Friday, January 6, 2017

Celebrate: Funny Animals & Giveaways!

I was choosing fonts for the COLDEST NIGHT covers I was working on and my brain exploded.  While I scrape it off the floor  -- I'm leaving you in the capable hands of funny animal memes!










Which is your favorite?


My kind and wonderful co-hosts of Celebrate the Small Things are:
L.G. Keltner @ Writing Off The Edge
Tonja Drecker @ Kidbits Blog

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 Celebrate the Small ThingsTo be part of this blog hop, all you have to do is visit the Celebrate page on Lexa's Blog for the rules, and then post every Friday about something you're grateful  for that week.  It can be about writing or family or school or general life.  This is the funnest and easiest blog hop ever! (Originated by VikLit)



Foxy's Friday Freebies!

Foxy has been nosing around the net
When she finds great FREE STUFF, she'll feature it on Friday Freebies posts -
  • Free short stories, novellas, and novels
  • Giveaways for books and swag
  • Free services for authors


Here are Foxy's suggestions for Jan 6, 2016:

Free Download of Contemporary Novella – The novella Shadow Love by Inge Borg is now FREE on Amazon until January 7th. "Monika Lenz needs to escape. From the city, from her job, from deceitful lovers. A year in a mountain cabin should bring her peace. But shadows invade her sanctuary. Will the elusive Jack MacGreedy pull her back from the abyss she has created in her mind, and in her aching heart?”
Download FREE here:

Free 2 Downloads of Paranormal Romance Novellas – Download FREE The Omegas  and The Alpha by Annie Nicholas. The Omegas is about  a pack of geeky omega werewolves, challenged to a fight by the toughest pack in Chicago, who must hire a vampire warrior to teach them how to fight. Can Daedelus teach the geeks, not get killed by the Chicago werewolves, and claim the quiet librarian’s heart in the process? (For more info go the Romance Novel Giveaways blog.) Also download The Alpha, about a romance between two werewolves who don’t know they’re in love with each other.
Download The Omegas for FREE here:
Download  The Alpha for FREE here:
  
Free $20 Amazon or B&N Gift Card – To celebrate the release of Beginner’s Luck (Romantic Suspense) by Corinne Scott, about a man who lost his wife by being too controlling but when her life is put in danger he has a second chance to save her and save his marriage, the author is giving away a $20 Amazon or B&N card via rafflecopter on the Romance NovelGiveaways blog. (ends Jan 14)

Free $75 Amazon or B&N Gift Card and Free Romance Novel – To celebrate the Meadows Shore series (Sweet Contemporary Romance) by Eva Charles, the author is having 2 giveaways: #1 is for a $75 Amazon or B&N card via rafflecopter and #2 is for an ecopy of Petite Madeleine via Entry Form. Both givaways are on the Romance Novels Giveaways blog.  (ends Jan 19)



For Foxy's other Freebies, go to the Freebie page.

If anyone has a FREE short story (for download or online at a free ezine), novella, novel, special giveaway, or author service, please let Foxy know so she can plug you here!  Write to: laura.6eg(at)gmail.com

43 comments:

Andrew Leon said...

If I HAVE to pick, it's the baking dog.

The Cynical Sailor said...

My favorite is the little dog who barked at the mailman. It's funny how the smallest dogs always think their bark is so ferocious :-) Have a wonderful weekend!

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

That dog can come bake at our house anytime.

Cathy Kennedy said...

Lexa, this is the third time I've tried to leave a comment. *smack forehead* Doncha just hate it when that happens (brain exploding). The thing to do next time is, to quickly step inside a walk-in freezer. You gotta get that human microprocessor cooled off quick enough or else...it'll pop. Then you have to clean up a mess like you know and then you have to replace it with a faster, more efficient flash storage to carry the load. But, it looks like you already had a spare on hand! You pulled together some excellent giggles today. I liked them all but my favorites are of the pup. I call small dogs ankle bitters because they yap and snap at your ankles but I'm certain if they can get to the jugular they will and that cat! Oh, I can imagine a cat asking its human pet to get it out of that ridiculous predicament with the clothes hanger. lol BTW, my CTST is now on Thursdays and if you want more laughs then you can always check out my Friday Sillies post.

JeffO said...

Exploded brain...I understand. Have a nice weekend!

Natalie Aguirre said...

I liked the Hogwarts one. All of them are so funny. Have a great weekend!

Anonymous said...

Awwww, those are so cute. My favorites are the ones with the sad animals because I just want to cuddle them and make them happy.

Inge H. Borg said...

Lexa,
Thank you for featuring my FREE Shadow Love; perfect cover for today's Snow Day surprising the US South. Perfect story for winter survival, too.
But if your friends yearn for Heat, I hope they check out Khamsin (still only 99c).

I also answered a cat's call for "assistance," and adopted an adorable Maine Coon-mix redhead kitten that his humans had tossed out. Will have his story on my blog soon. I named him Opie, and he is already filling the hole Pasha left in my heart.

