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Thursday, November 15, 2012

Blog Fests Still Looking for More People

First up, I wanted to talk about the "Merry Christmas to All" blog fest that my friend, Briane Pagel, is trying to put together.

You can find the sign up for this blog fest/ original post HERE.

In a nutshell (because Briane is incredibly long winded about anything he writes), authors who sign up for his blog fest agree to:

1) Choose one week day (Monday thru Friday) either on November 23rd or any day following (up to and including Christmas Eve).

2) On your chosen day, you write a post that has something to do with the holidays. You also give away one free ebook to someone who comments or is chosen through some other means. You can do the giveaway through a rafflecopter thing or whatever.

3) Do your best to spread the word about the other books being given away, either in your post, or on days when you are not posting.

I would never consider Briane's rules to be super strict as he's a big squishy soft guy that is a lawyer who tries to legalese everything. The important thing is to try and participate, which I hope you do because you all write such great books and people need to hear about them :).
Please remember that tomorrow is the "Oh How I Miss You" blogfest. This one is hosted by Andrew Leon, Alex J. Cavanaugh, and Matthew MacNish. They don't need nearly as much help as poor Briane's fest does. Briane's only has four people which means the "blog fest" is gonna be really short, especially since we all just read each other's books anyway. Sign up for the "Oh, How I Miss You" blogfest on Alex's blog HERE.

Have a great Thursday.
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22 comments:

  1. TrishaNovember 15, 2012 at 12:18 AM

    Love the idea of Briane's blogfest, however I have no books to give away - unless somebody wants the joy of becoming my forced beta reader for one of my books that isn't nearly ready for publication? :D

    The "I Miss You" blogfest shall be epic, however I've refrained from signing up 'cause the second part of it would be too hard - I'd miss everyone who is a regular commenter of mine, not just 3 people!

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  2. Alex J. CavanaughNovember 15, 2012 at 4:21 AM

    Trisha's comment about forced beta reader made me laugh!
    Thanks for mentioning our blogfest tomorrow! It will be epic because it will really highlight some special bloggers.
    Then of course there's the big reveal on Monday (of which I have the inside scoop, because I'm a Ninja) that will really surprise people.

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  3. CiaraNovember 15, 2012 at 4:41 AM

    I'm looking forward to the blog fest. It's tough to choose.
    I'll look into the December blog fest.

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  4. BrindaNovember 15, 2012 at 6:06 AM

    You're a good man, Michael.

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  5. PT DillowayNovember 15, 2012 at 6:35 AM

    We really need to coordinate better so we don't get these situations with 4 blogfests going on at the same time. It gets really irritating to schedule everything. I need a secretary.

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  6. J.L. CampbellNovember 15, 2012 at 6:48 AM

    Thanks for the update. Too stretched to do anything more though.

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  7. stephen HayesNovember 15, 2012 at 9:54 AM

    If I had an e-book I'd be willing to participate, but I don't so I'll just follow along and appreciate the writing of others.

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  8. Andrew LeonNovember 15, 2012 at 10:31 AM

    @Stephen: You could always give away someone else's e-book?

    Thanks for the plug on the I Miss You 'fest.

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  9. MorganNovember 15, 2012 at 10:39 AM

    What a good idea for a blogfest! I wonder if there's an alternate way to participate when you don't have an ebook? If so, I'm there. You're so cool highlighting this, Michael. I haven't met Briane. Must go check out his site. :)

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  10. Susan OloierNovember 15, 2012 at 10:43 AM

    Thanks for the reminder. I need to get my post written for the Oh, How I Miss You blog fest.

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  11. Matthew MacNishNovember 15, 2012 at 11:18 AM

    Thanks, Mike!

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  12. Theresa MilsteinNovember 15, 2012 at 11:18 AM

    I haven't participated in a BlogFest in a long time. Hm...

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  13. L. Diane WolfeNovember 15, 2012 at 11:42 AM

    Just prepared my entry for the I Miss You blogfest. Alex always hosts the best fests.

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  14. M PaxNovember 15, 2012 at 3:11 PM

    I love the idea of Briane's blofest. If it's done again at another time, I will definitely participate. I'm trying to take December off...

    I'm ready for tomorrow's. :)

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  15. Carol KilgoreNovember 15, 2012 at 3:55 PM

    Briane's blogfest sounds great, but I'm stretched to the breaking point in December.

    Michael, I wish you lots of success with your new book :)

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  16. Elise FallsonNovember 15, 2012 at 4:08 PM

    Don't have an ebook but I'll still look into Briane's blogfest. Trying to write up my I miss you blogfest post now. Procrastination strikes again. (:

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  17. Liz A.November 15, 2012 at 4:43 PM

    Ah yes, participation. Need to work on my participation skills. Tomorrow...

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  18. Shay LacyNovember 15, 2012 at 5:36 PM

    My calendar is full of 'fests, unfortunately. And edits are due. I've missed the commenters here while I've been in my cave. Michael, I love that you pay it forward!

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  19. Golden EagleNovember 15, 2012 at 7:24 PM

    I'm signed up for the "Oh, How I Miss You" Blogfest--thanks for the info about Briane's!

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  20. HelenaNovember 15, 2012 at 11:24 PM

    I'll check out Brian's Blogfest and see if I'm mentally and technically competent enough to join up. And yes, I really am lacking in those areas.

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  21. VannaNovember 16, 2012 at 11:07 AM

    I love the idea of this blogfest and I'll definitely sign up. Thanks for the tip!

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  22. Michael Di GesuNovember 16, 2012 at 11:45 AM

    Sounds like a fun Blogfest... Need to check Briane's blog out.

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