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It has finally arrived! The CQ Carnival is open for fun! The first thing you need at the carnival is tickets!

Step right up!
Come one!
Come all!

Stop by the ticket booth and get your tickets. Now, tickets aren't free. Nope! What do they cost? Every follower sign-up to Ink in the Book is worth 5 tickets.
Every follower sign-up to Blogs signed up the Buccanner Blogfest is worth 2 tickets. (of course, you will have to let me know you followed another blog by commenting, so this will be worth 3 tickets!)
Every comment on Ink in the Book is worth 1 ticket.

Now, I will be keeping track of all the follower sign-ups and comments for the ENTIRE month of the Carnival and every ticket "purchased" by you will go into a random drawing at the end of the Carnival for some fabulous prizes! FREE BOOKS. Woot! Woot! So, the more you comment, the more tickets you get, the more chances of winning. Oh yeah, oh yeah:)

A new booth will open up on a regular basis, so you will want to visit every day.


The Ticket Booth is being hosted by a character from one of MY manuscripts.

Her name is Sailor. She love ice cream waffle cones, bubble gum snow cones and her favorite ride is the Ferris Wheel. She loves playing all the games and she usually wins on the first round. She is a fashion designer for, oops! I can't tell you that! But you might get a clue if you look at her face paint. Yes, she's already been to the Face Painting booth, but it isn't open to the public yet. There will be clues all month about my characters, settings and thems from my manuscript.

If you want to host a booth, let me know and we'll get your characters on the road to the big top!

Comments

  1. Kendra503July 9, 2012 at 12:29 AM

    Ooh I like Sailor already. (: She sounds like fun! I'm kind of confused with the carnival, so maybe I missed an earlier post before "Curiosity Quills Carnival - Starting Next Week". I'll look around (:

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    1. Ink in the BookJuly 9, 2012 at 8:39 PM

      Hi Kendra. Just let me know if you have any question, okay?

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  2. Charmaine ClancyJuly 9, 2012 at 9:32 AM

    Sailor sounds like a fun character :)

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    1. Ink in the BookJuly 9, 2012 at 8:41 PM

      She is! She a handful, actually.
      Glad you stopped by!

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  3. JuhiJuly 9, 2012 at 5:42 PM

    I like her name, Sailor :D

    Can one of my characters host a booth? Ooh...they are squabbling over who gets to do it!

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    1. Ink in the BookJuly 9, 2012 at 8:44 PM

      Sure Juhi! You can email me at inkinthebook@gmail.com and I can give you the details.

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  4. Sharon BaylissJuly 9, 2012 at 6:01 PM

    Yay! So glad it's starting. Thanks for the tickets, Sailor.

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    1. Ink in the BookJuly 9, 2012 at 8:45 PM

      Sailor says you are welcome. She's super excited, too.

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  5. Ink in the BookJuly 9, 2012 at 8:46 PM

    Sailor says you are welcome and she's super excited, too.

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