Christine Rains - First dollar story! - Won a copy of Heather's Maguire's Corner
Huntress - Magic secret exposed - Won an ARC of Tara's Pop Travel
C. M. Brown - Life after an alien apocalypse - Won a $20 gift card from Heather
The Beveled Edge - A thrilling love poem - Won a graphic from Tara
Angela Brown in the Pursuit of Publishness - A romantic save
Ninja Captain Alex J. Cavanaugh - Mini Alex's First Concert!
Heather M. Gardner - Steamy "almost kiss" scene
Stephen Tremp - Finished the third book in his series
Father Dragon Writes - Family to the rescue!
Queendsheena - A world of music loses its only hope for peace
Elizabeth Seckman - Sex talk!
Thoughts and Ideas from Deanie Humphrys-Dunne - Never give up!
Michelle @ Writer~In~Transit - Preparations for a dangerous safari
Sydney Aaliyah Michelle - Love scene with a taste of peppermint
Carrie-Anne's Magick Theatre - Fire!
For Science! Dr. Faerie Godmother - The sun goes out!
Writing Off the Edge - Haphazard teleportating ability discovered
Tyrean's Writing Spot - Exciting snorkeling experience
Mary Pax - Super moon and gangsta cows!
Donna Hole - Love twists
Suzi's Ice Box Art - Heather's Mom!
DAILY DRAMA OF AN ASPIRING WRITER - Writing and blogging achievements
Nicki Elson's Not-So-Deep Thoughts - Riveting exorcism excerpt
ClareDugmoreWrites - Model encounter!
Writing on the Wall - Horse shows and speech coaching
Writeful Melodies - Confession of having two lovers
PepperWords (M Pepper Langlinais) - Confirmation of writing talent
I also wanted to share pictures from my "Swag Bag Stuffing Party!" I had a few friends over this week to help me get ready for my real life launch party. We stuck stickers, stuffed bags, and made crafty bracelets and centerpieces. And then we had more than a few laughs!
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| a few drinks... |
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| a few snacks... |
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| a lotta work! |
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| a lotta fun! |
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| pretty QV bracelets! (smart, holographic, watch-phone replicas from the book!) |
Wow! The jewelry looks beautiful. You sure are lucky to have such supportive friends! Have a great weekend, Tara!
ReplyDeleteHappy reading and writing! from Laura Marcella @ Wavy Lines
Congratulations to the winners!
ReplyDeleteWine, food, and friends - sounds like a great party. Glad so many came to help you prepare the bags. Release day is almost here!
YEAH!!! We did it!!
ReplyDeleteGreat job, Tara! You made this fest so much fun and very easy!
The swag bags look great! I don't know what snacks those are but they look delicious! I'm so glad your friends could come help you out. That's a great memory.
Have a good weekend! It's almost time! HMG
Congrats to the winners and everyone who participated.
ReplyDeleteYour party looks like it was so much fun. I might need to throw one of those before my next book.
What great jewelry! It looks like you all had a wonderful time. I wish I could have been there, too. :) You're almost there!
ReplyDeleteHave a fantastic weekend. ☺
Congrats to all the winners, and all the entrants - great stories all!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful jewelry, looks like a great party.
Enjoy your book launch!
Excellent submissions! What a great following you have, Tara.
ReplyDeleteLove seeing the photos. So cool1
And a big thank you to all who read and commented on my sub. Certainly this writing community is one of the best. good people all around.
Wow! All of that swag looks delightful! Congrats to all those who won.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all the winners and runner-ups. It looks like a great party.
ReplyDeleteThat swag looks awesome! And it's such a great idea to get help for stuff like that. (So excited for POP TRAVEL!)
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all winners and that swag party looks fun.
ReplyDeleteSending congratulations to all the winners! And for the party, which must have been spectacular.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the winners and what great friends you have.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fun time :)
Congratulations to the winners! I need to check out some of these entries. And looks like you all had a great time at the party! :D
ReplyDeleteYAY! I'm so excited! Thank you both so much. It was a great blogfest. :) Have a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteThe party looks like a ton of fun.
ReplyDeleteHope you both enjoyed your fest. I did. Congrats to the winners.
What an awesome number of bloggers writing stories for the contest! Your house is lovely and your friends are even lovelier! :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat group of bloggers participated. They were fun to read too.
ReplyDeleteThat's so amazing, Tara! The food looks delicious, and the bracelets are very nice but the best is your friends. :D
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the winners! :)
Glad it was a fun blogfest! Unfortunately I've been cutting back on them. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteAllison (Geek Banter)
Great blogfest. I'm sorry I missed it.
ReplyDeleteYou have some awesome friends. Love the bracelets too. :)
Awesome blogfest! I'm sorry I missed it.
ReplyDeleteI have great friends everywhere as well and you're one of them, Tara. :)
You sure were busy, but totally worth it by the looks of it:) It's great having such wonderful friends.
ReplyDeleteLook at those bracelets! They are AWESOME. How exciting!!
ReplyDeleteWhat awesome swag! Looks like you and your friends had a fantastic time. So exciting!
ReplyDeleteAnd congrats to all the winners, these entries were all such fun to read.
I loved reading those entries! Congrats on a successful blogfest!
ReplyDeleteThose bracelets are gorgeous! I want one :D
Way to go, winners! Glad it was a resounding success.
ReplyDeleteThree cheers to the winners! And wow, so many wonderful entries to the thrill fest, no wonder it was difficult :-)
ReplyDeleteLooks like such fun prepping for the launch party. Big hugs for the POP TRAVEL fun to come :-)
Congratulations to the winners!!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the winners.
ReplyDeleteCool party idea! Looks like fun. :)
Congratulations to the winners. And it looks like you had a fabulous "stuff party".
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all winners!
ReplyDeleteIt was a thrilling Bloghop, thanks for hosting it!