Author Doug Dillon Promotional Guest Post
To promote Sliding Beneath the Surface
Young adult, paranormal and historical
What’s Going on Here?
Very simple. I’m giving away two, handcrafted
Chinese puzzle balls in a contest. One is valued at $60 and the value of the
other is $160. The second ball is double the size of the first one. Each has a
teak stand and has its own wooden Chinese box for safe keeping. These exquisite
oriental art pieces are up for grabs to readers who will purchase my book and
publish their review on Amazon.com. Or the winners can select an Amazon Gift
Card of equal value.
Why Chinese puzzle balls?
Ah, that’s because the puzzle ball is the
forefront object on my book cover. In the book, and throughout The St. Augustine Trilogy,
it serves as a symbolic reference to the paranormal world and the very nature
of reality. “Worlds-within-worlds.”
What are puzzle balls?
Sometimes called mystery balls, they are
handcrafted objects often made of wood, jade, mammoth ivory or Mandarin Ivory.
Mandarin ivory is a blend of natural materials and is the material used for the
balls in my contest.
An ancient art form, these objects have
intricate carvings on the outside and multiple, moveable layers on the
inside—balls within balls. Those inner shells usually number between 2 and 18
but can go as high as 42. As with the ones available in my contest, the outside
carving often consists of intertwined, painted dragons.
Options, options, options! Here’s the (basic) deal:
1)
Buying an eBook on Amazon.com
or through Book Depository and writing a review on Amazon.com gives you a
chance to win your choice
of a 6-layer puzzle ball with teak display stand sent to you by me in a classy
wooden Chinese box — a market value of $60 ~or~ an Amazon
Gift Card - valued at $60. The posting on Amazon.com
(U.S.) or on Book Depository is required to be eligible but posting elsewhere
also would be greatly appreciated.
2)
Buying a print book and writing
a review on Amazon.com gives you one chance to win your choice of a 12-layer
puzzle ball with a teak display stand, also in its own box—a market value of
$160 ~or~ an Amazon Gift Card - valued
at $160. Yes, that’s double the size of the first one. Again the posting
on Amazon.com (U.S.) or on Book Depository is required to be eligible but
posting elsewhere also would again be appreciated.
3)
BONUS – you can also enter both
of the contests listed above by purchasing both an eBook and a Paperback copy
of my book, given your one Amazon.com published review would account for both
mandatory review entries. Who knows you may get lucky and win both contests,
allowing you to give one to a friend.
4)
AND - you may enter each contest daily if you
would like to increase your chances of winning. Each purchase gets you another
chance and your one (1) published review will account for all purchases made
throughout the contest.
5)
IF by some chance you have already published your
review of my book on Amazon.com, you can still participate but to be eligible
you must purchase a book for each new entry with a unique order number to
confirm your purchase.
6)
End Goal of the Contest: 150 reviews on Amazon.com
7)
Projected contest dates are December 12
through February 6. All reviews must be posted on Amazon.com by the end
date.
8)
Participants must live in one of these countires to be eligible: US, Canada, UK, Australia,
New Zealand, India, Pakistan,
Philippines, Germany, France, Netherlands,
South Africa, Poland, Israel,
Spain, Italy.
9)
Entering the contest – enter here!
10) Any questions? Contact my wonderful assistant, Julia Hendrix via email – dougdillonassistant@gmail.com
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Want to Know More About Puzzle Balls?
Check out this article
http://gbtimes.com/culture/arts/chinese-puzzle-balls-dazzling-example-superior-craftsmanship
Want to View a Puzzle Ball in More Depth?
Click here for a video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Kb02c_Oa4E
Want to see a Puzzle Ball Being Made?
Click here for videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHYMy9it0OQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG63ZO11bfU
Awesome Giveaway! Thanks so much!
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