So:

Shortly before I left for New York (beginning of February, for those keeping track) and began the wonderful whirlwind that has been my spring convention season, I opened a hardship giveaway. Because of the timing of the trip, winners were not selected before I left, and have, in fact, not been selected yet. Since then, two more books have become eligible for hardship inclusion (Pocket Apocalypse and Rolling in the Deep). Also, due to apparent unclarity on my part, several people asked for books which I do not have in my possession. My question is this:

Should I do a drawing from that original giveaway post, or should I make apologies and open a replacement giveaway, with the updated book information?

If you're not sure what a hardship giveaway is, please check the "giving stuff away" tag for a better explanation than I am currently capable of.

Let me know what you think.

Thanks to the generosity of my readers, we are opening a second hardship giveaway. Note that this is a second attempt at the second giveaway, originally opened in February, and not a third giveaway. Sadly, no winners were drawn in the original second giveaway, because there were timing issues and sometimes I get overwhelmed. Anyway...

What is a hardship giveaway? It's where I give away older books (not ARCs or just-released) to people who couldn't afford to buy them when they came out, and/or can't afford them now. It's an honor system: I believe that you will honor my intent, and only enter if you have a genuine need. Because T-shirt mailing is ongoing, this particular giveaway is only open to people with US addresses. I am so sorry about that, I really am, but a) I can't afford international postage (which is sort of contradictory to the whole "hardship" angle), and b) my postal workers will kill me if I add more international shipping right now.

To enter...

1) Comment on this post, indicating that you have a US address.
2) Tell me what book you are hoping to win. Anything I've written that is not listed below.
2a) Hell, feel free to list anthologies.
3) If you have a second choice, list that.
4) If you list a book which I have explicitly stated I do not have, you will be disqualified.

I cannot guarantee that I have any specific book "in stock," as it were, but I am happy to look.

Books that I can tell you for sure I do not have:

Rosemary and Rue
A Fantasy Medley 2
Ravens in the Library
Glitter and Mayhem

Books that I can guarantee I have:

Half-Off Ragnarok
Pocket Apocalypse
Indexing
The Winter Long
The Mad Scientist's Guide
Rolling in the Deep (two copies)
Indistinguishable From Magic (Cat Valente's essay collection)

I will choose ten winners on Monday, April 27th. They will have twenty-four hours to contact me to claim their prizes. This will be tightly enforced, as I leave for Orlando at the end of the week.

Shoot for the moon!