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I think I have to go with either Cupcake Gingersocks or Candy Sparklepants, though... although Elvis McJingle is very appealing too! Which one do you think I should pick?
And you should go get yours! Right now! And share it in the comments! You know you want to... :) I'm all about the giving over here - I went and researched these helpful links just for you, so that you could waste a little time spend the holidays being called by your official Elf Name :) Think of it as my little holiday gift to you :)
So now, happy holidays! See you in 2016! May the force be with you etc.!
What?
You were expecting to discuss something else?
Something more important than official Elf Names? (as if there could be anything more important...!)
Oh!
Right!
I knew there was something else. . .
:)
The5thAnnualHolidayContest!!!!
WINNERS!!!
As always, I was thrilled to see so many wonderful stories! Really! It is amazing and inspiring, not to mention VERY entertaining! There is just so much talent out there amongst you all!
But with large entry numbers, all of high quality, come hard choices. My assistant judges and I worked hard to winnow the total down to a manageable number of finalists that we felt were truly all-around deserving of that distinction, and those were the ones we presented to you on Tuesday for your vote.
There were, however, many other entries that were outstanding in certain areas even though they might not have qualified all-around for one reason or another.
So my assistant judges and I would like to award recognition and a small prize to the following authors for the following merits:
1. For Honorable Mention In The Competition As A Whole: David McMullin for Christmas In Discomfort (also so original and creative) Jaclyn Kruzie for A Rockin' Christmas Wish Sam Steinfels for Unsilent Night Melissa Bulls for Santa's Stain (also a fun-for-kids mystery) Heather ??? for A Real Christmas Tree
2. For Great Kid Appeal: (not already mentioned in the finals or other categories) Wendy Greenley for Cookin' Up The Holiday Kid-Style Kirsten Bock Mel The Marshmallow's Cocoa Catastrophe (also great ending!) Gabi Snyder Christmas With Kevin The Nanny Bot
3. For Excellence In Evoking Mood And Holiday Spirit And Tradition: Joni Klein-Higger for Happy Festival Of Lights Shelly Bond for Christmas Story Time! Tracey Cox for Zippin' Around On Christmas Eve
4. For Beautiful Rendition Of The Christmas Story: Kristi Veitenheimer for A Christmas Birth Aileen Stewart for Huddled Around The Stable Door
5. For Most Original Setting: Anne Sawan for The Outback Christmas Hop Lorraine Nelson for A Very Spacey Christmas
6. For Favorite Character: Marla LeSage for spunky, resourceful, entertaining Sheila in Holiday Heist
7. For Best-Written Original Point Of View: Julie Bergman for The Little Burnt Latke (POV of a latke!) Joanne Sher for Precious Cargo (POV of the donkey who carried Mary)
8. For Fun Story In Fewest Words: Miranda Ireland for Christmas Party Hop (4 lines, 44 words - the overworked judges love you :))
9. For Best Entry For Parents :) Shari Schwarz for Rocking Beside The Christmas Tree (so sweet :))
10. For Best Entry For Writers :) Debbie Austin for What Happened When I First Sat Down To Write This Story (so clever and entertainingly done! - writers you will not want to miss this one!)
11. For Fun Well-Written Animal Entries: Ashley Franklin for Picture Perfect (dog) Catherine Flynn for Pouncing Around The Christmas Tree (cat) Carol Lescinski for Rockin' Reindeer Jo Hart for Jungle Bell Rock (a whole menagerie :))
Congratulations to all of you for fantastic elements of your stories! You may all email me at susanna[at]susannahill[dot]com to collect your prize, which is your choice of one of the following: (the titles are all links so you can go see what they're about) (and if you request a paperback, please include your snail mail address!)
The announcement of the WINNERS OF THE 2015 HOLIDAY CONTEST as voted on by you!!!
rat-a-tat-rat-a-tat-rat-a-tat-rat-a-tat-rat-a-tat
DDDRRRUUUMMM RRROOOLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!
In First Place...
Winner of the whole shebang...
who gets first choice of all the prizes...
Jennifer Reinharz
for The Hanukkah Elf!!!
Congratulations, Jennifer, on a fabulous entry that was clearly very popular!!! :)
In Second Place...
Vivian Kirkfield
for The Christmas Seed
Congratulations, Vivian!! You get first choice of the prizes that are left after Jennifer makes her choice.
