Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Blind Speed Dating RULES!!!! and Info!

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Agent's RULES:

Blind speed dating is the 20th-23rd. Friday the 24th will be used to announce winners, undercover names... Each day will run from NOON (EST) - MIDNIGHT (EST).

Agents will receive a total of 10 arrows. BUT not all at once. They do not have to use all of their arrows. 

They start with 4 arrows on Monday. Then receive 2 more arrows each day after that (2 on Tuesday, 2 on Wednesday, and 2 on Thursday). Totaling 10. 

Each partial request is worth 1 arrow. (Each entry can only have 2 partial requests!)

Each full request is worth 3 arrows. (Using a full steals any partials made on that entry. They may trump their own partial, too) 

Here's the thing... *evil laughing* Fulls CANNOT be made until the last day, Thursday! And partials go up in cost on Wednesday to 2 arrows!

*Agents can leave any comment. But when using arrows they must say something like "Struck with Honorary Cupid so and so's arrow(s)!" AND the # of arrows being used. (1-3)

**Material agents want to see but do not win will be available one week after the first agent(s) receive the material.**

INFO:

1. Remember this event is dedicated to Helping Hearts for Britta. 

2. Entries are only open for agent's comments. The public can comment when it's over. 

3. There is an all day Q&A on the blog with the agents on Tuesday. Some of the agent's will stop by to answer questions as they can. 

4. The agents are now officially undercover. Here are their undercover names:

Honorary Cupid Just Desserts
Honorary Cupid Sugar Pants
Honorary Cupid Tainted Love
Honorary Cupid Plum Charming
Honorary Cupid Agent Amour
Honorary Cupid Ryan Gosling
Honorary Cupid The Mock Turtle
Honorary Cupid Care Bear
Honorary Cupid Waffle Fries
Honorary Cupid Red Razzle-Dazzle 
Honorary Cupid Nausicaä
Honorary Cupid Agent Angel Flair


5. Once again, here is a list of the agents participating and their links:

Laura Bradford: Website, Twitter
Vickie Motter: Website, Blog, Twitter
Sarah LaPolla: Website, Blog, Twitter
Meredith Barnes: Website, Blog, Twitter
Sara Crowe: Website, Website, Twitter
Sara Sciuto: Website, Twitter
Weronika Janczuk: Website, Twitter
Halli Melnitsky: Website, Twitter
Molly Ker Hawn: Website, Twitter
Carly Watters: Website, Blog, Twitter
Brooks Sherman: Website, Website, Twitter
Victoria Marini: Website, Blog, Twitter 

I hope they have good strategy and speed! Now let's have some fun!!!!
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29 comments:

  1. andimjulieFebruary 20, 2012 at 1:18 AM

    Question! So if an entry has two partial requests and full request is made, the partials are trumped in favor of the full?

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  2. CUPIDFebruary 20, 2012 at 1:32 AM

    Yes, the agent who made the full gets it exclusively for 1 week. Then the agents who used partials get it, too.

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  3. Suzan Teall HeadleyFebruary 20, 2012 at 3:07 AM

    Hey Cupid, any chance of posting a simple list of the entry #s with book title and genre so we don't have to click on each separate one to see info?
    Only if it's not too much trouble...!!??

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    1. CUPIDFebruary 20, 2012 at 1:39 PM

      Not sure what you mean here exactly.

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    2. Suzan Teall HeadleyFebruary 20, 2012 at 2:25 PM

      For example:

      #1-AGENDA 21, DISTRICT 14 (Dystopia)
      #2-THE REGENERATED MAN AND ME (MG hist sci-fi)
      #3-THE BURNED PLANET (MG sci-fi)
      #4-THE SYMPTOMS OF OUR SHADOWS (YA contemp)

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    3. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2012 at 9:58 PM

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    4. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2012 at 1:16 AM

      I make lists when I'm stressed. Here:

