Matthew at the QQQE and I are proud to present the Pay it Forward blogfest!
I have thank everyone who commented on the book trailer for CassaFire! I am just blown awayby what my publisher created.
Now to the blogfest! The purpose is to introduce others to three bloggers you find awesome. Then attack the Linky List and explore! Find some cool new friends. Take the whole weekend to discover some great bloggers.
Narrowing it down to three was next to impossible. With close to a thousand followers now (yeah, that blows my mind!) I know so many cool people. So, I decided to give you a variety today.
The Writer-Author
Jeffrey Beesler at World of the Scribe has been a blogger buddy of mine for well over a year. He’s now one of my critique partners as well! Jeffrey is a careful planner when it comes to his blog and will map out theme weeks a month in advance. He pours so much into his posts and everyone would benefit from his advice and proddings. If you don’t already follow Jeffrey, jump on over and visit this most excellent Ninja!
The Photographer-Artist
Leovi is an amazing photographer! All images are abstract and close up, and it’s just amazing. Leovi is a true master. And despite the huge number of people who follow Leovi, I can always expect a comment here from this most excellent photographer. If you want to be amazed, visit Leovi today!
The Book Reviewer/Speculative Fiction Expert
Edi lives in Germany and runs Edi’s Book Lighthouse. I met him last year when seeking speculative fiction reviewers and we’ve been good friends ever since. He’s been a big encourager and supporter as well. His weekend posts hold so much information about books and movies it will make your head swim. He really should have a thousand followers. You want to know what’s going on in the speculative world? Visit Edi today!
Special Mention (Because I can!)
Eve is a new follower of mine. She seemed close to giving up the whole blogging scene when she latched on to the Pay it Forward blogfest. She needs to know what an awesome bunch of people are out there in the blogging world! Visit Eve today and tell her – I’m with you!
The list of participants is below, but before I go, I must share this image with you…
The folks over at FreakingNews, a Photoshop news site, held a contest for Star Wars mashups. This was my favorite:
Now, go discover some cool blogs!
Yes Alex, it must be tough for you, so I am off to check them out. I am already enjoying Leovi and he is not just a great artist but a great blogger too.
ReplyDeleteI think we all had a tough time narrowing it down. I love all my followers.
ReplyDeleteLove that picture, too. Priceless.
Thanks for giving me some new blogs to check out, Alex! Have a great weekend! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy bloghopping!! Yay!! Take care
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Oceangirl, that he is!
ReplyDeleteMiranda, the one for Pirates was also funny.
Elizabeth and Kitty, have a great weekend!
Good luck with the blogfest Alex, I tried to put links on my blog but found it nigh impossible.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind comment on my Lonliness post. much appreciated.
Yvonne.
That sure is an awesome mash-up photo! Thanks so much for running this blog fest with me, Alex.
ReplyDeleteGood morning, Alex. Loved the mash up photo. Well, it looks like I'm already following two of your followers. I added the third. And glad you mentioned Eve. Have a great weekend! :)
ReplyDeleteLove this blogfest. I've stopped by your three and off to find more. :) Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteHi Alex, I was tempted to pick you as one of my three but you have no shortage of readers already! I'll go to these three you picked and give them some love.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great surprise Alex, thank you very much for such beautiful words and for choosing between your three proposals. I'm really blush to go with these two extraordinary bloggers. Hope you Have a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteThanks for organizing this Alex. It's going to be fun meeting everyone.
ReplyDeleteYvonee, sorry the links didn't work!
ReplyDeleteMatthew, no problem! Today is going to be a blast.
Civil War, that's fine - I am good to go I think!
Leovi, you're welcome. You were the first to come to mind.
Chewbacca is my favorite!! Love that.
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting this blogfest. It's really great to meet others who love writing and storytelling.
Enjoy your weekend.
Looks like it's off to a great start.
ReplyDeleteStopped by to welcome Eve.
chewie wonka... brilliant! i must check out the site. oh my gosh or omg... i missed a super-duper blogfest, where is my head...
ReplyDeletehappy friday!
Jeremy [iZombie]
iZombie Lover
Narrowing it down to 3 was one of the hardest things I've done!! I don't know all of the folks you've mentioned, so off I go! :)
ReplyDeleteThat mash-up poster made me chuckle. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteChewbacca! I never knew...
ReplyDeleteGreat picks to visit and I'm off to call on Eve right now.
Wonderful idea! Congrats to Matt and yourself for coming up with it. Gonna get moving on the follows in a bit. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteNot sure I'm following. Can't find your list now. Blogger might be at it again. I'll pop back in a while.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the links and this awesome blogfest! Mashup is awesome! lol
ReplyDeleteI'm going over to visit your three...four. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea, and a wonderful way to celebrate other bloggers! Off to check some more out--thanks so much to you and Matt for rolling this out!