In Third Place...
Suzy Levinson
for City Critter Christmas
Congratulations, Suzy! You get first choice of the prizes that are left after Jennifer and Vivian choose theirs.
In Fourth Place...
Cindy Williams Schrauben
for Jugglin' High For Pumpkin Pie
Congratulations, Cindy! You get to pick after Jennifer, Vivian, and Suzy.
In Fifth Place...
Kris Allen
for The Incident
Congratulations, Kris! You get to pick after Jennifer, Vivian, Suzy, and Cindy.
In Sixth Place...
Lisa Connors
for The Gift Of The Magpie (And Friends)
Congratulations, Lisa! I'm sure you get the idea of how the prize picking goes by now :)
In Seventh Place...
Sandy Jones
for Red Berries In The Snow
Congratulations, Sandy! You get to pick next :)
In Eighth Place... a 4-way tie!
Linda Schueler
for Randolph, Not A Reindeer
Nancy Tandon
for No Peeking!
Sheila Lynch-Afryl
for Clucking Christmas
Jen Bagan
for Ned's Christmas Wish
Congratulations, Linda, Nancy, Sheila and Jen! You get to pick after Sandy! And we'll just have to sort it out between us since you tied!
And in Twelfth Place, rounding out the top dozen of these amazing finalists and the 97 Holiday Contest Entries for 2015...
Deborah Boerema
for A New Classic?
All the winners should email me at susanna[at]susannahill[dot]com with the subject heading Prize Winner so we can work out details for you to receive your prizes! And for your convenience, the whole prize list is included at the bottom of this post.
Congratulations again to all our winners - it was a stiff competition!! - and congratulations to EVERYONE who wrote and entered a story in the contest. You all deserve a huge round of applause and a Holiday Treat which is not fruitcake! (unless you happen to like it :))
Thank you to everyone who helped make this contest SO MUCH FUN, whether by writing an entry, reading people's stories, leaving comments for the authors, and/or voting in the finals. It's because of all of you that this contest was such a success, so many, many thanks from the bottom of my heart!
As I... hmm... maybe didn't mention...?, I'm taking a little blogging break so I can spend time with my family - I've got children to fetch, cookies to bake, Christmas presents to shop for and wrap, and my sister and her family are arriving form Georgia on Monday! :) - Oh, and we're going to see the new Star Wars movie on Wednesday! So I will see you all in a couple weeks - most probably Wednesday January 6th for Would You Read It :)
So now, I want to wish you all a happy and healthy holiday filled with love, laughter, joy, and family, and a happy, healthy and successful new year! It is a pleasure and a privilege to get to spend time with you all, and I'm happy and grateful to know each and every one of you!
Looking forward to all the things we'll do in 2016!
Happy Holidays, and all best wishes for a wonderful New Year!!!
Love,
Susanna
The Prizes!!! (items in color are links for more info!):
- A Picture Book Manuscript read and critique (winner's choice of in-person, on the phone, or via email) by Claire Dorsett, Editorial Assistant, Roaring Brook Press!!! A bibliophile and outdoor enthusiast, Claire spent her childhood summers road-tripping across the United States, reading constantly on the long car rides between parks and museums. Her love of literature led her to pursue a BA in English from Cornell University, where she was involved with campus publications The Daily Sun and Rainy Day literary magazine. Claire then completed the six-week intensive Columbia Publishing Course before finding a home at Roaring Brook Press, an imprint of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, assisting VP and Publisher Simon Boughton. She has worked on a range of projects during her time at Roaring Brook, including Lane Smith's middle-grade debut Return to Augie Hobble, Steve Sheinkin's National Book Award finalist Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War, and picture books The Skunk, There is a Tribe of Kids, and Ned The Knitting Pirate. - a brand new Picture Book Webinar Bundle including one webinar on Concept Books and the other on Rhyme, Verse and Lyricism in Picture Books, generously donated by Emma Walton Hamilton, author, editor, writing coach, and teacher of the fabulous Just Write For Kids courses. - a 2016 Membership to Children's Book Insider, including their Children's Writing Knowledge Base, an absolutely fabulous resource for kid lit writers of all kinds, generously offered by Jon Bard and Laura Backes - A Picture Book Manuscript Critique by talented author/illustrator Iza Trapani, author of JINGLE BELLS, OLD KING COLE, ITSY BITSY SPIDER, and many, many more! - A Picture Book Manuscript Critique by the fabulous Lori Degman, author of 1 ZANY ZOO and COCK-A-DOODLE OOPS! - an e-copy of the fantastic How To Promote Your Children's Book generously donated by Katie Davis!