Julie Flanders said...

LOL I love them all but I think the cat just hanging is my fave. :D
Good luck with the fonts!!

H. R. Sinclair said...

Oh man, that last picture is so sad...poor owl.

L. Diane Wolfe said...

That cat with the hanger on him is exactly something our late Spunky would've done. That cat once crawled into a cracker box and got stuck. I helped him out - after I took a picture of course. LOL

Tamara Narayan said...

Love the animal memes, but must pick the cat in the hanger for the win. The Hogwarts reject is a close second. Good luck on the font issues.

L.G. Keltner said...

I liked that last one best. So cute and sad.

Good luck with the fonts!

Unknown said...

I luv the hanging cat!


Marilyn @ Unbecomingawriter.com

Unknown said...

The guinea pig- but i think I'm biased because my daughter has two of them and I could totally picture one of them doing this. LOL
Thank you for the smile.
Have a great Friday!
~Decadent
www.decadentkane.com

Unknown said...

The baking dog is awesome! But so is the guinea pig and the hangar cat. Hard to choose just one!

Have a good weekend!

Dihiwi said...

I'm trying to be more faithful in my posting for CTST. Thanks for not giving up on me! Hope you have a happy 2017. I appreciate the community that you've built around your blog hop. I love your funny animal memes, by the way. What a hoot! www.dianeweidenbenner.com

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

That last one is the cutest.
I can relate re fonts. Sending virtual hugs.

Sue Bursztynski said...

A delightful set of pics! The cat in the hanger and the owl that failed to get into Hogwarts are my favourites. I only hope the cat's human didn't put the hanger on just for the photo, though.

messymimi said...

Hope your brain recovers, and those pictures are the best!

stephen Hayes said...

Love the despondent little owl who doesn't get to go to Hogwarts.

Sheena-kay Graham said...

My favorite has to be hanger cat/cat in need of assistance. The Hogwarts (rejected) owl is a classic I never tired of seeing...and pitying. I too would love to go to Hogwarts little owl, I feel your pain. Sorry about the negative brain blast and all the best with recovery and moving forward Lexa.

Deanie Humphrys-Dunne said...

The little gerbil in the wagon and the hogwarts are my favorites, but they're all adorable; decisions, decisions.
Have a great weekend.

Rhonda Albom said...

Cute animals. I like the cat looking for human help. Such a bewildered look.

Laura Clipson said...

Aww those pictures are so cute! I especially like the sad owl :)

Heather R. Holden said...

Hahaha, love those funnies! So adorable and hilarious all at the same time.

And sorry all this font stuff has become so frustrating for you. Good luck keeping your brain intact long enough to figure it all out!

Beverly Stowe McClure said...

They're all priceless. I especially like the cat that needs human help. That's so true. They're independent little critters until they need you.

S.A. Larsenッ said...

Oh the whole invasion-of-the-font dilemma... Totally understand getting a headache over that. Favorite fur baby pic - I'll go with the first one.

DMS said...

They are all fun- but I love the baking dog one the most. I can just see that dog baking calmly. :)

Happy font picking~
~Jess

Patsy said...

Aaaw, they're cute.

mshatch said...

I'd have to choose the first one; that little dog looks so bummed.

Tonja Drecker said...

Love the animals--so cute! Hope your brain's back in motion soon.

Cathy Keaton said...

They are ALL cute! But, if I had to narrow it down, I'd say the lounging cat, the baking dog and the sad owl. Hogwarts.... That is just too cute.

I hope your brain feels better now that the animals have memed it!

cleemckenzie said...

I can't choose! They all made me laugh and feel good. I needed a good laugh after this week of non-stop storm and power outages. Thanks.

Joylene Nowell Butler said...

I like the cat watching the girls because my male sits like that. Or on his butt with his arms hanging at his side. It's hysterical.

T.F. Walsh said...

Love the 'Just hanging' cat.. haha such an awesome pic. Good luck with finding the perfect font for the cover... can't wait to see it.

Unknown said...

I love the last one, reminds me of a little girl's expression when she's told she's not allowed to go for a night out :)

Damyanti

Elizabeth Varadan, Author said...

Thanks for the smile. Hope the font problem resolves and that you are able to have a good week ahead.

SpacerGuy said...

Top cat got the right idea with his eyes glued to some feline babes no doubt.

J.H. Moncrieff said...

I love the guinea pig one, but then again, I love that song--and its parody.

That poor, sad little owl though!

Unknown said...

Cute, I thought my fav was the cat with the hanger, but then the owl that didn't get picked for Hogwarts got me. Thank you for the laughs. =-). http://emilyanngirdner.com/blog/

Jenny Baranick said...

I wonder what it feels like to not be able to stop baking. I can't seem to start.

Leandra Wallace said...

That was a nice dose of cute for my Tuesday! And that dog can come bake for me anytime. =)

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