Thursday, May 3, 2012

The Writer's Voice – FIRST SUBMISSION ROUND NOW OPEN!

Note to all writers planning to try for a slot in tonight's window: You must COPY AND PASTE your blog address from the URL bar when you sign up for "The Writer's Voice." Otherwise, the widget might kick you out. So if I were you, I'd have my blog open in another window and the URL copied before 9:00 p.m. EDT so that all I'd have to do is type in my name and paste my URL.


Please note that WE’RE ONLY ACCEPTING 75 ENTRIES IN THE FIRST SUBMISSION WINDOW. We're closing the widget at 75 entries, so if more than 75 people sign up, WE WILL DELETE THE ADDITIONAL ENTRIES and ask those people to try again in the second submission window. After signing up on the widget below, go to the previous post here for the Official Contest Information on how to send your submission.


To enter the contest, sign up on the linky below now!


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70 comments:

  1. AmandaMay 3, 2012 at 9:00 AM

    I Hope I got in!

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    1. AmandaMay 3, 2012 at 9:13 AM

      Yay! #24! Sooo worth waking up early. Man that filled up fast.

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    2. Aldrea AlienMay 3, 2012 at 9:44 AM

      Waking up early? Was 1am here when it opened.
      I haven't yet slept. lol. Not sure I can now I'm in.


      Is it too late/early to do a happy dance?

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  2. aberthotMay 3, 2012 at 9:01 AM

    OMG I made it! *faints

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  3. Kat EllisMay 3, 2012 at 9:01 AM

    Eeep! Here we go!

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  4. P.AdamsMay 3, 2012 at 9:01 AM

    Woot! I'm in! Hooray and thanks so much for doing this folks!

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  5. Adam OsterMay 3, 2012 at 9:01 AM

    w00t! Looks like I made it!

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  6. Maria AlexanderMay 3, 2012 at 9:01 AM

    Mr. Wicker awaits in the Library.

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  7. A.J. LockeMay 3, 2012 at 9:01 AM

    Whoa! That Mr. Linky filled up in the blink of an eye! But I'm fine with my number 17 =)

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  8. The Writer LibrarianMay 3, 2012 at 9:02 AM

    Yay! Thanks for this contest.

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  9. Dahlia AdlerMay 3, 2012 at 9:02 AM

    Wow, over 100 entries by 9:01! Grateful to have made it!

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  10. Krysten HillMay 3, 2012 at 9:02 AM

    #41! WHOOT

    Now off to do some posting and emailing...then sleep...

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  11. C.G.AylingMay 3, 2012 at 9:02 AM

    WHEW, talk about a huge relief. Staying at a hotel with a terrible internet connection...

    Thanks to the organizers! (all four of you)

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  12. RaeChellMay 3, 2012 at 9:02 AM

    Wow. I missed it. That was fast.

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  13. John Lucas HargisMay 3, 2012 at 9:03 AM

    Booooo! It showed me as #17, then updated and I'm 96?

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  14. Ken TempleMay 3, 2012 at 9:03 AM

    Thank you for this wonderful opportunity! A marvelous initiative.

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  15. Petrea BurchardMay 3, 2012 at 9:03 AM

    Whoa! 6:01 and I didn't make it. I'll shoot for later in the day.

    Even if I don't get in, though, I thank you heartily. I got my query into great shape thanks to your deadline, and to examples I found here on your blog.

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  16. K.L. LaytonMay 3, 2012 at 9:03 AM

    Awesome!!!!
    Okay, so I put my real name, but my pen name is K.L. Layton... did that matter?

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  17. AngiNicoleMay 3, 2012 at 9:03 AM

    MY clock only says 2 after and I"m 112. Yikes! Guess I'll see you tonight :)

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  18. MittensMorgulMay 3, 2012 at 9:03 AM

    It said I was #59, and then I hit refresh and it told me I was #97! ACK!!!

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  19. Clara B.May 3, 2012 at 9:03 AM

    Did I miss something? Did everyone perform a magic trick or something? How did this possibly get filled in less than a minute? Wow.

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    1. Clara B.May 3, 2012 at 9:07 AM

      So confused. Now I'm totally bumped off.

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    2. K.L. LaytonMay 3, 2012 at 9:27 AM

      You can try again at 9 EST tonight. Cupid said that they'd delete all entries after the first 75 and put the widget up again tonight. I just kept refreshing then had my blog up to enter the link.

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  20. AnonymousMay 3, 2012 at 9:03 AM

    Damn, didn't make it. Showed me as #7 then updated wayyyyyy beyond that. ;-;

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    1. Alex HaymanMay 3, 2012 at 9:34 AM

      Same! It showed me as #8.