- Enrollment in Making Picture Book Magic (my online picture book writing class - in January or a later month to be mutually agreed upon by the winner and me) - A 6-Month Membership to the new and fabulous One Stop For Writers Site! - 2016 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market and a $25 Amazon Gift Card. - another 2016 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market and a $25 Amazon Gift Card. - a pack of Susanna Leonard Hill's amazing What's The Story Cards (hitherto un-introduced to the world!) - writing prompts for every occasion :) - another pack of Susanna Leonard Hill's amazing What's The Story Cards
I can't thank these authors and other industry professionals enough for their incredible generosity! Please visit their sites, buy and recommend their books and services to your writer friends and/or friends with kids, write them nice reviews on Amazon, GoodReads etc if you've read and liked their books, and show your appreciation to them in any way you can!
The Contest Winner gets first choice of the prizes. 2nd place gets next choice of what's left and so on. I do it this way in the hopes that no one will get something they already have and also because I think all the prizes are fabulous and I wouldn't want to make anyone feel less valued by giving them as 6th place as opposed to 1st. :)
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Normally, I would tease you for a while and pretend I didn't know what brought you to this neck of the woods or what you were after, but not today.
Nope.
Today I'm going to get straight to the point.
No beating around the bush.
Nosirree Bob!
I'm going to give you what you came for . . .
. . . just as soon as we come up with an answer to that eternal burning question: whose idea was tinsel anyway and does anyone actually use it?
Because seriously, that stuff is as bad as Easter grass! It gets everywhere!
In your hair! In the carpet! On the dogs...
And who has the patience to separate it out into single strands to drape artfully over the limbs of your Christmas tree? (And let's face it, it does not have the same effect if you just glob it on in clumps...!)
And we're not even going to TALK about if you have cats! By golly! That's just a disaster waiting to happen!
You're all writers! Let your imagination run amok with the idea of cats, tinsel, Christmas trees...
Yikes! Truly, I shudder to think!
So anyway, where was I?
Oh, yes!
I was not beating around the bush.
I wonder what bush it is that I'm not beating around?
Is it the same as the bush in "Here we go 'round the mulberry bush?"
Or maybe the bush that a bird in the hand is worth two birds in?
I'm guessing if there are two birds they are turtle doves, because that's how the song goes. You know, "On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me two turtle doves..." Yeah. Like that.
Except not a partridge, because he was in a pear tree and we are certainly not beating around the pear tree!
Boy! All this not beating around things is making me a little dizzy!
So maybe I'll stop and just tell you about
The4thAnnualHolidayContest!!!
WINNERS!!!
:)
I was once again thrilled to see so many wonderful stories! Really! It is amazing and inspiring, not to mention VERY entertaining! There is just so much talent out there amongst you all!
But with large entry numbers, all of high quality, come hard choices. My assistant judges and I worked hard to winnow the total down to a manageable number of finalists that we felt were truly all-around deserving of that distinction, and those were the ones we presented to you on Tuesday for your vote.
There were, however, many other entries that were outstanding in certain areas even though they might not have qualified all-around for one reason or another.
So my assistant judges and I would like to award recognition and a small prize to the following authors for the following merits:
1. For Honorable Mention In The Competition As A Whole: Leslie Tribble for The Perfect Christmas Tree Anne Bromley for Christmas Eve At Gate 25 Lauri Meyers for Jimmy Cantore Steals Christmas
2. For Fabulous Fun Kid-Friendly Stories (That Sadly Fell Short On The Weather Element But Were Too Good Not To Recognize!): Stacy Jensen for How Do I Fix This? Bridget Magee for Dear Santa Margaret Greanias for A Little Christmas Wish Pam Vaughan for My Snowman Is Sick Jim Jones for Snowflake...A Christmas Tail
3. For We-Loved-It-But-Thought-The Humor-Was-A-Little-Too-Grown-Up :) (and seriously, these were terrific entries, well written and funny!) Mike Allegra for Carbon Christmas Heather Preusser for Dreaming Of A White Christmas Kristen Foote for Polar Warming Hilary (Swann?) for No Sweat Santa
4. For Sweet Stories That Exemplified Christmas Spirit: Sharon Wilson for A Little Christmas Miracle Patricia Corcoran for The Christmas Miracle Sally Suehler for Just Ice And Snow
5. For Fantastic Word Play: Amy Ozay for Rain, dear
6. For Best First Line: James Lloyd for Pablo's First Christmas
7. For Best-Written Original Point Of View: Carol Lescinski for The Best Christmas (excellent stuffed dog POV!) Summer Hinderer for The Snow Miracle (POV of gingerbread people in Gingerbreadville!)
