Tuesday, 4 May 2010

CONTEST!!!! WHOO-HOO!


OK, I know I said that I needed a break, but this contest was just SCREAMING to be announced. I missed out on acknowledging my 100 followers due to being deeply immersed in the A-Z April Challenge. But challenge no more, now it's contest time.

When I reach the marvelous 200 followers mark, I shall draw the winners. If I don't get to 200 before the end of May, I will draw the winner on May 31st.

Three lucky winners will receive the following:

First place:
Free CRITIQUE and EDIT of your FIRST CHAPTER. Plus 20% off a full manuscript edit (the 20% off offer will last for a month from date of win), by the amazingly talented Susan Lakin. She is a wonderful writing mentor, professional editor, and published author. You can see more about her at her charming website. I can definitely vouch for her as I have used her myself. :)


Second place:
Free CRITIQUE of a SYNOPSIS or a QUERY LETTER, by the magnificent Paula B from The Writing Show. She too is a professional writing mentor and helped me to perfect my query letter and synopsis. She did an awesome job!


Third place:
$10 Amazon gift voucher


How to enter:
2 entries if you are already a follower and comment on this post
1 entry if you follow after May 4th and comment on this post
+1 entry if you blog about this contest and post the link into the comments
+2 entries if you permanently have the contest listed in your sidebar and let me know you have done so in the comments

ALSO, the lovely creative Caledonia Lass (aka Mel) is holding a contest too. Go check her out!

AND ANOTHER, the extraordinary and witty Candyland (aka Candace) is holding a contest too. So go check it out and enter!

GOOD LUCKY-O!!!
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82 comments:

  1. RHYTHM AND RHYME4 May 2010 at 11:17

    What a grand idea, I am already a follower.

    Have a good day.
    Yvonne.

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  2. India Drummond4 May 2010 at 11:26

    Ooh, great prizes! Good luck, everyone!

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  3. Glynis Peters 4 May 2010 at 11:32

    I follow from Cyprus and have blogged about you over at:
    http://www.glynissmy.com/2010/05/alliterative-allomorph-contestfabulous.html

    Here's to 200 followers!

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  4. Vicki Rocho4 May 2010 at 14:05

    I love contests, but since I tend to win things in batches, I'm just goin' to sit back and watch for awhile. I won't have any followers left if I let myself go on a winning spree...

    I will give a shout on my page for ya though!

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  5. Unknown4 May 2010 at 14:32

    What a fantastic contest!!! I love it! I'll be sure to give you a little sidebar love for sure!

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  6. Jessica Nelson4 May 2010 at 15:27

    Sounds great! I hope you get tons of followers. ;-)

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  7. Sugar4 May 2010 at 15:35

    Woohoo! I am already a devoted follower (bows) and I have linked this on my sidebar :)

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  8. Candyland4 May 2010 at 15:37

    Thanks for the linkage sweet face! My contest has JUST been announced:)

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  9. Stina4 May 2010 at 15:51

    Oh oh! I want to enter! I'm a follower and I'm running off now to link this into my side bar. :D

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  10. Matthew MacNish4 May 2010 at 15:53

    Morning Jessica. Please put me down for 3 entries. I have your blog listed in my sidebar, but it just goes to your main page, not this contest, so that probably doesn't count. I will edit the link in my post for today to point only to this contest.

    Thanks for sharing!

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  11. Unknown4 May 2010 at 16:15

    Congrats on surpassing the 100 followers milestone! Great contest, Jess. Count me in! Let's see:

    Follower = +2
    Sidebar link = +2

    That makes 4 entries!

    I'm having a Spread the Awesome giveaway -- hope you check it out :))

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  12. Jaydee Morgan4 May 2010 at 16:30

    Great contest! Here's hoping you reach the 200 mark in no time at all :)

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  13. Unknown4 May 2010 at 16:47

    Count me in! You probably have most of the same followers as I do, but maybe there's a few different ones.

