Tag Archive for Contest


Blogiversary Winner!

published on September 2, 2011

Today concludes my Blogiversary celebration! I want to give a special thank you to all my guests for making this such a memorable anniversary. I believe your posts resonated with a lot of people and will continue to be…

Guest Post: Stephanie Kuehn on a Lesson Learned

published on September 1, 2011

I met Stephanie Kuehn last year when we drove to SCBWI together. She’s alternately deep and quirky, which makes her the perfect friend and crit partner….

Guest Post: Matt Blackstone on a Lesson Learned

published on August 31, 2011

Matt Blackstone is one of our Bookanistos, one of two brave guys in a huge group of women. Matt is both funny and honest. If…

Guest Post: Kate Hart on a Lesson Learned

published on August 30, 2011

Kate Hart was my first beta reader, and the first friend I found on Absolute Write. I’m betting a lot of you already know her from…

Guest Post: Myra McEntire on a Lesson Learned

published on August 29, 2011

Myra McEntire is freaking hilarious. I followed her on Twitter long before I had my book deals, and she was one of those kind authors who…

Guest Post: Jodi Meadows on a Lesson Learned

published on August 25, 2011

Last year for my blogiversary, Jodi Meadows wrote this amazing guest blog about why you shouldn’t quit. It was a lesson she learned through a…

Guest Post: Kathleen Peacock on a Lesson Learned

published on August 24, 2011

A couple of years ago I met Kathleen Peacock on the boards at Absolute Write. I got to know her through silly posts about anything…

HAPPY 2nd BLOGIVERSARY TO ME!

published on August 22, 2011

July marked the second anniversary of this blog. Last year, I ran a week-long series of guest posts where awesome authors

Celebrate With Me!

published on March 21, 2011

I’ve had so much to be thankful for in the last month. An overwhelming amount, actually. Four books sold and, as if that’s not enough, other good things have happened in the part of my life I don’t talk about…

How to Run an Effective Blog Contest

published on October 21, 2010

I love blog contests. Because I like free stuff. That’s human nature. Lately, though, bloggers are making their readers jump through more and more hoops in order to ENTER their contests. I’m not even talking about winning. Some contests…