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The Girl Who Would Be King – Contest Day Four!

October 11, 2012 in bonnie braverman, bonnie vs lola, contests!, giveaways, lola lefever, The Girl Who Would Be King, the novel | Permalink

Thanks for all the entries everyone! Keep in mind that your entry will NOT show up in the comments – only I can see it – but be assured that I got it!

You can read the details and fine print of the contest here.

Here’s what you’re competing to win:

1 signed limited edition hardback edition of The Girl Who Would Be King, including at least 9 full color Stephanie Hans illustrations, 2 Ross Campbell “heads” magnets (1 Bonnie, 1 Lola), 2 Meredith McClaren “itties” magnets (1 Bonnie, 1 Lola), 6 over-sized post cards, 6 bookmarks, and eight stickers.

One of 5 packages worth nearly $70.00 and which will be given away in a drawing at the end of the week.

Here’s how you enter the drawing:

Write ABCDX at the top of your comment/ballot, then:

1 point for just entering your name, age (you must be 15 or older to enter), and email address.

You can also get additional points for all of the following:

2 points for a link showing me how you’ve promoted TGWWBK in some way – this can be a tweet, a blog post, a tumblr, whatever.

2 points for referring someone to the contest and getting them to enter (they must confirm you sent them in their own entry)

5 points for answering a question correctly from Part I of THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING. If you don’t have it yet, you can buy it on Amazon (for Kindle) or on Lulu (Nook and iPad).

You must include the code ABCDX on your comment entry, so that only I can see your entry form!

Today’s question from the book is: Name two animals Bonnie sees in her dream about “the storm”

And we’re off!!!

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The Girl Who Would Be King – Contest Day Three!

October 10, 2012 in bonnie braverman, bonnie vs lola, contests!, giveaways, lola lefever, The Girl Who Would Be King, the novel | 3 comments

Thanks for all the entries everyone! Keep in mind that your entry will NOT show up in the comments – only I can see it – but be assured that I got it!

You can read the details and fine print of the contest here.

Here’s what you’re competing to win:

1 signed limited edition hardback edition of The Girl Who Would Be King, including at least 9 full color Stephanie Hans illustrations, 2 Ross Campbell “heads” magnets (1 Bonnie, 1 Lola), 2 Meredith McClaren “itties” magnets (1 Bonnie, 1 Lola), 6 over-sized post cards, 6 bookmarks, and eight stickers.

One of 5 packages worth nearly $70.00 and which will be given away in a drawing at the end of the week.

Here’s how you enter the drawing:

Write ABCDX at the top of your comment/ballot, then:

1 point for just entering your name, age (you must be 15 or older to enter), and email address.

2 points for a link showing me how you’ve promoted TGWWBK in some way – this can be a tweet, a blog post, a tumblr, whatever.

2 points for referring someone to the contest and getting them to enter (they must confirm you sent them in their own entry)

5 points for answering a question correctly from Part I of THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING. If you don’t have it yet, you can buy it on Amazon (for Kindle) or on Lulu (Nook and iPad).

You must include the code ABCDX on your comment entry, so that only I can see your entry form!

Today’s question from the book is: What’s the first thing Lola steals in Las Vegas?

And we’re off!!!

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The Girl Who Would Be King – Contest Day Two!

October 9, 2012 in bonnie braverman, contests!, giveaways, lola lefever, The Girl Who Would Be King | Permalink

Thanks for all the entries everyone! Keep in mind that your entry will NOT show up in the comments – only I can see it – but be assured that I got it!

You can read the details and fine print of the contest here.

Here’s what you’re competing to win:

1 signed limited edition hardback edition of The Girl Who Would Be King, including at least 9 full color Stephanie Hans illustrations, 2 Ross Campbell “heads” magnets (1 Bonnie, 1 Lola), 2 Meredith McClaren “itties” magnets (1 Bonnie, 1 Lola), 6 over-sized post cards, 6 bookmarks, and eight stickers.

One of 5 packages worth nearly $70.00, and which will be given away in a drawing at the end of the week.

Here’s how you enter the drawing:

Write ABCDX at the top of your comment/ballot, then:

1 point for just entering your name, age (you must be 15 or older to enter), and email address.

