A favor and a giveaway

I was going to attach these two things to my Monday post...but to be honest it is kinda/sorta a weird post and I'm afraid you may stop following my blog after you read it.

What?

I've written kinda/sorta weird things before?

About teeth?

OK, never mind.

I think it's just safer if I hit you up now for these two favors just in case.

So...

Let me start over.

Ahemmmm....

Since Monday's post is going to be delightfully entertaining and since I don't want to ...ummm.... dilute your delighted entertainment I'm going to do a second post for today.

The first one is a favor. For someone really nice. That isn't me. But don't get excited cuz I'm going to do my favor next.

Do you know Debbie at DebbieDoos? Debbie is trying to take her blog on the road by submitting a video to win a new TV Show. She would love it if you would vote for her. You can go to her blog by clicking here. Her video is right on that post and there is also a little place you can click to vote. You can hit the back arrow and vote as long as you want...Debbie would like you to vote for two or three hours continuously but I know she'll be happy and grateful if you vote for a minute or two as well.

Now the giveaway/favor. I prefer not to think of this as a bribe to make you do this but rather a reward for you doing it. Yea. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

I put up a new article on the Enquirer and I want you to read it. Or skim it. Whichever you prefer.

And I'm wondering if you might consider subscribing to my little page there.

So to bribe you...ummm.... I mean reward you for doing this I'm going to do a giveaway.

For subscribing and for comments on either or both posts I will put your name in a hat for a $25.00 Amazon e-gift card. I'll be putting up some other posts this week, too, on Tuesday and Thursday so you can comment on those days as well for a total of five chances to win this gift card.

To do this you can just click here to go to my Examiner page.

Are you confused? Yea, me, too.

Between now and Monday, July 5 you get one chance for:

Subscribing to follow my Examiner blog page

And additional chances for each comment you leave on any of my Examiner posts there.

Simple.

And slightly confusing.

Which is pretty much how I feel most days.

Don’t look now…

…but there’s a third person in blogland!

And I’m very excited because IT’S ME!

Some weeks back I started the process of being a third person. No, this isn’t because I’m going to Weight Watchers. That would actually be the process of losing the third person I’ve been carrying around in the form of excess…ummm…. Jenny.

This was actually the process of learning to write in the third person…because I was asked to submit some articles for a National Blog linking “Local Experts”. It took me awhile to figure out what I was a “Local Expert” in. And after considerable thought I realized I am really an expert in surviving an Empty Nest in Mesa, Arizona .
I had to send in sample articles which were actually a great writing discipline for me. It really stretched my brain to write in a different way. And I actually kind of liked it. So I sent them. Various people there “critiqued” them and then they gave me a green light.

I was impressed because there are all kinds of things you need to do to write for this blog…actual paperwork, background checks, and filling out independent contractor forms because you actually get paid for what you write. Kind of exciting.

So, I’m sharing this with you today for a few reasons. The first is…Click here to GO LOOK!!!!! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE! I have a bio and a linkback to my personal blog and this makes me feel kinda/sorta like a “real” writer. You can’t tell in my picture but my feet are doing a happy dance.

The second reason I’m sharing this with you is because I know a lot of are looking for writing exposure. I’m not going to tell you this was a piece of cake process because it wasn’t. I am still reading “how to’s” but I like the idea of learning AP style writing and I like the idea of stretching my writing muscles. I’ve been focused on learning how to attribute pictures, use their publishing tools, and discipline my word count. But it’s fun! And it’s different! And there are a lot of learning resources available like tutorials and call-in conference calls! And I like the idea of expanding my horizons.

If you read my page and think this might be something you want to try, e-mail me (jennymatlock at cox dot net) and put “Examiner” in the subject line and I’ll tell you how to submit an application.

I don’t know where this will lead, but for me, writing is a journey and I am all about trying new paths along the way! And thank heavens this particular path is wide enough for a third person to fit beside me.

And in case I wasn’t obvious enough CLICK HERE to read my first article!

Thanks for letting me share my excitement with you!