Okay, guys, if you're going to be unplugged next week, listen up! Come by the blog on Monday before you go all hermit-like, okay?
Why?
The contest! The contest! I mean, no one's gonna be Mardi Gras-ing it up like me and Shelli. I mean, NO ONE.
I think Shelli's announcing her festivities today, and I'm having a pretty major contest right here on Monday. I will say that the contest involves literary agents. Five literary agents. So don't unplug till you stop by on Monday.
And that's not all I have planned. You may have noticed that I hit 500 followers this month. So I'm in the middle of organizing another giveaway for next month.
Which brings me to my questions for today. Do you like blog contests? What do you like to win? Explainage would be good, but simply a yes/no and a list of prizes you'd like would suffice.
Man, I sound so professional today. I mean, "suffice"? *snarf*
Oh, and I'm at this amazing writerly thing today with a bunch of kewl writerly peeps. I went yesterday too, so I'll try to catch up on all the bloggy stuff over the weekend, okay?
Okay.
I love blog contests! I never win but I still love them. Since I never win, I'm not fussy about the prizes. :)
ReplyDeleteBecause your blog makes me happy, Elana (actually it makes me laugh most of the time), I've given you the Happy Award.
Have a great weekend!
I love blog contests! But I've never won one. I have been trying to win a Kitchen Aid mixer from The Pioneer Woman's blog for about 3 years. So if somebody gave me a Kitchen Aid mixer in a give-away I might die of happiness. Otherwise, I like to win books and query/manuscript critiques cause I need that the most right now! :-)
ReplyDeleteBlog contests are fun! Winning books is awesome, but crayons can't be beat! (Can you tell I'm giving crayons away in a contest?)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your hilarious blog. It's such a mix of great information and funny takes on life.
Ummm...seriously, I LOVE blog contests! They are awesome. Any prize is good to me, used books, pens and paper, candy (lol), especially critiques from anyone, not necessarily from an agent or published writer.
ReplyDeleteCannot wait to see all the goodness!
I am re-reading your query book AND checked the post you just did breaking the query down. This query is killing me softly, simply because I didn't write it before the story and am revising the heck out of it! Fun!
Blog contests are fun! I am not a fan if they have five hundred requirements for entering though (gotta say)! Besides query help, first page help or first paragraph help would be FAB!! Have a good weekend!
ReplyDeleteContests are fun because there's always that chance...
ReplyDeleteBooks
Gift certificate (to buy books)
Critiques
Chocolate
Coffee
Winged Writer
I love blog contests! My favourite prizes are books and chocolate and I've been lucky enough to win both!
ReplyDeleteI love blog contests of every variety! I really like the ones that don't have a load of requirements and give away critiques. :) Congrats on your 500th follower!!
ReplyDeleteGift Cards to Amazon or ITunes make me very, very happy. I'm just saying . . .
ReplyDeleteOh, and thanks for reminding me it's Unplugged Week, because I would have totally forgotten. Oh, crap, contest, stuff mentioned in snazzy newsletter from Elana, must finish up stuff for contest, not enough time . . . somebody pass me a margarita!!
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"The contest! The contest! I mean, no one's gonna be Mardi Gras-ing it up like me and Shelli. I mean, NO ONE."
ReplyDeleteI beg to differ. ;D
Actually, as a testament to how much y'all rock, I'm going to make it a point to stop Mardi Gras-ing and enter the contest!
Congrats about the followers. That's amazing! And I think it goes without saying that I'm a freaking fiend when it comes to contests! I love free books. Mmm, books.
Have a great weekend!
I LOVE blog contests. Who doesn't love them?
ReplyDeletePrize wise... hmmm. Things I would like to win would be: books, gift certificates, and critiques... whatever really. Any prize is a good one! : )
I love blog contests! And I love to win anything. And I mean anything! I will certainly wait to unplug. This five agent thing intrigues me. . .
ReplyDeleteCongrats on 500 followers! That's like, awesome!
Who DOESN'T love a good contest?! And any prize that has the word agent attached to it sounds pretty darn good to me. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love contests, and prizes like books (writing ones are nice) and even chocolate are fabulous. Will head back here Monday:)
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend,
Karen
Blog contests rock. A lot of the time, I start following a blog because someone says, "Check out the contest on ..."
ReplyDeleteI think any prizes are great. Critiques, chocolate, gift cards to B&N, books, anything writerly, really.
I've won a couple of contests, both giveaways were books. One can never have enough books :) I have done one giveaway in my short bloggy life. It was handmade paper. Close to a book, right?
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend!
Jen
Okay, stopping by Monday. Then (trying) to unplug.
ReplyDeleteHappy Valentine's Weekend!
Any "lovely" plans?
