To celebrate reaching 200 followers, a number I never dreamed would appear by my follower button, I decided I needed something as big and as special as all of you! Thanks to a member of blogging royalty, I think I've done it.
GRAND PRIZE:
Elana Johnson, author of From the Query to the Call, has generously agreed to donate a query critique to the Grand Prize winner. I will add to that a free copy of her eBook. That caught your full attention, didn't it? I was lucky enough to receive a critique of my own query letter from Elana - you won't be disappointed! Her comments were invaluable.
+ QUERY CRITIQUE
But... one prize is not enough. After all, I have 2 hundred followers! Therefore, there must be another prize.
SECOND PRIZE:
A $20.00 gift card from Amazon
That's it. Easy-peasy! Contest deadline will be Monday, February 22nd, @ 6:00 PM Montana time.
A $20.00 gift card from AmazonRules:
1. Be a follower
2. Leave a comment for this post
1. Be a follower
2. Leave a comment for this post
That's it. Easy-peasy! Contest deadline will be Monday, February 22nd, @ 6:00 PM Montana time.
My thanks to all of you.
You bring me joy each and every day!
You bring me joy each and every day!
And a happy follower I am! Yay, Shannon!
ReplyDeleteI too am a happy follower! Congrats on 200! that is awesome. Well done. The blog is a credit to you.
ReplyDeleteShannon, that's wonderful! It feels so good to be followed, doesn't it? Er, on a blog, of course. ;)
ReplyDeleteThis is a very generous giveaway! Count me in. I'd love the chance to win either prize.
Happy Valentine's weekend, and all that jazz.
Oooh, yes! YOU are both so generous and kind. Please include moi:
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Thank you!
What a great contest and great way to celebrate your followers - I just became one = )!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your 200 followers!
ReplyDeleteHey, I got MY bird-girl statue for my 10th wedding anniversary. :) Hope you get one, too. Going to post a new pic of her later. We have a full foot of snow here today. :)
Hi. From your future winner.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the follower numbers, your high level of quality rakes us in.
Now, you KNOW that I'd follow you anywhere right? =)
ReplyDeleteAnd I always have some kinda comment going on. So. I shall put your contest on my sidebar today. Just because I love your blog, I love you and I know lots and lots of other people will love you too.
Great prizes. I would love the book. Hubby said I could buy it after we pay the Christmas off. UG! And the crit on the query. YIKES. I am preparing to query. I could definitely use it. And that second prize is great too. YOU GO GILRY! (^_^)
Oops, I meant to say CONGRATS! WOO-HOO!!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, I forgot, AWESOME prize!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on reaching a new milestone! I'm glad we could connect in the blogosphere! :-)
ReplyDeleteThese are some very tantalizing prizes, Shannon. Count me it. I think you were like my fifth or sixth follower and I was your eighty-something-th. Now look at you with 200+! Way to go.
ReplyDeletecongrats on the 200 - Awesome contest. I already bought Elana's book - she's very awesome to do this for you. I'm not entering - I just wanted to say - whoo hoo!
ReplyDeleteI was your 199th I think, and you were my 9th. Yeah, I've got a long way to go. :-)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your 200 followers. It feels great to know that others are following (on a blog only of course). To know that someone out there cares enough to follow your blog and take an interest in what you write.
ReplyDeleteMaybe one day I'll have 100's of followers as well. Hope you have a great weekend!
WOW! Congrats on the followers! So excited for you!
ReplyDeleteNow that is a great prize!! Of course I'd love to be in the drawing. :0) But I'd also like to congratulate you. I started blogging in Oct 09 and didn't think I'd ever have more than twelve followers. It's a lot of work to entertain and inform writers. LOL Luckily, we all love each other so much, it's worth it.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great contest. Need some query advice. Have a great weekend! :O)
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Congratulations on going up and over 200. You are such a great blog friend to everyone that I'm not at all surprised.
ReplyDeleteI follow. I comment. I'd love to enter. :D
Like Tricia, I, too, can see how you'd have such a brood!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great place to be.
We all know it!
Thank you for having us.
Shannon, looks like you're going to need a double mocha! I have watched your followers grow over the last months in amazement, and I'm not at all surprised. So glad to be on board, and always happy when you're able to visit me as well. But it must be getting hard to keep up! Have a super weekend.
