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Woo hoo! I made it in!
ReplyDeleteplease let this work!
ReplyDeleteMe too :) Except I entered twice by accident (176 and 204) because the first time it had my book blog name... but 204 isn't valid anyway. Is there anyway you can edit off the wrong blog name for me? Thanks for this opportunity!
ReplyDeleteOMG I don't know how with my hands shaking so bad.... but I think I did it!
ReplyDeleteWell, Hell's Pit. The Fraking widget STILL NEVER SHOWED UP FOR ME. On any of the blogs *rends hair and throws in the towel*
ReplyDeleteCongrats to everyone who got in!
C. Taxer and R. Wheeler - That's lovely. I got in on my screen at 190 and when I refreshed I was at 202... Nice.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to everyone else.
Soo, was 190, then suddenly 202? What kind of system is this, how does that work? When we finally saw the widget we entered and got in at 190, then upon refresh, it says 202. Any comment?
ReplyDeletethe widget was across several blogs, so it shows you one number, but when the widget talks to the other three blogs and collates by time, you get moved down. Yesterday I thought I was number 6... then the widget updated and I was number 111 (the cut off for that one was 75).
DeleteYay!! I made it!! Thanks so much to the coaches for giving us another shot :)
ReplyDelete198! Phew! Thanks so much for the third slot guys- total lifesaver
ReplyDeleteI did it! That was really stressful. I need to rest now.
ReplyDeleteWhen you start to type your information, it places the next value as your entry number, because it hasn't actually refreshed yet.
ReplyDeleteLike, the folks who were super quick on the trigger and had the widget pop up right away, well, most of them saw 176 when they submitted. Only once it pinged the most recent results were we put into proper order.
That's how numbers jumped. :)
196 - good God! A echo everyone's comments - I was also unlucky yesterday morning and last night - but this time I refreshed like a mad man. That is one heart-stopping widget!
ReplyDeleteThanks for opening the third submission window! Looking forward to participating!
I got in yesterday, thankfully. But what about invalid submissions? I'm sure someone would like that spot. For example, C Smith is 150 and 162. Good luck, all! I'm off to post my story!
ReplyDeleteI was 206. I hit refresh like six times before I realized the darned widget was BELOW all the previous names! I would have been in if I only SCROLLED DOWN SOONER! *conks self on head with comically oversized mallet*
ReplyDeleteCongrats to everyone who made it in! I can't wait for the competition to begin!
well alas it just wasn't meant to be for me....but congrats to everyone who made it. Best of luck :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats, everyone! (#169)
ReplyDeleteI had the same (too late) realization as Laura H, MittensMorgul, and I was disappointed not to get in. But I believe in my book; there will be other opportunities. And I want to thank the bloggers who went to so much trouble. I don't see any advertising here, I don't see anyone making money off this. Folks went to some effort to pay it forward, and that's a very cool way to be part of the writing/publishing community.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to those who made it through (now go post on your blogs)!
ReplyDeleteI hate it for those who didn't get in. : (
You guys are so nice to give your time like this... I wish I could read all the entries, but I will at least be checking back to see the teams and how it goes from there. Good luck everyone!
ReplyDeleteGood Job Making It In Everyone! (#165) - - Check me out if you wishe
ReplyDeleteSo, the widget was below the names even though it showed a whited-out dead widget above the names? So, I did not get in for the third time even though I hovered over my computer and hard refreshed. the widget never showed for me in the place it had been before.
ReplyDeleteWhile I appreciate your sentiment and stated intent to help writers, I'm going to make a suggestion (for future reference) that perhaps a timed widget window is not the best way to do that.
Personally, I feel like I was put through the ringer repeatedly in an exercise in futility for no apparent reason. Don't get me wrong, I can take rejection, critique, input. I have a wicked sense of perseverance (like most writers) but this felt like a three time set-up, each time with a different "magic" thing you had to figure out/know to succeed that had nothing to do with writerly skill at all.
This is not sour grapes talking. I'm happy for those who made it. I just have to ask myself and you wonderful bloggesses-- Seriously, there wasn't a better, less agonizing way to do this?
I have to second the suggestion (though I did get in on the third try). Everyone likes a good adrenaline rush once in a while, but given the speed with which the contest filled up, some less gremlin-prone method might be the way to go in the future.
DeleteI'm so excited! Thank you for the opportunity, ladies! :)
ReplyDeleteI'll 3rd that RIPPATTON. I created a blog and skipped plans to try for all 3 windows and the widget never showed up on 2 of the blogs. When I finally found it on another blog, I was too late. Every time. My excitement over the contest turned to frustration, and left me with shaking hands and a disappointed spirit. 3 times.
ReplyDeleteWhew. I finally visited all 200 blogs. Congrats to everyone who made it!
ReplyDeleteI love #32 .. Really great idea and well written. Want to read on..
ReplyDeleteI'm not in the contest, but good luck everyone.. Especially number 32!
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