Category Archives: Contests/Giveaways
Congratulations to the Winners of the “Holder Of Things” Giveaway!
Thank you to all that participated in the giveaway! Congrats to Wulfie and Sherry, they have won their choice of either a coffee mug or 16×20 poster featuring the one and only “Demi” from the up and coming first Dragomeir novel…“The Emerald Dragon”!
Stay tuned for more “Holder Of Things” giveaways as well as some exciting posts featuring many other characters from “The Emerald Dragon”!
Wishing you all a fun and safe weekend! 🙂
Don’t Miss Your Chance To Win!
Don’t miss your chance to win some exciting swag featuring the one and only “Demi” from the up and coming first Dragomeir novel…“The Emerald Dragon”! Two lucky winners will have a chance to win either a coffee mug or a 16×20 poster! The giveaway ends at midnight on Friday, 9/7/12! Just leave a comment with your email address and the answers to the three questions below!
- What are the most common items found in a “Holder Of Things”?
- Who typically gives a dragon their special “Holder of Things”?
- “Holders Of Things” are usually found where?
The winners will be announced Saturday, 9/8/12!
Oh, and please, don’t be shy! Demi just loves to hear from her friends online! 🙂
Can You Tell Me What a “Holder Of Things” Is?
I think it’s about time I give you an update on what’s happening with the Dragomeir Series!
- Moving right along with “The Emerald Dragon”…the contest winners’ characters have been an absolute blast to write into the story!
- The first draft of “The Emerald Dragon” should be done in about a month – currently at page 350! Woohoo!
- Lots of exciting blog posts in the works and some killer giveaways! Speaking of giveaways…
Demi tells me that I have waited long enough to post the first giveaway! 🙂 She tells me that two lucky winners will have a chance to win either a coffee mug or a 16×20 poster featuring the prettiest emerald dragon in Mt. Drago…well, the only emerald dragon in Mt. Drago…still stumped?? Demi of course! 🙂
For your chance to win, leave a comment with the answers to these three questions: (If you need some help, you can find the answers in the second chapter of “The Emerald Dragon”)
- What are the most common items found in a “Holder Of Things”?
- Who typically gives a dragon their special “Holder of Things”?
- “Holders Of Things” are usually found where?
Please be sure to leave your email address in your comment! This giveaway will end Friday, 9/7/12.
Holder Of Things
*** UPDATE – As of 7/20/12, chapter 13 will be the last chapter posted online until the official release of “THE EMERALD DRAGON” ***
In the meantime, visit often because Demi tells me that when “A HOLDER OF THINGS” appears on the blog, she has gifts to give her online friends!
She even tells me that she has a mini holder of things full of amazing goodies for one lucky winner!
I have some fun posts and polls planned as well, so stay tuned!
**Contest Winners!** Meet Mt. Drago’s New Dragon Riders!
Hello Everyone! I hope you are all having a great weekend! I apologize for going on hiatus for the last two weeks…I won’t trouble you with specifics, but let’s just say that I was caught up in some family drama. But I am back and raring to go!!
- THE EMERALD DRAGON CHARACTER CONTEST WINNERS!
Due to technical difficulties, there was an unfortunate delay in announcing the winners on the blog, but I would like to extend a big CONGRATULATIONS TO…
Jacob Overton & Joe Russomanno
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Here is Jacob’s character and dragon:
Character: Helup Ironfold; long ashen grey hair, grey eyes, big broad shoulders, strong arms, an all around big guy
Origin: He hails from Ptolomea where, as a slave, Helup was forced to work as a blacksmith by Erebus until he was called by his dragon and he escaped
Denizen
Dragon’s Name: Jilocasin Sybaris Cirfis
Nickname: Cirf (Surf)
Gender: Male
Species: Wyvern
Color: Grey
Age: 9 years old
Here is Joe’s character and dragon:
Character: Sergei Rasputin Cosmonov; Sergei is the son which resulted from the unions of the first woman turned demon Lilith and her mate Samael. A repented demon spawn who has been alive to witness the rise and fall of every human civilization. He stands over 6 feet tall with a sinewy rangy build black hair, hazel green eyes and in his true form skin red as blood. He prefers to handle things diplomatically but is no stranger to violence. He is known to wear a wide-brimmed hat and trench-coat made from a leather-like material. Think of a demonic looking Liam Neeson.
Origin: Raised by scouts in a town called Civibellum along the river Styx.
Dragon’s Name: Volansa Spirandi Bellator
Gender: Female
Species: Wyvern
Color: Red
So what exactly did they win, you ask??
- A post announcing the contest winners on the blog.
- Their character and dragon introduced into the story of “The Emerald Dragon” and will be mentioned periodically throughout the book thereafter.
- A mention of the contest winners on the dedication page of the book.
- A signed copy of the book sent to the contest winners when the book is released.
AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO JACOB AND JOE!!
Be sure to visit the blog Monday for some exciting announcements concerning the “The Emerald Dragon”!
500 Follower Giveaway @ Never Ending Stories Blog!
Click on the image below to visit Never Ending Stories Book Blog…Be sure to follow the blog!