ReplyDeleteCongrats. You're blog is such an uplifting and special place to visit!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! From the looks of your follower picts I must be #203 - it's an honor!
ReplyDeleteGreat prizes! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI'll link back from my blog when I post tonight. We'll see if I can't get you a few more followers.
Congrats on 200 followers! I know when I stop by your blog I'll leave with a smile. You're AWESOME!!
ReplyDeleteShannon, how exciting!! Your sunny disposition makes it easy to follow. :) :) :) *you've been triple smiley-ed*
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Those are some great prizes!
ReplyDeleteIt is always fun to read your blog.
shelley
Ooh! I could definitely use a query critique soon. I'm working on it now. What a fun contest. And I'm so happy you have so many people interested in your blog. That is awesome! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteYAHOO! Congrats Shannon :) You so deserve 200 followers and I'm proud to be one of them. Thank you for sharing your beautiful words with us.
ReplyDeleteEasy peasy lemon squeezy!
ReplyDeleteGot to love Elana's advice, what a great prize!
Congrats on the followers, Shannon!
Wow 200 followers! Congrats Shannon, I always enjoy your blog! :) You deserve it!
ReplyDeleteI am already a follower! :)
I love the easy contests! Thanks Shannon. You're the best!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat contest and it is super easy to enter!! Congrats on reaching 200 followers!
ReplyDelete200 followers is amazing! And here i'm all excited to have 65. i can't even believe there are that many people reading blogs.
ReplyDeleteGo you!
Way to go!! You are so deserving of every one of those followers. Great contest.
ReplyDelete200 followers is super fantabulous! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteGreat contest, Shannon! I love Elana's blog, plus I've head $20 worth of books sitting in my Amazon cart for like two weeks now, but no money to buy them...sounds like this contest and I were meant to be :)
ReplyDeleteCool contest darling :)
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Congratulations!!! 200 followers! How amazing... they must be like me and know how good you are!!!
ReplyDeleteThe Amazon gift card and Elana's book will definitely get some great use if I win either one of them!
See, that's the kind of contest I'll do next time. None of this reading and judging stuff. It's hard, man!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the milestone, good lady!
Congrats on reaching 200!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the 200 followers! I'm always amazed on how many blogs you manage to follow at the same time as producing lovely posts for your own. :)
ReplyDeleteI'd like to be entered in your contest -- winning a free critique would be awesome! (and I wouldn't mind some new books from Amazon, either ;))
Congrats on 200 followers! Your blog is insightful -- not to mention beautiful -- so it's no surprise you have this many readers!
ReplyDeleteGreat contest you have going on. I think anyone would be lucky to have a query critique from someone so knowledgeable. :)
Congrats on reaching 200!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm already a follower =)
Congrats on 200! YAY for contests! YAY for Elana Query critique and book :) Sign me up!!!
ReplyDelete200! What's your secret?? Great job!
ReplyDeleteHoly smokes those are some GREAT prizes!!!
ReplyDeleteI am SO in!! That's awesome. You have a wonderful contest running!!! YAY!!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on all the followers... I feel sorry for anyone who misses out on your posts!
Wow! 200! Congrats!!!!! I'm glad I found your blog!
ReplyDeleteYahoooooo!!!! LOVE this one. Adding you to my sidebar. *crosses fingers*
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your 200 followers!!!
200 followers, WOW!
ReplyDeleteCongrats, Shannon. And why the hell not? Your blog is excellent :)
Congratulations on hitting 200! Great prizes. I think you and Elana are both awesome!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on 200 followers!!! I love Elana...definitely count me in!
ReplyDeleteOooh what a super achievement. Yippee!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the followers! You are awesome - and so sweet to say such nice things about me. I'm humbled!
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OO awesome,
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Woohoo congrats on 200 followers SHannon! That's awesome, go you! Team Shannon all the way and I love this contest! Awesome prize and perfect timing!!!
ReplyDeleteWow - 200 followers! that's awesome - Congratulations :)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely awesome prizes too!
Shannon--you are so sweet and thoughtful to have this for us. I like it! Thank you for dropping by my blog. It's always so nice to see you!
ReplyDelete:)
200 followers is amazing accomplishment - you deserve to celebrate. And what a great contest - Elana's book is outstanding!