I love contests even though I've never won a single thing in my entire life. I enter a lot of the ones involving book giveaways and think statistically, I have to win one at some point.
ReplyDeleteA contest that involves one agent, let alone 5 agents? I'm so there!
I love blog contests.
ReplyDeleteI especially like blog writing contests.
for prizes, they're all good. Giftcards, books, services. I'm happy with any or all of them
Critiques are my biggest incentives to enter contests!
ReplyDeleteI love blog contests and have actually won a couple. Critiques are definitely a big incentive!
ReplyDeleteOkay, I'm going to be like the one contrary voice here, but I am tired, tired, tired of blog contests. Will I enter yours? Probably! As long as it doesn't require me to do lots of posting about it. (I'm a sucker for free stuff especially anything agent-related). But still, IMHO blog contests have gotten a little out of hand. (You won't remember this comment when I have a contest of my own, right)?
ReplyDeleteI like them. I've actually won several books that way!
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ReplyDeleteI love to win critiques!! they don't have to be long, even just 4 page synopsis, query letter, or first 1000 word critiques are awesome in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI love blog contesets - and the ones I love the most are if it is a critique. Any chance for feedback and I'm there! Oh, and books are always good!
ReplyDeleteI did not like contests at first (I never win anything) until I won a few. Now I am all about them.
ReplyDeleteWho doesn't like a contest! Books and chocolate you just can't go wrong!
ReplyDeleteI love blog contests.
ReplyDeleteCritiques are my favorite prizes either of a manuscript or query letter by the author of the blog or an agent.
Blog contests are fun and I think the best prizes usually have to do with critiques or winning books. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat's really exciting though, is seeing other people succeed. It's just awesome! Congrats on the success of your blog! You rock, Elana!
Ditto to everyone else about blog contests.
ReplyDeleteAnd okay, call me clueless . . . what is unplugged week?
par-tee har-tee!
ReplyDeletewhat will i wear!?
Blog contests are great! As long as they don't have a bunch of requirements, I love to do them. When they start requiring me to count up points and get extras for twittering or reposting, they somehow lose the sincerity. It's just supposed to be fun people! If it's fun, people will want to twitter about it and tell their friends about it. Just sayin'...
ReplyDeleteBlog contests are awesome! Especially when they involve writing and agents. Can't wait!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait :)
ReplyDeleteI love contests, too, but I have the luck of a... person with very bad luck. So I hardly ever enter. But when I do, I like to win books that I want to read but don't have the cash to buy. Having a choice is nice. Or a "anything under $__" option.
I love blog contests. I love to win critiques of the first few pages of a novel, or a query. I love to win books. And I love to win gift cards to Barnes and Noble!
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend!!
I too love the idea of contests, but I never win them...so yeah. I have won one thing in my life and that was a $1 scratch off lotto ticket that my uncle bought me from a gas station when I was nine. I won $2. Well, I lied, I did win an ARC of CORNFLAKES WITH JOHN LENNON last year.
ReplyDeleteAs for prizes,
It's all about the books baby!
I just know your contest is going to be full of awesome. Expect me to be here, jumping up and down and waving.
ReplyDeleteAll prizes are grand, but critiques are bestest of all.
I love blog contests! Then again, I think free stuff in general is pretty awesome. :) So I guess you can tell I'm not too picky on prizes. Some cool prizes:
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Gift certificates
Writerly Goodies (pens, tea, coffee, notebook/journals, bookmarks, etc.)
Critiques
Congrats on your followers!!! Enjoy the long weekend! :D
I never win contests! Then I get all depressed and moody...for at least 2 minutes or so.
ReplyDeleteThe best prizes are books and critiques!!!
Sweet! I enjoy blog contests.
ReplyDeleteOkay. :)
ReplyDeleteMe love blog contests. They're so fun!
I'm unplugging, but will be around on Monday! See you then!
ReplyDeleteFor me, honestly, the rewards of blogging are just getting to know the people and the FUN of creating virtual space. I love my little cafe, even if it isn't a real one.
ReplyDeleteI won't be unplugging next week, so come by and chat. :-)
Also, give me your snow stats at The Moonboat, if you have any!
Yeah, I love entering blog contests. Do it all the time, just haven't won (yet)! It gives me the opportunity to meet new people and I love having a shot at winning something. I'm not picky about the prizes either...books, gift cards, critiques, anything would make me happy.
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to contests...
ReplyDeleteChocolate = good
Critique = better
:-)
short and sweet: critiques, books and of course Mon-ey!
ReplyDeleteThanks to you and your generosity I am having a record number of posts today. You are one popular chick! :-)
ReplyDeleteContests are totally fun! Gift cards, books, critiques, fun, fun, fun!!!
ReplyDelete:)
This sounds like so much fun!