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  14. Creepy Query Girl4 May 2010 at 16:51

    Oooh, sounds fun! I'll be sure to blog mention it and set your contest up with it's own special spot;) Congrats on all your followers btw!

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  15. JournoMich4 May 2010 at 17:03

    Sounds great! I'll help spread the word.

    Michele
    SouthernCityMysteries

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  16. Artemis Grey4 May 2010 at 17:16

    I am now a follower and I'm going to blog about the contest... but right now I have horses screaming to go out and stalls that need to be mucked, so I'll come back later and put a link in the comments once I've blogged...

    I'm so excited!

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  17. JournoMich4 May 2010 at 17:19

    Oh, yeah...
    2 for already following and commenting
    1 for blogging (coming out on Sunday) and I tweeted this post, too.

    Michele
    SouthernCityMysteries

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  18. B.J. Anderson4 May 2010 at 17:26

    Great contest!! I am now a follower. I hope you get to 200 soon! Good luck!

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  19. Tracy4 May 2010 at 17:30

    Today is my "day off", but tomorrow you know I'm gonna pimp you out! :D

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  20. Faith E. Hough4 May 2010 at 17:39

    I'm already a follower. Great contest! :)

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  21. Shannon4 May 2010 at 17:43

    Awesome, possum. Color me there and blogging about this on Friday during the round up. Yeehaw!!!!

    Hrmm...less coffee from now on.

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  22. angelarene4 May 2010 at 18:46

    Pick me! Pick me! Awesome idea...I'm in! So many contests...so little time!

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  23. angelarene4 May 2010 at 18:50

    Oh Hey! Me again! Just found your website, very nice! Love the pics(you really look cool!) and the poem about simplicity!

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  24. Sangu Mandanna4 May 2010 at 18:57

    Oooh, how exciting! I'm already a follower.

    You do come up with some wonderful ideas!

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  25. Eric W. Trant4 May 2010 at 19:04

    You are LINKED in my sidebar.

    This is a random drawing, I take it?

    - Eric

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  26. Janet Johnson4 May 2010 at 19:18

    I just added myself as a follower. Fun contest, and great prizes!

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  27. Mel Chesley4 May 2010 at 19:22

    I'm a follower! I'm a follower! (2) before May 4th. :D

    Thanks for the bloggy love!

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  28. Sarah Ahiers4 May 2010 at 20:10

    wOOt! Contest!
    2 entries for me please!

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  29. Susan Fields4 May 2010 at 20:26

    Awesome prizes! Thanks for a great contest!

    I'm a faithful follower (2)
    I'll link your contest in my sidebar (2)
    For a total of +4.

    Thanks for the other links, too!

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  30. Nighfala4 May 2010 at 20:43

    Hi there! Thanks for stopping by my blog. I became a follower today.

    Well, I mean, I follow your blog now. Not that I am, in general, a follower. Quite the opposite. I tend to get in big trouble for not following, if you get my drift.

    Anyway, I love your name! "Alliterative Allomorph." Now I have to go look up "allomorph." ;-)

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  31. Bethany Elizabeth4 May 2010 at 20:47

    Am I allowed to blog about it AND put it in the sidebar? :) Too late, I already did - I'm really a very competitive person. Besides, I think your blog is fabulous, so, why not? :)
    Here's the link, by the way.
    http://writingwithwonder.blogspot.com/2010/05/i-couldnt-resist.html

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  32. Ella4 May 2010 at 21:07

    I love this idea!!! I guess I get +1 so far, may mention you tomorrow on my blog. Great idea and fab
    prizes~

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  33. Raquel Byrnes4 May 2010 at 21:07

    Sounds like a fun idea. I put you on my side bar in the blogfests/contests section. I was already a follower, but didn't see my little avatar so I clicked follow again. Can't wait for May 12th...rb

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  34. About Me4 May 2010 at 21:43

    Yippie a manuscript critique opportunity! :) I'm a follower and I'm linking to the contest on the sidebar of my blog. +4

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  35. Artemis Grey4 May 2010 at 22:10

    Im back with a link to my post on your contest! http://greyplaces.blogspot.com/2010/05/constests-contests-contests.html

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  36. Angie Paxton4 May 2010 at 22:18

    Sounds like a great contest! What a fantastic first prize.