      ADULT FICTION
      #1-AGENDA 21 DISTRICT 14 (Dystopian)
      #6-THE LIFE OF YOUR MAKING (Literary Fiction)
      #8-LIGHT FROM OTHER WINDOWS (Contemporary)
      #11-FRIGHT ON! (Mystery)
      #18-MURDER ON MUSIC ROW (Mystery)
      #19-SECOND HAND LACE (Paranormal Women's Fic)
      #21-ACES (Commercial Fiction)
      #25-DARK SCION (Paranormal Romance)
      #31-PSYCH WARD (Commercial Fiction)
      #32-GETTING DOWN AND DARBY (Commercial Women's Fic)
      #36-COURSE CORRECTIONS (Sci-Fi Adventure)
      #37-CODE (Medical Thriller)
      #38-THE MISTAKEN (Psycho Thriller)
      #41-SENDEK: THE MAGIC WAKES (Sci-Fi)
      #46-YOU'LL BE THINKING OF ME (Women's Fic)
      #51-WAITING FOR SOMEDAY (Women's Fic)
      #55-THE CURSE MERCHANT (Urban Fantasy)
      #61-GENTLY USED (Women's Fic)
      #64-DIAL 9 TO GET OUT (Mystery)
      #67-HEAVEN AND HELL ALIKE (Paranormal Fantasy)
      #70-DUALITY (Sci-Fi)

      YOUNG ADULT
      #4-THE SYMPTOMS OF OUR SHADOWS (YA Contemporary)
      #5-WHAT HAPPENS IN WATER (YA Contemporary)
      #7-HELLFIRE (YA Contemp Fantasy)
      #9-TIME BOUND (YA Historical Fantasy)
      #10-WHAT COUNTS (YA Contemp Fantasy)
      #12-A SINGLE FEATHER (YA Fantasy)
      #13-THE NIGHT WE SAID YES (YA Contemp Romance)
      #14-JEREMIAH COPPERPOT (YA Fantasy)
      #15-BEFORE THE ODYSSEY (YA Mythological Romance)
      #16-SWIMMING WITH TCHAIKOVSKY (YA Suspense/Contemp Fantasy)
      #17-PLAYING WITH FIRE (YA Urban Fantasy)
      #20-THE IMPENDING DEMISE OF THE GIRL WITH THE BROWN EYES (YA Fantasy)
      #22-KILLING KESSLER (YA Sci-Fi)
      #23-SIGHT (YA Fantasy)
      #24-ALEXITHYMIA (YA Contemporary)
      #27-HALF-SOULED (YA Dystopian)
      #28-GOLDEN (YA Post-Apocalyptic)
      #29-LAVENDER BOYS (YA Contemporary)
      #30-HAUTE MESS (YA Romantic Comedy)
      #33-HELIACAL RISING (YA Paranormal Romance)
      #34-ONE (YA Sci-Fi)
      #35-SLEEP (YA Urban Fantasy)
      #39-REVELATION (YA Steampunk)
      #40-FROSTY (YA Contemp Fantasy)
      #42-THE GUARDIAN TRIBE (YA Urban Fantasy)
      #43-RIPPLE (YA Distopian Time-Slip)
      #44-STRAY (YA Fantasy)
      #45-THE FALLEN PRINCESS (YA Romantic Fantasy)
      #48-MAD AS A HATTER (YA Thriller)
      #49-PLANTED (I CAN WATER MYSELF) (YA Sci-Fi)
      #50-THE GEARS OF WAR (YA Steampunk)
      #52-NOTE TO SELF (YA Fantasy)
      #53-PARAWARS: UPRISING (YA Paranormal)
      #54-THE EDGE OF FOREVER (YA Sci-Fi)
      #56-THE GIRL AND THE CLOCKWORK CAT (YA Steampunk)
      #57-DISCOVERING THE REAL MILLIE (YA Historical Contemp)
      #58-THE 49TH PARALLEL (YA Thriller)
      #59-HOW TO DATE A NERD (YA Contemp Romance)
      #62-TRIANGLES (YA Paranormal Romance)
      #63-ANGELHOOD (YA Supernatural)
      #65-FATHOM (YA Contemp Fantasy)
      #66-IN THE BETWEEN (YA Fantasy)
      #68-PANSYTALE (YA Fantasy)
      #69-CAMELOT FOUND (YA Fantasy)

      MIDDLE GRADE
      #2-THE REGENERATED MAN AND ME (MG Historical Sci-Fi)
      #3-THE BURNED PLANET (MG Sci-Fi)
      #26-MERCHILD (MG Fantasy)
      #47-CLAVENDOR (MG Fantasy)
      #60-THE REAL FRIEND (MG Fantasy)

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    5. CUPIDFebruary 21, 2012 at 1:18 AM

      Wow, you are awesome! Now back to work for me. :)

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  4. JackFebruary 20, 2012 at 4:21 AM

    I like the idea of blind dating because it is very interesting to date someone whom you do not know.Blind date is a good concept.

