someone you know, appear in a novel, then this contest may be for you.  We've even designed it so that a winner can give the character name as a Christmas gift if they like.

David often donates character names within his books to charity auctions at writer's conferences and other events. The winners of these names then see them appear in his books at a future date.  His new release: "Shamus Ghillie U.S. Secret Service in MEDICINE HAT" carries the character name of Keith Barant Johnson.  Keith won a charity auction for $200 at Bouchercon, the annual International Mystery Writer's Conference, in 2006.  An acknowledgement is always placed in the book explaining how David comes to name these special characters.  This contest concerns character names for the upcoming Ely Stone novel: "Witiku", the third book in the series.  See the home page and click on the cover for a synopsis of "Witiku, the Shape Shifter".

The Contest Rules

If you're interested, then the best part is that all you have to do is read David's newest book, a historical novel with a mystical twist: 

Historical Fiction
Sub genre: western/thriller/adventure

Whiskey Creek Press
PO Box 51052
Casper, WY 82605-1052
www.whiskeycreekpress.com
ISBN: 978-1-60313-730-0

Then write an on-line review about 'Medicine Hat' and post it to any of the following:

Amazon.com
Barnes & Noble.com
Borders.com
Horizons.com
Schulers.com
Whiskey Creek Press.com

When you're done, simply send us a link to the review at: Publicist_Blade_Edge_Press@yahoo.com

Be sure to put Character Contest in the subject line.  The winners will be those who write the best reviews, lightly framing the plot while loosely capturing the qualities of the protagonist, his mount and the supporting characters.  We will judge them and the best may appear on this site.  The winners will then receive their choice of one of the available character names.

Note: the Witiku book will hopefully be out in late 2010 or early 2011.

Contest Timeframe

The contest opens as soon as the new book is available, after October 1, 2009.  The winners will be notified soon after, December 10, 2009.  That's in time for the winners to give a gift of a character name for Christmas, if they like.  David will mail a personalized note detailing the award. 

Readers may purchase Medicine Hat in book form or e-book directly from the publisher at: Whiskey Creek Press, or from traditional retail outlets.

Note: if you would like to place your review on a website other than the ones listed, we will consider it, but you must query us about it first to be considered.  Send an email and a link to this site to:
Publicist_Blade_Edge_Press@yahoo.com

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