Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Finally... A Contest!

Okay, everyone, I have been bitten by the contest bug. I am finally ready to have my very own 100 Followers Contest.

First of all, I want to say "Thanks!" to everyone who is already following me. I swear, I never imagined I'd have sixty-three whole human beings interested in what I have to say. I'm truly overwhelmed.

So, time for some prizes. This is the totally easy part.  You know how it works: Become a follower (if you aren't one already) and post in the comment section to be added to the running for some awesome prizes.  You get extra entries for tweeting, facebooking or posting about the contest on your website. Let me know how many of these things you are doing in the comments.  I want everyone to get credit for sharing the bloggy love.

The prizes are (drum roll please):

First Prize:  A copy of "Break Into Fiction: 11 Steps to Building a Story that Sells" which includes write-in sections to power-plot your own novel.  A great tool for discovering your story and characters and putting them into agent-ready format.
Second Prize: For the ladies, a lovely Godiva coffee mug with two packets of Godiva Milk Chocolate cocoa mix. This type of tapering mug is my favorite to hold and drink from, perhaps because it tends to tilt the beverage to one's mouth with less effort than a straight-edge mug.
Alternative Second Prize:  The more masculine Philadelphia Starbucks Coffee mug. This is one big mug... for those late nights and early mornings that can only be survived by copious caffeine consumption.  Don't worry, I'll throw in some of that hot cocoa mix, too.

Third Prize: A magnetic memo pad.  Because we writers are forgetful people.  This would be a handy place to jot down all those things you need to do after you are done writing.  Like, "take a shower" and "call Mom" and "order dinner."

Or, it might be a place to jot down those fantastic ideas you have for your story while attending to your non-writing life.  Or even (Dare I say it?) "Things to Blog About."

(An appropriate masculine substitute will be provided should the third place winner be male. Be assured that, living in a predominantly male household, I am sensitive to the whole "floral antipathy factor.")

You have until Friday, August 27th to sign up.  Winners will be announced on Monday, August 30th.
So that's it, people!  And don't forget:  Write First, Blog Later.

P.S. In order to qualify, you must become a follower on the Google Friend Connect thingy on the sidebar.  Thanks!

41 comments:

  1. Hey there, I won't enter the contest (I live in Europe, postage would be a nightmare should I win) but I'll add you to my contests & blogfests list.

    Tessa.xx

    Featured Meet & Greet this week: Romancing the Blog

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  2. FAB PRIZES!

    Uhm, like Tessa I'd feel bad entering the contest (live in Scotland)(posting would also be WHOA-MYGOD) BUT I will TOTES tweet if you likesies? It's such a lovely contest.

    *hugs*

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  3. Hey, if you are outside the continental U.S., don't worry about the postage. I'll deal with it. I have overseas relatives so, you know, it's par for the course.

    *Squeee!* I'm international!!!

    And hey, I love coming up with gifty type ideas so I'm already brainstorming for my 200 followers contest!

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  4. By the way, thanks Tessa for the promotion and tweet away, Mia!

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  5. yay fun! Congrats!

    Just enter me the one time, i've won a lot of contests in the past so i don't need the extra entries

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  6. Whoo, contest! I'll enter once.

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  7. Well, you know I have to enter! YEA YOU!!! 100 followers, here you come!

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  8. Yay for contests! Yay for floral antipathy! Erm, yes.

    I shall tweet this. It's what I do. Congrats on the followerage and a fun contest, good lady! :)

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  9. Wow, you have followers! One day i will join your ranks :)

    ANyway, I've posted on my blog (I link it to my LiveJournal where i actually do have readers lol) and will be tweet it later tonight.

    Good luck on your trek to 100! To infinity and beyond :)

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  10. Falen- Yes, you are one lucky lady!

    K.A. and Simon - Thanks for the support, linkage and tweets.

    Just a teensy reminder that in order to qualify for the contest, you need to become a follower (see the Google Friend Connect thingy on the sidebar.) I need followers to impress potential agenty type people.

    Thank you so much!