and
8. The Keep Up The Great Writing Award goes to: Ms. Leach's First Grade for HopefulChristmas Eve And first graders, your special prize will be Happily Ever Madlibs and Once Upon A Madlibs, which we hope you will enjoy doing as a class on days when you can't go out for recess or something :) as well as 2 StoryWorld Create-A-Story Kits: Quests And Adventures and Fairy Magic which can be used in lots of fun ways to inspire writing and storytelling (and for even more fun you can pull cards from both decks to expand possibilities!) Thank you for writing another wonderful story for all of us to enjoy!
Congratulations to all of you for fantastic elements of your stories! You may all email me at susanna[at]susannahill[dot]com to collect your prize, which is your choice of one of the following: (the titles are all links so you can go see what they're about)
The announcement of the WINNERS OF THE 2014 HOLIDAY CONTEST as voted on by you!!!
rat-a-tat-rat-a-tat-rat-a-tat-rat-a-tat-rat-a-tat
DDDRRRUUUMMM RRROOOLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!
In First Place...
Winner of the whole shebang...
who gets first choice of all the prizes...
Randy Sonenshine
for The Rumbledy Jumbledy Holiday Feast!!!
Congratulations, Randy, on a fabulous and fun entry that was clearly very popular!!! :)
In Second Place...
Elaine Kiely Kearns
for 'Twas The Stormy Night Before Christmas
Congratulations, Elaine!! You get first choice of the prizes that are left after Randy makes her choice.
In Third Place...
Katey Howes
for Snow Swirls
Congratulations, Katey! You get first choice of the prizes that are left after Randy and Elaine choose theirs.
In Fourth Place...
Julie Abery
for Santa's Satnav
Congratulations, Julie! You get to pick after Randy, Elaine and Katey.
In Fifth Place...
Anika Denise
for Little Christmas, BIG SNOW
Congratulations, Anika! You get to pick after Randy, Elaine, Katey, and Julie.
In Sixth Place...
Bronwyn Deaver
for Jack Quits
Congratulations, Bronwyn! I'm sure you get the idea of how the prize picking goes by now :)
In Seventh Place...
Sylvia Liu
for Polar Woes
Congratulations, Sylvia! You get to pick next :)
In Eighth Place...
Amelia Shearer
for The Night The Sun Stayed Up
Congratulations, Amelia! You get to pick a prize after Sylvia!
In Ninth Place, we have a tie! between
Johnell DeWitt and Teresa Robeson
for A Djiboutian ChristmasSandstorm Santa
Congratulations, Johnell and Teresa! You get to pick next!
In Eleventh Place...
Kirsten Bock
for Hurricane Coal
And in Twelfth Place, rounding out the top dozen of these amazing finalists and the 100 Holiday Contest Entries for 2014...
Carol Ann Martin
for Wish You'd Been Here
All the winners should email me at susanna[at]susannahill[dot]com with the subject heading Prize Winner so we can work out details for you to receive your prizes! And for your convenience, the whole prize list is included at the bottom of this post.
Congratulations again to all our winners - it was a stiff competition!! - and congratulations to EVERYONE who wrote and entered a story in the contest. You all deserve a huge round of applause, a tinsel parade (clumpy or stringy, however you like it :)), and a large amount of Figgy Pudding (which truthfully I don't know what that is, but apparently it's something we all want some of :))
Thank you to everyone who helped make this contest SO MUCH FUN, whether by writing an entry, reading people's stories, leaving comments for the authors, and/or voting in the finals. It's because of all of you that this contest was such a success, so many, many thanks from the bottom of my heart!
