Sunday, April 3, 2011

The Name Game Contest! (AKA Amazing ARC Giveaway!)

I'm hosting my first contest! Thanks to my awesome sales rep at Scholastic Trade, I have some great prizes to give away (you ROCK, Jody B.!), so I hope you'll all participate.  Now for the deets.

I got to thinking about how character's get their names.  Sometimes I have a name first and a face later, sometimes vice versa.  The name has to fit the character.  It almost feels like I'm naming my children, because my characters are so much a part of me, and their names are so much a part of them.

We've all looked at someone and thought, dude, his/her name totally does not fit his/her face. 

This time, you be the judge.

Below is a photo with me and some of my cousins (yes, I said some.  I have a big family).  You'll notice I've assigned a number to everyone but me and my husband.  Below the photo, you'll find a list of names.

The Rules:
You must

- Follow this blog, if you aren't already
- Leave me one comment with your guess by Monday, April 11th
** Anyone who reposts/tweets/links to this contest and leaves me the link in their comment will be eligible for for two additional prizes!**

Using the names provided, decide which name best fits the person in the photo and match one name to each numbered person.  Leave me your guesses in a comment.  The person with the highest number of correct guesses (or if there are several correct guesses, the person selected randomly from them) will win the following:

AbandonFever Crumb

An ARC of Meg Cabot's newest novel (first in a trilogy! Pub date April 26th), and a copy of Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve!

For the people who choose to repost/link/tweet - all you A-Z'ers, I'm giving you a golden opportunity (C is for contest, G is for giveaway, F is for free books.  You can totally work it it there.)  - you will be eligible to also win the following:

What I Saw And How I Lied

What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell, and an ARC of The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch (pub date September 1st)!

Ready?  Here is the photo:

Now the names.  The Gals:                                      
Diana
Lisa
Tricia
Lisa (Yes, there are two Lisa's in the photo)
Samantha
Christina

The Guys:
John
Anthony
Tod
Michael

Pretend they're your characters, and these are the only names you can choose from.  GO!! 

P.S.- We all know my name is Gina, but I've never mentioned my husband's name.  If anyone wants to take a stab at inventing a name for him, there may just be another prize involved!

22 comments:

  1. What a fun idea! Hmm...let me think...
    Diana #3 The Lisa's #4 and #10, Tricia #7, Samantha #9, Christina #1, John #2, Anthony #5, Tod #8, and Michael #6. How'd I do?

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  2. What a fun game! Unfortunately I just ran out of time and have to get the kids up, so I'll have to come back.

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  3. Hmm this is tough... let's see if I can take on the challenge.

    1 - Christina
    2 - Anthony
    3 - Lisa
    4 - Tricia
    5 - Michael
    6 - John
    7 - Lisa
    8 - Todd
    9 - Diana
    10 - Samantha

    Did I mention I'm terrible with names?

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  4. Love the idea! I have no idea if I got any right but I did my best! lol

    1-Lisa
    2-John
    3-Lisa
    4-Samantha
    5-Anthony
    6-Michael
    7-Diana
    8-Tod
    9-Christina
    10-Tricia

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  5. So I tweeted because these books look great… I am HartJohnson if you want to check me (are you one of the Gina’s I follow? I follow a couple)
    Guesses:
    1. Christina
    2. Tod
    3. Samantha
    4. Tricia
    5. Anthony
    6. Michael
    7. Lisa
    8. John
    9. Diana
    10. Lisa

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  6. Thanks for stopping by my blog. This looks like a fun contest. If I had the time, I'd give it a go! Ironically, my A-Z post tomorrow is about the myth of Demeter and Persephone!

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  7. Hi there!
    1-Diana
    2-Todd
    3-Lisa
    4-Samntha
    5-Anthony
    6-Tod
    7-Christina
    8-John
    9-Tricia
    10-Lisa

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  8. oooh, interesting idea! first of all, you look adorable in the picture. now let's see...im pretty sure i wont get a single one right, but oh wells :D

    1) Diana
    2) anthony
    3) samantha
    4) tricia
    5) tod
    6) john
    7) Christina
    8) michael
    9) lisa
    10) lisa

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  9. Alright, I'll give it a whirl ;)

    1- Christina
    2- Michael
    3- Lisa
    4- Tricia
    5- John
    6- Tod
    7- Samantha
    8- Anthony
    9- Lisa
    10- Diana

    And for your husband, I'll guess...Paul?

