Will you help me give away the ending of my novel?

by Caroline Smailes on March 14, 2012

As some of you know 19 March 2012 (next Monday) is the publication day of ’99 Reasons Why’, my novel with eleven endings.

There seems to be some confusion about how it all works, but really it’s quite simple. Everyone will have the same core story until they reach Reason 88, then the decision on which ending to pick will be made by the reader. There are two editions:

  • The Kindle edition will present the reader with three questions at Reason 88. These questions are entirely arbitrary, working much like a playground paper fortune-teller, to lead the reader to one of nine possible endings.
  • The iPad/iPod edition will present the reader with a spinning wheel at Reason 88. The reader will spin the wheel and be offered one of nine possible endings.

But what of the TWO other endings, I hear you ask?

There will be a tenth ending that only ONE reader will see. This one will be handwritten and auctioned to raise money for charity. And an eleventh ending will be made freely available across the Internet (and this is where you could help).

Will you HELP me give away one of the endings?

I’m looking for KIND and DELICIOUS bloggers who will be happy to give away an ending to ’99 Reasons Why’ on their blog. So…

  • You’ll be hosting the ending that isn’t in the Kindle/iPad/iPod editions and will ONLY be available online.
  • You’ll be helping me give away the ending, before the book has been read.
  • You’ll be hosting an ending that has some STRONG language included within it (I understand that this may possibly be a ‘reason why’ some cannot get involved).
  • You’ll be loved, by me, FOREVER ( again, I understand that this may possibly be a ‘reason why’ some cannot get involved).

The publication of ’99 Reasons Why’ is going to lead to some people shouting out and having opinions (I’ve seen some already), so I’d genuinely love and appreciate any support you can give me. The writing of the novel was such fun, I’d quite like the launch to be too.

If this is of interest to you, then PLEASE contact the fabulous Sophie at LightBrigade PR: sophiegoodfellow@LightBrigade.co.uk and she’ll provide everything you need for the blog post.

More on the auction, soon.

 

{ 44 comments… read them below or add one }

Trish March 14, 2012 at 9:41 am

Ok, that sounds AWESOME!! I so wish I blogged, I’d love to take part!! And I’m stupidly excited to read this book! Everything I hear about it intrigues me even more. CANNOT freaking wait!! :) xxx

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Caroline Smailes March 14, 2012 at 12:49 pm

thank you! x

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Claire Marriott March 14, 2012 at 10:01 am

Sounds fantastic to me, I’ve emailed Sophie!

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Caroline Smailes March 14, 2012 at 12:49 pm

Thanks, Claire x

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Mrs Lister March 14, 2012 at 10:34 am

Done! :)

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Caroline Smailes March 14, 2012 at 12:50 pm

You star x

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Kath March 14, 2012 at 10:39 am

Sounds like fun, so I’d be happy to help with that. I’ve emailed Sophie to let her know.

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Caroline Smailes March 14, 2012 at 12:50 pm

Thanks Kath, that’s great!

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Cathy March 14, 2012 at 11:11 am

Happy to help!

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Caroline Smailes March 14, 2012 at 12:51 pm

Thank you!

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Rebecca Emin March 14, 2012 at 11:47 am

Caroline you are a bad influence. Now I want both versions. Both the questions and the spinning wheel sound like so much fun. Why do I have both a Kindle and an iPod??? Dilemma.

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Caroline Smailes March 14, 2012 at 12:51 pm

Ooooh, I didn’t think of that. I should encourage double sales :)

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Cally March 14, 2012 at 11:57 am

Count me in, happy to host the ending x

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Caroline Smailes March 14, 2012 at 12:52 pm

Thanks, Cally x

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Jamieson Wolf March 14, 2012 at 12:44 pm

Count me in, I’m already emailing! Do you know if the iPad version will be available in Canada? It only says its available in Great Britain right now. Sigh! :)

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Caroline Smailes March 14, 2012 at 12:49 pm

You’ll be emailed a copy for helping me out :) x

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Carolyn Steele March 14, 2012 at 1:36 pm

Emailing, what a great idea.

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Caroline Smailes March 14, 2012 at 10:43 pm

Thank you x

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Jessica March 14, 2012 at 2:07 pm

Hi Caroline, I have signed up too :)

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Caroline Smailes March 14, 2012 at 10:44 pm

You’re very lovely!

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Dan Powell March 14, 2012 at 4:46 pm

Email sent. Also sent one to you regarding another promotional possibility.

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Caroline Smailes March 14, 2012 at 10:44 pm

Thanks Dan! And thanks for your email too.

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notsupermum March 14, 2012 at 5:29 pm

Oh, me, me!!!! Email sent x

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Caroline Smailes March 14, 2012 at 10:44 pm

Bless you! x

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Laura Mary March 14, 2012 at 6:27 pm

My blog is still just a baby but I would love to get involved! Email sent! :-)

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Caroline Smailes March 14, 2012 at 10:45 pm

Would love to be on your blog - thank you!

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Dawnie March 14, 2012 at 7:26 pm

Sent ( bites nails ) xxx

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Caroline Smailes March 14, 2012 at 10:45 pm

Thanks, sweetie x

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Carol March 14, 2012 at 7:56 pm

Hey hon
I’ve e-mailed her too :-)

C x

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Caroline Smailes March 14, 2012 at 10:46 pm

Thanks so much Carol x

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Alexa March 14, 2012 at 9:29 pm

Definitely would love to host an ending, will contact Sophie now, so glad I saw your second plea!

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Caroline Smailes March 14, 2012 at 10:46 pm

Thanks Alexa, that means a lot.

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Cas March 14, 2012 at 10:35 pm

Your wish is my command. Sophie has been emailed :)

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Caroline Smailes March 14, 2012 at 10:46 pm

Thank you! You are my very own Tinker Belle! :)

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Mark March 14, 2012 at 10:58 pm

Yet another reason why everyone should be so excited about the book.

(see what I did there?)

Emailed Sophie. Look forward to finding out what you have planned! And a unique, secret entry that raises funds for charity?

Awesome.

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Caroline Smailes March 15, 2012 at 10:01 am

Thanks Mark (very clever!) x

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Alison Summers March 15, 2012 at 11:07 am

Email sent. What fun!

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Caroline Smailes March 17, 2012 at 5:44 pm

Thanks Alison!

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Jamieson Wolf March 15, 2012 at 6:42 pm

Ooo, got my email from Sophie! I’m SOOOOO excited to be helping out with this Caroline! I can’t wait to be part of what looks like 99 Reasons taking over the internet! Woohoo for you! and emailed a copy? AWESOME! I was wondering how I’d be able to get my Caroline fix! LOL

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Caroline Smailes March 17, 2012 at 5:44 pm

Thanks Jamieson! I can always rely on you to be super supportive x

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Carolyn Steele March 16, 2012 at 3:54 pm

Yes, got mine too. Thank you very much for the free copy, that’s such a charming thing to do. The timing coincides perfectly with my blog changing tack and becoming more bookish so I am very excited to be part of this idea.

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Caroline Smailes March 17, 2012 at 5:45 pm

Thanks so much Carolyn - that’s great!

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Xenia March 17, 2012 at 11:22 am

Oh I’m totally up for that! not that my blog has that many followers but definitely willing to get involved :) am very excited for you! x

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Caroline Smailes March 17, 2012 at 5:45 pm

Thanks, lovely lady!

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