As I... hmm... maybe didn't mention...?, I'm taking a little blogging break so I can spend time with my family - I've got cookies to bake, Christmas presents to shop for and wrap, and my sister and her family are arriving form Georgia on Monday! :) - so I will see you all in a couple weeks - most probably Wednesday January 7th for Would You Read It unless I have something really important to impart on Monday the 5th... but I'm not really foreseeing that :)
So now, I want to wish you all a happy and healthy holiday filled with love, laughter, joy, and family, and a happy, healthy and successful new year! It is a pleasure and a privilege to get to spend time with you all, and I'm happy and grateful to know each and every one of you!
Looking forward to all the things we'll do in 2015!
Happy Holidays, and all best wishes for a wonderful New Year!!!
Love,
Susanna
The Prizes!!!
- A picture book manuscript read and critique by Shari Dash Greenspan, Editor of the multi-award winning Flashlight Press! I encourage you to sign up for their newsletter HERE!
- Enrollment in Renee LaTulippe's highly praised and recommended Lyrical Language Lab Course (in a month to be mutually agreed upon by the winner and Renee) ($249 value!)
- A website or blog design or redesign by Arturo Alviar. Arturo will design (or redesign if you already have one that needs updating or a new look) a website or blog for the winner of this prize. The site will be built on Wordpress so that after he is done designing it, the winner can manage it themselves with ease. Arturo will include a Home/Welcome page, an About Me/Bio page, a Works/Books/Gallery section, and a Contact section (4 pages total), as well as a blog section if the winner would like to have that integrated with the new site. Different organizations can also be made, for example if the winner would like a "Services" section with separate "School Visits" and "Critiques" pages, or a "Works" section divided into "Black and White" and "Color" illustration galleries. The winner can choose any of the Wordpress themes (if they choose one that isn't free, the cost of the theme will be covered by them), or have Arturo choose a theme based on their vision, and Arturo will modify it based on their color and layout preferences (some themes will have more constraints than others). Arturo can also design a personalized banner or header image to customize the website. If you already have a website and/or blog and prefer a redesign to update, refresh, or just redecorate, Arturo is willing to work with Blogger, Wix, Drupal, and Wordpress.
- Enrollment in Making Picture Book Magic (my online picture book writing class - in March or a later month to be mutually agreed upon by the winner and me)
- A picture book manuscript critique by fabulous author Amy Dixon, author of MARATHON MOUSE and the forthcoming SOPHIE'S ANIMAL PARADE.
- A picture book manuscript critique from Katy Duffield, author of more than 20 books for children including Farmer McPeepers And His Missing Milk Cows (Cooper Square Publishing 2003) and upcoming titles Loud Lula (Two Lions) illustrated by Mike Boldt and Aliens Get the Sniffles, Too (Candlewick) illustrated by K.G. Campbell.
- A picture book manuscript critique (rhyme or prose) from Penny Parker Klostermann who, after extensive experience critiquing for writing partners, members of various kid lit groups, and clients of Erin Murphy Literary Agency, is opening her own critique service!!!
Penny Parker Klostermann writes picture books and poetry. Her debut book, THERE WAS AN OLD DRAGON WHO SWALLOWED A KNIGHT, is coming from Random House Children’s, August 2015. Penny is represented by Tricia Lawrence of Erin Murphy Literary Agency. Click HERE to learn more about her critique service.
I hope you all had lovely weekends and happy celebrations of Father's Day!
I am happy because I get to start off the week by giving out prizes to some of my favorite people :)
You will recall that on Friday, we celebrated the 100th posting of Perfect Picture Books, and by way of a little thank you, I had 9 highly acclaimed picture books to give away randomly to 9 lucky staunch supporters.
And here they are!!!
I will list their names, their fabulous blogs where they have faithfully posted tons of wonderful picture books, and the picture book they won:
Barbara Gruener at The Corner On Character wins: On A Beam Of Light: A Story Of Albert Einstein
Winners, please email me with your snail mail addresses so I can get the books mailed out! And if any of you want to exchange what you won for any reason, let me know and we'll see if we can work it out :)
Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you to the winners and to everyone else who has faithfully posted Perfect Picture Books, visited the many wonderful blogs each week to read and comment, and generally supported the whole Perfect Picture Book project! You guys are what makes it all work! :) Like I said on Friday, I wish I could give everyone a prize!
