The winner will receive a $25 gift card to amazon.com and a thank you note from me.
All you have to do to enter is simple:
1. Follow my blog.
2. Write a first sentence.
It's a First Sentence Contest, which means I want to see the first line of your novel, short story or other work in progress you want an agent or publisher to read. The words that will make them swoon and go, "Gah, I must have this manuscript."
Here's the first sentence from my novel, Charity Can't Die. It's an Urban Fantasy: “Humans often leave this world the same way they come into it—screaming."
Post the first sentence in the comments by midnight June 30, 2010. Be sure to include your email typed: thisismyemail(at)thisismyprovider(dot)com to prevent any yucky spammers. Easy peasy.
Now for the extras? More entries? Oh yeah, there's a way.
Post about this contest on your Facebook = 2 extra entries
Follow me on Twitter = 3 extra entries RaShelleWorkman
Tweet about it = 1 extra entries
Blog about this contest and link back to me = 4 extra entries
So, to recap: Follow my blog and give me your first sentence. Post it in the comments. That's one entry.
Do all of the extra entries, that'll give you a total of 11 entries. The drawing will be done randomly. Good luck!!! Oh, and total your points in the comments too. That way, we'll be double covered.
PS: Make sure you tell me which extras you've done so that I can follow up and verify. Thanks so much! Looking forward to mailing out the FREE STUFF to one lucky winner!!!
51 comments:
Thanks for the great contest. My email is Katteridg@yahoo.com.
Line: "I had reached the end, and in the end, the beginning seemed so familiar."
I've already tweeted the contest, which is synced with my Facebook, so it posted there as well, I'm following you (Katteridg), and I'll be posting an entry about it with my blog tomorrow.
Thanks again for the opportunity! :). Have a wonderful night.
Thanks for playing. Great sentence. It's gonna be fun. =D
This should be fun.
"I suppose it's only a matter of time before someone on Mars colony squirts out a brat, but until that happens the title of Non-Earthling is mine and mine alone."
I'm don(at)donaldjcarey(dot)com
You should see my Twitter follow shortly.
Ha Ha Ha. Don, that sentence is funny. Thanks for playing.
"The grass sighed, caressing the worn moccasins with each step."
That's the first line of Coyote Dreams.
My email is mrs.farmgirl AT gmail DOT com
Don, yours is very cool. I would read on for sure!
RaShelle, this is a great idea.
Thanks Wendy. I like yours too. Don't forget about the extra entries too. Blogging will getcha an extra 4 points. Just sayin. LOL
"He glanced around, careful not to move his head too quickly, and saw the newest victim."
Good idea for a contest!
I think I have 8 pts.
I followed you here & on twitter.
I posted the contest on my blog:http://taffyscandy.blogspot.com/2010/06/chasing-twilight-contest.html
Hi Taffy. 8points. Got it. "Newest victim," I'm intrigued. Have a great one. =D
"Capes and tights were for sissies." -- from my short story "Mega Man".
dsmeek36 at yahoo
Scott,
Mega Man sounds like a an un-sissyish story. I like it. Glad you're playing.
Follow you.
First Sentence: I didn’t wake up this morning planning to find a dead body.
Will try to do some of the extra point stuff later.
Hi Karlene. A dead body *shivers*, yeah wouldn't want to do that either. Sounds interesting. Thanks. ;D
"It was not the first, or the last, house I had looked at that day — just the first with a double-bagged hand in the deli drawer of the refrigerator."
Well writer.elh, "a double-bagged hand in the deli drawer" . . . that is great and it's fun to say three times really fast. Excellent.
Hi RaShelle!
I posted this on FB, and put it on my sidebar of my blog!!!
My first sentence of my YA Rockstar novel:
"Did she really have cancer?"
Lol, there, that's it! ;)
elizabethmueller6ATgmailDOTcom
Thank you, this is fun!
Hi there! Great contest!! I'm a new follower and will follow you on Twitter--I'll tweet about the contest (its shows up on Facebook too).
My first line: The walk home from school started out normal enough.
Yeah, nice and vague, right? LOL! :D
Elizabeth - Wow! That's enough to make you want to read more. Thanks for all the other stuff too. Sweet!
lbdiamond - Oh, but we know it isn't going to end normally, don't we? Nice. Thanks for playing!
I'm following! I posted on my facebook and my blog.
First Sentence: I'd felt the eyes following me for months now.
Good luck everyone!
Glad your playing Babydoll. Yikes - that would freak me out to know the eyes had been following me for months. Eesh! =D
I am a follower, I have blogged and tweeting right now!! Yay!!
so..that's 9 points woot!
Here's my first sentence (erotic fantasy)
"The day begins lazily as I sit quietly in my warm, sunny window seat, watching the trees sway in the warm April breeze."
Link to my post http://thewhitings-sugarwhiting.blogspot.com/2010/06/first-sentence-contest.html
Thanks doll! Glad I found your blog!!!
Hey Sugar - Sweet beginning. It sounds so relaxing. As it's an erotic fantasy, I'm sure it will quickly turn saucy. Thanks for the follow and for playing. =D
Great idea for a contest! Here's my entry.
In the cold crack of winter, the lions came down from the mountains.
Mine is" Honestly, sometimes I'm such a ditz, who else would take 5 days before she realized she was the only left alive in the town!
Alright, I'll play while my internet is working :) I see you have some really great first sentences already. See what happens when you have a fun contest? Here's my first sentence from my very first WIP:
"Emma pretended to read a magazine while Jax and Ray pulled out their poker set and kept up a witty, joking banter, but she wasn’t in a joking mood at the moment."
