Holiday Story CONTEST--Win a prize....

A few days ago I wrote Part I of a holiday story.  Unfortunately, my life is too busy and I am actually too sick at the moment to feel up to finishing it.  So I've decided to have a holiday writing contest.  My laziness could pay off for you.

PRIZE: $5.00 gift card to the coffee shop of your choice.  Starbucks is closest to my house, so I used a photo of Starbucks' yummy coffee drinks.  I'm a poor writer so $5 is the most I can afford, but you also get bragging rights.

RULES:
Leave your story (with title) as a comment on this blog page.

250 words or less (this is a very short story contest)

Must use the following words:
Tangled
Warm
Bohemian
Cozy

The contest will run until next Thursday. The winner will be announced next Friday (Dec. 17th).

Open only to U.S. residents--sorry but I simply can't afford the postage to mail a gift card internationally.

Leave a comment on my facebook page with the title of your story and tell your friends to vote for your story by clicking 'like' under your comment.

If you like a story then please go to facebook and click like.  

The person with the most 'likes' wins.  This seems the fairest way to judge.

Contest--Take 5 Minutes and Enter to Win a Prize!

CONTEST EXTENDED!  YOU NOW HAVE UNTIL 9/18/10 AT 5:00 PM TO WIN!  The rules are easier now too--all you have to do is follow me and then click share at the bottom of this post--then let me know how you shared (twitter, facebook, blogger, etc.)  This is an easy way to win $10 to your favorite bookstore!

I wanted to thank all of the people who have willingly become "followers" of this blog.  I thought, "How can I thank them and promote my website at the same time?"  So this contest was born!

PRIZE: 

$10 giftcard to your favorite bookstore (Barnes & Noble, Borders, or Books-A-Million).  Note:  I selected the BAM image because for a significant amount of time I was a BAM minion/cashier/customer service guru.

How to win (it will take you all of two minutes):
1. Follow me (if you're already a "follower" then you're a step ahead!)
2. Tweet/Facebook/Blog about this website and include a link to this contest page. This part is easy--there are buttons at the bottom to auto-share the link :)
3. Comment on this post:  Tell me what you'd like to read and let me know how you completed step #2 (i.e. I'm Joe Schmoe and I would like to read about killer ferrets.  I tweeted a link @joeschmoe to all my twitter friends.) If you don't want to tell me what to read then comment with "I'll read whatever you write" and sign up for email blasts by emailing jenniferwelbornwrites@gmail.com (no spam--you'll only get blasts when I get published/appear at events).

That's it!  You will then be entered to win.  The contest will run for 24 hours.