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The Gaming Hell
As the poet said, Ya Win Some and Ya Lose Some!
Results of the "Name That Book!" Contest
Lynn, desperate, asked readers to help find a title for the third book of
her Big Cat Trilogy, to follow The Golden Leopard and Heart of the Tiger. In
the rules, she specified that entries should contain the word "Lioness." But
I'll let her tell you what happened . . .
Some wonderful title suggestions were submitted. Thanks to every one of you
who entered. I chose lots of ideas to send to my publisher, added a few of
my own, and waited for the decision.
Those of you familiar with the publishing industry already know that
decisions about covers and titles are made by the publisher, although author
input is usually encouraged (as it was in this case).
Well! The first thing they did was say they didn't want anything with the
word "Lioness." And I admit, the rhythm of the word did not work well in
many of the titles, mostly the ones I came up with. So, I changed "Lioness"
to "Lion" in the titles and tried to figure ways to have a "Lion" title make
sense in terms of the book.
Finally, the publisher has made a ruling. Book Three will be: The Silver Lion
The bad news is that no one who entered this contest came up with The Silver
Lion or The Silver Lioness. That means I won't be dedicating the book to a
contest entrant . . . not this time.
But of course, there's still a prize to be awarded! The names of all
entrants were put into a hat, and with the magic of scotch tape and bribery,
Lymond did the drawing.
The Winner is Gina Marie Cadorette! Congratulations, Gina, and thanks for
entering.
A New Contest will be announced shortly, so drop by soon for details. It
will be easier than coming up with a book title, I promise!
Lynn
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