Monday, March 21, 2011

Create Your Own Adventure - Contest!


That's right - YOU will be leading this adventure! In thanks for all of my awesome blog readers, I'm letting you run the course of this contest!


The rules are simple: I'll be posting a sentence on Thursday, March 24. To enter the contest, post a comment continuing the story. It can go in any direction you wish - no preparation necessary. You MUST, however, continue on from the previous poster.

For example:

My post: I love dogs.

Entrant: This is what I thought as I walked down the path.

Your post: And then a magical LEOPLURIDON jumped out!

Next Entrant: He showed me the way to Magic Mountain.

Obviously, I'm going for fun here, so have FUN with your post. I will randomly select THREE winners from those who post before Friday, March 25th at Midnight PST.


The winners will be announced on Monday, March 28th.

Each winner will have a choice of:

Treasure 1: Hidden Gems - query and first twenty page critique

Treasure 2: Sustenence for Future Quests - $5 Starbucks card and a brainstorm via chat session on whatever you like for 30min

Treasure 3: Gold - $15 Amazon gift card


THANK YOU everyone for making my blog ramblings not quite so silly by reading along - and enjoy!

30 comments:

  1. LOL love the 'Charlie the Unicorn' reference!

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  2. FABULOUS!

    How long should the continuation be? Only one sentence?

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  3. Ooh, how fun! I used to play a game like this with friends in high school. Can't wait!

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  4. Squee! I love contests and I desperately need a query critique.

    Sounds fun :)

    Tracey

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  5. Oh, this sounds like it's going to be so much fun! I can't wait.

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  6. I am so IN on this! It reminds me of our 'pass the story' sessions around the campfire.

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  7. What a great idea!! I'm in for sure!

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  8. I agree, this sounds like a blast!! I can't wait to see the entire contest done and read it all the way through :) (I'll of course chip in my own comment as well)

    Ray aka Lucas George

    PS. Please don't take anonymous posts away Natalie, its the only way I can post from here :)

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  9. First thought, no lie was, more waiting?! I'm super excited now to brainstorm up something fun for Thursday.

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  10. Woohoo! This promises to be downright hilarious. I'm looking forward to Thursday!

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  11. What a fun idea! I love the prize descriptions. :)

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  12. ...coolest blog contest I've seen yet!

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  13. I give the concept five :)s out of five.

    Can't wait for Thursday!

    :) :) :) :) :)

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  14. What a great adventure! I also love the way you presented the prizes. Gotta love a little treasure.

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  15. What a fun idea. I'm going to come back on Thursday.

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  16. Sounds like good fun! Let the craziness begin.

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  17. Fun fun fun fun fun! I can't wait to read this adventure!

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  18. Fun! I loved doing this exercise when I taught ESL. The students would come up with the craziest--yet logical somehow--stories. Can't wait for Thursday.

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  19. Can't wait to see how the story turns out. Fun!

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  20. Sounds super fun! But how long should each post be? One sentence? I'm thinking someone posting 1000 words in the comment section may be a little much :P

    I can't wait to take part in this!

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  21. So fun! Thanks, Natalie. Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with. :)

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  22. Way fun! I will try to partake. Um, only prob might be while any of us are concocting our gems of sentences, and then someone else hits submit before we do--thus twisting the order of the story so it gets a little wonky! ;o)

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  23. This sounds so fun! I can't wait to go back and read the entire story once the contest is over.

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  24. Ooo sounds like fun! Let the March Madness begin!

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