Category Archives: Contest

I’m a Semifinalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest!

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Kourtney

Yesterday at 12:50 pm, I found out I made the semifinals of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest. The top 50. Of the original 5000. Wow. E and I did a happy dance. I was still in shock. I’m slow … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction–Bones

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Kourtney

I wrote this as part of a Flashwords Contest for Crimebake 2010. It was my first and only attempt at Flash fiction. I didn’t win, place, or show in the contest. But I had a blast writing this! We had … Continue reading →

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My Excerpt from the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Kourtney

Amazon worked tirelessly last week and this weekend and has fixed the major glitches (missing emdashes, weird characters replacing quotation marks and italics, and missing apostrophes) in the quarterfinalists excerpts from the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award (ABNA) Contest!!! There are … Continue reading →

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How I Celebrated Making it Another Round in ABNA

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Kourtney

Yesterday, after I made it another round in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest, my oldest friend, Lindsay, took me to lunch at an old place I loved as a kid…Shady Glen up in Manchester, CT. They have the best … Continue reading →

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Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award–I’m in the Quarterfinals!

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Kourtney

Tuesday, I stalked Amazon’s Breakthrough Novel Award webpage like a 13 year old with a crush. Finally at 11:30 a.m., they quarterfinalists were announced…. This time I remembered K comes after J and I took a deep breath. Preparing mentally … Continue reading →

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Amazon Breakthrough Contest–I Made it to Round Two

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Kourtney

It’s banana pancake drizzled in honey with vanilla ice cream good news. I made it to the second round of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest!! I didn’t mention entering because I’ve entered a few contests and never made it beyond … Continue reading →

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Winner of the Paige Shelton Book Contest

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Kourtney

Many thanks to my blog and Twitter followers who participated. You’ve got awesome blogs and I enjoy reading all your posts! Drumroll please… We have a winner of the personalized autographed copy of Paige Shelton’s If Fried Chicken Could Fly. … Continue reading →

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The Best Rejection Letter + Free Book Contest Reminder

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Kourtney

Quick reminder The Free Book Contest entry deadline is tomorrow at 7 AM EST. Click here to enter to win a personalized autographed copy of New York Times Bestselling Author Paige Shelton’s book, If Fried Chicken Could Fly! Onto the … Continue reading →

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Free Book Contest+ Book Review for Paige Shelton’s If Fried Chicken Could Fly

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Kourtney

Paige Shelton’s If Fried Chicken Could Fly is a delicious romp in the former wild west town of Broken Rope, Missouri, with a cast of absolutely engaging characters that you are dying to spend another book with. I’d jump in my … Continue reading →

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Great Contest from YA Highway Blog

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Kourtney

  The YA Highway Blog is giving away a ton of awesome holiday gifts to its blog followers. They include: ARCs and signed hardcovers and preorders and crafts and critiques, from YA Highwayers as well as a host of brilliant literary … Continue reading →

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