4 Oct 2015

The Name Game Giveaway

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In conjunction with our presence at the Southern Festival of Books, Meryton Press is giving away 3 books to 1 lucky winner!

We are giving away 3 published Meryton Press books to the winner of our Name Game giveaway. No, we won’t ask you to sing about Anna-bo-banna, but if it makes it more fun, feel free.

What we’re asking is that you read a story created by our very own J Marie Croft, author and wordsmith, and find as many Meryton Press book titles buried in it as you can. Once you have completed your hunt for titles, leave a comment with the number of titles you found. A random winner will be chosen from all those with the correct number of titles. If no one guesses the correct number, the person or people with the closest guesses will be entered into the random drawing.

You will have from now until Sunday, October 11, 2015 to play this game. The Meryton Press story can be found below.

Prize:

Three books will be awarded by drawing to one winner from our selection of books listed on our website in ‘Our Library’.

  • Grand Prize winner will be selected from the comment entries on October 12, 2015.
  • Winner will be contacted via email and posted online.

To Enter:

Online Entrants

  • Giveaway is open internationally.
  • Eligible entries will be accepted between now and 12:00pm October 12, 2015 Eastern Standard Time.
  • Entrants will be randomly selected using random.org in conjunction with database record numbers.
  • Winners must provide a valid shipping address for paperbacks and a valid email for ebook delivery

General

  • Winners will be contacted via email and announced on the Meryton Press website, facebook, and/or twitter.
  • In the event that a winner does not respond within 5 days, a new winner will be drawn.
  • Winners may not be Meryton Press employees, contractors or authors.
  • Only one entry per email address will be allowed.

 

Answers to be posted on October 12, 2015 along with winner.

30 Responses

  1. Christina Boyd
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    Brilliant!! I don’t know how J Marie Croft can be so clever! Totally impressed!

    • Meryton Press
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      We’re also amazed.

  2. Tricia
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    Hmm. 23?

    • Meryton Press
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      Thanks for playing. We’ll post the answer along with the winners in about a week.

  3. Jan Hahn
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    What a clever, witty tale! J. Marie Croft is amazing!

    • Meryton Press
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      She’s the master of puns!

  4. Anji
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    I got 42!

    • Anji
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      I’m also extremely impressed by J. Marie Croft’s ingenuity!

      • Meryton Press
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        Thanks for joining in the fun! We’re so glad J Marie Croft contributed this piece which is excessively diverting in more ways than one!

  5. J "Joy" Dawn King
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    I found 32, though I suspect I missed a few. This was fun and the story was so cleverly written. Well done!

    • Meryton Press
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      Thanks, Joy, for playing along. Those who got to preview the story had fun too! We love word games around here.

  6. Monica P
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    This was so fun! I found 41. JMC is the word queen!

    • Meryton Press
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      It’s like a literary treasure hunt. JMC needs a crown.

  7. Tiffany
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    I got 39. So clever! 😀

    • Meryton Press
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      Glad you enjoyed it and had fun!

  8. Ginna
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    That was very tricky! There were titles of stories with which I was familiar as JAFF, but weren’t from M.P.

    I found 42, although one of those is a title you don’t seem to claim anymore. It’s not anywhere on your site, and neither is the author. 🙁

    • Meryton Press
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      We’ll see how it went at the end. It would be interesting to compare notes.

  9. Patty Edmisson
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    24

    • Meryton Press
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      Great guess. Thanks for playing!

  10. Chiara
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    This is so fun! I got 28.

    • Meryton Press
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      So glad you had fun!

  11. jmariecroft
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    Tee-hee. I’m excessively diverted by the numbers of MP titles readers are finding.
    And thanks for all the kind comments!

  12. Carol
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    What an amazing giveaway. The story idea was cleverly written. I counted 38 book names. What a great challenge. Even if I’m wrong, this was fun.

    • Meryton Press
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      To quote a common saying, “It’s about the journey, not the destination.”

  13. Ceri
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    I found 43. My goodness, you really crammed them into that story!

    • Meryton Press
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      Ms. Croft was very determined to make it work.

  14. Jill
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    My guess is 39. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the story and hunting for book titles. It was so cleverly done!

    • Meryton Press
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      There’s nothing more fun for booklovers than a literary puzzle.

  15. tgruy
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    I found 39 too…

    • Meryton Press
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      We hope you had fun along the way!