So here we are, the final 24 hours for you to conclude (or just get going) on our three-day culture hunt highlighting Jeffrey Overstreet. (We even had Jeffrey himself stop by to leave a comment! Very cool!). Please read the previous two posts to catch up as you can still place! In fact, given the point strucrture of this final hunt, and the possibility to rack up a lot of them, you could still be extremely competitive–even take first place!
The Day’s Hunt is:
Jeffrey Likes To Blog
We all are aware by now that the blog (or “web log”) is a very potent and effective way of communicating and network building. But I want to take an active approach in the process and give you a chance to earn some more points.
1.) First, you’ll need to go and visit Jeffrey’s blog here and leave a thoughtful comment on any of his latest posts (meaning post up within the past two weeks).
2.) Next, you need to choose 5 blogs from the list below and post comments on their blogs regarding Jeffrey’s work (or pertaining to something they’ve posted on Jeffrey), including a link to his website. The blog doesn’t even need to have posted about Jeffrey or his books specifically; all you need to do is post a comment relating to their topic and SOMEHOW weave Jeffrey into it. (Be creative!).
3.) Report back here in comment-form on this post with the six links (Jeffrey’s plus the five others).
I’ll give the first two finishers 100 points and 50 points to the following four finishers with 25 points to all those remaining who enter.
***As a bonus, I’ll give you an additional 25 points for each additional blog that you post a comment on (providing that you include the link on your post back here.***
Remember, there are numerous free prizes on the line here (I’ve even asked Jeffrey if he’d throw something in the pot, but I’m still waiting to hear back from him).
Happy blog hunting!
CH
Here’s your list of blogs to post on!:
Brandon Barr Jim Black Justin Boyer Grace Bridges Jackie Castle Carol Bruce Collett Valerie Comer CSFF Blog Tour D. G. D. Davidson Chris Deanne Jeff Draper April Erwin Marcus Goodyear Andrea Graham Jill Hart Katie Hart Timothy Hicks Heather R. Hunt Becca Johnson Jason Joyner Kait Karen Carol Keen Mike Lynch Margaret Rachel Marks Shannon McNear Melissa Meeks Rebecca LuElla Miller Mirtika or Mir’s Here Pamela Morrisson Eve Nielsen John W. Otte John Ottinger Deena Peterson Rachelle Steve Rice Cheryl Russel Ashley Rutherford Hanna Sandvig Chawna Schroeder James Somers Rachelle Sperling Donna Swanson Steve Trower Speculative Faith Jason Waguespac Laura Williams Timothy Wise
Well, I got my first six links down
but not done yet!
Just thought *Dives under table* that I’d get them out here.
http://lookingcloser.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/breaking-news-heath-ledger-found-dead/#comment-7213
http://christiansciencefiction.blogspot.com/2008/01/csff-blog-tour-auralias-colors.html
http://cwahmjill.blogspot.com/2008/01/csff-blog-tour-jeffrey-overstreets.html
http://windfallow.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/auralias-colors-second-review/#comment-97
http://chawnaschroeder.blogspot.com/2008/01/auralias-colors.html
http://carolkeen.blogspot.com/2008/01/auralias-colors-by-jeffery-overstreet.html
question, do we get extra points if we not only post a comment, but blog ’bout it ourselves?
Oh, and in the meantime, I did blog ’bout it, and posted a comment on two other blogs…
http://musingsofroh.blogspot.com/
http://jamessomers.blogspot.com/2007/12/auralias-colors-by-jeffrey-overstreet.html
http://www.goodwordediting.com/index.php/2008/01/21/csff-blog-tour-1/#comment-3088
Here’s my comment on one of Jeffrey’s Blog entries: http://lookingcloser.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/specials-oscar-nominations-rambo-oliver-stones-george-bush-movie-woody-allen-caspian-u2/#comment-7214
Here are 5 Other CSFF Blog Comments I left:
http://christiansciencefiction.blogspot.com/2008/01/csff-blog-tour-auralias-colors.html
http://fantastyfreak.blogspot.com/2008/01/its-january-2008-and-this-year-starts.html
http://invalslittleworld.blogspot.com/2008/01/book-tour-auralias-colors-day-2.html
http://www.haloscan.com/comments/dgddavidson/2971317815615844006/
http://projectinga.blogspot.com/2008/01/csff-auralias-colors-by-jeffrey.html
And here are 6 more CSFF Blog Comments I left for bonus points:
http://www.goodwordediting.com/index.php/2008/01/21/csff-blog-tour-1/#comment-3091
http://fantasythyme.blogspot.com/2008/01/auralias-colors-by-jeffrey-overstreet_21.html
http://viewfromstonewater.blogspot.com/2008/01/auralia-and-river-tam.html
http://deenasbooks.blogspot.com/2008/01/csffb-on-tour-with-auralias-colors-by.html
http://hannaslifeiscool.blogspot.com/2008/01/blog-tour-auralias-colors-day-2.html
http://christiansf.blogspot.com/2008/01/auralias-colourful-tuesday-tunes.html
Now some of these were left Monday and Tuesday as I was browsing through the blogs on the tour but I still had to go back to find them and copy the links for this comment so I hope they count but if not well I think I still did more than five tonight/today LOL. And I managed to post this before Roh this time too.
Melissa
Roh and FR are “(s)printing” to the finish line neck and neck! Should be an exciting final day of competition! Jason is in a distant third place.
FR, both your comments and Roh’s were held in moderation (because of the number of links you had), but she did in fact post before you. I’m so sorry! But that’s hard to do as she’s a fast gun! (Note: Never give Roh coffee).
Only the comments count on this one, Roh. Simply because it’s a part of the CSFF Blog Tour so all the members are already blogging about it (and I’d have to award them points, too, for something that they’re already required to do). My advice: Keep posting comments!
To the winners go the spoils!
CH
Oh rats she did beat me doggone it. Oh well.
Melissa
Looks like your contest is going great guns, Christopher. Wonderful ideas.
Becky
heh, I stayed up, ’cause I had noticed the day before that twas posted more ’round 11:30 ‘stead of twelve… and since I could sleep in this morning, I waited ’til it was posted and then immediately went and did it….
and Ih, don’t EVER give me coffee
I did some more blogging
http://scriptoriusrex.blogspot.com/2007/12/new-years-resolutions-i-have-no.html
http://questwriter.blogspot.com/2008/01/colorful-tale.html
http://karenee.blogspot.com/2008/01/auralias-colors.html
http://struggleandemerge.com/blog/?p=908#comment-102984
http://spoiledfortheordinary.blogspot.com/2008/01/final-thoughts-on-auralias-colors.html
http://www.daysongreflections.com//?p=84#comment-43
http://invalslittleworld.blogspot.com/2008/01/bood-tour-auralias-colors-day-3.html
http://otter.covblogs.com/archives/025558.html
http://fantasydebut.blogspot.com/2008/01/interview-with-jeffrey-overstreet.html
No problem keeping the coffee away here. This house is solely decaf all the time and that actually means no coffee unless guests supply their own LOL. Anything caffeine except CHOCOLATE gives me headaches so again this is a coffee free zone.
Melissa
FR: Notice how your last comment says 2:09am? The headache issue is dually noted, but I really don’t think you need coffee anyways!
Posting the contest results!
CH