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11 December 2008 @ 12:22 pm
Buttons Giveaway  

It's always button giveaway time, thanks to Maureen who created *310* buttons for me. If that's not fan love, I don't know what is. Massive, massive thanks to Maureen the Button Queen. Now, here's how it works...of course it's not free to make buttons, in fact it's somewhat costly (and as all know from my endless bitching, I make less than 50 cents per book before taxes) and therefore you have to give to get. Buy one of my books (preferably NIGHTLIFE, but if it's not in the store then one of the others) and set it free. Leave it in a waiting room, a coffee house, a bus station, on the subway, the dorm common's area, give it to a friend as a holiday present, whatever. The whole purpose is to lure in new readers. Then send me the *dated* receipt (dated after 12/09/2009)  and a SASE (self addressed stamped envelope... the post office advises you purchase a small *padded* envelope for 99 cents (at the post office...elsewhere, I've no idea how much.) Use three stamps to be safe) and I'll give you two buttons of your choice from the sayings below.  IMPORTANT: in the SASE include your email address as well as your choices otherwise I won't be able to ask what your optional choice is if I'm out of certain ones.

Address: R. Thurman, PO Box 516, Henryville, IN 47126



1. Half-human. Half-monster. All attitude
2. Totally puckable
3. Would you change your anti-freeze and have an emotion already?
4. Let's focus on one life threatening disaster at a time
5. We kill. We don't clean. You have to have standards
6. The Union says thinking rolls me into overtime
7. Cal: One with the fucking universe, full of happiness and joy and all that crap
8. Niko: Buddha Loving Bad Ass
9. Goodfellow: I'm a puck. Pissing off lesser creatures is what I do
10. Sufficient unto the day is the ass-kicking therein
11. You want me to be a gigolo...to whore myself for your
convenience?...Who could say no to that?
12. One monster in Central Park should not a crapfest in your
pants make, right?
13. Team Leandros: the terror of Girl Scouts everywhere
14. In vino veritas. If you drank more, you’d know that
15. I told Caligula horses weren't the monogomous kind, but did he listen?
16.…Places to go, worlds to destroy
17. Werewolves: Once you go furry, you never have to worry
18. The Holy Trinity of Hotness
19. A maid cannot kill you with a tube sock. I can
20. Kicking supernatural ass for fun and profit
21. I shitteth you not



 

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Mistress of ElfGrove Studio[info]lycorne on December 11th, 2008 08:33 pm (UTC)
Ever think of taking these to go on shirts and sell via zazzle/cafepress/etsy/something-like-that?

Might work out.
robgoodfella[info]robgoodfella on December 11th, 2008 08:35 pm (UTC)
No one is allowed to sell merchandise from the series, not even me. So sayeth the publishers.
(no subject) - [info]lycorne on December 11th, 2008 08:50 pm (UTC) Expand
(no subject) - [info]robgoodfella on December 11th, 2008 08:51 pm (UTC) Expand
Here is the place where I love you[info]gelsey on December 11th, 2008 09:07 pm (UTC)
I forsee a trip to the bookstore in my future...
skarrah: Happy Dance Kitty[info]skarrah on December 11th, 2008 09:44 pm (UTC)
*is trying to calculate how many Nightlife's need to be bought to get one of each*

*grin*
jedimika[info]jedimika on December 12th, 2008 12:33 am (UTC)
Wooo...good stuff. I have a feeling your mailman is going to be very busy.
(Anonymous) on December 12th, 2008 01:46 am (UTC)
Questions
First question: If we buy all three books in the series and leave them for others to enjoy, will we get two buttons for each one?

Second question: If we do get two buttons for each book, will he need to send a bigger envelope for you to send the buttons back in?
robgoodfella[info]robgoodfella on December 12th, 2008 01:52 am (UTC)
Re: Questions
Yes, two buttons per book, as many books as you care to buy, so buy away.

Two buttons will fit in the envelope stated above in the post...however, no more than two will fit. So, yes, you'll need a larger envelope and more postage. How much postage for six buttons I'm not sure, but they don't weigh much. The buttons are 2 1/4 inches in diameter.
Mirror and Darkling[info]mirrordarkling on December 12th, 2008 01:48 am (UTC)
Ahhh, must go buy Nightlife. I've already gotten three of my friends to read it, and I have two other people who are interested in reading it as well.
Must. Have. Button.
WriterZilch: Kubota perv[info]thewriter0 on December 12th, 2008 02:35 am (UTC)
Oh man, these are just ten kinds of awesome. Maybe even eleven kinds of awesome!