Alrighty!
Now that we have completed the happy task of giving out prizes, let's talk summer plans a bit, shall we?
I've got a busy summer ahead.
Full classes in Making Picture Book Magic for June, July, and August (for which I am exceedingly grateful!)
A full queue of picture book critiques to do through mid-July (for which I am also exceedingly grateful!)
A house full of family - my kids for the whole summer, my sister and her family for about 4 weeks (again - so happy :))
Another summer of college visits (tons of fun, but on the road again... :) Ohio, Maine, etc... lots of driving and time away from home)
Life in general, and, oh yes, my own writing which I'm supposed to get around to from time to time :)
I am not one to take blog breaks lightly. I like consistency, and I so value all of you and appreciate that you make time in your day for me and my blog. I worry (a LOT) that if I drop off the grid for a while, you'll all find someone else's blog to go hang out at and I will miss you terribly!
But I think it's unrealistic of me to pretend that I'm going to manage blogging with any kind of regularity this summer.
So here's my plan (such as it is and subject to change because you know me and plans :)):
Would You Read It Wednesdays will continue uninterrupted through the end of July, because they are all already scheduled. I do so hope that you'll continue to stop by and help our brave pitchers!
Perfect Picture Book Fridays are on hiatus until September 5 or 12 (depends when all my kids go back to school :))
I may post on sporadic Mondays if and when I have something to share.
But I will be completely on a blog break for the whole month of August.
I know. Hard to imagine me shutting up for a whole month, but there you have it :)
I hope you guys won't mind. I figured you all might actually like a break too - we all have things to do in the summer that involve being away from our computers, and I know a lot of people do step away from blogging. I think a little break will help us all feel refreshed come September.
I had all kinds of plans... another season of Summer Short & Sweets (but Tracey Cox is running Summer Sparks which is kind of the same thing)... a writing contest in August... something new and different which I haven't thought up yet... but I think I've reached my limit for a bit and my family is going to disown me if I don't pay a little attention to them :)
So I hope you'll all continue to visit on Wednesdays through July, as well as on whatever other random days I happen to post, and I hope you'll forgive me for the sparse posting, and I hope you'll all have wonderful summers full of fun, family, time outdoors, productive writing, and enjoyable reading!
Please feel free to voice your thoughts on the matter below :)
Have a magnificent Monday, everyone! :)
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Wishing all my Canadian cohorts out there a Happy Victoria Day! If you want to know some cool stuff about Queen Victoria, head over to Musa Publishing’s blog where I divulge some tasty bits about the short, feisty queen. Here’s the link: http://musapublishing.blogspot.ca/2014/05/victoria-day-we-are-amused.html
And now, I’d like to congratulate Rhonda Paglia as the winner of my Rafflecopter Giveaway held during the Children’s Book Week Kid Lit Giveaway Hop. Kudos, Rhonda, and don’t forget to time travel responsibly! Thanks to everyone who participated, I appreciate your support!
Now for the Goodreads Giveaway winners: Mark Wright won a signed paperback copy of The Last Timekeepers and the Arch of Atlantis, and Darin Jones won a signed paperback copy of Legend of the Timekeepers. Congratulations to both the winners! And a huge thanks to all those who entered my Goodreads Giveaway!
Also, my thanks to all those who supported me during my 2 for 1 Musa Publishing Book Sale event held between May 1st and May 19th! Hopefully I was responsible for putting more smiles on reader’s faces. Hugs and Happy Reading!
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It's time to draw the random winners of CITY SECRETS! There were sooo many entries and you guys are all sooo sparkly and amazing that I thought it would be a fun surprise to give away FOUR copies instead of three! Yaaaay! :)
I'm soooo excited to announce them!!! Eeeee! :)
The winners (all drawn at random) are:
Larah
Claire A.
Cassidy M.
Jamie P.
You'll all be getting e-mails as soon as this is posted, so check your inboxes!
Cassidy, I'm overlooking your email address (brain is warped from writing!) so I'm sending you your message via YouTube.
The sooner you get back to me, the faster you'll receive your book. So happy for everyone!
