"Announcing the: Followers' Contest with Prizes!"

Hi, Everybody! In case you didn't notice, I have 84 "followers" now.








and I'd like to reward my followers and maybe even reach the 100 mark, so...

"Let's
Have a
Followers'
Contest!"





WIN A
$15.00
Amazon
Gift
Certificate
plus...

A FREE, AUTOGRAPHED copy of "ROSE: A True Lady" written by Diane L. Wood.

I'll be doing a review of the book within the new few weeks, so you'll be able to see how great a book it really is. And after that, I will be doing an interview with the author herself, Diane L. Wood, so keep watching, OK?


(Note: Contest ENDS at midnight on Sunday, 11 July 2010. WINNER will be announced on this blog on "My Twin Sister, Sande's and My Birthday", Monday, 12 July 2010.)

(I have increased the gift certificate amount from $10.00 to $15.00 because I have postponed the "ending" date so many times. I promise, it will end on 11 July 2010. Thanks for your patience, guys!)










(ATTENTION NEW FOLLOWERS: If your were recruited by someone to follow Cynde's blog, please don't forget to enter the recruiter's name on the "CONTEST FORM". The recruiter must also be entered in the "CONTEST" to be eligible to use the bonus points. Only one name per entry, please. (Qualifying "recruiters" will be notified (by email) each time they qualify for bonus points, and also who submitted their names.) Thanks to everyone who has entered the contest and best of luck!)








Until next time...stay safe, stay well, and may the Lord bless you all.

Cynde


Please visit my other blogs:
Cynde's Daybook ~and~ Usurper Exposed. Thank you!

"Thanks to Everyone Who Participated and Made "Blog Jog Day!" Such a Huge Success!"

Hi, Everyone!

Thanks for everything you did to make this year's "Blog Jog Day!" such a success for my blog and all of the other blogs participating in that fabulous event. We should all give a round of applause to Carol Denbow (a.k.a. Author 101) who started it, organized it, and did the majority of the work, from what I've heard (and she did a beautiful job, too!)

I gained an amazing:
48 New

Followers!

That's pretty good for my humble little blog, and I'm going to do my best to my every one of my followers, old and new, glad that they "follow" me. So thanks again, everybody.





My next order of business is going to be a review of "Rose: A True Lady" written by Diane L. Wood, plus a "Guest Author" interview as well. I guarantee you: they will be interesting!

I think Diane L. Wood is going to give away an autographed copy of her book, "Rose: A True Lady" for my upcoming:

"Followers'

Contest"

How cool is that? Be on the lookout...I'll be posting something about it within the next three or four days.



Until next time...stay safe, stay well, and may the Lord bless you all.

Cynde


Please visit my other blogs:
Cynde's Daybook ~and~ Usurper Exposed. Thank you!

"Announcing The WINNER of the "Blog Jog Day!" CONTEST"

Hi, everyone! We have now reached the long-awaited moment—the time that so many of you have been waiting for...Yes, it is finally time to announce the winner of the "Blog Jog Day!" CONTEST. But first, let me tell you what happened this morning.

I was up early, getting breakfast and packing a lunch for my husband, and I turned on the computer so I could quickly check once more to find out if there were any late entries into the contest. The last I had checked, it was 11:30 p.m. last night, and everything was all ready for the drawing this morning.

So...while I was checking on my laptop, "TinkerBell", my husband snapped a sneaky shot of me. (the little stinker!) :o)



There were no more entries. So...


It was finally time. Dion (my husband) and I went into the livingroom, and he sat on the couch.





Then he shook the fish bowl that contained the slips of papers with the names of the people who had entered the contest on them (they were all folded in half, then in half again), we said a little prayer, then he fished out the winning name.




We couldn't see to get the camera to focus on the name while Dion was holding it, (maybe because I was shaking?) so I carefully laid it on the pillow next to him and he took the picture. Here it is (I prettied it up a little for the occasion):

I have been trying to download my post to Blogger most of the day, but for some reason my ISP has been A.W.O.L. most of the day, so when they're back on line, my post will go out. I am so upset! Murphy's Law, though, right? That's what I get for living in a small town...but really, I love it here. And this doesn't happen very often. Thankfully, it's not a life or death situation...

And by the way...I thought you all might like to know that I gained 48 new followers (Thanks, everybody!) during "Blog Jog Day!", which means that I will probably try to have another contest of some sort soon, because I'm close to having 100 followers! So keep checking back so you don't miss out, OK?

And now is the time for us to finally announce the winner!





The
WINNER
of the
$20.00
Amazon
Gift
Certificate
for
"Blog Jog Day!"

IS:

Laura Ann Dunks!




to
Laura Ann!

(Note to Laura Ann.: I'll be contacting you by email today. I hope you saw this and were excited and happy that you won. ~Cynde)



Until next time...stay safe, stay well, and may the Lord bless you all.

Cynde


Please visit my other blogs:
Cynde's Daybook ~and~ Usurper Exposed. Thank you!

"Today Is: Blog Jog Day!" and a "CONTEST!"

