Write Hex Appeal fanfic, and wind up in the next book

In honor of Linda Wisdom's forthcoming Hex Appeal (the sequel to 50 Ways to Hex Your Lover), she's running a contest for a starring role in the fourth book in the paranormal romance series.

Publicist Danielle Jackson writes: "Ever wondered why Jazz (the fiery witch) and Nick (her sexy vampire boyfriend) argue so much? Have you imagined a hilarious scenario with Irma? And I'm sure you've thought up a ton of escapades with Fluff and Puff! Why not write your very own Hex Fan Fiction piece?"

To enter the contest, choose any character from the first two books and "give them an original story of up to 1500 words. Erotica is okay, but nothing too scary (no bestiality, necrophilia, pedophilia; no slander of public people; no black magic; no Wiccan or black magic spells, cursing in the regular sense is okay—we just want to have as much fun as possible!)."

Entries should be sent as Word documents to Jackson at danielle dot jackson at sourcebooks dot com. Deadline is 5PM Central Time on 25 October 2008. (All stories submitted will become the property of Sourcebooks, Inc.)

Wisdom will choose and announce the winner on her MySpace page Halloween morning.

The winner will receive autographed copies of the first two books in the series, and will appear as a character in the fourth book in the series (which is due out in October 2009). Two runners up will also received autographed books.