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Noble Dead Raffle—CLOSED

The current raffle for a signed hardbound copy of S3B1: Between Their Worlds is now closed. The random winner has been selected and contacted for verification of shipping information and has 48 hours to respond.

Once verfied, the official winner will be announced and we’ll present a little information about the prize for the next raffle starting this coming Friday. Spread the word.

Noble Dead Raffle—REMINDER, and…

UPDATE: Barb and J.C. have just completed revisions on S3B2: The Dog in the Dark.

The manuscript is now back in the hands of their editor. Next stop, the copyedits, likely in another month or so. Excerpts will not appear at NobleDead.org until likely September, as with previous editions of the saga, so don’t get too anxious just yet.

This is the last day for entries in the current raffle for a signed hardbound copy of S3B1: Between Their worlds. There’s about ten hours left to the deadline tonight at Midnight, PST, so get your entry in if you haven’t already. [Open only to readers in the USA].

See the original raffle notice for full instructions on how to enter. We’ll announce the winner by Monday along with any details for the next raffle down the way.

Book Cover Gallery Fixed… Finally!

Revisions on S3B2: The Dog in the Dark are nearly complete, so JC took some time to find some time for other delayed work. The gallery function for book covers at NobleDead.org has finally been fixed and updated. If you had trouble with the “Int’l Gallery” or even book cover enlargement on the “Books” page, hopefully you won’t anymore. The new ajax script also updates book “Excerpts” access as well. Likely you won’t notice any difference if you’ve peeked at online excerpts before.

And don’t forget about the ongoing “Noble Dead Raffle” for a signed copy of S3B1: Between Their Worlds, which ends this coming Friday, Midnight, PST.

Q&A: Raise Thy Nose (Literature / Fantasy)

It’s actually rare that we get crossover questions related to our old days in college and university. Considering we’re both old English majors, both who taught for a while, it’s possible we get such questions a bit more than some writers. We actually don’t think about it much, but…

Noble Dead Raffle—NOW OPEN

We’re a bit late, as it was Barb and J.C.’s anniversary Friday, though they took Thursday off instead and then had to catch up on revision work for S3B2: The Dog in the Dark.

But here we are again, finally. Time for another chance to have a book shipped straight to your door from our publisher, this time for another signed hardback copy of S3B1: Between Their Worlds…

Noble Dead Raffle—And The Winner is…

Matthew Hage wins a signed copy of S2B3: Of Truth and Beasts.

Even as you read this, instructions have been issued to the publisher’s publicity department, and Matthew’s prize should arrive within ten business days. This concludes the second of six bi-weekly raffles for signed volumes from the Noble Dead Saga.

Coming next Friday, we will initiate the next raffle for another signed hardback copy of S3B1: Between Their Worlds, the first book in the third of four series/phases in the Noble Dead Saga. Watch for the notice, as entries for the next raffle will not be accepted until then. Keep an eye out for other special news yet to come from NobleDead.org and BarbHendee.org.

Noble Dead Raffle—UPDATE

We were unable to acquire confirmation of shipping information (as required) for the last selected winner. All attempts to contact this individual have failed. A new winner has been selected and notified. Stay tuned for an announcement of the winner to follow.

We did not anticipate this problem, and perhaps we should have. Some amendments to our raffle process will be forthcoming in the opening of the next raffle on Friday. In the meantime…

Make certain when you enter our raffles that…

1. you use an email account checked at least once every 24 hours, and
2. the account can receive HTML email.

We do not use any form of embedded multimedia or advertising, nor any direct email mailing list (just the one for the newsfeed that people can choose to subscribe to, if they wish). HTML/RTF format is the standard in business email today to which we adhere, and that will not be changed. If you are filtering out emails based on rich-text or HTML content, consider white-listing the “nobledead.org” domain in your email application/service.

Noble Dead Raffle—UPDATE

At present, we are still waiting for shipping address confirmation from the selected winner of the current raffle. A second email notice has been sent, and we’ll give the winner until tomorrow to confirm. More to come tomorrow.

Noble Dead Raffle—UPDATE

At present, we are waiting on shipping address confirmation from the selected winner of the current drawing. After sending a second notice email, we will wait until to tomorrow for a response. Please stand by, and we’ll let everyone know what happens next.

Noble Dead Raffle #2—CLOSED

The current raffle closed as of Friday, Midnight, PST. The next raffle begins this coming Friday, so watch for the announcement.

The next book prize is another signed copy of S3B2: Between Their Worlds, the currently released volume of the Noble Dead Saga. See the “Books” page at NobleDead.org for synopsis and additional information.

The winner of the current raffle has been generated by random selection and will be contacted later today by email for confirmation of delivery information. Once that step is complete, we will announce the official winner.

For those curious about how winner selection and other parts of the process, it is as follows:

1. Each entry is checked upon arrival for its inclusion of complete contact and delivery information.
2. Correct and complete entries are confirmed by email within 72 hours of being received. Incomplete entries are discarded and, if possible, the entrant is notified.
3. After the raffle's closing date/time, all entries are checked for duplicates based on Name, Email, and Delivery Address. Clear duplicates are discarded. Indeterminate ones may receive an email query at our discretion.
4. Verified entries are ordered by date/time received and thereby assigned a number.
5. The total number of entries is entered into a pure random number generator to select the winning entry. [See Random.org]
6. The winner is notified and reconfirmation of delivery information is sought.
7. Upon confirmation of delivery information from the winner, the winning announcement is made via NobleDead.org and its news distribution system, including linked social systems and sites.
8. Delivery information is passed on to the publicity department of our publisher, and the winner will received the indicated prize, usually within 10 business days.

