Hearts are Broken Now

/ March 15, 2011/ blogfest, excerpts/ 10 comments

Today is the last day of Dawn Embers’ Broken Hearts Blogfest. So if you’re coming from there, hello, and why don’t you enter a contest while you’re here? If you say you’re from this blogfest, you’ll get an extra entry. What is that?I’ll let Dawn explain: “… the basic idea is to write about a heart breaking or one that

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Before We Kick It

/ March 12, 2011/ blogfest, lists/ 8 comments

First off, thanks to Mo for hosting this blogfest. As it’s still March 11th over here, we’re not late. (PS: If you’re new, you should enter our contest.) The “Bucket List” blogfest is all about things you want to do before you die. Things you want to do before you kick the bucket. Things Miranda Wants to do Before She

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Gone But Not Forgotten Blogfest 3/4/11

/ March 4, 2011/ blogfest, lists/ 22 comments

The Gone, but Not Forgotten blogfest is Erinn’s brainchild. All we need to do is list our top five shows that no longer have new episodes being made. OMG, this is the easiest blogfest ever!!Really? This is much, much harder than you would think. There are so many ways to organize this list: cartoons, teen drama, childhood faves. My brain

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Blogest, Now with Kissing

/ February 14, 2011/ blogfest, excerpts, phoenix rising/ 13 comments

Happy Mass Marketing Day, Lurkdom. Instead of ranting about how much I hate this holiday, I thought I’d be productive and participate in Stina and Christina’s Just Kiss Already Blogfest. The rules are simple: post a 250-word scene where actual kissing happens. Then read and comment on at least three other participants. While trying to find something for this, I

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The 99th Page

/ January 28, 2011/ 99th page, blogfest, excerpts, phoenix rising, writing/ 31 comments

Finally, the day has arrived for the… When reading this page and all the others, you should focus and answer the following three questions: 1. Would you turn to page 100?2. Why or why not?3. Based on what you read, how likely would you buy the book? In true Page 99 test fashion, I’m giving you anything about the story

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