Friday, February 10, 2006
The winners of the Bloodstone enewsletter contest have just been selected. Here’s the final list:
1. Winner of $100 in cash—Dexter Howard
2. Winner of a signed advance reader copy (ARC) of Bloodstone—Timothy Feely
3. Winner of the Bloodstone grab bag—Pam Bentley
4. Winner of the $10 Shocklines.com gift certificate—Gord Rollo
I had about 200 entries for the contest, which was a great success. So thank you, and congratulations to all the winners!
And now, drumroll please: the winner of the special bonus “become a character in Nate’s next novel” prize:
Cristina Voorsanger!
To be honest, I wasn’t sure myself just how far to take this idea. Not everyone would embrace becoming a character in a horror novel, after all. All sorts of nasty things could happen to you. You might be put through a wood chipper, sent to the bowels of hell, turned into an alien life form, or become a serial murderer, for example. But to my delight, Cristina has decided to sign up for the entire package: full name, physical description, even some character traits and other details. I’m not sure how much I’ll use (that will depend on how the story develops), and I can’t guarantee that Cristina will survive the experience, but I know I’ll have a lot of fun with it.
Cristina has already sent me lots of details about her life. “You probably think I’m crazy,” she wrote, “but I figured better to have more info than less, right?”
Absolutely, Cristina, and no, I don’t think you’re crazy at all. Remember, you’re talking to a horror novelist. I’m about as crazy as they come. 