    Executive Search Dating

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  5. Susan FieldsFebruary 20, 2012 at 6:37 AM

    Thanks again for an amazing contest, Cupid!

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  6. HuntressFebruary 20, 2012 at 7:17 AM

    Love this concept. And may I say, it works!

    I met my hubby of 38 years on a blind date, LOL.

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  7. Jasmine H.February 20, 2012 at 7:35 AM

    I am completely lost. So, if an entry gets partial requests on Monday - do they send to that agent on Monday? Or, is it just killing time until Thursday to see who gets a full request and then that is sent on on Thursday with no partials having been sent before? This is like the IRS code.

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    1. CUPIDFebruary 20, 2012 at 11:52 AM

      Do not send in anything until after arrangements have been made on Friday! Thanks!

      If you receive a partial from one or two agents, after the contest you'll send it in to those agents. If you get a full you'll send it in to that agent after the contest. If you get both the full agent gets it for one week first. Then you send in the partial(s) after that one week.

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  8. Carrie AuthorFebruary 20, 2012 at 8:40 AM

    What's the protocol for the entries from here that are in the hunt but are also duplicated over at Miss Snark's Secret Agent that is decided today who the winners are? I mean, that kind of pushes any exclusivity out the window right?

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    1. Don McFatridgeFebruary 20, 2012 at 9:45 AM

      Hi Carrie,

      The exclusivity period is for the agents in this contest only, nothing else is effected.

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    2. CUPIDFebruary 20, 2012 at 11:53 AM

      Thanks DMcWild! You are right.

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  9. JoyFebruary 20, 2012 at 9:11 AM

    If a full request is made that trumps the partial/s, do the trumped arrows revert back to their rightful owners to be reused, or are they simply discarded upon the plains of Guilder?

    (because, you know, you could start a war that way.)

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    1. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2012 at 10:26 AM

      ooh, good question. recyclable arrows. yikes

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    2. Darci ColeFebruary 20, 2012 at 11:52 AM

      I'd like to know the answer to this as well... It seems a little unfair for them not to be able to reuse their arrows if they get trumped, esp. when there are so many amazing entries!

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    3. CUPIDFebruary 20, 2012 at 11:54 AM

      They do not get to reuse their arrows! This is about strategy, too.

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  10. Anya HarkerFebruary 20, 2012 at 11:31 AM

    I'm hoping that whoever is Lit Agent Ryan Gosling starts all comments with "hey, girl."

    That is all.

    Good luck all!!

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  11. Elizabeth BriggsFebruary 20, 2012 at 11:33 AM

    So the most arrows an entry can have is 3 - but what if other agents are interested in that one too?

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    1. CUPIDFebruary 20, 2012 at 11:56 AM

      There can be two partials and then a full on the last day. I'm sure if agents are interested in your entry they will make sure they get a hold of it one way or the other. :)

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  12. Jenny S. MorrisFebruary 20, 2012 at 11:38 AM

    The Mock Turtle is still my favorite name. LOL. Good luck to everyone! This is such an awesome opportunity. Cupid, your rock!

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  13. JoyFebruary 20, 2012 at 3:53 PM

    Honorary Cupid Plum Charming's Arrow sounds like a race horse. =)

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  14. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2012 at 11:44 AM

    Great contest Cupid! This is a fun way to connect with agents. :) I was hoping to send to some of these people anyway. Fingers crossed they are the ones who have requested partials already.

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  15. UnknownFebruary 23, 2012 at 6:52 PM

    Okay, I feel like a numbskull here, but how did people submit to be in the contest? I'd live to participate in a future event.

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  16. Mart RamirezFebruary 23, 2012 at 6:54 PM

    You're so awesome! I have the same question Ellie does. So how are writers participating?

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