Win a signed copy of “Under The Never Sky” by Veronica Rossi!
Synopsis:
Since she’d been on the outside, she’d survived an Aether storm, she’d had a knife held to her throat, and she’d seen men murdered. This was worse.
Exiled from her home, the enclosed city of Reverie, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland – known as The Death Shop – are slim. If the cannibals don’t get her, the violent, electrified energy storms will. She’s been taught that the very air she breathes can kill her. Then Aria meets an Outsider named Perry. He’s wild – a savage – and her only hope of staying alive.
A hunter for his tribe in a merciless landscape, Perry views Aria as sheltered and fragile – everything he would expect from a Dweller. But he needs Aria’s help too; she alone holds the key to his redemption. Opposites in nearly every way, Aria and Perry must accept each other to survive. Their unlikely alliance forges a bond that will determine the fate of all who live under the never sky.
The Emerald Dragon Character Contest
THE CALL FOR ALL POTENTIAL DRAGON RIDERS HAS BEGUN!!
This Contest is open Internationally – All are welcome to participate!
The contest will run for 2 weeks, and at the close of the character contest (July 15th, 2012), 2 winners will be chosen at random.
The WINNERS of the contest will be AWARDED:
- A blog post announcing the Contest winners on Solitaire Parke’s blog.
- Their character and dragon introduced into the story of “The Emerald Dragon” and will be mentioned periodically throughout the book thereafter.
- A mention of the contest winners on the dedication page of the book.
- A signed copy of the book sent to the Contest winners when the book is released.
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To avoid confusion as to where you should be commenting and entering the contest, I have removed the guidelines and details from my blog and ask that you follow the link below:
Alexia’s Chronicles Blog: http://alexiachronicles.blogspot.in/2012/07/create-character-for-emerad-dragon.html
I apologize for any confusion, Alexia’s Chronicles has requested that the contest be hosted exclusively on their blog. I hope everyone has lots of fun and THANK YOU for stopping by to enter the Contest!!!
Good Luck!!!
~Solitaire Parke~
Book GIVEAWAY @ “Britt’s Book Nook”!
A big THANK YOU to Brittany of “Britt’s Book Nook” for not only reviewing “Vengeance of the Wolf”, but also posting an interview and giveaway on her blog!! I encourage you to visit and follow her blog! She is an Indie Supporter and has been so kind in helping to promote my Thriller/Horror novel! Links to both the interview and giveaway below.
Not to mention, you gotta love a blogger who references “Monty Python” in an interview! 🙂
Author Interview on Britt’s Book Nook!
http://brittsbooknook.blogspot.com/2012/06/getting-to-know-solitaire-parke.html” target=”_blank
“Vengeance of the Wolf” Giveaway!
http://brittsbooknook.blogspot.com/2012/06/vengeance-of-wolf-giveaway.html
Even more giveaways below – check out the “Indie Author Giveaway Hop”!!!
*Contest Winner*
I am so pleased to announce that I have my first WINNER of the “Riddle Me This” Contest!!!
My Congratulations go to:
Jason Cook from Phx, AZ
Many thanks Mr. Cook for participating in the contest! I will be shipping your signed copy of “Tapestry” asap!
It’s not too late to try your luck at guessing what the poem is about! I still have two e-book copies of “Tapestry” to give away!
*Contest Alert* – Riddle Me This!
“Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.”
– Edgar Allan Poe
“Poetry is a sensual assault on your senses.”
– Solitaire Parke
There is a rhythmic cadence to poetry that no other form of writing can equal. It is the only known method to transfer a person’s thoughts and feelings at the emotional level without sacrificing their intellect. Poetry sets up a flow that can be as lazy as a Summer’s day or as torrid as a raging River. It allows you to play with your vocabulary for an emotional outcome as dense as armor or as filmy as gauze. It penetrates the heart and can cause tears to cleanse the soul.
The rhyme scheme does not matter, only the fervor that you place within it. Gentle and damaging, it speaks to us all. Simple as breathing or as a riddle that can vex you to the core. That being said…Riddle Me This…
Here is a poem, veiled as a riddle and a mystery. The first person to guess its meaning and leave the answer as a comment will win a signed copy of my new Poetry book “Tapestry”! Two copies of “Tapestry” in ebook will also be up for grabs!
THE ENDLESS FLAME
by Solitaire Parke
A ring of fire with the strength of four.
The mist is rising and calls for more
Than scorched remains it holds below.
But summons from the heat it sows
Aromas from the flesh it sears
And stings the eyes with stubborn tears.
A frozen wasteland in darkened white.
Day breaks without heat as its wall ignite
In a crystalline layer of myriad glass.
This snow bank’s eternal and time cannot pass.
Yet moved from the haven above time and space,
It warms in the sunlight – immortality erased.
Lush and tropic, it rains on cue.
The heat is stifling as waves pour through
This forest of afterthoughts we’ve left behind.
A sea of sensations that no one will find.
Then like parchment it dries in the hot summer air
As the cycle repeats itself year after year.
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