Thank you for stopping by my Blog! Please explore all this Blog has to offer, then jog on over to LWB (Love Without Boundaries) Community. If you would like to visit a different Blog in the jog, then go to:

http://blogjogday.blogspot.com



WIN A
$20.00
Amazon
Gift
Certificate
for
"Blog Jog Day!"

(Note: Contest ENDS at midnight on Sunday, 16 May 2010. WINNER will be announced on this blog on Monday, 17 May 2010.)











Until next time...stay safe, stay well, and may the Lord bless you all.

Cynde


Please visit my other blogs:
Cynde's Daybook ~and~ Usurper Exposed. Thank you!

"Spreading the Awesome": What's It All About?

Everyone is talking about "Spreading the Awesome!" So, what's it all about?

Here are the facts:

Young adult (YA) author, Elana Johnson came up with the idea that it was about time that someone pay tribute to some of the seriously amazing authors—and their ten-star-deserving books, by having what L. T. Elliot referred to as a "Hug an Author Day!" So, Elana has comprised a list of over 60 blog posts, each with their own tribute to their favorite book and some with contests included. All you need to do is read the posts by the blog owners and decide if the book is the one you want to read, join their contest if you like, and enjoy thoroughly yourself as you are "Spreading the Awesome!"



Here's a list of Recommended Reads: (Any Blogger/Blog Owner with *** have CONTESTS on their sites!)

Blogger/Blog Owner -- Author (Book):
Elana Johnson – Kathleen Duey (Skin Hunger, Sacred Scars)
Christine Fonseca*** – Suzanne Collins (Hunger Games, Catching Fire)
Lisa and Laura Roecker*** – Lauren Oliver (Before I Fall)
Emily Ann Benedict*** - Deeanne Gist
Jenn Wilks*** – Mary E. Pearson (The Adoration of Jenna Fox)
Jenn Johannson*** – Dan Wells (I Am Not A Serial Killer)
Stephanie Thornton – Kate Quinn (The Mistress of Rome)
Susan Adrian – Courtney Summers
Heather Petty – Terri Farley (Seven Tears Into the Sea)
Natalie Whipple – Julie Halpern (Into the Wild Nerd Yonder)
Jamie Harrington*** – Rosemary Clement-Moore (Splendor Falls)
Natalie Bahm – Rebecca Stead (When You Reach Me)
Windy Aphayrath*** – Elizabeth Scott
Paul Greci*** – Carol Lynch Williams (The Chosen One)
Amanda Bonilla – Patricia Briggs (Silver Borne)
Shannon Messenger*** – Brandon Mull (The Candy Shop Wars)(Shannon's CONTEST has FIVE Different, Exciting, FREE Prize Packages!)
Kirsten Hubbard*** – Nina LeCour (Hold Still)(Kirsten's CONTEST includes a pocket Moleskin journal!)
Carolina Miller*** – John Green & David Levithan (Will Grayson, Will Grayson)
Stina Lindenblatt*** – Sarah Ockler (Twenty Boy Summer)
Janna Qualman – Joanna Trollope (Second Honeymoon)
Gretchen McNeil*** – Melinda Lo (Ash)
Sherrie Peterson*** – Francisco X. Stork (Marcelo in the Real World)
Courtney Barr*** – Bree Despain (The Dark Divine)
Suzanne Palmieri(Hayze) – Kenneth Harvey (The Town That Forgot How to Breathe)
Christina Lee*** – Lisa McMann (Wake)
Carrie Harris*** – Maureen Johnson
Elle Strauss – Janette Rallison (My Fair Godmother)
Victoria Schwab – Neil Gaiman (The Graveyard Book)
Michelle McLean*** – P.C. and Kristin Cast (House of Night series)
Shelli Johannes-Wells*** – Kim Derting (The Body Finder)
Angie Smibert*** – M.T. Anderson (Feed)
Nicole Ducleroir*** – Margaret Peterson Haddix (Among the Hidden)
Bonny (B. J.) Anderson*** – Kathleen Van Cleve (Drizzle)
T. Anne Adams – Jennifer R. Hubbard (The Secret Year)
Weronika Janczuk – Garth Stein (The Art of Racing in the Rain)
Nichole Giles*** – Catherine Fisher (Incarceron)
Beth Revis – Sharon Creech (Love That Dog)
Julia Karr – Saundra Mitchell (Shadowed Summer)
Shannon O’Donnell*** – James Dashner (13th Reality)
Casey McCormick*** – Laurie Halse Anderson (Wintergirls)
Caroline Starr Rose*** – Jamie Richards (Three Rivers Rising)
Jackee Alston*** – Elizabeth Bunce (A Curse As Dark As Gold)
Rebecca Sutton*** – Dia Reeves (Bleeding Violet)
Yamile Mendez*** – Carlos Zafon (Shadow of the Wind)
Amy Holder*** – Eileen Cook (Getting Revenge on Lauren Wood)
Angela Ackerman – Carrie Ryan (The Dead Tossed Waves)
Jon Arntson – Maggie Steifvater (Shiver, Linger)
P. J. Hoover*** – Simone Elkeles (Perfect Chemistry)
Katie Anderson – Laini Taylor (Lips Touch)
Kathy McCullough – Jacqueline Kelly (Evolution of Calpurnia Tate)
Kristi Helvig*** – Melissa Marr (Radiant Shadows)
Nisa Lofthouse – Brandon Sanderson (Elantris)
Chantal Kirkland - Jackson Pearce (As You Wish)
Tiffany Neal – Neal Shusterman (Unwind)
Suzette Saxton*** – Gary Paulsen (Woods Runner)
Danyelle Leafty – Shannon Hale (Forest Born)
Kristen Yard*** – Aprilynne Pike (Wings)
Robin Mellom – KL Going (Fat Kid Rules the World)
Cole Gibsen – Josie Bloss (Albatross)
Dawn Metcalf*** – A.S. King (Dust of 100 Dogs)
Tina Lee – Swati Avashti (Split)
Bethany Wiggins*** - Lindsey Leavitt (Princess for Hire)
L.T. Elliot - Jay Asher (Thirteen Reasons Why)
Marcie Atkins - Tom Angleberger (The Strange Case of Origami Yoda)
Tricia J. O'Brien*** - Suzanne Crowley (The Stolen One)
Kelly Polark - S.E. Hinton (The Outsiders)
Kasie West*** - Rachel Hawkins (Hex Hall)
Valerie Kemp*** - Lucy Christopher (Stolen)
Mary Campbell*** - Polly Shulman (Enthusiasm)
Corinne O'Flynn*** - Catherine Ryan Hyde (Love in the Present Tense)
Chris Fontes*** - Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game)
Tere Kirkland – Libba Bray (A Great and Terrible Beauty)
Paula Wright*** - Terry Pratchett (Guards! Guards!)
Hannah Oman - Jonathan Carroll (Bones of the Moon)
Chersti Nieveen - Megan Whalen Turner



