{"id":31209,"date":"2016-01-26T23:46:15","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T10:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=31209"},"modified":"2016-01-27T22:58:39","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T09:58:39","slug":"here-at-last-lets-welcome-daughter-of-blood-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2016\/01\/26\/here-at-last-lets-welcome-daughter-of-blood-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Here At Last: Let\u2019s Welcome \u201cDaughter Of Blood\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_29736\" style=\"width: 196px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2015\/08\/01\/revealed-at-last-the-us-cover-for-daughter-of-blood-the-wall-of-night-book-three\/daughter-of-blood_front-cover\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29736\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29736\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29736\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Daughter-of-Blood_Front-Cover-186x300.jpg\" alt=\"USA\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Daughter-of-Blood_Front-Cover-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Daughter-of-Blood_Front-Cover-93x150.jpg 93w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Daughter-of-Blood_Front-Cover.jpg 409w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">USA<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a long time coming and you&#8217;ve all &#8212; mostly \ud83d\ude09 &#8212; been very patient, but now, finally, we&#8217;ve reached Release Day.<\/p>\n<p>My friends, <strong><em>Daughter Of Blood<\/em><\/strong> is now out there in the wild and available to read.<\/p>\n<p>So let the celebrations begin!<\/p>\n<h3>First Up &#8212; The Giveaway (Fully International):<\/h3>\n<p>To properly launch and celebrate DAUGHTER I shall be giving away two x complete sets of my novels &#8212; signed and with personal dedications, of course:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thornspell.info\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Thornspell<\/em> <\/strong><\/a>(standalone; Kids\/YA)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.helenlowe.info\/wallofnight.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Wall OF Night<\/strong><\/a> series:<\/p>\n<p>Book One: <strong><em>The Heir of Night<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Book Two: <strong><em>The Gathering Of The Lost<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Book Three: <strong><em>Daughter Of Blood<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29607\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2015\/07\/14\/daughter-of-blood-the-wall-of-night-book-three-uk-cover-revealed\/daughter-of-blood-by-helen-lowe\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29607\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29607\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29607\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-190x300.png\" alt=\"UK\/AU\/NZ\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-190x300.png 190w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-95x150.png 95w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-650x1024.png 650w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe.png 742w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UK\/AU\/NZ<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333333;\">And Then There&#8217;s The &#8220;Tuckerization&#8221;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Tuckerization is when a real-life person gives their name to a character in a work of fiction. This has become a &#8220;tradition&#8221; for <strong>The Wall of Night<\/strong> series, i.e. with every book launch I&#8217;ve given away one Tuckerization opportunity for a character in the next book in the series.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Jan Butterworth (NZ) won the first Tuckerization draw and gave her name to a character in <strong><em>The Gathering of the Lost.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Cheryl Graham (UK) won the second draw and her character in <strong><em>Daughter Of Blood<\/em><\/strong> will be unveiled here on Thursday 28 (NZ time) &#8212; although some of you early birds may already have met the character by then. \ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">So here&#8217;s how this gig will work, to find my Tuckerization character for\u00a0<strong><em>The Chaos Gate<\/em><\/strong>, (<strong>The Wall Of Night<\/strong> Book Four.)<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #333333;\">AKA, Here Are The Rules:<\/span><\/h4>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Owing to the blog outage on Daughter Of Blood release day &#8212; <\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">see the extended competition details <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2016\/01\/27\/release-day-update-plus-a-blog-outage-the-giveaway-et-al-extension\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Everyone who comments on both\/either <strong>Tuesday 26\u00a0<\/strong> (USA\/Canada and UK Release) or <strong>Wednesday 27<\/strong> (Australia\/New Zealand Release) January, will go in the Tuckerization draw.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Provisos include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Only 1 comment per every distinct blog post I publish here on Tuesday 26 (from midnight, NZ time) and\/or Wednesday 27 January (through to midnight, US Eastern Standard Time) will count as an eligible entry. This means you get 1 x additional chance to enter with each new post over those days. (There should be at least three posts.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The successful name must be the real name of the commenter, not a pseudonym;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The person whose name is drawn will also be recognised in the Acknowledgments to <em>The Chaos Gate <\/em>and receive a signed, complimentary copy of that book;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">I reserve the right to adapt the winning name to best fit a fantasy character, e.g. \u201cJohn the Miller\u201d as opposed to \u201cJohn Miller.\u201d (On Thursday you will see how I did this with &#8220;Cheryl Graham.&#8221;)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">I cannot predetermine how the \u201cYour Name\u201d character will appear in the story and whether he\/she will play a positive or negative role;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Anyone may enter, regardless of whether I know them or not, but to ensure everything is completely fair, transparent, and above board:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Each eligible entry will be allocated a number and the draw made via Random.Org; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">I&#8217;ll get someone else to actually make the draw.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">If the winner does not contact me by Sunday 31 January (midnight, US Eastern Standard Time), I will re-draw \u2014 so don\u2019t forget to check back to see if you\u2019ve won!<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_29736\" style=\"width: 196px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2015\/08\/01\/revealed-at-last-the-us-cover-for-daughter-of-blood-the-wall-of-night-book-three\/daughter-of-blood_front-cover\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29736\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29736\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29736\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Daughter-of-Blood_Front-Cover-186x300.jpg\" alt=\"USA\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Daughter-of-Blood_Front-Cover-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Daughter-of-Blood_Front-Cover-93x150.jpg 93w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Daughter-of-Blood_Front-Cover.jpg 409w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">USA<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Now If You&#8217;re New To The Wall Of Night Series:<\/h3>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget that you can read the first three chapters of <strong><em>Daughter Of Blood<\/em><\/strong> via the following links, to decide whether it might be your &#8216;thing&#8217; or not:<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfsignal.com\/archives\/2015\/11\/exclusive-excerpt-reveal-daughter-blood-helen-lowe\/\" target=\"_blank\">Prologue<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfsignal.com\/archives\/2016\/01\/target-113-exclusive-excerpt-chapter-one-daughter-blood-helen-lowe\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chapter 1: Lady Mouse<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/blog\/sci-fi-fantasy\/read-an-excerpt-from-daughter-of-blood-by-helen-lowe\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chapter 2: The Serpent Prince<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Also Happening Today:<\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_29607\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2015\/07\/14\/daughter-of-blood-the-wall-of-night-book-three-uk-cover-revealed\/daughter-of-blood-by-helen-lowe\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29607\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29607\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29607\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-190x300.png\" alt=\"UK\/AU\/NZ\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-190x300.png 190w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-95x150.png 95w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-650x1024.png 650w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe.png 742w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UK\/AU\/NZ<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Other events include:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&#8211;an interview with the wonderful Sharon Stogner on genre site <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ismellsheep.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ismellsheep<\/a>, where she will also be giving away a copy of <strong><em>The Heir of Night<\/em><\/strong> (to US readers only, though, I\u2019m sorry.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">a guest post on <a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sfsignal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">SF Signal<\/a>, on <strong>Writing Heroines <\/strong>in <em>Daughter Of Blood<\/em> and The Wall of Night series<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&#8212; an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on <a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/fantasy\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit Fantasy<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\">But in the meantime, let&#8217;s party here!<\/span> \ud83d\ude09<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a long time coming and you&#8217;ve all &#8212; mostly \ud83d\ude09 &#8212; been very patient, but now, finally, we&#8217;ve reached Release Day. 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