ReplyDeleteAngela @ The Bookshelf Muse
Gail, thanks - she'll appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteJeremy, still time to join!
JL, it's the ever-vanishiing list...
Thanks guys and have fun this weekend exploring.
That Ewok picture is just...disturbing. It kind of creeps me out. Wait. Strike that. It really creeps me out.
ReplyDeleteHappy Blogfest Friday!
I LOVE that picture.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the suggestions!
I love that picture of "Star Wars in Wonderland" - Chewbacca looks so cool!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the blogfest :).
That is a pretty fantastic Star Wars mash up. Great choices on blogs to follow.
ReplyDeleteGreat pic for sure. I'm barely hanging on today but I will try to visit some new blog sites this weekend.
ReplyDeleteThis is downright crazy! We'll need a couple of weeks to get through all of these. But heck yeah, it's pretty great too. Thanks to you and Matthew for putting this together.
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Tossing It Out
It was definitely hard to narrow the selection to three. Thanks for co-hosting the blogfest. I'm off to check out your selections. BTW...love the mash up photo! Will have to show it to hubby later. He's a huge Star Wars fan.
ReplyDeleteAlex! What a wonderful idea for a blogfest! I love it! Thanks for visiting me even when I have been here in this little box of my own world right now. I will be glad when I can get back to regular visits with everyone!
ReplyDeleteAlex! What a wonderful idea for a blogfest! I love it! Thanks for visiting me even when I have been here in this little box of my own world right now. I will be glad when I can get back to regular visits with everyone!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for organizing this! I'm also marking my calendar for Insecure Writers Support Group day (always a challenge, remembering)
ReplyDeleteGreat picks . I'll try to visit as many as I can! This blogfest turned out massive! Love it!
ReplyDeleteAs usual, you have a great list of participants, Alex. If I had to narrow it down to three I don't know if I could. Kudos to you that were able to.
ReplyDeleteSia McKye's Thoughts...OVER COFFEE
Trust you to sneak a 4th in there! :o) Will check them out!
ReplyDeleteI detect some shameless blog-host rule-breaking with that honourable mention :-) but I'll turn a blind eye because they all sound like awesome blogs and I'm off to check them out!
ReplyDeleteIn the words of the fake Snooki on SNL:
ReplyDelete"Hey, I said touch it, don't mash it!"
That Chewy is so frightening.
Thanks for doing this blogfest!
Thanks for hosting this, looking forward to checking out all of the new blogs.
ReplyDeleteThis is an awesome blogfest! (You seem to have mad skillzzz at coming up with them!) Will definitely be participating. Can't wait to meet more awesome writers!
ReplyDeleteIt was so hard to pick 3. Awesome blogfest. I can't wait to meet some new bloggers!
ReplyDeleteJust did my post, Alex. Another smashing blogfest!
ReplyDeleteHi Alex,
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining my blog. I paid it forward: I just became follower 977 ;)
Blogfest is fun!
Cheers!
Hooray for friends! Thanks for sharing your friend list, Alex! My, that bloghop is superlicious long! :O
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday!
♥.•*¨Elizabeth¨*•.♥
Thanks for this blogfest. I've discovered many new blogs and especially look forward to checking our Leovi's photo blog!
ReplyDeleteHitting up the cool blog! Thanks for the reminder:)
ReplyDeleteMJ, sorry about the creepiness.
ReplyDeleteLee, that's why we held it on a Friday - everyone can take the weekend to explore.
Susan, show him the site! There were some funny ones.
Betty, I'd come see you no matter what.
Cate, glad you're on board!
George, it exceeded our expectations.
Sangu, forgive me...
Lydia, thanks for the laugh.
Julie, I think it's what I do best...
Claudia, thank you!
Elizabeth, isn't it wild?
Yes, thanks for hosting this with Matt, Alex.
ReplyDeleteThanks for organising this, Alex, great idea. Trying to get round a few blogs today - loved your choices :)
ReplyDeleteI'll check out those links. I do know Leovi already. An amazing artist.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I screwed this all up and combined this blog hop with another one. I'm just running out of time lately.
omg! That Star Wars pix is too awesome! Thanks for the recs, and hang in there, Eve! You'll find your group~ :o)
ReplyDeleteHi, Alex! This is such a great idea for a blogfest. I'm really enjoying finding all these new writers and bloggers.
ReplyDeleteIn response to your comment on my post today, I love the Shannara series! I'm so with you about the Warlock Lord. He's a fantastic villain. I haven't read those books in awhile so I think it's time to give 'em a re-read.