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Thank you all for participating in Family Relationships Blog Day! I was so impressed with all of your heartfelt stories. Bloggers wrote about sisters and brothers, children and spouses, family members now departed, recipes passed down, and even pets as family. If you haven’t had a chance to read all the stories, check out this post.
We held a random drawing for all those who participated and are giving away 13 prizes in honor of the October 13th event. We printed out all the blog titles from the post, cut them into strips of paper, and shuffled them around in a bag. Congratulations to the 13 winners below!
13 Prize Winners
1 Year Subscription to Grammar Book Quizzes ($29.95 value):
Note: Please email Angela at [email protected] with your mailing address (no PO boxes, please). We are currently waiting on the t-shirts and tote bags to come back from the screenprinter, but you will receive them before the end of the month.
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Thank you all for participating and making this day a huge success! Although we can't give a prize to everyone, you are all winners in our book for sharing your story. Write on!
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What wonderful gifts! Thanks so much. I had a great time participating in the blog tour and hope to get a chance to take part in another in the future.
Okay! We have two lucky winners of FRENEMIES! Drumroll.... Sara and Book Adorer! Congrats! You two have 48 hours to e-mail (jessica [at] jessicaburkhart [dot] com) me your name and an address for Alexa to send the book. If I don' t hear from you within two days, I have to draw a new winner. Thank you to Alexa and check the sidebar for new contests!
Onto other things...
This is a new video that I made over the weekend. It's almost my one year anniversary in publishing since I got The Call that TAKE THE REINS was going to be a book. So, this video looks back at my year and shows a few things that I love and keep close to me. I hope you enjoy the video! :) (And isn't my shirt SO TTR appropriate?!)
9 Comments on Diary of a Debut Author video and Frenemies winners, last added: 5/22/2008
It's not too personal at all! When I was 13, I had a spinal fusion for scoliosis. So, I've got a titanium rod and lots of screws in my back. If I ride and fall off, I could be paralyzed and break the rod. So it's really my choice not to take that risk. For now anyway. :)
Hey Jessica- Another fun video--and thanks for sharing your "got the call!" moment! I was returning a rental car on 02/04/2004- it's a day I'll never forget!
WOW, Jess. I LOVE LOVE LOVE your video. Your call story was so cool, and your balloon, too.
I have my cover framed and on the wall.... and like you I look at it and think... that's my first novel.... and whatever happens nothing can take that away.
Enjoy the coming year. Can't wait to read the book when it comes out.
Just a reminder--Kat, I need your name and address by tomorrow morning for the SA Harazin giveaway! E-mail it to me. Thanks!
What is everyone reading right now? I just finished FRENEMIES (ARC) by Alexa Young. Such a fun, good book! Before that, I read Sara Zarr's SWEETHEARTS. If Sara published a book a month, I'd get each one. :)
I'm getting ready to read THE FICTION CLASS, an adult novel, and then I have to see what's next in my pile.
Share your current read!
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Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo by Obert Skye is on right now for me. And when I need a break I'm reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney. I have a short attention span so I always keep two on hand :)
PJ Hoover said, on 3/11/2008 11:14:00 AM
I'm reading "A Great and Terrible Beauty" by Libba Bray. Seriously, this is great! GREAT! I mean, wow! Love it.
keri mikulski :) said, on 3/11/2008 11:16:00 AM
Just read, Stephen King's "On Writing" - very inspiring. I have a pile of Meg Cabot books, the Princess series, the Mediator series, etc. to study tween writing and series writing.. Thanks for asking! :)
Melissa Walker said, on 3/11/2008 12:21:00 PM
I'm reading A LITTLE FRIENDLY ADVICE by Siobhan Vivian, and it's wonderful!
Jessica Burkhart said, on 3/11/2008 12:48:00 PM
Hey Kaleb, Diary is on my TBR list. It sounds so good! :)
PJ, I adored that book! I wish there were more!
Keri, I liked King's book a lot. And yep, I read MC too when I need to study technique.
I've heard about that one, Melissa. I'll add it to my list.
April said, on 3/11/2008 1:20:00 PM
I am currently reading The September Girls by Maureen Lee. Loving it.
Stephanie said, on 3/11/2008 2:46:00 PM
A Poisoned Season by Tasha Alexander -- so fantastic!
Keri--I heard that On Writing is really great! I'm looking for more writing craft types of books...
