Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Confession Wednesday: THE CONFESSION
I am so ridiculously excited about this news.
First it was the All Star Game. And now this.
Some of you may not know that my favorite contemporary author is John Grisham. I've been a huge fan of his books since I first read THE PELICAN BRIEF in 1993, the summer before my Senior Year of high school. And in quick succession sped through THE FIRM, THE CLIENT, and then back to his first novel, A TIME TO KILL.
I guess you could say A TIME TO KILL is my very favorite, but I love them all. I love the characters. I love the southern settings. And, once upon a time when I was still planning on law school, I really, really wanted to go to Tulane. Why? Because that's where THE PELICAN BRIEF's Darby Shaw was a student. Okay, that's not the only reason, but that was when I first started considering it.
Anyway, I'm a really big fan.
Which is how I saw a Facebook posting a few weeks ago on the Official John Grisham Page. The announcement said they were looking for 18 Partners to help promote his new book, THE CONFESSION, which is set to hit bookstores on October 26. To enter, you just had to answer a few quick questions. Hard questions like, Which is your favorite John Grisham novel?
I waved my hand and said, "What the heck?" and, knowing full well that I wasn't going to be picked, I submitted an entry anyway.
And then I promptly forgot all about it.
Well, y'all are smart enough to know where this is headed, so I'll sum up by saying that I was shocked to learn that I was a finalist. They were narrowing down the selections and needed to know a little bit more. Mostly, how would I go about helping promote the book if I was made a Partner? I almost didn't respond. They were looking for creative marketing people that had unique guerrilla-style tactics. That's not me. But, I wrote back and talked a little about my blog and my reading groups and to make a long story shortish, I was picked.
I'm still not sure how. But I am stoked!
Now, what does this mean?
First off, TWO awesome packages showed up at my house on Monday. Full of books. Every John Grisham book in print. In hardcover. Pretty sweet, eh?
There were also some fun promotional materials and fun facts about the author and stuff like that.
And there will be more.
So, this is what's going to happen. It's pretty fitting that the book is called THE CONFESSION because that just fits right in with Confession Wednesday, right? It's almost like someone planned it that way or something. I DO have readers in Mississippi...
Alright, anyway. Over the next four weeks, there are going to be Confession-related activities in preparation for the book's release. On Confession Wednesday. I'm feeling SO clever right now!
Each time you participate in one of the activities, it's going to earn you entries into a big giveaway I'm having at the end of all of this. A few of you will be lucky enough to win your very own copy of THE CONFESSION.
Now, I'm not normally one to do those giveaways where you have to Tweet and Facebook and blog about the giveaway. Normally. But this is a different situation altogether. The whole point of this giveaway is to spread the word about THE CONFESSION.
So. Here's how this is going to work.
To get things started this week, we're going to have a small giveaway. In the comments below, post a confession. About anything you want. The three juiciest confessions will each win a limited edition copy of the first two chapters of THE CONFESSION. And, just for entering, you'll get a PDF copy emailed to you.
I've read the first two chapters and they are GOOD.
Those three winners will be announced this Friday.
And, every confession or comment on this post gets you an entry into the big giveaway at the end.
Here are some other ways to earn entries:
*"Like" the Official John Grisham Page on Facebook. (2 entries)
*Tweet this post. (1 entry)
*Share this post on Facebook. (1 entry)
*Blog about and link to this post. (1 entry)
But wait! There's more!
Random House sent me a ton of bookmarks to promote the book. I don't think I even have that many books. So, I'm going to enlist your help in distributing some of them. If you're interested just fill out the form at the bottom of this post.
Submit your mailing address and I'll send you a few bookmarks to pass out to family, friends, your book club, the local library. Anyone you want. Get creative. For agreeing to participate, you'll get two entries. If you blog about how you passed them around and who you gave them to, you'll get 8 MORE entries for a total of 10. And if you don't have a blog, you can still get those entries by writing a short guest post that will appear right here on my blog.
So, who's with me? Who's excited? Who's ready for THE CONFESSION??
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I KNEW this was what you were making room for! Ok, now I have to go and read the post but I just wanted you to know that I knew what you knew and now we all know.
ReplyDeleteOk, now that I've read all that... HOW EXCITING!
ReplyDeleteMy confession: I've only ever read one John Grisham book and I claim to be a fan and pretend I've read them all. Seriously, so many people think I'm a hard core John Grisham fan...and one day I plan to be because I did like The Street Lawyer. A lot.
And you know I got your back on the promoting thing and I'll do it all for free but if you wanna give me points, that's cool.
This is so exciting! Good for you!
ReplyDeleteI wanted to go to Tulane after reading The Pelican Brief as well!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool! I heart John Grisham mucho!
I am a big John Grisham fan. Count me in!
