
Hey gang! ‘Tis the season to spend times friends and family (not with a computer), so Backseat Writer will be doing limited posts (if any) from 12/25/09 until 1/5/10. Take care and enjoy this time with your loved ones or your new Christmas swag–or both! ...

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Guess what? The powers that be over at Random House have given me a copy of 40 Loaves to bestow on one special reader. Here’s how to win::
Leave a comment telling me your favorite type of bread—that’s it! As always, we’re opening up this question to Twitter and Facebook followers, too.
If you’re on Twitter, simply Twe...et, “My favorite is [insert your fave type of bread here—don’t type that, actually enter your fave type of bread] What’s yours? Win the book 40 Loaves from @backseatwriter http://bit.ly/7NCOYx ”
If you’re not a fan of Backseat Writer on Facebook, fan BSW and then leave a comment telling me your favorite type of bread.
If you do all three, you get three chances to win (leave an individual comment for each thing you do because I’ll pick the winner by post number.) The contest ends on 12/23 at 9 AM. Winner will be announced on 12/23. Make sure you use a valid e-mail address so I can contact you should you win.
Winning is fun!
Time:1:00AM Wednesday, December 16th
Location:Backseat Writer Fan Page & BackseatWriter.com

Backseat Writer Tell me your fave kind of bread and win 40 Loaves! :)

When my friend saw 40 Loaves sitting on my coffee table, she excitedly picked it up thinking it was a cookbook for bread. I told her it was a devotional as she began flipping through its pages, stopping at different places of interest to read. No, C.D...

Big Daddy Weave is doing something special for military families this Christmas. As part of the “Be Brave” Campaign, the band has featured military families on their website and invited their fans to donate to the families. Th...
























