And The Award Goes To...

After much time spent reading, pondering, and re-reading - five Blog Hop winners have emerged. This task was by no means easy. All of you deserve awards, and I'm not just saying that! If you haven't read all the entries, you should, they are amazing!

Here are the lucky bloggers and their corresponding prizes. We also have an awesome badge to spice up your blog. Who doesn't like BLING, right?

1st: 50 page critique by Lillie MeFerrin - "Between the Lines" Bullish - Ruth Long
2nd: 25 page critique by Me - "Forest Flowers" Donna McNicol
3rd:15page critique by Angela Goff - "Out of the Dark"  Jo-Anne Teal
4th:10 page critique by Daniel Swensen - "A Beautiful Place to Die" Brewed Bohemian
5th: A copy of Stephen King's On Writing - "Extinguishing Souls" Gwen Tolios

Please make sure to grab this awesome BLING for your blog!!

On behalf of Lillie McFerrin, Angela Goff, and Daniel Swensen, I'd like to congratulate the winners and thank everyone for participating. We hope you enjoyed this as much as we did!

All Good Things Must Come to an End

The Blog Hop is closed, and now we must select five winners. All of the submissions are wonderfully written, and I fear we have a daunting task ahead.

A BIG thank you, to those of you who have entered! Please make sure to read each submission and follow these excellent bloggers/writers. To read the submissions, follow this link.

Winners will be announced February 7th. Good Luck to you all!

A special thank you to my fellow Blog Hop cohorts, Lillie McFerrin, Angela Goff and Daniel Swensen. Please make sure to check out each of their blogs. I guarantee you will not be disappointed!

Blog Hop Time!

I'm teaming up with Lillie McFerrin, Angela Goff, and Daniel Swensen for a fabulous blog hop to celebrate all of our amazing followers and writing cohorts!

Photo credit: Luis Beltran

Here's the deal:
Write a piece of flash fiction, poem, or song (300 words or less) using the photo above as your inspiration. Post it on your blog anytime between now and when the linky closes. Every eligible entry will qualify for a chance to win one of the prizes listed below. The linky will close January 30th. Lillie, Angela, Daniel, and I will then read, debate, and decide on five winners for the following:

1st: Fifty page critique by Lillie McFerrin
2nd: Twenty-Five page critique by Angie Richmond
3rd: Fifteen page critique by Angela Goff
4th: Ten page critique by Daniel Swensen
5th: A copy of Steven King’s On Writing

Copy and paste the linky code below with your entry. Spread the word! We look forward to reading your take on this amazing photo!

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