ReplyDeleteCONGRATULATIONS!
Does Elana's comment count as an entry?
ReplyDeleteCongrats on getting 200 followers. I was happy to see I now have 36.
ReplyDeleteYay!!! Prizes!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on 200 followers . . . looks like you're on your way to 300!
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Wow! 200... pretty impressive! Congrats.
ReplyDeleteOMG, 67 comments and over 200 followers, this is a big day!
ReplyDeleteYay to 200 followers! I'm glad to be one of them!
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Hurray for 200 followers!
ReplyDeleteSweetness. I'm a follower!!
ReplyDeleteWow, congrats on the 200! You totally deserve it. *breaks out the party cake* :D
ReplyDeleteShannon, two hundred followers is awesome! Congrats. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great giveaway. Congrats on all the followers. :)
ReplyDeleteWow, super cool and very awesome of you. Congrats on your milestone. Happy Valentine's Day, too!
ReplyDeleteYay, count me in!!
ReplyDeleteWow, that WAS easy!!
MAJOR CONGRATULATIONS on 200 followers, but it doesn't surprise me at all. You have a wonderful blog. :)
I put your contest up on my sidebar and posted about it. I'm a day late and a dollar short. *grin*
ReplyDeleteI'm unplugging this week. I hope I win, but whoever wins, congrats to 'em. =)
Holy Moly--TWO HUNDRED?! That is amazing, but not surprising. You are highly entertaining, friend.
ReplyDeleteAnd then a book and critique from Elana the Great? Awesome.
Thank you so much!
Great contest! I'm already a follower!!
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Congrats on 200+ followers! What a wonderful contest.
ReplyDeleteJust became a follower:)
Happy weekend,
Karen
klange61(at)hotmail(dot)com
karenelange.blogspot.com
Congratulations on 200 followers! (I promise I am one - a newbie.) Great blog! Count me in for the contest :)
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Hi Shannon -
ReplyDeleteI'm a brand new Follower. Please enter me in the contest. Thanks.
susanjreinhardt (at) gmail (dot) com
Blessings,
Susan :)
Me, Me Me!!!! I'm a a follower, and would love a critique from Elana!!! Or her book!!!! Ack, great prizes!
ReplyDeleteThanx!!!
Shannon, I love Elana J! She is so cool and wise. I may not win her book, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Congrats on 200!!! That is amazing! =)
ReplyDelete200! I just started blogging and I have 12 followers--- congratulations on getting to 200! That is something to shoot for. I'm glad I found out about your blog...I also write PBs and hope to see them published.
ReplyDeleteWow - 200 followers! Congratulations! And wonderful prizes, too. I'm looking forward to coming back for many future visits.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on breaking 200! That's so cool! :D
ReplyDeleteI hope to get to the 200+ mark soon. Also being an aspiring writer and am working on a query and the contest is also enticing. Mostly, I am here to help a fellow writer/blogger. If you ever need some uplifting words, you are welcome by my blog as well! I look forward to checking out your blog as I can use the tips. Continued success!
ReplyDeleteHow is it possible that I'm not already one of your followers?! What have I been doing all this time!
ReplyDeleteI'm clicking the follow button as soon as this comment posts! Count me in :)
So nice to be in such good company. Happy 200!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on 200 followers. Big accomplishment. And great contest!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on 200 followers:)
ReplyDeletecongrats on reaching 200 followers!! I'm sure you'll soon be seeing many more :)
ReplyDeleteI would love either of those prizes! I just met Elana this weekend. Congrats on you 200 followers.
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower. So happy to be here. I'd love a chance at either of your prizes.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on reaching 200 followers! That's a big accomplishment.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on 200! :D I'm over from Elana's blog, and just became a follower. Hooray!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great contest! Congrats on 200 followers!
ReplyDeleteHi! *waving* Congrats on breaking 200!
ReplyDeleteI'm follower number 223 and found you from Elena Johnson's blog.
Hey, I've got comment 100! (at least there were 99 before I hit the button.)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the contest!
Amazon GCs are the best (followed by any sort of critique, of course!). Congrats on 200 followers!
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Congrats on 200+ followers!
ReplyDeleteGreat contest, and congrats on so many followers!
