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Authorspace: Winners

The first winner, by a seriously landslide majority vote, wins on account of the kind of company the author keeps while writing. Josh Storey, you are the first to claim a copy of Gilded! Signed and delivered the instant the early copies make it to me. 

Transportationally Creative

The second winner gets the next copy of Gilded,  signed and delivered, because I can’t even fathom what it must be like to write where you do. Chris, because your authorspace is a moving freaking vehicle, you win.

Pinterest: Authorspace by Chris Forshner

Spider Knows

And the third win, picked because of reasons that go beyond the space she inhabits and the fuzzy company she keeps, goes to Govneh S. She has a very eclectic writing habitat, including instruments, a puppy, a surprisingly organized wall, NSFW pinned notes, and Spider Jerusalem.

Pinterest: Authorspace by Govneh Sullivan

You’re going to get a signed copy of Gilded, too, because I can.

You Worked. You’re Awesome

And everyone who entered the Authorspace contest will be receiving a copy of Before the Witches, the prequel novella to my Dark Mission series, and a copy of the fourth in the line, Sacrifice the Wicked.

So! If you won, and if you entered, email me with your address, how you want it signed (generally, to you, or to someone else), and I shall get them in the mail to you! (Note: Those who won Gilded will have to wait for my author copies to arrive.)

Congratulations, y’all. You worked.

Authorspace: Making It Yours

Karina Cooper's Office, Before

Everyone saw the disaster area my writing space was. With Ritz crackers taking up space next to a jar of peanut butter (and why not?), and all kinds of hazardous materials around, I used the challenge in last You Better Work Monday’s to clean up. While I’m not completely done, I did get pretty far!

So close to completion, I can taste it!

What about you?

Writing Spaces Abound

All of the Authorspace entries have been posted up on my Pinterest board. Which has been called, rather unoriginally, Authorspace. Go there to view them all.

These are a couple of the samples that you brave people sent me.

Pinterest: Authorspace, by Josh Storey

— Josh Storey

For unmitigated cuteness, Josh’s rather harmonic writing area looks comfortable, warm, and so darn welcoming, I just want to wander on by and use that Shiba Inu as a pillow. I’d get absolutely no work done, but I’d sure get some great naps!

Pinterest: Authorspace by Lisa Hager

— Lisa Hager

A late entry to the Authorspace contest, I had to include Lisa’s cute little nook. It’s so organized! I love all the little artwork and photo bits.

Pinterest: Authorspace by Austin Sirkin

— Austin Sirkin

I couldn’t leave this other late entry out. Not when our very own steampunk celebrity, Austin Sirkin, manned up and showed off his before and after. He says, “It was particularly gross because I’ve been sick for like a week, so it was pretty overdue for a cleaning.” A man after my own heart.

There are other entries to take a look at, some with multiple parts, and another puppy!

Later today, I’ll be picking the winners. 

Hey, Slackers…

…This could have been you!

I know more of you write than entries I got. Shame. Shame

Next contest, you make sure and sign up, you hear? I can’t just give these things away to thin air! 

You better work. And there’ll be another one of those kinds of posts later today, so you still have a chance to get on the ball and start this week off right.

See you soon!

It’s a Metal State of Mind: Authorspace

It’s Monday, and, folks, there is shit to do. 

No more excuses. The world might be content to hover just out of view for a little while, but that grace period only extends so far. From depression to less than savvy time management skills, from too many projects to too few, there just isn’t enough time in the day to keep sorting through the whys and why-nots.

You dig?

It’s you and me, today. We’ve got projects to work on. Let’s make this happen.

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