{"id":120,"date":"2013-02-07T07:27:16","date_gmt":"2013-02-07T07:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saraalva.com\/?p=120"},"modified":"2013-02-23T04:31:25","modified_gmt":"2013-02-23T04:31:25","slug":"giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saraalva.com\/?p=120","title":{"rendered":"Giveaway"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I was writing Social Skills, I spent hours and hours sifting through songs to find just the right piece for each musical reference. Some pieces came to me quickly; others changed several times before I was satisfied. Why did I spend so much time thinking of music no one would be able to hear? Especially when most of it got little more than a passing mention as it bounced through Connor\u2019s head?<\/p>\n

Um. I\u2019ll get back to you on that.<\/p>\n

Anyhow, there are two pieces that hold more significance than the rest. The first is Scheherazade, <\/i>featuring a gorgeous melody that I think can convert even a non-orchestral-music listener (worked on Jared, at least). The second is \u201cSo in Love\u201d from Kiss Me, Kate<\/i>. I have a personal relationship with this one as I was lucky enough to play it once, and I was so intent on having Connor experience it that I\u2019m paying for the use of the lyrics in the novel.<\/p>\n

\"scheherazade\"<\/a>\"kiss<\/a><\/p>\n

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This is probably a lame prize, but if anyone was interested in hearing these pieces, now\u2019s your chance to win them!<\/p>\n

Winner 1<\/span>: Winner will receive a paperback of Social Skills (signed, if you like, though I should warn you I have sloppy handwriting) and an electronic album or an old-fashioned CD (wow, CDs are old-fashioned now!). \u00a0Winner\u2019s choice of either the Kiss Me, Kate<\/i> album or Rimsky-Korsakav\u2019s Scheherazade. <\/i><\/p>\n

Winner 2<\/span>: Winner will receive an electronic album or CD. Winner\u2019s choice of either the Kiss Me, Kate<\/i> album or Rimsky-Korsakav\u2019s Scheherazade<\/i>.<\/p>\n

*Electronic albums will be gifted through Amazon or iTunes.<\/p>\n

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Rules\/Entry Info<\/span><\/p>\n

~To enter, leave a comment with your favorite piece of orchestral music and\/or Broadway song.<\/p>\n

~Entries will be accepted from now until 9pm PST on Thursday, February 21st.<\/p>\n

~Winners will be selected by random drawing and announced on Friday, February 22nd.<\/p>\n

~Must be 18 or over to enter.<\/p>\n

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Thanks for reading \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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