ReplyDeleteI'm new to your blog, so I'm looking forward to getting to know more about you! Congratulations on 200 followers. Someday, I'll be there.
ReplyDeleteThanks for doing this contest! 200 followers is alot!
ReplyDeleteWow! 227 followers! That's awesome!!
ReplyDeleteCount me as a loyal one, and enter me in the contest. :)
(There's a free book giveaway going on at my blog this week too. Stop by to enter!)
Wow! I am excited. I'm a new follower and I'd love it if you'd enter me in the contest.
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Ooh, just found this blog, but am now a proud follower.
ReplyDeleteI am in awe. Over 200 followers and a really cool blog. I just signed up!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great prize for the contest! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYay for 200 followers! Yay! I will be running to the library now to find some of your books. :D
ReplyDeleteGreat prize. Congrats. on 200 followers!
ReplyDelete234 followers now! Woo-hoo!
ReplyDeleteGreat prizes and I look forward to stalking your blog.
This is a serious amount of followers and comments here! Congrats! I, am of course one, and I've commented. *does happy dance*
ReplyDeleteFrankly, I hadn't heard of you until now, when I read Elana Johnson's blog. But this looks like a good blog too.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great idea for a contest. Congratulations on making it past 200 followers. I know what you mean about being surprised. I'm at 22 and can't imagine making it that far. But you never know.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on making it to 200 followers, Shannon!! =D
ReplyDelete200! Wow! I haven't even figured out how to set up my blog for followers yet. Congrats!
ReplyDeleteHello! I would love to win a critique from her and would love to follow:)
ReplyDeleteHoly smokes you've got a lot of entries!
ReplyDeleteI'm already a follower. Thanks for the chance :)
Congrats!!! I think I'm 201!!
ReplyDeleteI've been happy to be a follower for some time! Congratulations on the Big 2-0-0!
ReplyDeleteI would love to enter the contest.
tamika(dot)eason(at)yahoo(dot)com
Consider me a follower. I'm glad I stopped by.
ReplyDeleteMaribeth:)
Wow, you have 124 comments on this post alone!!!! Congratulations on the over 240 followers. How exciting is that! Hundreds of people reading your words. :) I've been a follower for a while, so I'll have my fingers crossed for that critique. Keep up the good work, Shannon. :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on reaching 200 followers! Amazing. And thanks that I didn't have to jump through a bunch of hoops to enter. Following and commenting, I can do. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat cool prizes, thanks for having this contest :)
ReplyDeleteNew follower here. Grats on the milestones!
ReplyDeleteI don't follow much - I prefer to lurk! :) But I will follow for a chance at your lovely prize. Thanks for the great contest!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I found your blog! Now you're bookmarked and ready to go! LOL!
ReplyDeleteFrankie
Congrats! And, wow, you BLEW through 200. You're well on your way to 300. Ooooh! I would so love to win either of your prizes!!!
ReplyDeleteWow! You're already up to 247 followers. You'll have to have another contest!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on 200+++ followers. I happened to stumbled across you blog via Elena's blog and am so excited. What a great giveaway!
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WOW! just about missed this - home from vacation in the nick of time. I'm a follower. congrats on 200!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the contest, Shannon! I didn't roll down far enough on Elana's contest to see this last week!
ReplyDeleteI am follwing you now :)
Thanks, Shannon!
ReplyDeleteWhoa, look at all these comments! And 200 followers? You are really rocking!
ReplyDelete200 followers AND a contest? How did I miss this???
ReplyDeleteI'm such a slacker. How did I almost miss this? GREAT CONTEST! But holy smokes, look at all these entries. WOW. Congrats on the many followers. You deserve it.
ReplyDeleteOoh, awesome contest! Congrats on 200 followers!
ReplyDeleteI am liking this contest. Thank you and Elana for having it. 200 followers? I'm one. What I wouldn't give for 200 followers!
ReplyDeleteBy the time this contest is over you might be up to 300 followers. Congrats.
ReplyDeleteHow exciting to have 200 followers! Yippee!!
ReplyDeleteWow! Congrats on 200 and now you are getting to 300! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm a little late on the bandwagon. Damn unplugging week. I missed so many contests.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great contest! I'm a follower of yours now! (And a great way to find your blog.)
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