One thing I love to do is a giveaway for the swag bag at RT. Each attendee receives a conference bag stuffed with promotional items, plus a choice of some books from the goody room. I have the bag, some books, plus an extra treat.
Here's a picture of the contents of the bag:
Here are the books that I got from the goody room and from authors to include:
If you can't see all the titles, the books include two samplers of erotic romance and YA romance, plus the following titles:
Plus, I have a coupon for up to $25.00 off your next ebook order at the Carina Press store, courtesy of Carina Press (thank you!). The coupon is valid until 31 August 2013, one time use, and only for Carina Press books – but that's a loooootta books to choose from.
ETA: I also have two cards for a free ebook downloads of the anthology Five Golden Rings, plus the Vampires Gone Wild anthology as well!
Interested? Excellent! Please leave a comment and tell me what you'd bring to RT if you went next year, and you're entered to win.
Standard disclaimers apply: I am not being compensated for this giveaway. Open to international residents where permitted by applicable law. Must be over 18 and ready to party to win. Your mileage may vary. Tiaras are not optional. Comments close 12:00 PM CDT Saturday 4 May 2013. I'll choose the winner at random and ship the package from here.
If I have the opportunity to add more books to the bag, I absolutely will, so the prize may get a bit bigger. I'm presuming that's ok with you? Ok, then. I want to send someone a piece of RT, and I hope whomever wins enjoys it!
And the winner is… Jennifer from GA, #37! Congratulations and thank you to everyone who entered! I hope I get to meet all of you at RT in 2014!
I’d bring my mom, since she was my gateway to romance reading (before she even knew it). I’d sneak peeks at her Sandra Brown and Nora Roberts books while she was out picking my dad up after work. And if time and money were no object, I’d bring my aunt and sisters as well and make it a family affair.
I’d bring business cards and a bunch of my one-sheets for my novel. And maybe my Steampunk outfit…
I would bring my enthusiasm & curiosity.
I’d bring my camera, some treats for my country to share 🙂
I would bring an extra suitcase for the books…sweet sweet books!!
I would bring a detailed schedule and a lot of coffee. Seriously it looks amazing and I’ve never been to something like RT.
I’d bring a prepaid shipping crate for all the books and swag I’d have so I could get it home without having to worry about carrying it on the plane. It’s a long flight.
i would bring my ever suffering boyfriend.
Good shoes. And, in fantasy land, Hermione’s bottomless handbag from the last Harry Potter book. If it’s good enough for horcrux hunting, surely it’d be able to fit in all the books I’d end up with…
The one and only time I attended the RT signing, I brought cookies. If I were lucky enough to attend the whole thing, I would bring A HELLUVA LOT more cookies.
And after years of hearing about the costumes, I might even girdle my loins and wear one myself. (I love the steampunk look)
Thank you for doing this, SBSarah—are you having fun yet? 😛
First and foremost I’d bring my fangirling self to drool over my favorite authors.
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Then I’d bring copies of my books to add to next years swag pack.
A roomy bag to throw books into.
I’d bring my mom. I want her to love romance as much as I do!!!
I’d bring comfortable shoes and a dress that’s vaguely historical and also comfortable.
I’d bring comfy shoes…. I feel like there would be a lot of walking around and standing in lines.
Not sure? probably a mobile device to log “to reads” on goodreads.
A camera.
I’d bring my best friend, we’d had a HORRIFIC amount of fun!
Oh, neat! I’d bring a bottle of ice wine to share with friends, new and old.
I have a friend there right now and it sounds like so much fun! I’ve been plotting ways to go some year.
Apparently, I’d bring snow boots! Crazy weather.
I would bring my “I like big books and I cannot lie” canvas bookbag.
I would bring my best friend who’s also a big romance fan!
I would bring a pair of comfy shoes, a notepad to write all the books that interest me and pj’s and lots of coffee for the hotel room to recharge. It would be great to be surrounded by so many authors and books. Thanks for the giveaway.
I’d bring very cool shoes~
Extra hours in the day to get some sleep! I understand that there’s so much to do and so many people to meet that you hardly have time to sleep!
My flask to make it extra fun.
Plenty of caffeine. And some cute walking shoes.
I would bring comfy shoes and a sharpie (or two in fun colors)
Comfy shoes and lots of eye drops (I wear contacts and my eyes get really dried out when I do marathon readin sessions.)
An empty suitcase and a huge desire to meet new people.
Comfy shoes and a dance frock. Really want the Lin book!
I would bring my own booze, so I don’t rack up a huge bill at the bar.
Comfy shoes and a good friend. I would arm us with map aps and a designated bar to meet at.
I’d bring my favorite romance reader buddy, Sara B! And my nook… and copies of my favorite books… and extra bags to bring more books home… and maybe a toothbrush, but only if there’s room in my bag.
I’d bring my backpack, of course, since I am Dora’s mom (I really do have a daughter named Dora who is, kind of , an explorer) and my nook and my reading glasses and many tea bags so I could share with people as we sat and read and chatted and listened to authors and editors and bears, oh, my.
I’d bring a notebook and a nice new pen -no running out of ink!- so I could keep track of all the books discovered that I want to read. Comfy shoes and a backpack to fill with books would also be going with me.
I would bring a gloriously handsome man to (1) carry all the goodies and swag I would acquire during the convention, (2) fetch caffeine and/or alcohol, depending on the time of day or situation, and (3) inventively ravish me in the evenings after feeding me a sumptuous gourmet dinner. Yup, that’s what I’d bring.
I’d make sure I had my party animal packed. Sounds like it would be AWESOME fun!
Plenty of water to keep hydrated as I attempted to hunt down all my favorite authors. I’m perfectly harmless, really! [blink blink]
The determination to max out on the chance to make new romance-reading friends.