Saturday, April 2, 2011

B is for Blog Contests

So today is day number 2 in the A to Z challenge, and I thought a nice celebration was in order. I love blog contests (even though I never win) and I decided to throw one myself. I'm nearly at 300 followers and I thought I would celebrate that milestone.

The rules for the contest:
  1. You don't need to be a follower, but if you are the more entries you'll get.
  2. Fill in the form below
  3. On the 30th April I will announce the winner. That's right. It's going for the entire month and on the day that I post my Z post I will post the winner.
What is the prize? To start off with, the prize is a $30 gift card from Amazon.com. Since this will be going all month and I might be feeling generous the prizes could increase. So pass on the word and lets make this month a fun month.



And, speaking of contests. Shelley Watters is having a contest over at her blog. It's for writers of completed MS's. It is for a twitter pitch (140 characters or less) of the novel.

Here are the rules from her blog:
As this is a contest to celebrate hitting blog follower milestones, to be fair, only followers of my blog or twitter (@Shelley_Watters) are eligible to participate (but you CAN follow me now & enter! :) )

1. Follow my blog and/or twitter (@Shelley_Watters)
2. Sign up for the blogfest using the link below.
3. Spread the word about the contest (via blog/twitter/etc).
3. On April 1st and 2nd, post your 140 character twitter pitch on your blog.
4. Go visit the other contestants and provide comments/critiques on their pitch.
5. On April 3rd, in the comments section of my contest blog, post:

  • Title, Genre and Word Count
  • Your polished 140 character twitter pitch
  • Where you follow me (blog/twitter). Please include your twitter handle.
  • Link to where you spread the word (twitter/blog etc)
  • Your email address where you can be contacted.
So get polishing your 140 character Twitter pitch!


Here is the pitch I'm going to be using:


"To control the creature threatening to take over her, 16-year-old Scar joins an underground fight club of witches, werewolves and vampires."


What do you all think?

24 comments:

  1. Great idea! I've entered :o) Congrats on reaching this awesome milestone of followers!

    Jessica @ The Alliterative Allomporph

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  2. Awesome!!! Blog contests are always fab! ;-)

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  3. Great contest and congrats on the followers!

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  4. Thanks for the chance to win!! Have a great weekend :)

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  5. Hey Cheree!

    Great challenge! I'll definitely be entering! The Twitter pitch challenge sounds awesome as well! If only my MS was finished, ha.

    I'm hosting a contest on my site too! Check it out if you get a chance!

    And good luck with the A to Z Challenge! I'll be back to see how you take on the month!

    And your layout is beautiful, by the way.

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  6. What a creative way to encourage visits to your blog! I like you already, and I'll be eager to read more! :-)
    ~Josie Two Shoes~
    Two Shoes In Texas 
    Monday Memories
    Write A Letter Wednesday
    Words In Motion

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  7. Very creative! What do I think, I think you are on too something that is going to create excitement, anticipation, buzz, and get some new followers.


    Gregg Metcalf
    Colossians 1:28-29

    Gospel-driven Disciples

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  8. Congrats on nearing 300! I added myself as a follower. :) Love the contest idea. Always great to connect with another writer!

    ~Melissa
    Reflections on Writing

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  9. Awesome competition. Stop by my blog tomorrow - I'm holding my own 300+ followers celebration!

    Ellie Garratt

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  10. Great idea, I'm follower #301. Found you from the A-Z Challenge, looks like it’s going to be a lot of fun, with maybe with a little bit of stress thrown in!! I’m now following you on GFC and I hope you have a chance to check out my blog!
    Monica
    http://oldermommystillyummy.blogspot.com/

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  11. I like your pitch! The only thing I might tweak is "take her over", which is a bit awkward to read. Would "possess her" work?

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  12. Great contest!
    Ditto what Ruth said. The "take her over" brought me to a complete halt.

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  13. Great idea!! You're over the 300 mark now

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  14. I love blog contests! And how very kind and generous of you!

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  15. I never win the contests/giveaways either, but it never stops me from entering. Thanks so much for this giveaway!

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  16. I never win contests either. I had a spate of wins when I was a kid, and think I must have used all my luck up then... Bummer eh?

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  17. Wow! What a great and generous contest!

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  18. Congrats on getting past 300 followers!

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  19. I've entered - fab contest - and I'm so impressed with that form! So nice and easy to use. :)

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  20. Congratulations on 324 followers! WTG!

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  21. Thanks for the giveaway! I'm assuming it's open to Canadians because Amazon ships to us? Hope so, cuz I entered! Congrats on hitting 300!

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  22. congrats! new follower here! c",)

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  23. Congratulations on having so many followers and thank you for the chance to win!

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  24. Fun post!

    Tweeted, blogged and entered!

    Linda Ann

    I stopped by via the A to Z Challenge for April, and I invite you to visit my blogs at The Mane Point (Horses), Nickers and Ink (Poetry), Practically at Home (Home and Helpful How-to’s) and the Meme Express (Daily Blog Prompts).

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