Give It Away Now

Family!
I hope all is well with you.  Me, I'm staying STEADY and enjoying it.

I was debating what to blog about, and then the Red Hot Chili Peppers started screaming in my ear.

Give it away give it away give it away now
Give it away give it away give it away now

They left me no choice...

Giveaways... Not one, but two.  My book was involved in two giveaways.

The first giveaway was a solo giveaway on Erin Klein's Klenispiration.com website.  On 29 June 12 she featured Wrinkles Wallace: Knights of Night School. Needless to say, I was extremely proud.  We ended up with nearly three hundred entries and I was able to connect with numerous people that became excited about my book.  The winner, Brianne, was also excited to win and I was happy to send her a signed copy of my book.  I'll have to reconnet with her to get feedback in the future.

The second giveaway put me in with some heavyweights in the educational world.  There were nearly 13,000 entries and over 300 comments about the giveaway.  I was reading the comments and secretly rooting for the people that had the signed books as their first pick.  Brenda won and I made sure she had my book asap.

I'd like to use this particualar post to thank those that cared about all the educational tools that were involved in both giveaways.  The idea of having my book available for someone to enjoy and use in their classroom has always been a major part of my plan.  Actually seeing that plan come to life is great.  So, thanks to Erin Klein and all of you that entered her giveaways!

Steady,
Marquin

The book I wrote, you've got to give it to your momma
The book I wrote, you've got to give it to your poppa
The book I wrote, you've got to give it to your kids
You do a little reading, then you'll be happy that you did.