Thesaurus Thursday and...okay, there are no suitable synonyms for the word CONTEST, so don't ignore this post, yes it's about contest!

(Is there a longest post-title ever award?  I just won it.)

Lazily expanding my vocabulary one commentary's synonym at a time.

Contest.  *Officially closed at 9:00 PM EST 2-13-2010*

challenge, concours*, discussion, game, match, meet, meeting, proving, rencounter, sport, testing, tournament, trial, trying


*If I had to choose a favorite, It'd be concours, which is French.  Follow the link and hear the beautiful pronunciation.

Glitter.

Anita: see?  This is closer, but I like the plum better.

So...yes, I am having a contest.  I have 75 followers!  I know, it's supposed to be fifty or one hundred or ten thousand or whatever, but I think you know I'm different by now.  Another thing that's different, the prize.  Normal people give away books or book related gift certificates.  I love getting that stuff, but where I am not wealthy in $$$, I make up for with creativity.

Let me tell you a little bit about inspiration:

I have an odd habit of playing around of Adobe Illustrator.  I create covers of my WiP's.  I know, it's weird, but what do you do?  Eat chocolate, exercise, bake, scream?  I make covers or cover art.  I thoroughly enjoy it and so does my writing schedule.

So...that is the prize I am giving away (click on the images for close-ups).

Your...*Officially closed at 9:00 PM EST 2-13-2010*

...very...*Officially closed at 9:00 PM EST 2-13-2010*

...own...*Officially closed at 9:00 PM EST 2-13-2010*

...COVER!*Officially closed at 9:00 PM EST 2-13-2010*

Like, I know, I'm cool.*Officially closed at 9:00 PM EST 2-13-2010*


It's all hypothetical, of course, but it truly helps me stay focused and allows me to dream.  We need to dream every once in a while, ya know?  Here's a little, tiny piece of your dream AKA a push and shove.

So the contest:

1. You must be a follower of my blog.  A prerequisite of any self-righteous totalitarian.

2. You must comment on THIS post.  Obviously, comment on all the other posts, but your comment on this post acts as your entry.

3. There are no points (I cannot count past nine), a follow-up comment will get you love from me but no extra entries.

4. After I choose the winners, I will email you to let you know you are one of them, then I need you to send me a premise or synopsis.  There will be three winners.  The cover I create will be in the same style as the ones I have made for myself (see above).  I am creative, but not talented, so there will be no hand-drawn art or painting or pastels or, yeah, nope.
5. My niece will be drawing the names out of a hat on Saturday.
6. Do not be afraid to ask questions.  This being my first contest, I find myself out on a limb and a bit naive.  I hope you guys like this!
*Officially closed at 9:00 PM EST 2-13-2010*
Oh, tomorrow I am a guest on Heather Kelly's blog, Edited to Within an Inch of my Life.  Go become a follower of her blog now, if you aren't already.


To those that watched Heather and I hash out blog awardage last week, MY ONE-UP IS TOMORROW!!!!!  Seriously, it's good.  And odd.  Concerned?  Look at the title of this blog.  See?  Never have I ever led you down a bad path before.


I totally just realized that I love the word carnage.


10:00 Edit:
They have released the title and cover of the third Hunger Games book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Um, yeah.  So join me in droolfest!

Here's a tidbit from David Levithan:

I am not, under any circumstances, allowed to divulge the contents of the third Hunger Games book. Nada. Nothing. Not a peep. I can, however, share with you five things that will not be appearing in the new book:

• Panem is not shaken up when District 9 is nominated for a best picture Oscar.
• At no point does President Snow utter the line, “This is Snowmageddon, baby.”
• Despite internet rumors to the contrary, it is not revealed that Cinna has been secretly designing outfits for a Capitol operative known as “Lady GaGa.”
• All rumors of a crossover appearance by Geronimo Stilton are false.
• In a tough editorial call, we decided not to have Katniss win the Hunger Games…only to be interrupted by Kanye West.