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  37. Lindsay4 May 2010 at 22:32

    Wow, awesome prizes. I am a followe (+2).

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  38. Talli Roland4 May 2010 at 22:37

    Cool contest! Congrats on all the followers!

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  39. Julie Dao4 May 2010 at 22:57

    What an amazing contest!! I want to be Blog Idol *sigh* Haha. Congratulations on all of your followers!

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  40. Elizabeth Mueller4 May 2010 at 23:33

    Hi! I've been a loyal stalker and just posted it on my blog! :)
    Good luck everyone. <3

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  41. DL Hammons5 May 2010 at 00:26

    I'm in! Best of luck reaching 200 by May 31st! :)

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  42. Corinne O5 May 2010 at 01:27

    Awesome! I am a follower, and will be posting on my blog and sidebar in a moment. :)

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  43. Dawn Embers5 May 2010 at 03:09

    This contest is dripping with awesomeness. Sweet!

    I'm a devoted follower and will post links in both my blogs since there are a few that follow one but not the other.

    :-D

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  44. dolorah5 May 2010 at 05:12

    Oh good; now when your blogfest ends I won't have to take your link down. Or should I have two, for more points.

    Am I following you? I don't know.
    ......dhole

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  45. Sandra Ulbrich Almazan5 May 2010 at 06:14

    Sounds like a great contest! I just became a follower and posted about the contest here:

    http://ulbrichalmazan.blogspot.com/2010/05/contest-annoucement.html

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  46. Unknown5 May 2010 at 06:15

    Ooh! 2 entries for already following.
    1 for blogging (I'll post the link later) 2 for the sidebar link. That's 5 for me :)

    Yay!

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  47. Ted Cross5 May 2010 at 08:59

    I love these kinds of contests! I'm in!

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  48. Elizabeth McKenzie5 May 2010 at 15:23

    I just became a follower. Visit my blog anytime.

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  49. Ann5 May 2010 at 16:45

    Great contest. Just became a follower and will add your contest to my sidebar.

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  50. Margo Berendsen6 May 2010 at 01:02

    I love the name Alliterative Allomorph and the little blurb on your banner. And I'm a Time Traveler's Wife fan, too (but not the movie). I'll post your contest on my sidebar.

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  51. Shannon O'Donnell6 May 2010 at 19:10

    Yay!

    +2 I'm already a follower
    +2 sidebar link through May 31st

    Great contest! :-)

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  52. Shannon7 May 2010 at 11:27

    Post made today as promised:
    http://shannonmcm.com/?p=1134

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  53. Laura Pauling7 May 2010 at 15:29

    Congrats on reaching 100 followers! Great prizes! I'm in.

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  54. Lydia Kang8 May 2010 at 00:51

    I'm a new follower and I'm posting the contest on my blog sidebar. Cool. Nice to meet you!

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  55. Anonymous8 May 2010 at 10:56

    Wahoo! I was a follower before the 4th :) I'm in! And thanks SO much for signing up for mine. I very much appreciate it.

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  56. Gail9 May 2010 at 23:53

    Woo Hoo! Great contest.... and info on 2 other contests! I'm in heaven! I'm a new follower and I'll plug your contest, then get back to you to let you know about it.

    I have a contest going on too! Involves books and chocolate, check it out:
    http://www.writefromthesoulvisualeyes.blogspot.com/

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  57. Riv Re10 May 2010 at 01:55

    Awesome contest.
    I'm a new follower.
    rivkarno1(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  58. Emily White10 May 2010 at 20:49

    This looks like fun! I'll be putting a link on my sidebar for you, and I'll mention it in my blog tomorrow. :)

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  59. S.A. Larsenッ11 May 2010 at 14:51

    Sweet!! I just found this. Enter me away. Posted it in my sidebar!!
    http://writersally.blogspot.com/, and I am a follower.