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    2. C.G.AylingMay 3, 2012 at 9:47 AM

      Now that the excitement of acquiring a slot in the contest has eased I feel a little bad for all those who didn't quite make it.
      Especially you Rachel, you see it also showed me as entry number 7, then when I refreshed I was bumped to entry 66 (an especially significant number in relation to my entry).

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  21. Alex HaymanMay 3, 2012 at 9:04 AM

    So confused, I had to submit my entry three times before it didn't delete itself. Ah, well, I'll try again tonight... no wait, I'm working a show. Oh, well.

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  22. AngiNicoleMay 3, 2012 at 9:04 AM

    Now I"m 80...maybe I'll keep moving up!

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  23. Loralie HallMay 3, 2012 at 9:04 AM

    y'all filled up in a blink. This is such an awesome idea, thank you for hosting it :-D

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  24. George Anthony KulzMay 3, 2012 at 9:05 AM

    I'm in! Thanks for allowing me to play. I'll get right on the blog entry.

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  25. Hong TranMay 3, 2012 at 9:06 AM

    My hands are still shaking!!

    Congrats to everyone who made in the first round!! And good luck to those for the second round tonight :)

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  26. UnknownMay 3, 2012 at 9:06 AM

    Hooray #40! Thanks for the opportunity!

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  27. AmberMay 3, 2012 at 9:07 AM

    Okay, so that was crazy! When I pulled up the site at 9am on the dot there were 4 entries, I took all of 10 seconds to enter my info and I am submission number 135 at 9:02! I know it only goes to 75, I don't want you all to think I was trying to sneak in, it just was that quick! Crazy, hope I get into the next window! ugh

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  28. Cortney PearsonMay 3, 2012 at 9:07 AM

    Woohoo!!! Thanks so much!! :D

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  29. KatherineMay 3, 2012 at 9:07 AM

    Yikes! I ended up as 79. See ya tonight! And huge thanks to Cupid and all the other awesome bloggers who came up with this contest!!

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  30. Kate AMay 3, 2012 at 9:08 AM

    That was insanely fast! At 9:02 all 150 slots were filled...shouldn't have gone for to make that coffee!

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  31. AnonymousMay 3, 2012 at 9:09 AM

    Woah, when I entered, it said I was eighth, and now I'm nowhere in the submissions :-(

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    1. AM LyversMay 3, 2012 at 9:13 AM

      Same thing happened to me!!! I was already to post on my blog too =(

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    2. AnonymousMay 3, 2012 at 9:14 AM

      Same! I wondered what happened!

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    3. RebeccaMay 3, 2012 at 9:21 AM

      Yeah, I got bumped too. Ah, well. Lots of people refreshing fast, I guess!

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    4. John Lucas HargisMay 3, 2012 at 9:22 AM

      Those little 'temporary' numbers obviously lie. Probably stems from having the Widget scattered over 4 blogs. When they all meshed, we got the boot.

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    5. Alaskan NinjaMay 3, 2012 at 9:23 AM

      I went from #4 to #30... still in, not complaining. I think it had to do with the four blogs compiling their results.

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    6. Alex HaymanMay 3, 2012 at 9:32 AM

      Same! I was #8, then #79.

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    7. Artemis GreyMay 3, 2012 at 11:00 AM

      That's what happened to me. It told me #43 and I didn't buy it. I hit refresh and my number turned into #96. The most crazy part though, was that I was sitting online, counting down and had Brenda's blog opening as the clock flipped to 9am, and when the page flashed up, there were ALREADY 40 entries! Crazy awesome spasticness. Hoping I get in later.

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    8. Matthew MacNishMay 3, 2012 at 12:16 PM

      I already left this at Krista's:

      For all those who saw one number and then refreshed (it happened to me too, moved from 25 to 58) it's due to the nature of the linky list and how it polls the data from all the sites. When you first signed in, it hadn't had time to poll all the other entries. It doesn't mean anyone was deleting you, or that you did anything wrong, it's just the nature of the internet.

      Best of luck to all who made it in!

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  32. jessika fleckMay 3, 2012 at 9:10 AM

    DRAT! that was insane. be back tonight...

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  33. John Lucas HargisMay 3, 2012 at 9:12 AM

    My blog entry and email are ready to go. If any of the Top 75 would like to donate his/her slot... ;)

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  34. MarcyKateMay 3, 2012 at 9:13 AM

    WHEEE! Can't wait! Love these contests :)

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  35. Maria AlexanderMay 3, 2012 at 9:15 AM

    I haz a sad. I was third to comment, having already submitted my link, but I got position #116. Is this an internet connection problem? Alas.

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  36. AnonymousMay 3, 2012 at 9:20 AM

    Oh, urgh. Made 146. Try again tonight, I guess.