2 points for a link showing me how you’ve promoted TGWWBK in some way – this can be a tweet, a blog post, a tumblr, whatever.

2 points for referring someone to the contest and getting them to enter (they must confirm you sent them in their own entry)

5 points for answering a question correctly from Part I of THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING. If you don’t have it yet, you can buy it on Amazon (for Kindle) or on Lulu (Nook and iPad).

You must include the code ABCDX on your comment entry, so that only I can see your entry form!

Today’s question from the book is: In part one, Bonnie throws her first punch. Whose jaw does she break?

And we’re off!!!

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The Girl Who Would Be King – Contest Day One!

October 8, 2012 in bonnie braverman, bonnie vs lola, contests!, giveaways, lola lefever, The Girl Who Would Be King | Permalink

You can read the details and fine print of the contest here.

Here’s what you’re competing to win:

1 signed limited edition hardcover with 9+ pages of full color Stephanie Hans illustrations, 6 oversized postcards, 6 bookmarks, 2 Ross Campbell magnets (1 Bonnie, 1 Lola), 2 Meredith McClaren magnets (1 Bonnie, 1 Lola), and 8 round stickers.

One of 5 packages worth nearly $70.00, and which will be given away in a drawing at the end of the week.

Here’s how you enter the drawing:

Write ABCDX at the top of your comment/ballot, then:

1 point for just entering your name, age (you must be 15 or older to enter), and email address.

2 points for a link showing me how you’ve promoted TGWWBK in some way (including a link to buy at Amazon or Lulu) – this can be a tweet, a blog post, a tumblr, whatever.

2 points for referring someone to the contest and getting them to enter (they must confirm you sent them in their own entry)

5 points for answering a question correctly from Part I of THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING. If you don’t have it yet, you can buy it on Amazon (for Kindle) or on Lulu (Nook and iPad).

You must include the code ABCDX on your comment entry, so that only I can see your entry form!

Today’s question from the book is: Who does Lola think she looks like in her black catsuit?

And we’re off!!!

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The Girl Who Would Be King Bookmarks…So Awesome

October 6, 2012 in bonnie braverman, bonnie vs lola, lola lefever, The Girl Who Would Be King, the novel | 1 comment

So this week the bookmarks for THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING arrived. I was originally only going to do three, but Stephanie and Meredith’s illustrations were so great I had to do six. They are AWESOME.

Matte finish so they don’t get a million fingerprints, huge thanks to @erinjadelange for turning me onto Next Day Flyers for these!

Oh, and here’s the obligatory do you have THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING yet? If not, buy HERE (for Kindle) and HERE (for Nook and iPad Compatible). Also, I’m going to be running a contest next week, for a chance to win one of five deluxe packages (including the hardcover with full color illustrations by Stephanie Hans), but one of the ways to increase your odds to win, will be by answering questions from Part I of the book – so buy your digital copy now and get reading! You can read an excerpt here if you’re still on the fence.

Have you already read THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING and not yet reviewed it? What are you waiting for?! People are saying awesome stuff like this:

“Once I started reading, I couldn’t put it down.” – Megan S. (Amazon)

“If you like strong female leads and non-stop action, this is definitely for you.” – L. Cappelli (Amazon)

“The writing is electric, relying on colorful imagery and breakneck pacing that brings to mind comic panels fed into a HD film projector. It makes me drool at the notion of a possible graphic novel. Reinforcing that four-color feeling are the girls’ association with their powers in pop iconography while hinting, then directly pointing to a much deeper and more potent source. The whole thing comes off like if Neil Gaiman and Brian Michael Bendis had locked themselves in a cellar to determine what made superheroes great and what made a great superheroine and launched their results from a trebuchet at the internet.” – January Hooper (Amazon)

“Amazingly written and clever dialogue, coupled with mind-boggling and sentimental characters make this book a masterpiece in the literature world. If you are even hesitating to buy this book– you are doing yourself a dis-service. BUY THIS BOOK.” – Grant Hayward (Amazon)

Keep ’em coming guys…because reading things like Lola is “Ghengis Kahn in a catsuit” will NEVER stop me from smiling! Thank you!!!

