NEW WINNER!! ANN BEST!

My best friend, Sandra (You toucha these entries; I breaka you fingers) Thrasher

has drawn the name of ANN BEST to win the ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. AUTOGRAPHED MINI-POSTER OF IRON MAN!

(Ann earned 10 entries by posting a review on AMAZON & posting one on her blog.)

Ann, send me your mailing address so that I can send you that poster.

Just 4 more reviews need to be posted on AMAZON before Sandra draws for the

1967 LIFE MAGAZINE COVER AUTOGRAPHED BY CHARLES SCHULTZ or

the winner can choose to received a movie program AUTOGRAPHED BY CLINT EASTWOOD.

How cool is that?

Just TEN copies of THE LEGEND OF VICTOR STANDISH need to be bought before Sandra draws for ...

THE CHRISTIAN BALE AUTOGRAPHED POSTER OF BATMAN BEGINS!

Is my VICTOR STANDISH CONTEST neat or what?

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Something for Alex Cavanaugh and other movie lovers :
Joss Whedon: 'The Avengers' Will Be Told From The Eyes Of Captain America

While the superhero-packed film "The Avengers" has every comic book lover's heart aflutter, a concern lingers on just how the coming blockbuster will rangle a story with so many characters and backstories.

"The Avengers" has the awesome and difficult task of combining Marvel's VIPs --

Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow --

into a single story line.

Tough, but movie vet (and clandestine Shakespearean daredevil) Joss Whedon has found a way around this too-many-cooks-spoil-the-pot thing.

“I set out with a very simple problem," Whedon said in the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly.

"There is no reason for these people to be in the same movie. So that’s what my movie has to be about.

So much of the movie takes place from Steve Rogers’ (Chris Evans) perspective, since he’s the guy who just woke up and sees this weird ass world. Everyone else has been living in it.”

Clever, very clever! The film also boasts some of Hollywood's biggest names: Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, and Samuel L. Jackson.

"The Avengers" opens in 3D on May 4th. Alex and I can hardly wait.

ANOTHER WINNER! MICHAEL DI GESU.

"As you get older it is harder to have heroes,

but it is sort of necessary."
- Ernest Hemingway.

I quote Hemingway because Michael Di Gesu is one of my heroes. He toured the world as a model, gaining wisdom and perspective.

When the winds of fortune blew against his career, he defiantly re-set his sail, using the ill wind and his knowledge picked up along the years to become an interior designer.

When the tides of that venture slowed, he ventured forth into new waters : that of becoming a published writer. His never-ceasing good humor, determination, and talent will see him succeed in this I am sure.

Michael lives another Hemingway quote :

"But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated. The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are stronger at the broken places."

Michael is such a stronger person.

So that was why I was so happy when, after THE LEGEND OF VICTOR STANDISH sold the necessary copies, I drew Michael's name to win the AUTOGRAPHED MICHAEL WHELAN LITHOGRAPH of SUNRUNNER.

He gained 20 entries when he posted a review of THE LEGEND OF VICTOR STANDISH on AMAZON, SMASHSWORDS, GOODREADS, and finally on his own blog, IN TIME :

http://writing-art-and-design.blogspot.com/

Check his blog out why don't you? And if you're not already, become a Follower, too.

Now, when I sell only 10 more copies of THE LEGEND OF VICTOR STANDISH, I will draw from the names of the reviewers of it on Amazon for AN AUTOGRAPHED ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. IRON MAN POSTER. How cool is that?

If you are a current reviewer of LEGEND, now is the time to give it away as a gift (100% of the profits this January go to The Salvation Army). If you haven't reviewed it ...

Now is the time to do it before the 10 copies are bought!

When only SIX more reviews are posted on Amazon,

I will draw from the 15 names for AN AUTOGRAPHED CHARLES SCHULTZ 1967 LIFE MAGAZINE. {Or if you wish, A CLINT EASTWOOD AUTOGRAPH.}

This could be an early Christmas for you.
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If you want to see who could play Samuel McCord and his mystic love, Meilori, watch this trailer :

HOW TO ENTER VICTOR'S CONTEST - HOW TO HELP VICTOR REACH HIS GOALS

FIRST MANDATORY STEP :

POST A REVIEW OF THE LEGEND OF VICTOR STANDISH or UNDER A VOODOO MOON on Amazon.

This gets you 5 entries.

MORE WAYS :
WRITE A POST ON YOUR BLOG ABOUT VICTOR OR HIS CONTEST (5 MORE ENTRIES)

GIVE LEGEND or UNDER A VOODOO MOON to a friend, sending me an email of a copy of the receipt.

(This gets you another entry and helps Victor's sales ranking on Amazon. The closer to #100 he gets, the more prizes I give away.)

Right now, there are only 7 reviews on LEGEND, hence only 7 people are entered.

WHEN I REACH 16 REVIEWS ...

I DRAW FOR A CLINT EASTWOOD OR CHARLES SCHULTZ AUTOGRAPH. THE WINNER CHOOSES WHICH ONE SHE WANTS. 1 IN 16 ODDS. HOW GREAT IS THAT?

WHEN I SELL JUST SIX MORE COPIES OF THE LEGEND OF VICTOR STANDISH, I AM DRAWING FOR THE MICHAEL WHELAN AUTOGRAPHED LITHOGRAPH PICTURED ABOVE.

Post a review now to get a chance to win it!

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CHARLES SCHULTZ AUTOGRAPH_WIN IT!

THE FRIENDS OF VICTOR STANDISH CONTEST IS STILL ON!

BETTER NEWS :

Sandra, my best friend, told me that many out there may not be CLINT EASTWOOD fans

SO ...

WHEN JUST 10 MORE REVIEW THE LEGEND OF VICTOR STANDISH

I will draw from the 16 names and pick the winner of this additional drawing

THE WINNER WILL GET THE CHOICE OF

A 1967 LIFE MAGAZINE AUTOGRAPHED BY CHARLES SCHULZ

or

the press release for FLAGS OF OUR FATHER AUTOGRAPHED BY CLINT EASTWOOD!

One in sixteen odds! How neat is that?

WHAT'S NEATER?

100% OF THE PROFITS FOR THE LEGEND OF VICTOR STANDISH and UNDER A VOODOO MOON

FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER GO TO

THE SALVATION ARMY.

So why not give one or both of them as gifts? Your friends will get a not-too-shabby story and YOU GET THE WARM JOY OF GIVING TO YOUR FRIENDS AND TO THE SALVATION ARMY who are heroes in the dark to the hurting all year long!

And guess what?

That makes you a hero, too. Happy Holidays, Roland

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