ReplyDeleteI like contests, but don't have much time, so I also like them to be pretty easy for me :)
Crits & books or cert to book stores are my faves!
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ReplyDeleteWow, I can see how you mean about keeping up with blogs--you have 555 followers! You are so awesome, I am so proud of you!
ReplyDeleteIt was so neat to finally meet you in person today! I hope to see you again soon!
Oh, yes, I do love contests. I need to find a way to keep track of which contests I enter so I don't end up missing out! :D
I have rotten luck, so contest of any sort are usually not my cup of tee. But, I will admit that I do enjoy watching blog contests. And, one thing I would like to see as a prize for a blog contest is agent representation for my book and a nice six figure advance for it and two of its friends. But that's just me. Lol.
ReplyDeleteOh, I just came from Shelli's. No way would I unplug next week. This is the contest of the decade :)
ReplyDeleteI have an agent, but it think agent/edutor critiques are the best prize of all! Usually, the ones I see are for first chapter or query. I, personally, would love to win a PB critique.
Even if I weren't interested in blog contests (which I am! I am!), after reading your build up I would be. You should consider a sideline in sales, Elana!
ReplyDelete555 Followers! CONGRATS!
Um, dude, how is it possible that we weren't officially following your blog? Weird.
ReplyDeleteAnyways, so many good things are in the air right now!!! Hoorah for contests and good news and 555 followers!!!
Yeah!! I'm working hard on my query. What a fun week it's going to be.
ReplyDeleteYay for Monday! And I love contests (as long as I don't have to run, jump, climb a rope, or any other PE-related evocation).
ReplyDeleteAnd if you're talking about LTUE, I'm soo, sooooo, sooooooo jealous.
I agree with Kat! chocolate first and foremost as prizes ;0) then critiques!
ReplyDeleteJust bought your book, cause girl you KNOW I need it! LOL
Blog contests are uber fab. I've won a few which have convinced me that I have some sort of good luck with them. Or something.
ReplyDeleteBooks, chocolate, or any combination of the two would be fine prizes, I think.
I'm not really psyched about blog contests and I've never entered one. I might enter if, like the one you're about to offer, it gives a chance at something that money can't buy. (Agent time, critique, etc). Otherwise..books, gift cards, cookies, not really interested.
ReplyDeleteI read blog cause...I like to Read them :D But I'm glad other people have fun with the contests.
Contests are cool, even if I don't tweet and facebook and don't make all the points others can. That's OKAY because for me its mostly about learning new things and having fun doing it.
ReplyDeleteOooohhh. Can't wait to see what you have up your sleeve on Monday!! :)
ReplyDeleteI love contests. Who doesn't? And for me personaly anything writing related would be great as a prize. Critiques especially. Thanks for doing this!!! See you monday.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing all the variety of prizes in the contests. Books are my favorite prize, as well as hand-crafted items. Winning anything is a thrill... or so I'm told. I've not been lucky in that department.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the 500+ followers!
Love contests! Love the look of your blog. :)
ReplyDeleteI'd like to win:
a million dollars
a trip to Hawaii--okay, okay, I'll be serious.
I love to win books, gift certificates, anything to do with writing. I'm not picky. Can't wait to see what you have up your sleeve.
I haven't been around in the blog world long enough to know if I like the contest or not. I suppose it would be like any other contest. It depends on the contest. Helpfully, yes.
ReplyDeleteMake it simple and offer me a book, and I'm in.
ReplyDeleteSeriously. Less than 20 in the TBR pile and I start to get anxious
Who doesn't love a good contest? I suppose it does depend what you're in need of. If you need reading material, you're happy to receive reading material. If you're in need of feedback, you'll probably want a quality critique. If you're in need of an agent, you'll doubtlessly prefer that critique to be from an agent or an editor. LOL
ReplyDeleteBe back tomorrow to check it out...I was just over at Shelli's blog. :) Congrats on the +500 readers! Awesome!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh Dani reminded me. YAY FOR HER!! And I'll be here, oh I SHALL be here.
ReplyDeleteAnd I love blog contests as long as they have a crit by Elana as a prize or something to do with AGENTS!!!! *grin*
See ya in the A.M.. Sleep tight. =)
I like contests, in theory...as soon as I enter one, I'm a nervous wreck and vow I'll never do it again...
ReplyDelete...but sometimes I forget and enter anyway...
Well yes I love contest and winning anything to do with writing is for me....as long as its freeee.
ReplyDeleteawesome contest!! I'll be back when I've blogged about it and can fill out more of the form for points :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Elana!
ReplyDeleteI'm following you and Shelli's blogs now. I tweeted the contest (thetabbycatt is my username) on Twitter and also posted about it on my blog.
The Tabby Catt - Abby Stevens: Pay It Forward Query Critique Contest courtesy of Elana Johnson