SHADE in the UK week begins!
This Thursday, Shade will officially be a trans-Atlantic phenomenon! It officially comes out on September 2, although it's already shipping from Amazon.co.uk.To celebrate this reverse British Invasion, I and several blogggers are giving away copies (some signed) of the UK version, which is a trade paperback with a totally different (but equally awesome) cover as the North American version.
EDITED TO ADD: Duh, I just realized people could also enter their answers here on the blog post. I mean, while you're here reading the rules, you might as well.
ENTRY RULES:
1. Simply tweet either a) your favorite thing about Zachary (pictured below as a Scott Pilgrim avatar), OR b) your favorite thing about Scotland.
EDITED TO ADD: 1a. Or do it here in the comments.
2. To encourage creativity, your favorite thing about Zachary and/or Scotland CANNOT be the accent. I repeat: If you say "THE ACCENT," you won't win.
3. You must include the #SHADEintheUK hashtag so I can find all the entries. No need to @reply me--save those extra characters to describe your favorite thing.EDITED TO ADD: 3a. This rule does not apply if you're entering here in the blog comments.
4. I'll draw a winner using a random number generator on Friday at 11:59 GMT (that's a minute before midnight in Glasgow, five hours ahead of Eastern time).
5. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries.
6. Retail value of prize: 6 pounds, 99 pence (I can't find the HTML code for the pound character, so I had to spell it out).
7. International entries? YES! Anyone, anywhere is eligible.
So share some love for England's Neighbor to the North. And remember what Mike Myers from Saturday Night Live taught us: if it's not Scottish, it's crap!
Labels: Contests, SHADE series, twitter
16 Comments:
From Crystal
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Anonymous at 8/30/2010 4:43 PM
Must watch this show now.
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Jeri at 8/30/2010 5:34 PM
Jim Young
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Anonymous at 8/30/2010 7:48 PM
Seriously, though, the accent truly is the best thing about Scotland, but since you said that doesn't count... ;-)
-Danny Bhoy for comedy
-Franz Ferdinand for music
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Tez Miller at 8/30/2010 8:24 PM
Tez, I didn't know Franz Ferdinand was from Scotland! Neat.
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Jeri at 8/31/2010 12:10 AM
Instead, how about the movie Local Hero, about the Texas oil executive who is sent to a northern Scottish town, where he falls in love with the simplicity of life.
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Heather at 8/31/2010 9:37 AM
I love LOCAL HERO! Seen it many times. I particularly liked that they had another, more urban, Scottish character who also felt like a fish out of water, not just the American guy, so that it didn't come across as "all of Scotland is filled with charming bumpkins."
I need to watch that again.
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Jeri at 8/31/2010 9:49 AM
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Lynsey Newton at 8/31/2010 11:40 AM
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Beladyryn at 8/31/2010 12:10 PM
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Karen (Euro Crime) at 8/31/2010 2:51 PM
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Vivien at 9/01/2010 3:56 PM
I've heard that the people there are very nice and friendly as well!
It's my dream to visit there, along with every other European countries.
Well, I don't drink, but Scotland has such a rich beer history!
and thank you for this contest! :D
feeyonachan at gmail dot com
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Fi-chan at 9/02/2010 12:56 AM
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Christinabean at 9/02/2010 9:30 AM
Beladryn: Awww, that is Zachary's best feature (as far as Aura is concerned ;-).
Karen: Ooh, I did not know that. I'm not a Doctor Who watcher, but I know who he is.
Vivien: I wonder if that coffee shop is now a major tourist destination? And if you can sit at that table and write. Hmm....
Fi-Chan: Yes, they are very nice there, at least from what I remember. Sigh... *wants to fly back right now*
Christinabean: Haggis is one thing I think I don't need to experience, LOL! Looking forward to meeting you in Brampton--yay!
Oh, I almost forgot: The winner of the giveaway is YABooksRock (aka Janice) on Twitter.
Thanks to everyone who commented!
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Jeri at 9/03/2010 6:57 PM
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Karen (Euro Crime) at 9/04/2010 3:49 PM
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Jeri at 9/05/2010 12:28 AM
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