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The Girl Who Would Be King Art – MOAR LOLA PLEASE

October 5, 2012 in art, artists, bonnie braverman, lola lefever, superheroes, The Girl Who Would Be King, the novel | 1 comment

I think all of us that dabble in comics know how awesome the idea of “fan art” and “reinterpreting characters” is, so with that in mind I commissioned the fantastic Meredith McClaren to do portraits of Bonnie and Lola for me. These are of course going to look different than Stephanie’s interpretations – and Ross’s – but that’s part of what I love about them. You saw a Bonnie by Meredith a couple days ago, but here is her Lola, which I LOVE. And I think it’s an awesome contrast to Stephanie’s “Lola and bike” – both beautiful, both different, both so much of what I love about Lola (and this book).

So huge thanks to Meredith! Oh, and when the store opens on TheGirlWhoWouldBeKing.com to sell all the extra swag from the Kickstarter, there will be both oversized promotional cards and bookmarks to buy of this version of Lola. BE EXCITED! 😉

Last thing! Some of you are putting up amazing reviews on both Amazon and Goodreads. Thank you SO MUCH. And for those of you that have finished reading and not yet reviewed…what’s stopping you!? And if you haven’t even bought it yet…then REALLY what’s stopping you? Get it now!

Thanks everyone for the support – you’re all awesome.

Lola LeFever by Meredith McClaren

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The Girl Who Would Be King – Lola LeFever

October 1, 2012 in books, lola lefever, publishing, stephanie hans, The Girl Who Would Be King, the novel | 1 comment

When you see this image, do you NEED to know more about Lola LeFever? If so, head over to Amazon or Lulu to buy your digital copy of THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING!

Lola LeFever by Stephanie Hans

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The Girl Who Would Be King – Chapters 23 & 24

July 26, 2012 in bonnie braverman, books, lola lefever, superheroes, The Girl Who Would Be King, the novel, writing | 5 comments

It’s Thursday…you know what that means…NEW chapters for THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING.

You can download the new chapters here: The Girl Who Would Be King Chapters 23 & 24

Or just read below.

If you want to read ALL of Part 1: Break Away (over 90 pages), head over to THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING page and download or read directly from the site.

A huge thanks to all of you for the massive success of the Kickstarter. I’m so in awe of your support and enthusiasm for this book. And of course thanks to all of you the book is not only being published but it will an amazing one of a kind hardcover illustrated edition – with gorgeous work by Stephanie Hans. Check out the Kickstarter and updates to see more of what’s to come.

Now onto those last pages…you guys know I ended this on a cliffhanger, right? I’M SORRY, OKAY!?!?!

I ride the rails trying to forget about Jasper. About Rachael and Sharon. My mother and father. And I focus on the idea of starting over until it’s the only thing I can see.

It sounds clean. It feels clean.

The idea of being someone else, maybe in a whole new city, with an entirely new name. With those things can I also somehow have a new past?

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The Girl Who Would Be King – Chapters 21 & 22

July 24, 2012 in bonnie braverman, books, lola lefever, superheroes, The Girl Who Would Be King, the novel | 2 comments

It’s Tuesday…you know what that means…NEW chapters for THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING.

You can download the new chapters here: The Girl Who Would Be King Chapters 21 & 22

Or just read below.

If you want the entire story thus far (over 88 pages!), head over to THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING page and download or read directly from the site. Don’t forget to Donate to the KICKSTARTER – IT ENDS JULY 25th at 2:30pm US Eastern!

Also, just as a reminder to those of you who have been reading along and may have become invested…the last two chapters for “Part 1: Break Away” go up Thursday…so prepare yourselves!

It’s still early when I find myself standing outside his house, across the street, under the shade of a big tree. He comes out eventually and starts walking, a messenger bag slung over his shoulder, not unlike my duffel bag and me. The sight of him hits me like being doused with ice water. He looks just like our father. Tall and lanky with broad shoulders and dark, thick, almost unruly hair. He has a strong handsome jaw line and skin much more olive than mine which is pale and pinkish. I want to run up to him, embrace him, escape with him, and never have to talk about what has happened to us. But I resist. I’m not so confident he’s forgiven me for being the sole survivor of the accident. I’ve long ago forgiven him for not coming to rescue me, but my sin seems much greater to me than his; it always has.

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