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  60. Amy Jo11 May 2010 at 22:25

    Great contest! I'm already a follower and I linked the contest in my sidebar on my blog.

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  61. JE12 May 2010 at 04:44

    Seriously, how did I miss this earlier? I must have been temporarily blind that day. That's the only way to explain it!!

    ~JD

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  62. Unknown12 May 2010 at 14:27

    Glad to hear about you and this contest! =)

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  63. S.A. Larsenッ12 May 2010 at 18:57

    'K, do-over!!

    +1 I'm a follower
    +1 I blogged this here: http://writersally.blogspot.com/2010/05/internal-conflict-contest-posted.html

    +2 I put a link in my sidebar!!

    Thanks,
    Sheri~

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  64. Clara12 May 2010 at 20:11

    +1 I am a follower
    +2 Put the add on my blog!!

    Yaaay!

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  65. Lenny Lee12 May 2010 at 20:20

    wow what a lot of followers! i feel like im at the deli in the grocery store on a real busy day and gotta take a number. ha ha i want to be in the contest but i don't know how to do it so im gonna email you so i could get in it. this is a real neat blog! ...hugs from lenny

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  66. Jessica Bell12 May 2010 at 21:17

    Lee, thanks for dropping by :) You are now a follower so you automatically get one entry. If you blog or post in your sidebar (if you have a blog) you get more entries. This instructions are in the post, hon. :)

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  67. Gail12 May 2010 at 22:13

    Okay, your blog and contest are on my blog today!

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  68. Jess13 May 2010 at 04:26

    *Rubs hands together* Let's win something...

    Point Tally
    2 entry Already a follower and commenting on this post
    1 entry Blogged about this contest.
    2 entries Link in the sidebar

    Awesome contest!

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  69. Jess13 May 2010 at 04:26

    Er... 2 "entries", that is. Not entry.

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  70. MBW aka Olleymae13 May 2010 at 19:35

    umm....I can't remember when I started following you :(

    Maybe 2 entries!?

    Thanks for the contest :)

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  71. Victoria Dixon14 May 2010 at 06:39

    Cool contest and site. I've heard about this ALL OVER the place this week and of course, I can't post anything about it until next week. I will do so then, however. Promise. My blog is kinda not my own right now. LOL I'll come back and let you know I've done it. ;D

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  72. NaTahsha Ford14 May 2010 at 07:08

    Awesome contest! Great logo ;) Count me in!
    writefordelight.blogspot.com

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  73. Unknown14 May 2010 at 23:21

    Put me down for two points. The link to my blog is http://idevourkidbooks.blogspot.com/

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  74. Shalena @ Writer Quirk16 May 2010 at 02:27

    I'm a new follower, so count me in!

    Shalena

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  75. Victoria Dixon18 May 2010 at 02:14

    Ok, I just pointed about this and another contest on my blog. ;D It's at http://ronempress.blogspot.com.

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  76. Zoe C. Courtman18 May 2010 at 15:47

    Hurm...I don't think I entered this - but I *thought* I did. Consider me entered!!! Congrats on all the followers!!

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  77. Jessica Bell18 May 2010 at 15:50

    LOL zoe. nope you didn't :) you said you'd tweet? I'll give you and extra entry, didn't list it but bleh. :) so 3 for you.

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  78. Zoe C. Courtman18 May 2010 at 16:30

    Consider it tweeted!! Great contest, girl!

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  79. Andria18 May 2010 at 17:44

    The lovely Amy Jo Lavin from http://amyjcooley.blogspot.com told me about your contest and asked me to follow you...in a non-stalkerish kind of way.

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  80. Bridge Marie18 May 2010 at 23:52

    Yeah for 200, that is massively impressive! Good luck everyone!

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  81. Anonymous20 May 2010 at 02:52

    Thanks for the contest! I love to win a free critique.

    I'm a new follower

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  82. Beth Camp28 May 2010 at 06:27

    My toe's in. Great idea and congrats for going over 200!

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