Suess's Pieces

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Meet S. J. Higbee

Born the same year as the Russians launched Sputnik, Sarah confidently expected that by the time she reached adulthood, humanity would have a pioneer colony on the Moon and be heading off towards Mars. She was at a loss to know what to do once she realised the Final Frontier wasn’t an option, so Sarah tried a lot of jobs she didn’t like and married a totally unsuitable man.
Now Sarah has come to terms with the fact that she’ll never leave Earth, she has a lovely time writing YA science fiction novels and teaching Creative Writing at Northbrook College. She lives in Littlehampton on the English south coast with a wonderful husband and a ridiculous number of books.

S.J.’s Website: http://allchurchweb.com/sjhigbee/

S.J.’s Blog: http://sjhigbee.wordpress.com

S.J. on Twitter: @SJHigbee

S.J. on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/sjhigbee

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Meet Heidi Lee Munson

Sales Director by day; Author, Blogger and Online Dating Coach by spirit, Heidi Lee shares her intimate online experience of mastering the Art of Toad Kissing before finding her own Prince Charming. Heidi Lee’s desperate hope is to help women and men alike benefit from her own $99 subscription to the Toad Kingdom by sharing her learning.

When she’s not penning the moments of hilarity, heartbreak, and horror at discovering the prevalence of male bad breath that infuses her memoir, Heidi Lee can be found toad-proofing women as a Dating Expert for yourtango.com and as a Resident Advisor on Catherine Behan’s eftcupid.com; on Twitter @MsToadKisser; or in her Red Room author’s page at http://redroom.com/member/heidi-lee-munson.

Heidi Lee’s Blog: http://www.theartoftoadkissing.com/

Heidi Lee on Twitter: @MsToadKisser

Heidi Lee on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/heidi.munson2

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Meet Kiersi Burkhart

I’m a writer of young adult and middle-grade novels, children’s books, short stories, sci-fi epics, and a lot of other things in between. I also moonlight as a blogger/book reviewer and occasionally, as an illustrator.

With all that out of the way, the real thing you should know about me is that I love to read, but I’m a harsh critic. I guess those things go hand-in-hand: I’ll read everything put in front of me, and I can usually pack away a 400-page novel in a matter of hours, but as a writer–I know good writing and bad writing when I see it, and a poorly-placed adverb can really turn me off.

On the other hand, if I love your work, I’ll love it with every bone in my body.

Kiersi’s Blog: http://prolificnovelista.com

Kiersi on Twitter: @Kiersi

Kiersi on Facebook:  http://facebook.com/kiersiburkhart

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Okay, so here’s the thing. I haven’t exactly decided on a name for the March writing contest yet. But let me dive right in to what I can tell you about it.

The contest format will be pretty simple. Basically it’s a writing contest for bloggers similar in many ways to the Writer’s Week contest held last September, but also different.

• Entrants will compose a blog post of no more than 750 words to be evaluated by a panel of judges.
• Limited to U.S. and Canada residents. This is strictly to control the size of the event, as I’m working through the AWAI copywriter’s course for a review series. (That’s an affiliate link, but you might want to hold off on any purchases until after my review is published.) When Writer’s Week returns in September, I will host another worldwide writing contest.
• Judges will award 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes. Prize donations are still coming in and have not been finalized. But more about that later this week.
• No online voting this time around. Judges decisions are final.
• Instead of being given a choice of writing prompts, entrants will all write on the same theme. They may approach that theme however they choose, so long as the entry is a written entry posted on a blog.

There will be additional requirements, but I don’t want to bog you down with all of that yet. For now, just know that it will be free to enter and it will be fun!

Writing Contest Dates

If you’re a planner, you can mark these dates on your calendar.

Contest Begins & Official Rules Posted: March 15, 2012
Deadline for Entries: March 31, 2012
Judging Period: April 1 – April 15, 2012
Winner Announced: April 30, 2012

Help Me Name the Contest

I know, right? A Name the Contest contest. That’s so meta.

I’ve got a few ideas, but none I’m in love with. If you’re feeling clever, you can leave your suggestions for the contest name in the comments on this post. If I choose your submission, I’ll brag about you and send you a $10 Amazon e-certificate.

UPDATE: The contest’s name was revealed in the Writing Contest eNewsletter!