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Month: October 2011

FREE HALLOWEEN UNICORNS!

October 27, 2011
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| life, New Things, Short Stories, writing

Yes, you’ve read that right — as a Halloween promotion, Black Dog & Leventhal publishing has made one of the stories from the DEMONS anthology available for free — AND THAT STORY IS MINE!! *Mwahahahahahaha* “The Unicorn Hunter” is the one I’ve been gushing about — the one from the Enchanted universe. It’s the story I saw in my…

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Princess Me?

October 26, 2011
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| Friends, life, music

Confession: I am aware of the infamous Jonathan Coulton, but I do not actually know or own any of his songs. Not because I don’t want to — just because I haven’t gotten around to it.  So when my brand-new friend Jennifer from Capclave posted on my wall that Coulton’s song “The Princess Who Saved Herself” reminded her of…

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Wintastic Halloweenness

October 19, 2011
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| Books, contests

Wanna win a copy of AlphaOops: H is for Halloween? I’m giving one away! Go sign up on Goodreads! I even have this handy-dandy widget:   Goodreads Book Giveaway AlphaOops by Alethea Kontis Giveaway ends October 24, 2011. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win Be sure to tell your friends! Happy Halloween!

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Who Do You Love?

October 18, 2011
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| Books, contests, Friends, life, New Things, writing

It’s no secret that: 1.) Poe was my Emo High School Dream Boyfriend 2.) Tamora Pierce’s George Cooper was my first literary love 3.) I freaking adore Leanna Renee Hieber 4.) I believe in supporting Independently owned businesses Amusingly enough, this post is going to cover ALL FOUR OF THESE SUBJECTS. “But how on Earth…?” I hear you asking….

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TTFN

October 14, 2011
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| Emerald City, life, pics

Tonight I’ll be doing a Young Adult event for Teen Read Week at the Rockville Public Library, and then it’s off to Capclave for the weekend…so this picture seemed appropriate: This person really does live in our apartment complex. Let’s hear it for cool neighbors!    

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My Capclave 2011 Schedule

October 12, 2011
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| appearances, Friends

Here is my schedule for Capclave 2011. I’d also like to note that this is my very first Kaffeeklatsch. Which is just FUN TO SAY. And if no one shows up, I get to have coffee alone with Edmund. It’s a win-win situation! ************************************** Kontis, Alethea Saturday 10:00:00 AM Kontis/Schubert Kaffeeklatsch Saturday 12:00:00 PM Kontis Reading Saturday 3:00:00 PM…

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Uh-LEE-thee-uh

October 11, 2011
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| audio, life, Podcast

People are always wondering how to say my name. Every so often, I have to make a post and remind them. Thanks to clever Audacity and the fabulous microphone on my Powerbook, I can say it for you aloud so there is no misunderstanding. READY?!? Say it with me: ALETHEA KONTIS Now I’m going to stick this on my…

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