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BAFAB: Deadline October 2nd

October 2, 2008October 2, 2008 Karen

IT’S TIME TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNER!

CONGRATULATIONS GO TO … JUDY!!

If the event I can’t reach Judy before Monday, October 6th, then I will attempt to reach the second number listed.

So how does this work, you ask? Here’s the short version, I’m participating in the program and would love to buy someone a book of their choice ($15 max). If you would like to put your name into the pot and win a free book, please enter your name in the comment section below. ~~If I draw your name October 2nd then I’ll buy you a book!~~

Winner will be announced on Write From Karen after 11:00 a.m. (U.S. central time) October 2nd.

And … if any of you are feeling generous and would like to buy ME a book, I’ve included a link to my Amazon.com wish list to make it easy for you. 😀

Easy-smeasy, right?

Want to learn more? Read the long version.

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If anyone is participating in BAFAB week, please let me know! I also love to win free books! 😀

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Welcome to the September 2008 Coffee Chat

September 15, 2008September 15, 2008 Karen

Thank you to the following Coffee Chat participants:

Coffee Chat Participants

1. Berry
2. Missy from Missy\’s Spot
3. rummuser

4. Lynn P
5. Stacy
6. Chel @ Chasing Contentment

7. kc

The Coffee Chat participants were asked to write a blog post on one or both of the following writing prompts:

1. What do you remember MOST about being a kid?

2. Long before you met your significant other, what did you picture your future mate would be like?

Please visit the participants above to read their answers.

Now for the FUN PART! Who won the $25 Amazon.com gift certificate and the $10 Starbucks gift card:

Here are the “tickets” for the following participants (tickets were given for each blog post submitted as well as subscribing to my feed, if applicable):

Berry = 1,2
Missy = 3.4
Rummuser = 5
Lynn P. = 6
Stacy = 7, 8
KC = 9
Chel = 10

And the winners are …

Congratulations to Stacy for winning the $25 Amazon.com gift certificate and Berry for winning the $10 Starbucks gift card!

Stay tuned, we’ll have another Coffee Chat party in December!

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Coffee Chat Writing Project – September 2008

August 30, 2008September 15, 2008 Karen

Are you ready to submit your blog links?

If you know what to do, please feel free to skip this introduction and put your links into the Mr. Linky script below. If you subscribed to my feed, don’t forget to leave me a comment so I can add another ticket for you to the pot!

If you’re scratching your head, wondering what in the world I’m talking about …

Coffee Chat is a group writing project. A group writing project is when a specified writing prompt is provided and writers/bloggers from around the ‘sphere write a post based on that prompt, post it to their blogs and then provide a link back in a common entry so that others can read their interpretation of said prompt.

It’s also a chance to write a fresh blog post, or posts (perhaps you have blogger’s block?), share the link love, and of course, discover new voices and make new friends. Coffee Chat is also a chance for us to get to know YOU a little better. So, most of the writing prompts will be generic questions about your past, present and (possibly?) future life events. Coffee Chat is a venue you can stop, drink some coffee (or your favorite beverage) and take a moment to appreciate, reflect, and SHARE, your life with the blogging community.

To read the full rules and guidelines, visit this page.

The writing prompts for this Coffee Chat are:

1. What do you remember MOST about being a kid?

2. Long before you met your significant other, what did you picture your future mate would be like?

Write about one, or both prompts (separate posts, please), if you wish.

Your posts can be fiction, or nonfiction – interpret these prompts any way you wish – whatever inspires you.

You have two weeks to write a blog entry based on one, or both, writing prompts. When you’re finished, leave the PERMALINK to your blog entry in the Mr. Linky script. I will update readers periodically with who has submitted their links so far. I will draw two winners September 15th – the first winner receives a $25 Amazon.com gift certificate, the second winner receives a $10 Starbucks gift certificate (I’ll need the address of the second winner as I’ll be actually buying these myself).

Good luck and HAVE FUN!!!

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Summer-Time Photo Contest – Final Results

August 6, 2008August 6, 2008 Karen

The 2008 Summer-Time Photo Contest is officially over!!

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CONGRATULATIONS GO TO … Kim of The Misplaced Midwesterner
~~(Kim, if you read this before I’ve had a chance to email you, contact me and let me know which retailer you would like your gift certificate to!!)~~

Kim wins a $25 gift certificate!!

Here are the final poll results:

Kim of The Misplaced Midwesterner 45 votes

Kim at Kim’s Photo Blog 34 votes

Karen at For the Love of Pete … 18 votes

Karen of Sillymonkeez 17 votes

Mrs. 4444 at Half-Past Kissin’ Time 16 votes

Alisha at Izzy ‘N Emmy 14 votes

Penelope of Sassy Mama’s Cafe at the End of the Universe 10 votes

Kristen at Kristen McLane 9 votes

Angela at Mommy Bytes 4 votes

Amanda M. at The Crazy Life of the Mills Family 4 votes

Terri of Mrs. Squidley’s Place 4 votes

Em Dy of Captured Beat 3 votes

Thea at I’m a Drama Mama 3 votes

Monkey of Where You At?! 3 votes

To see the complete list of participants and to view the poll in its entirety, please visit this post.