Christine - Wow, lions. That sounds like trouble. I like. Glad you entered.
Judith - LOL. Yeah, 5 days does seem like a long time to realize you're it. Good one. Thanks for joining the contest.
Angela - Hi. She's pretending to read, but not in the mood for joking. Mmmmm. Interesting. Glad you decided to join in. Thanks! =D
Hello RaShelle! I just became a follower and I blogged about your contest at wonderfulworld-of-lisa.blogspot.com. My email is blturner162 at yahoo dot com.
Here's my first line--
Grace died, as far too many do, on a cold concrete bed with no friends and no family to say goodbye.
Hi Lisa - Ah, poor Grace. I feel bad, but why do I get the feeling it's not the last we'll hear of her? Thanks!
Hi RaShelle
I'm already a follower so I did a blog post with a link. Great contest. Love some of these first lines I've been reading.
Here is the first sentence of my historical fiction:
"My two cousins towered over me in the cramped storeroom with their knives inches from my head."
My blogpost is:
http://melaniesherman(DOT)blogspot(DOT)com/2010/06/first-sentence-contest.html
Here is my first sentence from my science fantasy wip, currently titled Sendek (I need a better title).
"Death lurked in the shadows, and I knew it searched for me."
I also followed you on twitter and tweeted the contest @charitybradford. I think that is a total of 5 entries?
There are some awesome lines here. Several books I would be interested in reading.
Ooops! Forgot my email address:
charity dot bradford @ gmail dot com
Melanie - Great sentence. The cousins don't sound too friendly. Sheesh. Thanks for blogging.=D
Charity - Okay, so I like your sentence. You're freaking me out a bit though. First off, my urban fantasy is entitled: Charity Can't Die and I'm writing a paranormal with a girl named Death. Maybe you and I should compare notes. LOL Thanks for playing. ;D
"It was that feeling again, like having your hand palm down on a railroad track knowing the train was on its way."
Thought I would add my First Sentence from 'Ghost Mountain'. This is fun and the first Blog contest I have entered on Blogger.
And I advertised this contest on my blog in the side column and posted on Facebook (link on my blog) 6 total.
nicole.murray13(at)hotmail(dot)com
Here is the first line from my post-apocalyptic YA WIP, The Sentinel's Run:
Sentinel Citation 1.0- A sentinel always follows orders—even if it costs him his life.
I follow you on Twitter and now on here. Wendy (at) Sparrow (dot) us
Fun! I'm a new follower. :)
First line:
Lifting the hem of her heavily laced gown, Sunny Fletcher looked down at her swollen feet and thought, If I were Cinderella, I would’ve smacked that Fairy Godmother upside the head.
Following you on here and on Twitter (I'm Aura_of_brie) for a total of 4 entries. What's the points thing?
nikabelova(at)gmail(dot)com
First entry: "Raen always had hated her car, and always would, for it wreaked havoc on her life in unbelievable ways."
nikabelova(at)gmail(dot)com
'"What if one morning, I wake up, and go outside, and there are dead pixels in the sky?"'
Partially inspired by an XKCD comic, that really is how one story begins.
Ezra Adams
ezra(dot)adams(at)gmail(dot)com
"Young Arthur was obsessed with many things - animals, plants, tilting, and the like - but vampires were not part of his education," said Merlyn, "nor did I expect them to be part of yours."
Post here, followed your blog, and followed your Twitter: 5 entries. Thanks for the contest!
Nicole - Hand on the traintracks - eesh, that doesn't seem like a good feeling. Great sentence. Thanks for playing!
Wendy - Ah, poor sentinel - is it going to cost him his life? Excellent! Glad you've entered. =D
Jennifer - LOL Mmmmmm Is Sunny pregnant or hating the confines of a very adorned dress???? I don't know? Could be neither. Fantastic sentence. Thanks for playing! ;D
Nika - Eeek - Doesn't sound fun. Cool beginning. Thanks for entering the contest!
Ezra - Arthur and Merlyn involved with vampires. Interesting. I like it. Glad your playing. =D
Spending 3 points here (twitter post, following twitter and following blog)
http://twitter.com/4thguy/status/17443014215
1) After we managed destroy ourselves, another form of intelligent life decided that it was time to have a shot at being the tip of the food chain
2) Anyone who could afford to have a child in this sterile world should invest in it's safety; they should invest in Big Brother (TM).
3) Don't give me the "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" crap, times were bad enough to warrant Project Excalibur to be launched.
4th guy - Interesting sentences. Mmmm, some exciting sentences. Thanks for the follow and for entering! =D
Hi! I just started following you. Here's my first sentence of a YA sci fi WIP:
My great grandmom was a retired space pirate.
Here's my email:
aubriedionne at yahoo dot com
Aubrie - A retired space pirate? Cool!!!! Glad you're playing.
I hope I'm not too late.
Current first sentence of my WIP:
"Is this the one?"
I'm heading over to post on facebook. I think that gives me 3 points. Thanks for the fun contenst. tlpassey at aol dot com
Okay I'm taking the plunge at the last minute.
Here is the first sentence in my book Solar Flares. "Violent. Menace to Society. Anger Management."
my email is opal23zuniga@yahoo.com
Tamara - You weren't too late. Interesting sentence.
Gail - Sounds so, so, well violent. he he.
Thanks everyone who participated!!!!!
The contest is CLOSED.
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