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  10. What a fun contest!
    Here it goes:

    1-Lisa
    2-Anthony
    3-Christina
    4-Tricia
    5-Michael
    6-Tod
    7-Lisa
    8-John
    9-Samantha
    10-Diana

    Husband? Hmmm--how about Jim?
    I tweeted your contest @narrawriter, as well.

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  11. Hi! New follower. Thanks for this great contest. I tweeted about it here:
    http://twitter.com/#!/lizwrites/status/55039642994610176

    Here's my pick:
    1 Diana
    2 Anthony
    3 Tricia
    4 Samantha
    5 Michael
    6 John
    7 Lisa
    8 Tod
    9 Lisa
    10 Christina

    For your husband I'll guess Sam?

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  12. Ohh the competition heats up! I won't say who, but one of you is in the lead with 6 correct!

    Thanks all you re-tweeters, I am super psyched to give these prizes away.

    Aleeza- thanks for the compliment. If you put enough makeup on me and get the camera far enough away, I guess I am pretty cute!

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  13. This is so much fun. (I'm such a dork.)

    1. Diana
    2. Anthony
    3. Tricia
    4. Christina
    5. John
    6. Michael
    7. Samantha
    8. Todd
    9. Lisa
    10. Lisa

    And your husband looks like a guy I know named Randy. Though I'm fairly certain the likelihood of that being his name is zip.

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  14. Oh this is hilarious!

    1. Tricia
    2. Anthony
    3. Lisa
    4. Samantha
    5. Tod
    6. John
    7. Christina
    8. Michael
    9. Lisa
    10. Diana

    And I'll say hub's name is Paul (it's just the first name that popped into my head when I saw him).

    kristinrae023(at)gmail.com

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  15. Fun...impossible, but fun. :)
    1. Christina
    2. Tod
    3. Lisa
    4. Samantha
    5. Anthony
    6. Michael
    7. Tricia

    Hugs,
    Lola
    8. John
    9. Diana
    10. Lisa

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  16. Hmmm... Okay I'm taking a shot!

    1. Diana
    2. Tod
    3. Lisa
    4. Samantha
    5. Anthony
    6. John
    7. Tricia
    8. Michael
    9. Christina
    10. Lisa

    Husband--umm... Gerald?

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  17. Oh, Gina. This is evil of you. I feel the pressure's on since I know Italian families.

    1.Diana
    2.John
    3.Trisha
    4.Samantha
    5.Anthony
    6.Michael
    7.Lisa
    8.Todd
    9.Lisa
    10.Christina

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  18. This is fun! What a beautiful family. My guesses:

    1. Lisa
    2. Tod
    3. Lisa
    4. Christina
    5. Michael
    6. Anthony
    7. Samantha
    8. John
    9. Diana
    10. Tricia

    I also tweeted @LisaMPotts

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  19. 1 - Christina
    2 - Anthony
    3 - Lisa
    4 - Lisa
    5 - John
    6 - Michael
    7 - Tricia
    8 - Tod
    9 - Samantha
    10 - Diana

    For your husband, I guess Rich. :) This was fun. I'm probably totally wrong, but it was still fun.

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  20. Hmmm. I guess:

    1. Lisa
    2. Anthony
    3. Tricia
    4. Christina
    5. Tod
    6. John
    7. Samantha
    8. Michael
    9. Diana
    10. Lisa

    Husband....Greg?

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  21. Okay, here's my guess:
    1. Lisa
    2. Michael
    3. Samantha
    4. Christina
    5. Anthony
    6. Todd
    7. Tricia
    8. John
    9. Lisa
    10.Diana

    How did I do? LOL this is fun. Can't wait to see how I did. I also tweeted @DawnBrazil

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  22. What a great contest! I hope I'm not too late to enter...

    1-Lisa
    2-Anthony
    3-Samantha
    4-Tricia
    5-John
    6-Tod
    7-Lisa
    8-Michael
    9-Diana
    10-Christina

    So glad I found your blog! :)

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