I think somebody on the Christmas list is gettin' Nightlife this year. They'll thank me in the end.
O'Mike aka onyxhawke[info]onyxhawke on December 12th, 2008 04:25 am (UTC)
I love the buttons.

Speaking of things i love... I read the anthology you have that werewolf short in. I did love it. I'll be mentioning it in my LJ sometime this week.
robgoodfella[info]robgoodfella on December 12th, 2008 03:19 pm (UTC)
Thank you muchly!
TheChimaera[info]thechimaera on December 12th, 2008 05:00 am (UTC)
Ah, awesome. Definitely passing this on to all your fans over at http://writersguild.hyperboards.com/.
robgoodfella[info]robgoodfella on December 12th, 2008 03:19 pm (UTC)
Pass away...wait, that didn't sound quite right.
Jennifer[info]rikunghts on December 12th, 2008 05:24 am (UTC)
I'm working tomorrow, I've gotta pick up one of the books. I would definitely wear the pin on my name tag and promote even MORE conversation and shameless plugging of your books. :D
the new oldies: Tainted -- Tom Riddle[info]shadylily on December 12th, 2008 07:29 am (UTC)
Oh, I am so doing this first thing tomorrow.

But I was wondering, would the return envelopes require two stamps? Considering the weight of the buttons and general pissiness of the post office, it would seem likely.
robgoodfella[info]robgoodfella on December 12th, 2008 03:16 pm (UTC)
Reread the post. :)
(no subject) - [info]shadylily on December 12th, 2008 07:31 pm (UTC) Expand
Sho[info]akachi on December 12th, 2008 02:53 pm (UTC)
Well, damn. If only there was a bookstore in the 500 mile radius that sold your books, I would do this in a heartbeat. But alas, I live in Finland, so the costs from ordering from Amazon and mailing stuff to US are a little too much for my modest student budget. Crying shame, though.
k_kisara[info]k_kisara on December 12th, 2008 05:08 pm (UTC)
I'm sending the SASE & receipt to you today, but the envelope has my company's name on it. Don't panic, it's not a bill! :P I wrote like, "Re: Nightlife Buttons" under the company's name so that'll trigger you not to toss it out, hehehe

Just wanted to give a heads up! The company's name is "Marsh USA Inc." (it's a marine insurance brokerage firm; yeah I know, random right? lol) Thanks!! :3
(Anonymous) on December 15th, 2008 11:39 pm (UTC)
Bookstore
Sooooo this has nothing to do with buttons. BUT! My moms's friend just opened a book store and guess who told her to stalk your books?! Me! Well just thought you should know have a nice day ^.^

deadonthdncflr[info]deadonthdncflr on December 20th, 2008 04:36 am (UTC)
Hmm. . . T-Shirts. . .
Hm. . I was thinking about the whole t-shirt thing and I thought of a possible solution. What if a HUGE fan of yours had very high connections in a t-shirt printing company--like being the favorite grand daughter of the owner--and could possibly get you t-shirts for dirt cheap? THEN you could do this kind of thing, but for t-shirts, just because that would be AMAZING!

social_butterfly_815@yahoo.com

I could talk to my grandfather. . .
robgoodfella[info]robgoodfella on December 20th, 2008 03:14 pm (UTC)
Re: Hmm. . . T-Shirts. . .
As I make less than 50 cents per book, I really don't see any way it would be financially conceivable to give T-shirts away as prizes. They would have to be seriously cheap T-shirts...as in a dollar. I'm not sure even your grandfather loves you that much. :>
Re: Hmm. . . T-Shirts. . . - (Anonymous) on February 8th, 2009 11:24 pm (UTC) Expand
Re: Hmm. . . T-Shirts. . . - [info]robgoodfella on February 8th, 2009 11:54 pm (UTC) Expand
Erin: tiara_kickass[info]jacixrain on January 17th, 2009 09:25 pm (UTC)
Should go nicely on my purse. =)
Min: JM/YouMakeMeSmile[info]phantomminuet on February 7th, 2009 03:48 am (UTC)
All of these are great, but 6 (hey, I'm union, myself), 10, 13, 14, and 20 are particularly good.
mickeythewicked[info]mickeythewicked on February 9th, 2009 01:48 am (UTC)
The library club at my school has been asked to purchase books for the library and I immediately thought of getting Nightlife. Is the button deal still on? 8D
robgoodfella[info]robgoodfella on February 9th, 2009 02:23 am (UTC)
Yep. One donated book equals two buttons of your choice. Two donated books equals *ten* random buttons. But please read the directions first...those who don't follow directions have to re-do the whole deal and it's a pain for them (me too.) And if you go for the ten buttons, you'd better make sure the envelope is large enough.
(no subject) - [info]robgoodfella on February 14th, 2009 08:21 pm (UTC) Expand
obuletfury302[info]obuletfury302 on February 13th, 2009 02:29 am (UTC)
Been trying to figure out how to get the envelope while living in the dorm to send... :( sadly it hasn't happened yet.