Thank you to everyone who played! Thank you to everyone who voted! As usual, it was a fun-filled contest full of excitement and I had a BLAST hosting it – I hope you had fun, and made some new friends out of the deal, too!

Mark your calendars for the next photo contest!

Next Photo Contest: October 4, 2008

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Thank you again and let’s do this again in October!

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Second Photo Contest Update

August 5, 2008August 5, 2008 Karen

Here’s the pie chart for August 5, 11:00 a.m. U.S. central time:

As you can see from the first update, Kim of The Misplaced Midwesterner has pulled ahead! Keep track of the poll results in your RSS reader! (URL: http://polldaddy.com/pollRSS.aspx?id=ED3C7D4DD7E3FBB3)

Here are the top three contenders as of now:

1. Kim of The Misplaced Midwesterner with 33 votes and 24% of the pie.

2. Kim at Kim’s Photo Blog with 29 votes and 21% of the pie.

3. Karen of Sillymonkeez with 16 votes and 11% of the pie.

Contestants! Don’t give up! Trust me when I say, I’ve seen participants who have been in last place the entire contest come from behind and WIN!! So really, it’s not over until the last reader clicks VOTE!!

Keep checking back and keep encouraging your readers to vote for you! Results usually vary WIDELY from hour-to-hour so you still have a chance to get ahead!

Karen of Sillymonkeez	Terri of Mrs. Squidley’s Place
Em Dy of Captured Beat	Kim at Kim’s Photo Blog
Mrs. 4444 at Half-Past Kissin’ Time	Thea at I’m a Drama Mama
Penelope of Sassy Mama’s Cafe at the End of the Universe	Monkey of Where You At?!
Karen at For the Love of Pete …	Alisha at Izzy ‘N Emmy
Angela at Mommy Bytes	Amanda M. at The Crazy Life of the Mills Family
Kristen at Kristen McLane	Kim of The Misplaced Midwesterner

TO VOTE:

Please click on the contestant links in the table above.

Then, vote for your favorite in the poll that appears on this page.

Voting ends August 6th at 11:00 a.m. U.S. central time. There’s still plenty of time to coax your readers over to vote for your photo!

Have you voted yet?! Help the contestants out and vote for their photo! (The poll is set up to only receive one vote per person – so choose wisely!)

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First Photo Contest Update

August 4, 2008August 4, 2008 Karen

I just discovered some cool tools on polldaddy.com:

This is the current pie chart (August 4, 11:00 a.m. U.S. central time) for the summer-time photo contest! Cool, eh? As you can see, the top ~~three~~ four (!) contenders at this point are:

1. Kim at Kim’s Photo Blog with 23 votes and 24% of the pie

2. Kim of The Misplaced Midwesterner with 18 votes and 19% of the pie

3. Karen of Sillymonkeez with 10 votes and 10% of the pie

4. Alisha at Izzy ‘N Emmy with 10 votes and 10% of the pie

I don’t know if this will work in your RSS feed or not, (it may only work for me since I’m the account holder), but feel free to put this URL: http://polldaddy.com/pollRSS.aspx?id=ED3C7D4DD7E3FBB3 in your feed reader and keep track of the results – as they are happening!

Keep checking back and keep encouraging your readers to vote for you! Results usually vary WIDELY from hour-to-hour so you still have a chance to get ahead!

Karen of Sillymonkeez	Terri of Mrs. Squidley’s Place
Em Dy of Captured Beat	Kim at Kim’s Photo Blog
Mrs. 4444 at Half-Past Kissin’ Time	Thea at I’m a Drama Mama
Penelope of Sassy Mama’s Cafe at the End of the Universe	Monkey of Where You At?!
Karen at For the Love of Pete …	Alisha at Izzy ‘N Emmy
Angela at Mommy Bytes	Amanda M. at The Crazy Life of the Mills Family
Kristen at Kristen McLane	Kim of The Misplaced Midwesterner

TO VOTE:

Please click on the contestant links in the table above.

Then, vote for your favorite in the poll that appears on this page.

Voting ends August 6th at 11:00 a.m. U.S. central time. There’s still plenty of time to coax your readers over to vote for your photo!

Have you voted yet?! Help the contestants out and vote for their photo! (The poll is set up to only receive one vote per person – so choose wisely!)

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Vote for Your Favorite Photo!

August 2, 2008August 2, 2008 Karen

IT’S TIME TO VOTE FOR THE BEST SUMMER-TIME PHOTO!!

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Wow! I’m glad I’m not voting because I could SERIOUSLY not choose one. All of the photos are EXCELLENT and I can’t thank the following bloggers enough for entering the contest:

Karen of Sillymonkeez	Terri of Mrs. Squidley’s Place
Em Dy of Captured Beat	Kim at Kim’s Photo Blog
Mrs. 4444 at Half-Past Kissin’ Time	Thea at I’m a Drama Mama
Penelope of Sassy Mama’s Cafe at the End of the Universe	Monkey of Where You At?!
Karen at For the Love of Pete …	Alisha at Izzy ‘N Emmy
Angela at Mommy Bytes	Amanda M. at The Crazy Life of the Mills Family
Kristen at Kristen McLane	Kim of The Misplaced Midwesterner