For a couple of weeks now I’ve been running a contest to see who had the best picture of herself (or her relatives, dolls, etc) in a hat. The prize is to be a copy of THE EDGE OF RUIN, one prize every week, out of the box of books that I confidently expect to receive from the publisher any day now.
Last week somebody sent in a picture of herself as a child in her Easter hat. Remember those? It may be that they are coming back, for I was offered a list of rules for wearing Easter hats today by Diana, one of the online how-to-dress mavens. Here’s the link to that:
http://fashionforrealwomen.com/blog/articles/accessorizing/easter-hat-etiquette/
The little girl in the Easter hat won the prize for the week, being not only cute but also the only entry I received that week. But now they are trickling in. A number of writer friends have sent me their pictures in hats. A good-looking bunch of women. My sister-in-law Lanelle sent me a picture of her grandmother, carrying my father-in-law in her arms.
This week’s contest ends tomorrow. Check out the entries. They can be found at
http://www.irenefleming.com/contest.htm
Right now I’m inclined to give this week’s prize to Vicki Delany, the one with the wildest hat, even though she lives in Canada, to which country they say it’s hard to mail books, and the second prize of a copy of THE PROSECUTION RESTS — MWA’s collection of short stories, including one of mine — to my sister-in-law, not only because of Grandmom’s astounding hat but also because I promised to send her a copy anyway. If you have a better hat picture than Vicki’s, send it on. Or keep it and enter it in next week’s contest. I’m going to do this every week between now and April 27.
Five more weeks until THE EDGE OF RUIN goes on sale.
It’s not hard to send books, just expensive!