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Monday, April 13, 2009

Wow...

So the first round of submissions filled up in 1 minute.

Yes, 1 minute!

In fact, 24 of the entries were time-stamped at precisely 9:00 EDT. The 25th was time-stamped at 9:01.

At least those of you who didn't make it in can try again later!

And please...PLEASE...don't jump the gun. You absolutely must wait until you see the blog post that says "Submissions Are Now Open." The only way I can tame this beast is to be extremely anal about the submission process.

Don't send early! Your entry will be (sadly) disqualified.

All 25 have received confirmation emails, and the rest of you have received appropriate notification.

We'll do this all over again in a few hours! And I'm going to be craving your feedback afterward, to see if this submission method works for you or not.

Time for more coffee!
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10 comments:

  1. JeanApril 13, 2009 at 9:57 AM

    Thank you for the confirmation. (Made it or didn't.) I appreciate it.

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  2. Michelle D. ArgyleApril 13, 2009 at 10:33 AM

    Whoa, that's insane! A bit different from the last SA contest, eh?

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  3. AnonymousApril 13, 2009 at 10:56 AM

    So fun! So when does the first entry go up?

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  4. FrogetApril 13, 2009 at 11:18 AM

    Oh, well I'll try again in the next round.

    I remember when I first submitted to the S.A.contest, there were no problems and only a handful of entries.


    I'm thrilled the blog and contest has become so popular, but 25 entries in one minute, doesn't give many a chance does it.

    Well done to those that made the cut.

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  5. CuriousApril 13, 2009 at 11:40 AM

    Authoress,

    Is it okay for lurkers to comment on the entries? That is, those of us who follow your blog but don't enter (or haven't entered) a contest? Or is it meant only for other entrants and the SA?

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  6. TraciApril 13, 2009 at 12:22 PM

    WOW! I'll be here to leave comments.

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  7. AnonymousApril 13, 2009 at 1:27 PM

    It's like a horse race--exciting.

    So for the lurking newbie, where are the actual entries found? *yes, scratching head--read as real newbie.*

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  8. RW RichardApril 13, 2009 at 1:38 PM

    Hi,
    This might be a problem. If you send "the contest is open" out for a popular one like this everybody will immediately email you...but I think your transmission time over the net coupled with the transmission time back from remote areas (to NY) will knock out some people. Did anybody receive this morning's transmission at 1 or 2 minutes after the hour?

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  9. AuthoressApril 13, 2009 at 1:56 PM

    Yes, which is why I've also recommended time.gov or a similar world clock web site in the past. That way, if there's a lag on your blog, at least you'll know you've got the right time.

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  10. JanetApril 13, 2009 at 7:09 PM

    LOL! It is now officially harder to submit to you than to an agent. That must mean something, but I'm not sure what...

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