I have to say a formal thanks, once again, to Laura Kinsale for a fantastic interview. I could feel your collective sigh of relief upon learning there is more than one way to write a book, and they don’t all involve relentless daily wordage.
Or threatening one’s muse.
And now the results, which were generated through random.org in an extremely objective and scientific process:
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CBlaire
Clovia
Nathalie
Jess
Congratulations, ladies!!! 
You have each won a free copy of Lessons in French. Please contact me with your mailing address, and the lovely Danielle from Sourcebooks will mail out your prize.
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I love when I forget things are a contest and then I win them. Huh.
Dear The Tart,
You totally told me you were going to hook me up with a free copy of Laura’s book! Okay, you did not, but still, what gives! I thought we were like peas and carrots! *sniff* 😉
(BTW: I’m the carrots in this friendship, deep fat fried carrots of course!)
Congrats to all the winners!!
xoxo — Hilary
So cool! I don’t think I’ve won anything since a Disney “Mousercise” vinyl record when I was ten!
Jess, boo-yeah! You got surprised twice. 🙂
Dear H-bomb:
Do you really wish to begin a veg-e-table debate with me? Unlike @jaekaebee, I play dirty. A peas/carrot debate will not end with everyone cozily bathing in Ranch Sauce, y’know.
If you doubt the sincerity of my badassness, I offer you the first of many potential offerings (credit to lilratscal.com):
Oh, rattie sitting in peas is so cute! I’m debilitated by his cuteness. The Tart is cruel…can’t–fight–cute–rat–pic…must-throw in–towel…
*drops to the floor*
Ha!
Yay, Clovia! Hopefully this will begin a long line of wins, ending with “agent” and “book deal”.
Rats, possums, peas, and carrots — oh, my!
Such a thrill ..to be a winner!!! Have been “Up to my elbows in e-querying…” (outer space) and just checked the list.
Thanks, Hope for running the contest. Just the interview was enuf of a prize…this *ices the cake*!
My thanks to Laura Kinsale for her generous offer of copies of “Lessons In French”. I can’t wait to begin reading mine.
CBlaire
Merci! Dance ensued when I got the news. 🙂
Teresa, that kind of rapid-fire topic change is just par for the course around here. (And I won.)
CBlaire, good luck with the querying. LiF will be a good way to destress when it’s time to avoid the refresh button.
Nathalie, bienvenue!
Thank you all for being here and making my first *official* interview a wonderful experience. 🙂
I have a whole new appreciation for rats since reading this blog…
I cannot believe that I didn’t win a copy of the book. Just to show there are no hard feelings, I have written a piece of software for you, hope101. Others (maybe even Ms. Kinsale?) may find it helpful. This can be accessed at:
This link removed temporarily. A new, improved stretching alarm will arrive soon as a blog giveaway and post. Thanks, oly!
When I read the interview I was OUTRAGED at the fact that Ms. Kinsale had to PURCHASE a piece of software to remind her to stop writing. To this end, I would like to introduce what I…
Congratulations to the lucky winners!