Matthew Drzymala's Blog - Posts Tagged "competition"

I am currently running a Bumpkinton competition on my website, www.matthewdrzymala.com

All you need to do to enter is email me at mdrzymalaauthor@hotmail.co.uk and do the following:

Create a new/or re-use a character already used in my Bumpkinton stories and write a small piece on a scene you'd like them to be involved in. That's it!

You don't have to have read my stories to enter, it could just be the name of a character burning some bread and having the whole village evacuated. However, the more imaginative, the better.

I will do the rest, I'll write and insert the scene into a short story. Your idea will feature in the next Bumpkinton collection that will be released in paperback hopefully around summer time.

The next Bumpkinton novella is at the beta reader stage and this story will be released, with two bonus short stories in paperback.

The winner will receive a signed copy of the book, an acknowledgement at the back of the book as well as a few other goodies that I will be having made, including something like bookmarks etc.

The closing date is 31st March 2014, so be quick for your chance to win :)

Matthew Drzymala

Hi

I am running a launch part on 12th December on Facebook to coincide with the release of my Bumpkinton short story, Albert's Christmas.

If you would like to join in the fun and have the chance to win a free copy, amazon gift cards, sign books by fellow indie authors and some exclusive Bumpkinton merchandise, then join in the fun below!

Hope to see you there :)

https://www.facebook.com/events/14983...

Matthew Drzymala

Today see's the release of my new short story, Albert's Christmas. This is a festive extra from my Bumpkinton Tales series.

The story sees the village tramp, Albert Scatterhorn, step forward to fill some very big black boots as a last minute crisis threatens to spoil the evening for the children.

This story is full of silly humour and some sadness too.

I hope you enjoy it. You can pick it up here: http://authl.it/B00Q1J55GS?d

I am also giving away my three earlier Bumpkinton stories, the short story Last Christmas and the two novella's, Bittersweet and The Bachelor. Here's the links if you fancy checking them out but hurry, they are only free until 14th December:

0.5 Last Christmas: http://authl.it/B00HFRAI12?d
1.0 Bittersweet: http://authl.it/B00HFRRJ50?d
2.0 The Bachelor: http://authl.it/B00L5T9QHS?d

I am also running a launch party on Facebook with lots of free prizes up for grabs, so join in today before the prizes go and say hello! :)

https://www.facebook.com/events/14983...

Matt

With the release of Albert's Christmas I have been interviewed by Cecilia about Bumpkinton and beyond.

Check out the interview at the link below:

https://ceciliapeartree.wordpress.com...

Today I am happy to officially announce future plans in my Bumpkinton Tales series. Although I have mentioned it as a possibility in the past the next Bumpkinton story, The Fantastical Gregory Shortbread, will officially be a novel and will be released in both Book and paperback forms. It is currently in the process of being written and is some way off yet. I’ve yet to finish the first draft and already know it’s going to need a fair bit of work when I do get to the end of draft 1.

I can also announce that all my previous Bumpkinton stories will be released in paperback for the first time in The Bumpkinton Tales: Volume I. This collection will not include The Fantastical Gregory Shortbread due to it being a novel in its own right. The collection will however include a previously unreleased bonus short story inspired by last years competition winner, Pat Allen.

I am yet to decide whether both paperbacks will be released simultaneously or if they will be released separately. This will depend on a number of factors, but I’ll make an announcement nearer the time.

I have no talent for design whatsoever and today I am launching a competition for all those budding artists and creative types out there. I am looking for somebody to design a logo and a coat of arms for my Bumpkinton Tales. You can either design just the logo, just a coat of arms or you can design both. They can be colourful or in black and white, whatever you want it to be. Unfortunately I cannot afford to pay but the winner/s will receive lots of free stuff.

What stuff can you win then?

Well, the winner/s will receive signed copies of The Bumpkinton Tales: Volume I and The Fantastical Gregory Shortbread as well as a number of Bumpkinton products with their logo and coat of arms on it, including pens, advertising cards plus other little bits and pieces that I’ll decide upon a little nearer the time. Their names shall also appear in Acknowledgment pages in all of my stories. A full list of prizes will appear when the winner/s are chosen.

So, how do you get involved?

Well, if you’d like to get involved just drop me a private message on my Facebook page, which can be found at: www.facebook.com/mattdrzymalaauthor

Don’t have Facebook? Then just go to ‘Contact‘ at the top of this website and send me a message and I will send you a private email to send your entries to.

If you haven’t read my Bumpkinton stories, here’s a quick flavour. They are silly, humorous stories set in a strange village with a band of quirky, colourful characters who rarely get on.

The winning entries will be chosen by my partner, Elaine, to filter out any bias towards any friends who may enter. The closing date for entries is: Tuesday 31st June 2015, this is so I can start incorporating the logo and coat of arms onto my cover designs which will start well in advance of release. Do not worry about getting your entries perfect for the closing date. I am happy to accept sketches with the final product, if it wins, to be completed within a time period after closing that will be decided upon by myself and the winner/s.

Good luck to everybody who wants to have a punt.

To celebrate the launch of my book, The Bumpkinton Tales: Volume One, I am running a competition on my website.

All you need to do is take a picture of yourself reading my book and send it to me :) All entries will be posted on my website and I will run a public vote to see who is the peoples favourite! :)

Just visit my website to find out more. The prize pack comprises of a Bumpkinton bag, mug, notepad, keyring, a logo pen, a book cover pen and a character/Bumpkinton business pen of your choice! (3 pens in total!)

Join in the fun, wherever you are in the world!

Find out more below:

https://matthewdrzymala.com/2016/05/1...

The Bumpkinton Tales: Volume One

Thanks to all who entered the giveaway for my paperback, The Bumpkinton Tales: Volume One.

A special congratulations to the winner, the book will be in the post today! :)

Sorry if you didn't win, but if the synopsis tickles your fancy then I hope you'll fancy picking up a copy, either in paperback or on Kindle, Kobo and Smashwords.

Thanks again for everybody who entered! :)

Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bumpkinton-T...

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...

Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebo...

Thanks again! :)

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