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CONTEST MONDAY!

There are lots of great contests going on in the blogosphere, but two caught my attention today that deserve mentioning.

1. Angela at The Bookshelf Muse is offering a 3 month mentorship. This contest is open through Wednesday, September 29th so hurry over. I have not entered the contest, yet, but definitely plan to!

http://thebookshelfmuse.blogspot.com/2010/09/1000-followers-contest-mentorship.html

2. Roni at Fiction Groupie has a great contest running through Sunday. It's her birthday so pop over and say Happy Birthday, then enter your email address as a comment and presto! You are entered into the contest to receive a 5 page crit from her. She will select two winners. One will get the option of either the crit or a new copy of Wicked Becomes You by Meredith Duran. The second winner will receive whichever is left.

http://fictiongroupie.blogspot.com/2010/09/birthday-contest.html

Good luck to everyone!!!

M.B. :)

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  1. Angela AckermanSeptember 28, 2010 at 7:10 AM

    Thanks for the shout out! I didn't know about Ronnie's B Day, so I'll swing by and give her a well wish or two!

    Angela @ The Bookshelf Muse

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