Monday, August 29, 2011

Post: Shout-Out: Impossible!



You know that classic cartoon antic when character's eyes pop out of their heads in various disproportional ways? That's about what happened when I opened the blog this morning. I don't know what's going on, but thank you for being awesome! So awesome in fact, I don't think it's possible to give a shout-out to all of our forty-four new members!

Seriously. I'm that blown away.

But a motto of mine is "Promises Take Precedence," so I'm about to do the impossible: Shout-Out: Impossible! I'm gonna to need a little help with this one, Ethan...

 
"I got your back, Dave!"

If you have the time, please visit our latest members! (If I didn't link you, that means I could not find your blog--if you have one, let me know in the comments).

*Cue Mission Impossible theme*

Meradeth
Walksfar
Claire Lachance
Patrick
Alyssa Mckendry 
Kathryn McKendry 
Rina Heisel
Tara
Miranda Hardy
Giles Hash
The East Coaster 
Danyelle Leafty
A.J. Mullarky
Angela Scott
Brinda Berry 
Angela Cothran
Theres Just Life
Jessica S. Schley 
ArtistaDonna Nata
Rachel Bean
Simon Kewin
Ciara Knight
Alex J. Cavanaugh
Sheri Doyle
 Melanie Jacobson
Sommer Leigh
The Bluestocking Blog
Nicole Singer
Lewinna Solwing 
Alberta Ross
Melanee Carmela Packard
Rosi Hollinbeck
Dianne Gardner
Leigh Ann Kopans
Gail Shepherd
Michael Haynes
J. E. Fritz
Michelle Fayard
Ms Saba (aka Teacher007.5)
Karen deBlieck
Lisa Fee 
Cherie 
A.G. Wright
Tara Tyler

Wow! That was epic! Thank you all so much for joining the cosmic forces of this writing laire. Many of you are fellow campaigners, and I look forward to following up.

I would've asked Hal to help me with this shout-out instead, but we don't exactly collaborate all that well.

"I'm sorry, Dave..."

Update: A couple more rejections. And a full! I'll report more on that awesome story soon, if and when I can. 

Some of you have already emailed me samples to critique and asked questions. That's awesome! I will respond to your samples when the giveaway is over.

(Don't forget your chance to win one of three books!)

I'm David, and you were hard to find, but worth it!

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51 comments:

  1. Miranda HardyAugust 29, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    Wow! Congrats on the followers and the full request. Can't believe you mentioned all of your new followers. Amazing!

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  2. Miranda HardyAugust 29, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    My comment disappeared, or I'll be posting twice. Congrats on the full request.

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  3. BluestockingAugust 29, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    Thanks for the shoutout! I'm a sf campaigner and looking forward to a month of networking. Congrats on the full and happy writing!

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  4. Sarah TokeleyAugust 29, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    Brilliant stuff David, and well deserved. I can't wait to hear about your full!

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  5. UnknownAugust 29, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    Wow, that is some serious linkage! That must have taken a while. And congrats on the request for a full! Super exciting :-)

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  6. Marlana AntifitAugust 29, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    This is awesome news! Fingers crossed and thanks so much again for the shout out -- this time via Rina Heisel. We added you to our blog and thank you for some great reading.

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  7. PT DillowayAugust 29, 2011 at 12:20 PM

    Thanks for the shout out. For some reason mine just shows up as "Patrick" on the Google connect thingy. It's weird.

    Good luck on the full!

    And actually this post made me think of "Impossible" by the Shout Out Louds.

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  8. Alex J. CavanaughAugust 29, 2011 at 12:20 PM

    That's cool you gained so many new followers!

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  9. Dianne GardnerAugust 29, 2011 at 12:22 PM

    Thanks for the shout out and congratulations on the full!

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  10. M.J. FifieldAugust 29, 2011 at 12:27 PM

    Congratulations on all your new followers! It's great that you link to all of them.

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  11. Golden EagleAugust 29, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    Congratulations on the followers! :)

    And congrats on the full, too.

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  12. Precy LarkinsAugust 29, 2011 at 12:39 PM

    You are incredibly nice! Thanks for the shout-out! I actually saw you over at AM Supinger's blog Inner Owlet, and you've also commented on a short story I posted there so I thought it was high time I begin stalking, er, following your blog. :D It's nice to meet you and contests on getting a Full request!

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  13. Giles HashAugust 29, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    My eyes are bugging out, too! I don't know where everyone came from, but suddenly people are speaking to me on my blog, and I have many places to reply! It's nice, once again, to meet you. Thanks for the shout-out. :D

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  14. Martha RamirezAugust 29, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    You're so awesome!

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  15. Danyelle L.August 29, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    Thanks for the shout out. :) I hope you have a great day!

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  16. Michael Offutt, Phantom ReaderAugust 29, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    Congratulations on your full request David. Here's hoping that you land the dream deal.

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  17. Lisa FeeAugust 29, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    Thanks for the shout out, and for visiting my blog!

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  18. Small Town Shelly BrownAugust 29, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    awesome. that's all I have to say :)

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  19. CiaraAugust 29, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    WOW. That is a LOT of new followers. Congratulations on your awesomeness and the shout out. Love your blog!

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  20. Abby FowersAugust 29, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    WOW David you are rocking it! You are going to hit 300 followers before you even finish the giveaway for 200 followers! This is so cool! YAY for the request on a full! Can't wait to hear more!