Until next time...stay safe, stay well, and may the Lord bless you all.

Cynde


Please visit my other blogs:
Cynde's Daybook ~and~ Usurper Exposed. Thank you!

"Cynde's Kindle Review!"

It's long past the time I said I would review the "Kindle2" that my husband, Dion, bought for me. I have owned it for approximately two months now, and I totally ♥lurve♥ it!



Here is the front view of the "Kindle2":










And here is the back view:




I don't know about you, but I think my "Kindle2" is absolutely adorable!

As you may recall, my husband also purchased a "SkinIt" that is in a gorgeous "Tinker Bell" design, as you can see by looking at the photos, above. Otherwise, the "Kindle2" would have looked like this:
The original version is not hideous or anything; it's just not as pretty as it is with the awesome-looking, Tinker Bell–SkinIt on it. And the "SkinIts" come in lots of different designs. I believe you can even have your own custom-made designs, if you want. I think they're great—and reasonably priced, too.





Here is a list of some of the things that you will be able to do with your "Kindle2" (I've personally tried each one!):

1. Read books easily (it's fun!) While you're reading, if there's a word you don't know, just rest the cursor on it, and the display will pop up telling you all about what the word means. Also, if the particular book that you are reading at the time allows the text-reading feature, the "Kindle2" will read the book out loud to you. How cool is that!?!


2. Shop for books (lots of them free) at the Kindle Store


3. Obtain free books from several different sources online


4. Download blogs, newspapers, magazines, audiobooks, mp3's and other text. Amazon will store a copy of them for you. That way if you delete them (by accident or otherwise), you will be able to download them (if you want to) without having to pay for them again.


5. Shop on eBay, and other shopping forums


6. Search Google, Yahoo, Bing, and other search providers


7. Bookmark each favorite website visited


8. Add notes or highlights at special spots in the books that you are reading


9. Forward pdf documents from your computer to your "Kindle2" so they can be read more easily (I totally ♥lurve♥ that feature!) The same can be done with Microsoft Word, TXT, HTML, RTF, or images like JPEG's and GIF's. If you send them to your dedicated "Kindle2" email address, Amazon will convert the documents into the "Kindle2" format and wirelessly provide it to your "Kindle2" via "Whispernet" for a small fee, or back to your computer for free.

I think that's about it except this:

I purchased a book entitled: "The Kindle2 Cookbook: How To Do Everything the Manual Doesn't Tell You (Kindle Edition)" by David Emberson, that's full of terrific information about how and where to get free books, plus lots of tips and tricks that the "Kindle2" User's Guide, 4th Ed. just does not provide for you. Furthermore, there are other books available on Amazon along these lines, but this one is my favorite. You, of course, are free to choose one of your own, but I do advise you to at least purchase one of them to supplement the User's Guide. Trust me: you'll be glad you did!



My Rating: (poor, fair, good, great, or excellent)

If I were asked to give an overall evaluation of the "Kindle2", I would definitely say:







Until next time...stay safe, stay well, and may the Lord bless you all.

Cynde


Please visit my other blogs:
Cynde's Daybook ~and~ Usurper Exposed. Thank you!