Noble Dead Raffle—REMINDER

Final warning, as it’s about 39 hours to the deadline for entering this second of 6 raffles for various prize books signed by the authors. This week’s prize is a signed copy of S2B3: Of Truth and Beasts.

We will do six raffles, one every two weeks. The next raffle will begin Friday, March 23, and run to the following Friday at Midnight, PST. The next (third) prize to come will be another signed copy of S3B1: Between Their Worlds. But for now...

Get your entry in while you can (one per reader only), and again you must complete a proper entry as outlined below. At present, raffles are limited to participants in the USA and one entry per person/email/address. You can enter by submitting the following complete information at NobleDead.org through the site’s Contact page:

Name: [First and Last in full]
Email: [where winners will be notified]
Subject: Noble Dead Raffle
Message:  Street Address, City, State, Zip Code

NOTE: Barb and J.C. have full control of all participant information; you will not be added to any form of mailing list. Improper or incomplete entries will be discarded. All entries will receive a confirmation notice within 72 hours.

S3B2: The Dog in the Dark—UPDATE

Just to let you know, we received our editor’s notes on the initial manuscript for the next book. We’re now proceeding on the final revisions. All is on schedule for release next January, 2013, at which time the paperback version of S3B1: Between Their Worlds will also be available. More to come once we complete this next phase of S3B2: The Dog in the Dark.

Noble Dead Raffle—NOW OPEN

We apologize for being a day late on starting this one as scheduled. We had a hectic day, but here we are again. Time for another chance to have one of our books shipped straight to your door from our publisher, this time for a signed hardback copy of S2B3: Of Truth and Beast.

Please follow instructions below so your entry is confirmed on the first submission.

Go to NobleDead.org and submit the following information via our Contact page. The raffle is open to only readers in the USA.

Name: [First and Last in full]
Email: [where winners will be notified]
Subject: Noble Dead Raffle
Message:  Street Address, City, State, Zip Code

NOTE: Barb and J.C. have full control of all participant information; you will not be added to any form of mailing list. All complete entries will receive a confirmation notice within 72 hours.

The deadline for receipt of entries is Friday, March 16th, 2012, Midnight, PST. The following Monday, one random winner will be notified via email and announced (by name only) through the site and its newsfeed. The publisher will be notified as well, and the winner should receive the prize within 10 business days.

For those curious about how the winner is chosen, see the following information...

Noble Dead Raffle—AND THE WINNER IS...

Matt Torgerson is the winner of a signed copy of S3B1: Between Their Worlds.

Even as you read this, instructions have been issued to the publisher’s publicity department, and Matt’s prize should arrive within ten business days. This concludes the first of six bi-weekly raffles for signed volumes from the Noble Dead Saga.

Coming next Friday, we will initiate the next raffle and let you know which book will be the next prize. Watch for the notice, as entries for the next raffle will not be accepted until then. And keep an eye out for other special news yet to come from NobleDead.org and BarbHendee.org.

Noble Dead Raffle--UPDATE

The current raffle closed as of Friday, Midnight, PST. The next raffle begins this coming Friday, so watch for the announcement and which signed book will be awarded.

The winner of the current raffle has been generated by random selection and will be connected later today by email for confirmation of delivery information. Once that step is complete, we will announce the winner official tomorrow, Monday.

For those curious about how winners are selected and other parts of the process, it is as follows:

1. Each entry is checked upon arrival for its inclusion of complete contact and delivery information.
2. Correct and complete entries are confirmed by email within 72 hours of being received.
3. Incomplete entries are discarded and, if possible, the entrant is notified.
4. After the raffle's closing date, all entries are checked for duplicates based on Name, Email, and Delivery Address. Clear duplicates are discarded. Indeterminate ones may receive an email query at our discretion.
5. Verified entries are then ordered by date/time received and thereby assigned a number.
6. The total number of entries is entered into a pure random number generator to select the winning entry. [See Random.org]
7. The winner is notified and reconfirmation of delivery information is sought.
8. Upon confirmation of delivery information from the winner, the winning announcement is made via NobleDead.org and its news distribution systems, including linked social systems.
9. Delivery information is passed on to the publicity department of our publisher, and the winner will received the indicated prize, usually within 10 business days.

And we should be back with you again tomorrow to announce the winner!

Q&A: Playing Favorites [Character and Author]

Everyone who falls in love with a book or series has favorite characters. Some also have their favorite moments in the story, for they know the characters, like real people, only come alive when the story is in motion. The best characters are never stuck in time, always the same everywhere and everywhen.

It’s no different for the caring authors, though sometimes we have different reasons as “story-makers/tellers” for what sticks with us. But it’s often based in the dynamic rather than static, in the telling of what we want to share with the careful readers.

Noble Dead Raffle, Week 1—REMINDER

Final warning, as it’s about 39 hours to the deadline for entering this first of 6 raffles for various prize books signed by the authors. This week’s prize is a signed copy of S3B1: Between Their Worlds.

We will do six raffles, one every two weeks. We’re now in a heavy cycle of writing, which will only get even busier over this month, so we need to avoid too many other complications. The next raffle (with a different book yet to be announced) will begin Friday, March 9, and run to the following Friday at Midnight, PST. But for now...

Get your entry in while you can (one per reader only), and again you must complete a proper entry as outlined below. At present, raffles are limited to only participants in the USA. You can enter by submitting the following complete information at NobleDead.org through the site’s Contact page:

Name: [First and Last in full]
Email: [where winners will be notified]
Subject: Noble Dead Raffle
Message:  Street Address, City, State, Zip Code

NOTE: Barb and J.C. have full control of all participant information; you will not be added to any form of mailing list. Improper or incomplete entries will be discarded. All entries will receive a confirmation notice within 72 hours.