Hope you have a great weekend! I'm sure it'll be much better than Chewbacca's, poor thing. ;)
Thanks for hosting this AMAZING blogfest, Alex! And thanks for introducing me to 4 new blogs! :-)
ReplyDeleteHot dog! Thanks for hosting this fantastic blog hop, Alex! Amazing how many people are participating! Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteGreat Blog-Hop! And great links - all new to me! Wahoo!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great blog hop!
ReplyDeleteLOL! Chewbacca never looked better.
ReplyDeleteI'll go say hello to Eve.
Your choices sound pretty interesting!
ReplyDeleteThat Photoshopped cover is hilarious.
Xoxo
Thanks for setting this up, Alex. I'm up and running :)
ReplyDeleteGreat links. That picture sort of startled me. I scrolled down and gasped! I'm having a lot of fun with this blogfest and meeting lots of new people. Awesome stuff.
ReplyDeleteGot Edi and Eve now. Thanks for the pointers to two blogs I hadn't run across yet.
ReplyDeleteWow, sure is a long list of blogs here. Hmm, guess I better start with those at the top and work my way down. See you in a few years.
ReplyDeleteMalcolm
Great post today. I already follow Jeffrey and will check out the others. Great company for him to be in.
ReplyDeletegreetings sir! well, i could have sworn i'd left comments on at least two previous posts but don't find them now - however blogger and FB both have been misbehaving for me of late so who knows - in any event, just dropping by to wish you a fab friday and a great weekend - seems my time these days is being confiscated by little ones and rope swings and trips for ice cream! ;) see you soon!
ReplyDeleteOh, are you having a Blogfest today? :)
ReplyDeleteThe Blogfest button is all over my dashboard. Way to go, you two!
Alex,
ReplyDeleteyou are absolutely incredible! Thank you so much for your kind words. I feel flattered.
Yesterday (Thursday) I was so tired after work that I went to bed instead of checking my mails and the comment section of my blog.
I'm sure you will welcome your 1000th follower within 2011.
Tomorrow (Saturday) I will visit the 2011 Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany. Therefore I have to hurry up to finish my weekend post because I know I will be too tired after the fair to write a post.
Alex, you ROCK, ROCK, ROCK, ROCK, ROCK, ROCK, ROCK, ROCK, ROCK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pat, that's all right! It happens.
ReplyDeleteLaura, his books got me hooked on reading and eventually writing.
Malcolm, it's going to take a while...
Draven, Jeffrey has mentioned you many times, but I couldn't find your blog until today.
Hey Gypsywoman! I'll be visiting you soon, promise.
Kelly, that is great!
Edi, thanks! Thousand followers is coming. Hope you get a ton of new followers today my friend.
Hey again Alex! First, I can't express enough thanks to you and Matthew for hosting this wonderful bloghop. I woke up this morning with 16 new followers and they just keep on coming. WOW! How cool is that?!
ReplyDeleteSecond, you and Matthew have created a giant monster. How am I ever gonna find the time to visit everyone? I'm gonna try my best and I'm definitely gonna visit your recommendations. Thanks again for everything. You do ROCK!!!
I follow all of the blogs you mentioned. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for hosting this blogfest! It's such a great idea.
I love this. And I'll bet anything by Monday morning you'll have reached your 1000 followers. I'm so excited for you. I think I managed to follow everyone I could figure out how, but I haven't commented much. There's not that many hours in the day. This was a great idea you guys came up with. :)
ReplyDeleteHey some new ones here! Thanks for the link and for the fantastic blogfest. It always makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside to pay it forward. :)
ReplyDeleteWhew, I've got my blogs to checkout this weekend list full!
ReplyDeleteNancy, thanks! Glad you are having a good time with it and making new friends.
ReplyDeleteLaila, I'm still trying to visit everyone - it's going to take all weekend! Would be cool to hit a thousand before October 19. That's a special day for me.
Thanks for co-hosting the blog fest! I met quite a few interesting bloggers, and I really appreciate the opportunity.
ReplyDeleteAnd look at you--zeroing in on 1000 followers. That is fabulous--you definitely deserve it. You are a wonderful blogger.
Missed the movie one, that would have been fun, but joined this one and have met bloggers by the ton!
ReplyDeleteI've seen Leovi's site - very cool. I love the movie poster - so funny - I wonder if I can buy one. My daughter's still mad at me for hanging a Disney princess poster on her wall - this one would earn her forgiveness for sure.
ReplyDeleteOh, no!!!! A Mad-hatter wookie??? :) Too funny. And you've got one or two blogs listed that I need to go visit/discover. Thanks for the tips! (And for hosting this awesome blogfest!)