Tasha said, on 3/11/2008 6:36:00 PM
I just finished WICKED LOVELY and am now reading THE DISREPUTABLE HISTORY OF FRANKIE LANDAU-BANKS by E. Lockheart. So far it's great.
I'm also getting a copy of FRENIMIES and can't wait to read it!! So glad you enjoyed it.
ALEXA YOUNG said, on 3/12/2008 4:01:00 PM
Thanks for the kind words, Jess! I'm so glad you liked FRENEMIES. I'm currently RE-reading Pretty Little Liars because I just bought all the subsequent ones in the series and needed a refresher on the details (I forget stuff easily). Then I'm going to read both of Melissa's Violet books. I hate saying what I'm reading, though...because I am SOOOO SLOOOOW. Plus, it's like picking a few favorite kids and then telling all the others they're not as important to me. Which is SO not true. :-O
All right! We've got a winner in Melissa Walker's Violet contest. The winner...is... WindyCindy! Congratulations! Please send an e-mail to jessica [@] jessicaburkhart [dot] com with your name and address so Melissa can mail your book.
Tomorrow, I've got author S.A. Harazin right here with a new contest, so don't despair if you didn't win.
I hope you're all enjoying the different guests on my blog and I'm pretty everyone agrees that prizes are fantastic. :)
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Melissa Walker said, on 3/6/2008 11:35:00 AM
Ooh, fun. Thanks for hosting me, Jessica!
windycindy said, on 3/6/2008 3:41:00 PM
Thank you very much! Cindi jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com
The winner in the drawing for the QUAKING prize pack is…Elainareads! Congrats! Please e-mail me your name and mailing address to: jessica [at] jessicaburkhart [dot] com and I’ll send your info to Kathryn.
We’ve got a new interview coming on Friday, so come back then for a new Q&A. Hint: we’ll even get a little political!
Anyone watch the Oscars last night? I thought Jon Stewart was a good host. he made several fantastic jokes and kept the show moving.
The dresses were elegant and gorgeous! My favs in Cojo style:
Helen Mirren. Very red and in your face. Marion Cotillard. Gorgeous back in that dress. Jennifer Garner. Does she ever look bad? Nicole Kidman. She wears pregnancy so well. Saoirse Ronan. Her dress was one of the few that wasn't black or pastel. Lovely!
The men looked dashing, too. McDreamy in particular...
My question throughout the show--why didn't anyone fix that obviously slippery area by the mic when women in six inch heels were walking across the spot?
Show highlights: Marion Cotillard's acceptance speech, Jon Stewart allowing one of the writers of "Falling Slowly" to come back on stage, Amy Adams performing, Diablo Cody winning for best original screenplay for Juno, whoever decided to make Heath Ledger last in the tribute montage and Cameron Diaz making everyone laugh and cheer when she bumbled "cinematography" and got her attitude on.
Worst moments: Ellen Page losing, the numerous odd montages, no Brad Pitt in sight and no extremely outspoken speeches about current affairs.
What did you think of the Oscars? Disagree with my best dressed?
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Will.... Miss Information and Britlitfantwin email your addresses to me ASAP? Send those to jessica [at] jessicaburkhart [dot] com. Congratulations!
Thank you for stopping by, Beckie. Your interview was so much fun! :)
Onto other things, March is the start of...NaNoEdMo! I signed up over at the site to pledge to spend 50 hours in March editing a novel. Want to join me? Em promised to sign up and I'm looking for more to join in. The group is a LOT smaller than NaNoWriMo, but it's growing.
Okay, I'm off to research. Anyone going to NaNoEdMo with me?
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Hey winners. Yeah to you! I'm Beckie Weinheimer, author of CONVERTING KATE, please let Jessica know if you have something specific you want signed in your book and please spell the name you want the book dedicated to! Happy Tuesday!
Beckie Weinheimer
Emily Hendricks said, on 2/13/2008 4:13:00 PM
Hey, I'm officially registered as EmH. This is going to be fun...
Jessica Burkhart said, on 2/13/2008 4:36:00 PM
All right! I'll look you up to see if there's a buddy system on there. Not sure...
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awesome! thanks, ladies!!
What wonderful gifts! Thanks so much. I had a great time participating in the blog tour and hope to get a chance to take part in another in the future.
Thank you so much! It was great to participate!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the gift!