Brenda Drake . . . under the influence of coffee: It's on ... Can You Leave Us Breathless? Blogfest Contest

Friday, October 21, 2011

It's on ... Can You Leave Us Breathless? Blogfest Contest

It's time to post to your blogs for the Can You Leave Us Breathless? blogfest contest. Yes, you can still join in, just sign up below. The linky will close sometime on Saturday when the first judge gets to the end of the list.

Here's a recap of how it's going down ...

Can you leave us breathless? On October 21 post an excerpt from your novel or other writings to your blog. If you want, you can write something new for the contest. Only one entry per participant. It can be up to 300 words (if the allotted word count falls in the middle of a sentence than go to the end). It can be scary. It could be a romance. A thrill ride. A twist. It can be any genre. All you have to do is make us gasp. You can end with a cliff hanger. You can get gory. Whatever. Just leave us breathless.

From October 21-23 hop to the other participants' blogs and comment. A team of secret judges will be hopping along too, choosing their favorites. On October 24th the semi-finalists will be announced on my blog and you all can vote for your favorites.

Yes, there are prizes. Here are the treats you could nab . . .

$35 gift certificate from Cassandra Marshall, agent intern, freelance editor, writer extraordinaire.

Cassandra Marshall's Website

$35 gift certificate from Taryn Albright, agent intern, editor with Teen Eyes Editorial Services, college student, YA writer sage.

Teen Eyes Editorial Services Website

$30 gift card from Amazon.

The first place winner gets their choice of the three prizes. Second place winner gets their choice of the remaining two prizes. Third place gets whatever is left.

So, what are you waiting for? Sign up now!

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7 comments:

ScottTheWriterOctober 21, 2011 at 9:15 AM
I can't believe I'm the first to leave a comment. I'm never first!

Anyway, great contest idea. The hardest part is to choose something. Brenda, I hope you find this sample as much as you liked the last entry!
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ShilpaOctober 21, 2011 at 9:30 AM
So...I have posted my entry too! Hope you enjoy reading it! :)
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KaleenOctober 21, 2011 at 11:47 AM
So fun to read what everyone's favorite excerpts are, since we're able to post whatever we like. Some reeeally talented writers here. Thanks, Brenda.
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Brenda DrakeOctober 21, 2011 at 1:05 PM
Woot! Can't wait to read them all - The judges and I are going to be drinking and eating some ghoulish stuff to get in the mood. Can't wait! <3
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R.A.DesiletsOctober 21, 2011 at 1:37 PM
Very excited to read everyone's work! Everything was so powerful last contest. Thank you, Brenda, for hosting again - and thank you judges :)
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ShilpaOctober 22, 2011 at 3:09 PM
Hey Brenda, I would like to opt out of the contest because *cringe* I accidentally posted more than 300 words! But everyone is welcome to read it. Sorry! :(
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Brenda DrakeOctober 22, 2011 at 3:51 PM
We're not disqualifying because of word count. If it is slightly over 300 (within reason), it's still good. We put a word count limit to keep the entries small enough to get through all of them. We're enjoying the reads - Good luck everyone! <3
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