The auction is slated for September 16th. I’d like to have all donated books by September 12th (September 14th, at the latest). If you are interested in donating to a great cause, please mail your books to:

Cynthia Arends
5013 Wallingford Dr. NW
Comstock Park, MI 49321

If there are any other questions or concerns, please email me at arianna@ariannaskye.com or sidney@sidneyayers.com.

Thanks!
Sidney / Arianna

I’ve decided to extend the contest for the two $25.00 gift cards and autographed book until May 5th. That gives you a little more time to get crackin’ on those unicorn stories. Don’t worry about it being too short. Even 100 words will do. Just don’t go over 1,000 words. It’s all about the laugh factor.

Original contest post here: http://ariannaskye.com/blog/?p=469

Cheers,

Arianna

Well, last night I had to slip back into the dark side. My employer decided to have a party and we had to bring in some sort of green food.  I ended up making fudge. I had a whole bunch of butterscotch and white chocolate chips I needed to use up, so I melted them all, adding some green food coloring and condensed milk. I then went to pour the almond extract and–OOPS!–I poured more than I wanted. Awww butterfingers… or is it butterscotch fingers?

I managed to pour off most the extract, but because it was already going to be extremely almond-y, I added some slivered almonds to the mix. I was so worried it wouldn’t turn out or it would taste like crap. Thankfully, after adding a bit more white chocolate that I found and a little vanilla extract, it cut down the almond taste.  It ended up tasting pretty good.

I brought my creation to work, but much to my dismay (or delight, since I can now bring it back home with me) not many people at my work ate any. Maybe all that green gooey goodness scared them off!

Here it is in all it’s glory… The green goodness that is Butterscotch White Chocolate Almond Fudge

Well, I suppose this qualifies as weird too, wouldn’t you say? LOL

Cheers!

If you’ve already purchased or can’t afford to purchase the book, do not despair. Send me a funny story about unicorns (no more than 1,000 words) to the same email address. You will also be eligible to win a $25.00 gift card to Amazon (My book is available there *hint hint*)

Also, I’ll select one of the stories that I liked the best and send you an autographed copy of the print book.

So basically, you have two chances to win a gift card and another chance to win an autographed book (a $14.95 value!).

Good luck to everyone!

Hugs!
Arianna

For all my non tweeting peeps, a hashtag looks like this #snappyhashtag — Basically in Twitter, you can click on this hashtag which gets indexed in the twitter search so you can easily find related tweets.

Here’s how to enter, simply send @arianna_skye a tweet, for now using the #ariannaskye hashtag with your hashtag suggestion. The contest is open until Midnight February 7th. The winner will be announced when I unveil the chosen hashtag.

Entries so far include:

#wings submitted by RKCharron

#wingsofDesire also by RKCharron

#FeyLay by rebyj

#flyintodesire by CariQuinn

I know there are more people out there who want some hot muscled faerie action. So keep those tweets coming.

PS: If you aren’t on Twitter and want a chance to win a book, I’ll be at the Eternal Press launch party on Sunday and Romance Roundtable on Sunday and Monday with more free book opportunities.

Cheers!

Arianna

Renee!

Congrats! I’ll send you your book on February 7th when it’s released. Thanks again Renee (and everyone else) for playing.

Tune in next week for another weird and wacky photo!

*hugs*
Arianna

I’m not quite sure what is going on in this picture, but I know one thing. If I saw this guy walking down the street, I’d certainly run the other way.

Here’s how it works: Look at the photo, come up with a caption. Post the caption in the comments. I will select a random commenter to receive a free copy of my upcoming release, Wings of Desire when it comes out. I’ll pick a winner on Saturday evening, so you have plenty of time to keep those captions coming!

Here’s my attempt:
Hammerhead sharks and BDSM don’t mix!

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Cheers,
Arianna

Needless to say, I finaled. A pretty good ending to Wings of Desire‘s contest run. The Molly is a pretty prestigious contest. I didn’t think anything more of it. But low and behold, Wings of Desire WON the Erotica category and received a request from the final judge. Oops. I’m definitely going to send them one of my other projects, so no need to worry.

I also received my totally awesome cover art for Wings of Desire. Thanks to Dawné Dominique for doing a beautiful job. I am thrilled beyond belief! Seeing the completed cover lets me know that this is indeed real and that my baby is going to go out to the entire world. Scary and exhilirating all in one. Totally exciting.

Here’s the awesome cover! Isn’t it lovely?

I’ve just turned in my edits to my editor, so it is indeed real. There’s no turning back now! To further seal the deal, I’ve created a book trailer. After a few attempts, I am confident with the outcome. So withouth further ado, here it is! Let me know what you think.

Thanks everyone for stopping by! Woo hoo!!

Arianna

TODAY, I DISCOVERED SOMETHING INTERESTING. TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK KEY DAY. THE ONLY DAY YOU CAN SHOUT IN EMAILS, TEXTS AND CHATS WITHOUT GETTING IN TROUBLE! HOW COOL IS THAT? SO PUSH/MASH THAT CAPS LOCK KEY DOWN AND EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO SHOUT/YELL/WHATEVER ON YOUR FACEBOOK UPDATE, IM’S, TWEETS, FORUMS AND BLOGS. 

HERE’S A LINK WITH AN ARTICLE ABOUT THIS AWESOME DAY AND ALSO GIVES US A LITTLE BIT OF TRIVIA ABOUT THE INFAMOUS CAPS LOCK KEY:  

http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091022/NEWSBLOG/910229929/-1/XML15

disclaimer: USE THE CAPS LOCK KEY AT YOUR OWN RISK. SOME PEOPLE, DESIPITE THE FREE CAPS DAY, ARE STILL SENSITIVE TO THE OVER ABUNDANCE OF CAPITAL LETTERS. I, MYSELF, SEE THEM SIMPLY AS LETTERS.

CHEERS!!!!

ARIANNA!