Welcome! I'm Riv Re, teenager and aspiring author. I post Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Tuesdays are for book reviews; Thursdays are for a weekly meme called "Character Dolls," which showcases character depictions I made online; and on Sundays I just wing it.
This blog is for my writing misadventures, my reviews, ramblings, and rants. My favorite genre is fantasy, so expect a lot of the unusual.

Warning: I've got an awful sense of humor. Don't blame me if you keel up and die from reading the jokes I crack.
Notice: I hold no responsibility for any deaths caused by previously mentioned jokes.

Enjoy and happy reading!

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Showing posts with label award. Show all posts
Showing posts with label award. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Versatile Blogger Award

Hey Blogger Buds,
Okay, so I'm really bad at taking care of this stuff, because Monica over at Monica Must Read gave me an award back in the beginning of LAST August, and I'm just awful, because Monica is awesome and I've been ignoring her award. So THANK YOU, Monica!!!

So here's what ya do:
  1. Thank and link back to the person who gave you this award.
  2. Share 7 things about yourself.
  3. Pass the award along to 15 bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic for whatever reason! (In no particular order...)
  4. Contact the bloggers you've picked and let them know about the award!

So....7 things

  1. I'm an awful sleeper. It takes me forever to get to sleep.
  2. I was born this awesome
  3. I've developed a love-hate relationship with Robin Hood
  4. It's for my latest WIP
  5. He's awesome, but he's always fighting people
  6. Half this stuff isn't about me, so...
  7. I've been reading some realistic YA. Sh...it's a secret!

And now, onto the 15 Folks of Cool. I'm going to pass it on to some fellow teen bloggers I know and love!
  1. LReneeS of Fictional Writer
  2. Khadija of Black Fingernailed Reviews
  3. Lauren of Books From a Shelf
  4. Katie of Misadventures of a Teenage Bookworm
  5. Alex of More Than Just a Book
  6. Laura of Redhead Ramblings
  7. Brittany of Brittany's Fantasy
  8. Cara of Chasing Words
  9. Shirley of Shiirleyy's Bookshelf
  10. Ella of Ella's Muse
Argh. I need another 5? It took me the past several months to meet 11 teen bloggers of awesome. (Kind of sad, actually.) (Well, not true, as these are only the ones that accept awards.)

I think I'll just break the rules and go with this, since I don't have anything else to post today anyway.

Peace and teens (two things you'll never have at the same time),
Riv

Current Music: Random Glee stuff
Current Mood: Hot

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Awesome-Sauce Post: Contests and My First Award!

Hey Blogger Buds,
I had some stuff I was going to think about posting today, but I changed my mind when some awesome-sauce (did I just say that? What's wrong with me?)  stuff demanded my attention. So, I've got some contest-y stuff to tell you about, and exciting news. Oh, and I apologize for missing CCT. I promise to cast someone cute/handsome next week. Exciting news first:
I was reading Market My Words today, and she was Paying it Forward today (and yes, I used caps just now). And she gave me an award! I got the From Me to You award along with LJ, Dorothy, Natalie, and AiCP. Congrats, guys! Now, on to me.
It's an award for constant commenting, so I'm going to give it to some commenters too! I don't get many comments, but I'm going to give this over anyways! Officially choose 5 peeps, but I'll do as I please and I'll give this to three awesome peeps.
LReneeS over at Fictional Writer. LRS is awesome; constant commenter, dedicated blogger, writing lover, the whole thing.
Liz of Cleverly Inked. She's one of the top bloggers, like, ever. Lots of giveaways,  interviews, and awesome stuff.
Candace of The Misadventures in Candyland. I love Candyland. She's, like, a person. (Well, most of us we all are, but she's this deep blogger with, like, emotions she's not afraid to show.)
Well, there's no need for me to go around praising them for commenting,  but TOO BAD. Come get your award, and pas it on. And peoples: You totally have to check out these blogs.

On to Part Two: Contests!

1)The awesome Bree zy Tanner Despain released the cover to Lost Saint yesterday. And me, being an idiot with OCD, didn't want to post twice in one day. So, it's here today. I didn't want to enter the cover contest, but I had a feeling it would be either purple ribbon on arms or a different color ribbon on legs. Well, I was totally off. This is it.

Just kidding! Don't worry! This is a spoof cover by editor Greg Ferguson. The real cover is much prettier, and I'm going to send you over to Bree for it. It's right here! I haven't actually read TDD yet, but it's on my reading list for as soon as I get back in late August! (Well, first I have some stuff about to be released; Mockingjay and Iron Daughter, along with maybe something else.)
PS: The contest is that by making this post I'm entered to win some awesome-sauce books.

2)I think I mentioned this on Monday, but I'm going to mention it again. Scroll down to the bottom of this page. I'll wait. There, did you see it? Those awesome-sauce fancy-shmancy T-Shirts on a pretty little poster down there? Well, the aforementioned awesome-sauce Candyland is  holding this major contest. Buy an a cool t-shirt for lots of entries, or buy a CD by New Medicine, Matt Brady's band. (Matt Brady is Candyland's celeb crush, by the way.) I have yet to hear their music, but I plan to listen veeeerrrrrry soon. If you don't want to spend money on the contest, even though all the money goes to Ghana, you can make a graphic for the contest. More info on Candy's site, as well as the prizes. (Prizes include: tons of critiques and agent talks, autographed books and a CD, ARCs, swag, and T-Shirts.)

3)There are three really cool and really awesome-sauce ARC contests going on, for stuff I'm dying for. One I'm not entering, which is Alexandra's, but you totally have to check out Sarah Saradise and Carol's contest. Make sure you tell them that I referred you so I can win the awesome-sauce Firelight, which I've been moaning and groaning for for ages! I <3 dragons.

4) Don't forget, my awesome-sauce Forgive My Fins contest is still open! I have over 60 awesome-sauce followers(!!!!!!) and only, like, 10 entries! It's easy to enter with awesome-sauce chances of winning! (Linky below!)

Edit: 5)I almost forgot: Shooting Stars Mag is giving away tons of awesome stuff if you pre-order rance. I usually don't do this kinda stuff, but it looks awesome and I'm getting three other books! For less than $9 dollars (less than $8.99 too, and that's including tax!) get Trance on the day it comes out-it's an awesome-sauce hardcover, I believe, and e-mail your receipt to SSM (e-mail on their blog) for some awesome-sauce prizes! At my last check, what's left is The Alpha Bet, soft lips, signed hardcover Taken by Storm and swag packs. Most of the stuff has at least a bit of swag in it. Go now! I usually don't do this stuff either, but considering the prices it's totally worth it.

That's all for now, folks!

Peace,
RR

Current Music: About to plug my earbuds in...
Current Mood: Frustrated, but excited with my contests and stuff!