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  21. Angela CothranAugust 29, 2011 at 2:00 PM

    Wow, 44 new followers that is amazing! Thanks for the shout out :)

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  22. Ms Saba (aka Teacher007.5)August 29, 2011 at 2:21 PM

    Congrats on your full request!! and your new followers. Love your shout out idea ;) Thanks David (and Ethan:D )

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  23. ShalleeAugust 29, 2011 at 3:06 PM

    Yay for more blogging friends-- and for a full request! Hope all goes well. :)

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  24. kjmckendryAugust 29, 2011 at 4:00 PM

    Thanks so much for the shout out! Love Mission Impossible and congrats on the full request!

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  25. Rachel BeanAugust 29, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    ooh, thanks for the shout out! :D

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  26. Michelle FayardAugust 29, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    David, thank you very much for the shout-out! I admire how you do so to welcome your new followers. And congratulations on the request for a full! I can't wait to hear what happens next.

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  27. Tara TylerAugust 29, 2011 at 7:12 PM

    woo hoo!
    now that wasnt so bad =)

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  28. Jessica SchleyAugust 29, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    Thanks, David, for the shout-out! I've been very impressed with how you take the time to recognize your new followers.

    Good luck with the full!

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  29. Alleged AuthorAugust 29, 2011 at 8:03 PM

    Yay for the request for a full!

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  30. Karen deBlieckAugust 29, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    Thanks so much for the shout out...it made me feel all warm, fuzzy, and special. :D Congrats on the request for the full!!

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  31. Peggy EddlemanAugust 29, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    Congrats on all the new members!

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  32. JessAugust 29, 2011 at 10:06 PM

    Congrats on the full request! That's great!

    And I'm glad to be a new follower, too. I'm in your Fantasy 3 group from the Campaign, and I look forward to getting to know you.

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  33. Amanda MilnerAugust 30, 2011 at 12:13 AM

    Hi David! Thanks for stopping by my blog, your place is pretty B-A, way to go!
    Best of luck on the full!! :)

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  34. Alex MullarkyAugust 30, 2011 at 2:09 AM

    Thanks for the mention :D

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  35. Heidi WAugust 30, 2011 at 7:07 AM

    HI! I'm a new follower.

    Congrats on the full request!

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  36. AlyssaAugust 30, 2011 at 8:09 AM

    Hey! I love your blog so much! So I've given you two awards over at my blog! Please go pick them up! :)

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  37. BklossAugust 30, 2011 at 8:19 AM

    Wow, congrats on so many new "minions"! AND awesome news on the full - what a great way to handle the rejections ;)

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  38. Carolyn VAugust 30, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    Wow! 44 new peeps? That is amazing! Congrats David!

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  39. Meradeth HoustonAugust 30, 2011 at 9:40 AM

    Hi! Fellow campaigner here. Blogger was being annoying and wouldn't post my blog before, but in case you'd like to link: http://meradethhouston.blogspot.com/ (Only because I'm first on the list, haha!)

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  40. Alyson BurdetteAugust 30, 2011 at 12:03 PM

    Wow! Congrats on the giant new following! And the full request!

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  41. Leigh AnnAugust 30, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    Wheee! I bow to your linking skills. Hope you didn't give yourself carpal tunnel. :)

    Thanks for the shoutout. You rule.

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  42. Jo Schaffer LaytonAugust 30, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    Quite a posse you're mustering there, John Wayne.
    Awesome. (=

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  43. TaraAugust 30, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    Thanks so much for the mention.

    Congrats on the full request!

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  44. HannyAugust 30, 2011 at 5:57 PM

    What a day! Not only have officially become a blogging institution, but your writing is succeeding too. Congrats, brother!

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  45. Jenny S. MorrisAugust 30, 2011 at 10:02 PM

    Congrats on the followers and the full request!

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  46. TrishaAugust 31, 2011 at 1:06 AM

    Hi David! I'm here from the Campaign & from the Sci Fi group we are both members of. Love the look of your blog, especially that amazing background image!

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  47. Cynthia Chapman WillisAugust 31, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    All those shiny new followers and a full request! Fantastic! Congrats! Thanks for the links to the new followers, too. I'll have to come back and follow the links (I'm on limited internet time thanks to Hurricane Irene).

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  48. MarkAugust 31, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    Quirky post, made me laugh:) At work we jokingly banned the word "epic" because it got overused. Books and movie can be epic, but not a salad for lunch;)

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  49. jonyangorgAugust 31, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    Hey! Thanks for stopping by my blog. Best of luck with your projects and I love Card and Wrede too!

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  50. Scott StillwellAugust 31, 2011 at 7:02 PM

    Hi, Dave! Fellow campaigner and new follower here. You may be interested to know that my PC desktop is a picture of HAL, complete with a custom-made "just what do you think you're doing, Dave" sound theme. If you're not interested, then please forgive the presumption, because I'm a dork.

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  51. Mildred R HolmesSeptember 2, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    Congratulations.

    I'm at niiganab.blogspot. I didn't realize there were two profiles with this Google site. WalksFar is another of my names.

    I tried to get to everyone in my groups because the Google Connect was doing a different profile from the one on my blog. It's been corrected. There were a few that I missed. Thanks for the heads up.

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