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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

The week after hangover . . . just a few things


It's been over a week since the huge contest with Weronika Janczuk, and I'm so happy that so many of you gained a lot from this blogfest. There will be more. I first have to stalk beg ask a few agents to participate. I'm working on it and will hopefully have a new contest soon.

So coffee around here hasn't been the same since starting my diet. Black. Need I say more? Next week, I finally get to start adding creamer back into my diet. Yay! They say, you gain a taste for black coffee. They lie. I haven't. Anyway, back to what this blog is supposed to be about. GIVEAWAYS!!!

We all love free stuff, right? Well, hop on over to DNA Writers for a chance to win free edits, books, and an Amazon gift card. Also, during my Birthday month of March, I will be giving away free edits from CA Marshall agent intern, freelance editor, writer extraordinaire. The first giveaway will be on March 1st, and you don't have to do anything to win other than be a follower of my blog. I don't care how old I get. I will always LOVE birthdays (I still won't tell you my age, though).

Next order of business is that I received a few awards that I want to pass on.


I'm so honored that the ladies over at Critique Sisters Corner gave me this wonderful award. Linda, Heather, and Karlene are full of awesomesauce so go check out their blog. Thanks guys!


The rules for accepting this award:

1. Thank and link back to the person who gave the award
2. State seven things about yourself
3. Pass the award on to any recently discovered great bloggers

Hmmm, seven things about myself? That you all would want to know? That's going to be tough.
  1. I live in Albuquerque.
  2. I'm sort of a neat freak.
  3. I love to collect old worn books - Ones that feel like they've been read so many times that they were  enjoyed.
  4. I was born in Kittery, Maine.
  5. My favorite book of all time is Kings Row by Henry Bellamann. Why? It was my grandfather's book. I love the old movie that stars Ronald Reagan - I cry every time at the end.
  6. I'm an Aries.
  7. I love the color red (which probably has something to do with being an Aries - if I believed in that kind of thing, that is).
Now to pass it forward (to someone who doesn't already have it). I've decided to pass it on to some newer bloggers who could use a boost to their followers' list. Take some time and check out their blogs and follow them.


Lori M. Lee at you are the unicorn of my dreams

Tammy at If You Can Dream It 

Samantha Verant at Some Guys Are Toads

Christine L. Arnold at  Figments 

Mindy at Mindy Ruiz, Young Adult Author



My second award comes from the lovely Beth at Beth's Blog: Beth's New Blog (Life After Project 52) - Bunches of sweet thanks to you, Beth!


And here’s how the award goes:

1. Thank and link back to the person that gave this award.
2. Share 4 guilty pleasures that you have.
3. Pass the award along to 6 other sweet blogs

Since I've been on a diet, I miss my guilty pleasures. So here they are, and yes, they are all food or drink related:
  1. Yummy Starbuck's Caramel Macchiatos 
  2. Anything with the name Godiva written on the package
  3. Cheese and onion enchiladas with red chile and cheese smothered all over it
  4. Raspberry Margaritas
 Now to pass the award on to those who always make me smile when I'm down or frustrated.

My gals at DNA Writers 

Morgan Lee at FantasyFairy

Trisha Wolfe at YA Bound

Kerri Cuevas at Craft Junkie

Michael Di Gesu at In Time . . .

Lorna Suzuki at IMAGO books FANTASY REALM

I sure wish I could give away more awards for this one, because there are so many of you out there that have sweet blogs!

Well, I guess that's all I have to say today. I'll be posting the deets on my new contest soon, so keep an eye out for it. Don't forget to come back on March 1st for my first giveaway!

21 comments:

  1. Thank you so much for the award! And I'll definitely be back for that contest too, woo~

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  2. Oh my gosh! Thank you so much!! *grins* Also, what fun rules. I better get started thinking of those seven things :-)

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  3. Cool to learn a bit more about you, Brenda! That first line contest was fun - looking forward to whatever comes next! :)

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  4. Congrats on your lovely awards! And to your recipients too - I recognise a few of the lovely names. ;-)

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  5. Thanks Brenda! Thanks for all your hard work for the contest. It made me rethink 1st sentences lol!

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  6. Congratulations on your awards! They are much deserved. :) I have to admit anything with Godiva on the label is a weakness of mine too! BTW, thank you so much for a fantastic contest. The query critique I received from Weronika was amazing and helped so much!

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  7. Hi, Brenda,

    Congrats on the awards, and Happy pre-birthday!

    Thank you so much for the award .... blushing.... I am thrilled to receive it. I love awards and I don't have this one.

    I will definitely drop by on the first...

    I am hoping to have a wonderful celebration for the ABNA'ers.... let's home all 'the family" got into the next round.

    Michael

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  8. Great post B! Can't wait to see what lucky agent you nab for the next contest! :)

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  10. Hi Brenda,

    Great post! Congrats on the awards, your blog is lovely.

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  11. Awww, shucks, thanks guys! I <3 you all! :D

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  12. Congrats on your awards! I love birthdays too- mine's at the end of August so I take the whole month as a birthday month!

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  13. Congratulations on your awards. Birthdays are designed for great times; I'm lucky mine is six months after Christmas so I never have too long to wait for the next great celebration.:D

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  14. Congrats on your awards! Enjoyed learning more about you. I also looove red! My birthday's in July, also take the month off *smiles*! Have a great weekend!

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  15. Congrats to you all! Happy upcoming birthday month! The giveaways sound superb! christy

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  16. Happy Almost Birthday!

    I gave you an award - you can pick it up here: http://vbtremper.wordpress.com/2011/02/24/award-thursday/

    Thanks again for the awesome blogfest!

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  18. What beautiful awards. Congrats. And tons of lovely blogs that you passed them onto. I will check them out. Thanks.

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  19. Congrats on the lovely awards! I found you thanks to a post about the DNA Writers blog and contest. Sounds fantastic!

    Nice to meet you!
    Cheers,
    Jen

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  20. Thanks for the links and congrats on your awards!

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  21. Thank you, my sweet! I will post tomorrow. I have another award to pay forward too. I'm such a lucky girl to have met so many amazing people on here. xo

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Brenda Drake

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I write young adult and middle grade novels. I'm represented by Peter Knapp at Park Literary. Look for my debut young adult novel, LIBRARY JUMPERS releasing February, 2014.

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