ReplyDeleteAH!!!! You lucky girl! This is going to be so much fun for you!
ReplyDeleteMy confession: I have a paperback copy of a John Grisham book on my bookshelf that I have never read. I honestly can't remember which one it is either... I have watched the movies based on his books and absolutely loved them...I need to get with it. I'm slightly embarrassed now.
ReplyDeleteLove John Grisham. I read The Firm for the first time in sixth grade and was hooked on his books ever since then.
ReplyDeleteI have a lot of juicy confessions I wouldn't mind telling you, BUT I'm not sure I can quite admit them for the entire internet to see.
I'm going to have to think about this for a bit.
Congrats Karen. I know this is right up your alley. I will of course help you and spread the word. Just give me some of those bookmarks to pass out. I have lots of avid reader friends.
ReplyDeleteOkay Confession, I agree with the other girl that it has to be something that I am okay with being here for everyone to see. There are plenty of things I would confess about myself to you but that is different. So mine that I am okay with publishing is that there is a guy at works that flirts with me constantly and I enjoy it and probably encourage it al little too much by bring ing him homemade treats.
I do not know if that is juicy enough but for me that is the most I would ever confess to in this type of enviornment.
They gave you ALL his books? For free? Is there a Dean Koontz promotion like this??? lol! I have to admit, I haven't read Grisham's books but LOVED the movie 'A Time to Kill'.
ReplyDeleteAnd I know TONS of readers, so I'll be sending you my mailing address shortly.
Congratulations!!!
How exciting for you!!! I'm with J.J. in L.A. I haven't read any Grisham books, but I loved the movie A Time to Kill.
ReplyDeleteHow exciting! Congratulations about being picked and how awesome is it to get a package full of books you love! Good job!
ReplyDeleteHere is my confession: I haven't read a single Grisham novel. I know. This may mark a low part in our friendship.
ReplyDeleteOkay, I thought of one.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was 21 I kissed my friend's/former roommate's boyfriend. A lot. And he also happened to be "my missionary's" best friend.
Not surprisingly none of us ended up with each other long term.
How fun!
ReplyDeleteoooh! cooool!
ReplyDeleteMy confession: I have not read a real 'book' for the last 2 years. i know, not juicy, but Oy, dios mio! that's horrible!
so whether I win or not, I will spread the Confession word!
I'm a John Grisham Fan, too! I think my favorite is The Runaway Jury.
ReplyDeleteHere's my confession, I actually posted it on your anonymous post secret day, but this is a special occasion that needs to be dealt with. So here goes:
My husband and I have agreed that we are only going to have two kids. And yet, I am off the pill. Wylee has said he's going to get the big V, but I know he's a procrastinator, and I'm praying for an "oops."
That is all.
Oh, and I "like" the official John Grisham Facebook page!
ReplyDeleteSeriously Karen! This is SO cool! I would be through the moon with excitement over something like this! I am seriously SO excited for you!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a lot of fun! And congrats on being one of the "partners". Awesome stuff =D
ReplyDeleteA confession?
A juicy confession?
Hmmm.. I don't really do "juicy".
Okay, I only have one thing to confess..
It was me...
Confession? I guess I'll go for a literary confession. I've only read the first of Stephenie Meyers' Twilight books, and I didn't really like it.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderfully exciting! I was smiling as I read your entire post! I'm so happy for your. And I too am a Grisham fan, so I am excited to have a chance to win!
ReplyDeleteJuiciest confession... hmmm... ok, this is pretty juicy but it's a gross juicy, so I hope you're ready. When I was a little girl, from the ages of 3 up to 5, my mother entered me into beauty pageants. I loved the little dresses with the can can underneath because there were bells in them. Either my first or second year, I can't remember which, when it was my turn to walk out center stage and show off my dress and smile pretty, I walked right up to the edge of the stage, picked my nose (and I mean picked a good one), and proceeded to stick my finger in my mouth and eat what I had found. I remember the spotlight shining in my face, the adults chuckling in the audience, and my parents scolding me as we climbed in the car. I remember saying, "I won't do that again, Mommy."
So, how's that for juicy? I bet you're no longer hungry if you were when you began reading this!
a confession:
ReplyDeletepretty juicy...the whole seven years my boyfriend and i were together..i was cheating on him with someone else..who was ok with keeping everything a secret...then when my boyfriend broke up with me because he was moving..i made him feel horrible because i found a girl's number in the laundry in his jeans..he never knew what i had been doing...and while we together..i got preggo..and really didn't know whose it was...then we miscarried...which was a really sad situation..because my boyfriend went through the grieving and so did the guy i was cheating with...but only one of them was the true father...and we don't know.
how's that?
wow.
i blogged about it..and linked back...
ReplyDeletewww.letterstolyla.blogspot.com