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Halloween Scarefest Blog Hop

UPDATE: THE LINKY WILL BE OPEN THROUGH HALLOWEEN! Add your stories now!

The day is here!

How to participate (and rules)
1. The theme is FEAR. Post a short scene (400 words or less) with a character who is afraid. Scared. Terrified. Petrified.

2. You may write a new scene on the topic, OR you may post a scene from your WIP or book. This includes completed and published works.

3. All scenes should be clean (i.e. no sex, limited violence and language).

4. Post your scene TODAY or any time this weekend, and add it to the Mr. Linky BELOW. Be sure to link your post back to the blogfest here (http://jordanmccollum.com/halloween-scarefest/) so your readers can read other entries, too.

5. Read, enjoy, and comment on other entries!

Want the badge? Copy this and paste it in the HTML of a blog post or your sidebar:

<a href="http://jordanmccollum.com/halloween-scarefest/" title="Halloween Scarefest. Photo by William Warby" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z41/MamaBlogga/aiscarefestsmall1.png" width="300" alt="halloween scarefest badge" /></a>

Want it bigger or smaller? Change the number at width="300" to adjust the size.

The Linky!

Use your name (or your name@your blog’s name, or your blog’s name), and the link to your post (i.e. http://myblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/my-post.html) and NOT your blog (i.e. http://myblog.blogspot.com).

Read, comment and share!

Blogfest badge photo by William Warby

Halloween Blogfest Coming Up!

If you’ve been in a store in the last six weeks, I’m sure you know Halloween is coming up. And to celebrate, I’m hosting a Halloween blogfest! Yep, here’s your chance to find an automatic topic, and get lots of visitors to your blog—and find great new blogs to read yourself! That’s right, it’s a HALLOWEEN SCAREFEST!

How to participate (and rules)
1. The theme is FEAR. Post a short scene (400 words or less) with a character who is afraid. Scared. Terrified. Petrified.

2. You may write a new scene on the topic, OR you may post a scene from your WIP or book. This includes completed and published works.

3. All scenes should be clean (i.e. no sex, limited violence and language).

4. Post your scene on Friday, October 28, 2011, and add it to the Mr. Linky on my post that day. Be sure to link your post back to the blogfest here (http://jordanmccollum.com/halloween-scarefest/) so your readers can read other entries, too.

5. Read, enjoy, and comment on other entries!

Want to sign up? Just leave a comment on this post if you’re planning to participate (not required, but appreciated!). The official sign up will be posted on here on October 28!

Want the badge? Copy this and paste it in the HTML of a blog post or your sidebar:

<a href="http://jordanmccollum.com/halloween-scarefest/" title="Halloween Scarefest. Photo by William Warby" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z41/MamaBlogga/aiscarefestsmall1.png" width="300" alt="halloween scarefest badge" /></a>

Want it bigger or smaller? Change the number at width="300" to adjust the size.

Blogfest badge photo by William Warby

Happy Independence Day! (and odds and ends)

Probably one of if not the most influential paragraphs ever to come from an American pen:

We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by the Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.

Thank you to all those who have ever sacrificed to protect our freedoms.

Poll results: Right now Voice and Clues in mysteries & nonmysteries are tied for the lead. However, an emergency has come up in my family. I’ll try to get to these as soon as possible, but for the next week or so, posting will probably be a bit spotty.

In the meantime, be sure to check out the Independence Day Flash Fiction Blogfest and Writing Wednesday (still open to new entries through Tuesday!)!