So, wow. First off, I want to say thank you to the over 900 people who voted in the Grand Prize vote off for the Still Sucks to Be Me Launch Contest. You guys rock, as do the librarians who were the finalists (not to mention all the other people who entered the original contest).

Without further ado, since I know you’re not here to see me blather on and on, but rather, would like me to just, for once, get to the point:

The Grand Prize Winner is…

Gordon & Lindsey from Bellevue & La Vista, Nebraska!

They wound up with a whopping 47% of the vote (425) entries. So, what did they win? Here ’tis: a signed hardback copy of Sucks to Be Me, a signed hardback copy of Still Sucks to Be Me, assorted bookmarks and stickers, A Vampire/Monster Pack from my Publisher: (including a copy of Monster Slayers, a copy of A Practical Guide to Vampires, and Nocturne), a choice of a T-shirt from the Sucks to Be Me T-shirt Shop, AND a visit from me PLUS a one-of-a-kind Sucks to Be Me wine bottle vase!

The Runner-Up Winner is…

Courtney from Jefferson City, MO!

Courtney was the second highest vote getter (after a last day push, which is when a lot of her votes came in) with 19% of the vote and 172 votes total. So, what does Courtney get: a signed hardback copy of Sucks to Be Me, a signed hardback copy of Still Sucks to Be Me, assorted bookmarks and stickers, A Vampire/Monster Pack from my Publisher: (including a copy of Monster Slayers, a copy of A Practical Guide to Vampires, and Nocturne), a Skype Video chat with me (for however many people she wants to cram into the room), and a choice of a T-shirt from the Sucks to Be Me T-shirt Shop PLUS a one-of-a-kind Sucks to Be Me wine bottle vase!

And now for the Third Place Winners…

Elizabeth R. from Stockton, CA
Karin T. from Huntley, IL
Linda B. from Kingman, AZ

They get: a signed hardback copy of Still Sucks to Be Me, assorted bookmarks and stickers, and A Vampire/Monster Pack from my Publisher: (including a copy of Monster Slayers, a copy of A Practical Guide to Vampires, and Nocturne).

And now for the EXTRA winners…

Paula L. from Athens, AL
Molly C. from Malden, MA
Jocelyn B. from Dearborn Heights, MI
Scott M. from Chicago, IL
Anne R. from Mansfield, OH
Doris M. from Pasadena, CA

And what do they get? These winners weren’t in the original plan, so I’m actually going to give them a choice between

1. A Skype Visit from me,OR
2. A Signed Hardback copy of Still Sucks to Be Me, OR
3. A one-of-a-kind STBM vase
4. PLUS assorted bookmarks & temporary tattoos.

Whew.

Yikies. This contest really took it out of me. It made me wish that authors really were as rich and famous as a lot of people think we are (well, some of us are, I’m sure…I’m just not one of them, but as my hubby says…”maybe someday!”). I really wanted to give a Grand Prize to everyone who entered. It was fun though, and I hope that the winners (and the other entrants) had a good time too.

Thank you to everyone!