This has been one of, if not, my favorite book series since I read Nightlife after a chance spotting of it in B&N. I even turned a whole forum board onto it, with a few choice words and a little fanfiction. We started a round ROBIN (get it ;) ) with the books, sending them around to people from the board and getting them to read them, before convincing them to buy their own and maybe even loan those out.

Cal has to be one of my favorite fictional characters ever, and having these books during Supernatural hiatus' and on long nights in the dorm has helped tremendously!!

Long winded message short... I will keep trying to get that envelope. :D
obuletfury302[info]obuletfury302 on February 13th, 2009 02:58 am (UTC)
PS... just pimpin the Limp... The board is over on LIMP!Sam... we're just the usual obsessed fangirls, and like to find wierd ways to uh.... limpify?Sam.

The board runner actually made a board for Nightlife too... here's the link... auphe-the-cuff.com

Sorry had to do it... we're all obsessed with the Nightlife series and Supernatural... it was bound to happen. :D
(no subject) - [info]robgoodfella on February 14th, 2009 08:14 pm (UTC) Expand
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[info]crazyazn_kid on February 14th, 2009 05:25 pm (UTC)
YAY
YAY, i'm so glad i came on to the series when i did, this is an awesome contest. I just bought Nightlife and Moonshine and stuck it in the bookmobile cart at my local hospital. When i'm volunteering and dragging the bookmobile around to patients i pretend i don't hear them ask for a People magazine and recommend them Nightlife instead. I've also stuck some Jim Butcher in there and donated my old LotR books. I must poison the sick with my obsessions.

Is it okay if there's another book on the receipt? I can't go into a bookstore without getting a book for myself.

I'm sending right away. YAY!
robgoodfella[info]robgoodfella on February 14th, 2009 08:10 pm (UTC)
Re: YAY
No problem. And keep spreading the love!
(Anonymous) on March 4th, 2009 10:22 pm (UTC)
Your books are amazing... I've been checking this site religiously to keep up with when Deathwish was coming out. And in the meantime infecting my friends in school with the Leandros bug. Hehe. I'm shocked you don't have a bigger fanbase. I got so mad at my friend when she accidentally threw away my Nightlife receipt... I'd been keeping it cause I don't really know how to address an envelope. So... Now I've got two copies of Nightlife. ^^ I'm determined to buy the entire series... Trying to talk my high school's library into getting them in. But with Cal/Robin's mouths? Haha. Not likely, I guess.
(Anonymous) on March 10th, 2009 04:40 am (UTC)
Gotta love the boys
I think the buttons are a great idea and im wondering if we can use the new death wish book for the contest? ive already got a copy for me and one for some friends ordered in and i think these buttons are laugh out loud funny so i hope i can get some of them soon.
Ps. These should so come in t-shirts.
(Anonymous) on March 16th, 2009 01:46 pm (UTC)
looralooralooooooooraaaaaa
while most tween girls are busy jumping up and down over edward cullen (though he DOES have sex appeal) im fantasizing about cal leandros. me. a grown woman. looking for a half monster love affair with a fictional character. and they say boys never grow up. *le grande sigh* maybe if i dye my hair red and change my name to george...
xcelestial97x[info]xcelestial97x on April 13th, 2009 08:03 pm (UTC)
Okay, so I *just* found out about this today, and I know this is serious months after the fact, so I doubt this is still on-going, but out of the need for confirmation, is this still going on?

Whether or not it is, I'll certainly still get friends into the series; who doesn't want a Cal Leandros book or two for their birthday?
robgoodfella[info]robgoodfella on April 14th, 2009 01:19 am (UTC)
The button giveaway is always going on. But you have to buy an extra book. You can't buy Deathwish for yourself and count that. Buy them for ALL your friends and I'll be able to switch from generic mac-n-cheese to the real deal.
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nauticalreverie[info]nauticalreverie on May 17th, 2009 04:16 am (UTC)
Do these envelopes go to you personally, as in, can we send a fan letter and have it not be read by your button maker?
Haha. I will get my butt on spreading the Cal & Niko love. I'm so sorry to hear you don't make the money you earned from writing these amazing books.
robgoodfella[info]robgoodfella on May 17th, 2009 04:14 pm (UTC)
Personally. (But don't send fanfic. I think it's cool you guys write it, but I'm not allowed to read it. Sorry!)