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  37. Krysten HillMay 3, 2012 at 9:59 AM

    I keep staring at my number @.@ It's so surreal. I really didn't think I would make it! Even with the bump! (#7-41)

    OH PLEASE LOVE ME, ALMIGHTY JUDGES.

    Do judges take bribes? I'll do all your homework! HA.

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  38. SC_AuthorMay 3, 2012 at 10:21 AM

    This is the 4th time I'm trying to comment :( I was literally on the blog when the widget post had 0 comments, and the widget at that time had thed same messsage it has right now! I kept refreshing and couldn't do anything as I saw comments filling up; I was on time, but the widget didn't even show up on my page. I was freaking out :( now I missed it. Is there a reason the widget didn't show up on my computer? Do we need a special software installed to see it? So depressed :(

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    1. Krysten HillMay 3, 2012 at 10:30 AM

      No worries! You have another chance tonight at 9pmEDT.

      I don't know why it wouldn't show up on your computer, it worked for my iPad. Usually things don't work for my iPad. That's weird.

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  39. UnknownMay 3, 2012 at 10:30 AM

    Congrats to all who were able to sign up! Best of luck!

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  40. April WallMay 3, 2012 at 10:34 AM

    Got in at #61, so excited for this great opportunity! Yay for writing!

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  41. Artemis GreyMay 3, 2012 at 10:55 AM

    Okay, firstly, CONGRATS to all who got in!!! Secondly, HOW THE FRAK DID YOU MANAGE IT???

    I mean it was FIERCE! I was sitting on Blogger (with high speed internet) when the clock flipped to 9AM. When Brenda's blog opened, there were ALREADY 40 entries! It told me I was 43, which I didn't believe, and sure enough, when I hit refresh, it turned out that I was 93, not 43. And by then there were something like 154 entries. And you know what the clock said? 9:01 and 23 seconds. TOTALLY AMAZING. I'm just flabbergasted. Most awesome contest rush EVER.

    I'm going to try again at 9PM, but if the competition's as stiff as it was this morning (and I hope it will be) I doubt I'll make it because the internet at home is slower. But who knows.

    Again, super huge congrats to everyone who made this round!!! GOOD LUCK!!! :D

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  42. SarahMay 3, 2012 at 11:43 AM

    Congrats to everyone who made it through! A nice old man started talking to me this morning about my knee injury and I missed the submission window. Who can ignore the commiserating elderly? Oh well, there's always tonight, if I can type fast enough!

    @Sarah Marie- hi! *waves* I'm a Sarah Marie too! Good luck getting in!

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  43. CUPIDMay 3, 2012 at 12:31 PM

    Hello everyone!

    Thanks for your patience and understanding during these crazy crazy times! As said above, it takes the widget a small amount of time to fully update with the fours sites going. The final number is the REAL number.

    Also, I believe the widget is picky with your urls. If it isn't exactly right it will throw you out. I would copy it from the address bar and then paste it right into the widget tonight.

    I wish we didn't have to deal with all this techy stuff, but alas, we must.

    I believe tonight should be less crazy since 75 people have already made it in.

    Good luck and thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    1. Matthew MacNishMay 3, 2012 at 2:07 PM

      CUPID, FYI, I've been visiting all the blogs, to say hi, and it looks like number 67 - tonja Drecker, accidentally added as extra S so her url is ...blogspotS.com. If you remove that S, the url then takes you to her actual blog. If you want to let whoever admins the linky list know, they should be able to fix it.

      Thanks. :)

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    2. CUPIDMay 3, 2012 at 8:18 PM

      Thank you!

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  44. SuzanneMay 3, 2012 at 3:21 PM

    Been reading through the entries and there is some outstanding writing here. Tough competition! Good luck everyone! :)

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  45. Maria AlexanderMay 3, 2012 at 4:59 PM

    I must apologize to Cupid for sending my entry even though I was not in the top 75. I was sleep-deprived. I'll try again at the next window.

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  46. Writer TessaMay 3, 2012 at 8:54 PM

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  47. Writer TessaMay 3, 2012 at 8:56 PM

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  48. The Writer LibrarianMay 3, 2012 at 9:03 PM

    Hope I made it!

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  49. JulianaMay 3, 2012 at 9:28 PM

    So excited to join the fun! :) I better go post my entry on my blog.

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  50. C.G.AylingMay 3, 2012 at 9:31 PM

    I just took a snapshot of the page, to keep access to the list. I don't envy the ladies their task of breaking it to those above 150 who think they are into the contest. [lowers his voice and whispers "176 is a much nicer number than 150...")

    Good luck to each and every one of the entrants, including those who missed the chop - you are all deserving of a spot.

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