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  11. Looks like a great contest. Trust me I've been out of the loop not sure what is going on. Put me in once for now. I will tweet and blog about it later in the week. :)

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  12. Hi, thanks for the invite to join the contest! Again, like Tessa, I won't join on account of silly postage costs! But will follow you anyway!

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  13. Thank you, J.C. However, I'll enter you anyway. I will work something out for international participants. I'm just too tickled to say about having people following me across the pond.

    Perhaps I could come in person and deliver them. Yeah, that's it!

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  14. Christine, you are so cute! I'm sorry if I made you feel bad over at my blogfest. I didn't mean to. :(

    I posted your contest on the sidebar of my blog and facebooked it AND I'm a follower, too!

    This sounds like fun. Thank you so much for hosting one. *hugs*

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  15. Oh neato. I'm posting this and your rainy fest onto my blog. What a great blog you have here. :)

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  16. What a wonderful idea! I just added myself as a follower and will spread the word! Blog on!

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  17. I found your blog through Elizabeth Mueller. It's always nice to meet another writer. Good luck with your 100 followers contest. :)

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  18. Hi, Christine! I found you through Elizabeth's Changes Blogfest so I'm already following, but I've added your contest to my sidebar. Sooo wonderful to find writerly friends who enjoy returning to your blog.

    PS- I love miniatures. Never figured out why, but they're just so darn cute!

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  19. Oh my goodness... so many wonderful people have signed up! It's so great to meet all of you. I wish I had time to respond to each one personally this morning. But thank you, thank you!

    Angela, I think what I like about miniatures is that there is a kind of order and control to making them that doesn't exist in the real, full-sized world!

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  20. Awesome. Sorry I'm late posting - I'm so far behind I think I need to start all over again :)

    Great contest, and I hope you get to 100 very soon.

    BTW: I voted character. Everything else comes after for me.

    ......dhole

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  21. I want in on this action, I'll post a blog about this on Friday and put you up on my side bar(if I can figure out exactly how to do it) That first book pulled me in, rubs hands together, crosses fingers, to be a winner. :)

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  22. Thank you, Summer!!! Maybe I can ask Elizabeth how she created her sidebar thingy.

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  23. I love that international (even though I live in Houston, Texas) I just love knowing that you are like me and don't care, a winner is a winner!

    Great prizes!!I'm not a fan of chocolate or coffee, but hot tea would be perfect for those fabulous cups, and I'm always looking for an awesome new book to learn from!

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  24. I'll put you on my lovely sidebar :)

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  25. Great blog & writing!! Newest follower!!

    Good Luck!!
    Hugs,
    Coreen

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  26. You scratch my back, I scratch yours! LOL Good luck and I'm rooting for you!

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  27. Okay, so here I am. I found you through "The Inner Fairy," and I am looking forward to getting to you. :D
    Trying To Get Over The Rainbow

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  28. Welcome, Jules and Melissa!

    Jules, I think I need to try to find my 'inner fairy,' too. I'll check out your blog.

    Melissa, Just let me know when and where and I will be happy to scratch away!

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  29. Oooh, I love that advice: Write first, blog later!

    And I'm your newest follower, lured in by the awesome giveaway =D

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  30. Welcome, Bee! And, um, Do as I say, not as I do, 'cuz I've had a hard time getting into the writing groove lately.

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  31. Oh I love mugs! That books looks good too. Sign me up for the contest!

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  32. Oooh, books...okay a book, but I'm sucker for books and since I'm working on my first novel, I'm eyeing that prize. Of course, who wouldn't love a good mug or memo pad, always useful.

    Love your blog, glad I found you through Jen's Guess that character blogfest.

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  33. Hi! Sorry I had no idea you were running a contest! I'm in with one entry at least. I guess blogging about it now would kinda be useless :o( Sorry!!!

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  34. I'm in! Also - love your blog! :)

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  35. Count me in! I love those magnetic memo pads!

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  36. P.S. I'm including a reminder to others in a post today.

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  37. Last minute entry into your 100 Followers contest. Put me down for one entry.

    BTW, loved the Rainy Day Blogfest. Thanks for hosting it!

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