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting this! IT's a fantastic idea and always good to pay it forward!!
ReplyDeleteMan, I went all day thinking I commented on this post. Can't believe I didn't. Generally, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, my alarm goes off, I lean over, pick it up (it's my phone), and when I shut it off I open up your blog, read what you have to say, then start my day.
ReplyDeleteNo wonder I had so many problems today - I didn't complete my routine by commenting. Anyway, this is pretty fun. Chewy makes a good, er, whatever he is there. That website is awesome, I think I might try my hand at some of the competitions they have there.
And I'm off to see how many folks I can visit before I got to bed.
Okay, so I didn't know of your blogs either! Great list. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAlex, I know that you have far too many blogs participating in your blogfest to visit all of us. As a new blogger, I just wanted to express my sincere gratitude to you for offering so many ways for us to get to know fellow bloggers. You Rock!.
ReplyDeleteI noticed that you promoted Eve's blog and I think that is awesome. I listed her as one of my 3 as well. She is having a really tough time & I know that she appreciates your kindness & support.
Thank you
Melissa
thanks for the links and thanks for the contest =)
ReplyDeleteand thanks for always making time to visit everyone!
i dont know how you do it!
I guess I know what I'm going to do this weekend when I'm not washing clothes, baking cookies, or writing papers. Yay!
ReplyDeleteps, i meant blogfest
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pss, star wars in wonderland funny =D
Love that image!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the HUGE success of the Blogfest. I've found some really brilliant peole to follow already.
A late start for the fest for me. These are some great blogs and I already love Jeffrey and Leovi so I know I'll love Edi and Eve.
ReplyDeleteGreat blog fest and great links! Thanks for hosting!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting the blogfest, it's great fun!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Alex, I think the Pay it Forward blogfest! has been a success.
ReplyDeleteAlex--Wow--what an awesome blog!! I'm from Ciara's blog--thanks for stopping by my blog. This blog rocks.
ReplyDeleteThankyou so much for your mention alex, I am truly flattred :) it's so good to know there are so many like minded people out there, people who are so willing to help out.....So thankyou again xxx
ReplyDeleteHeidi, thanks! Just a dude trying to help his friends.
ReplyDeletePat, glad you did!
Tonja, that is really funny.
Rusty, MY blog starts your day? Dude, I need to start giving you some early-morning eye-openers then! And you should try one of their competitions.
Melissa, my goal this weekend is to visit all of you, so I will get to yours soon! And Eve just needed a little boost of belief again.
Tara, Ninjas never sleep...
Melissa, really surprised you didn't already follow Edi's site.
Leovi, it's been a huge success!
Lindi, thank you!
Eve, you are welcome - bet you got quite a surprise. Last I looked there were about thirty comments for you.
looks like i have lots of new blogs to visit.The photo shop one looks like fun. I wish I knew how to use photoshop. Hugs and sincere wishes for a lovely weekend xo
ReplyDeleteChecking out your links and stopping to say hi =)
ReplyDeleteStill going through all the blogs I hope to get through them by tomorrow. Have a family thing going on this weekend. Great idea thanks for hosting this.
ReplyDeleteKatherine, just takes practice.
ReplyDeleteJosh, it was all Matthew's idea! And yeah, it will take me all weekend to visit everyone.
chewy in wonderland is the best idea ever
ReplyDeleteI thought I had a hard time picking three from my lineup. Thanks for running this funfest.
ReplyDeleteDadnabit! I should've been paying closer attention. :(
ReplyDeleteWow, thank you so much for stopping by my blog, and yours is amazing! I can't wait to read more, and I can't wait to visit your suggestions!!
ReplyDeleteTerrific list of bloggers Alex... This was such a wonderful idea.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend.
Missed this as I did your book trailer. Seems like the Ninja Army is having a lot of fun hopping around. I do like what they have done to the image.
ReplyDeleteSorry I couldn't particpate, but I look forward to catching up with this wonderful list of bloggers!
ReplyDeleteTony, it's pretty funny.
ReplyDeleteWanton, maybe we'll do it again next year.
Hey LisaAnn! Thanks, I appreciate that.
Hey Reka, thanks!
What a great idea for a blogfest! Big thanks to you and Matt! :)
ReplyDeleteYAY Alex and Matt! And love me some Chewy!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm making a list of all the blogs people are listing for after I finish my current project.
ReplyDeleteIt's Sunday, so hope your weekend has been great!
Great idea! I love your blogfests!
ReplyDeleteThanks, ladies! And Carol, good idea, otherwise this would be all you were doing this weekend.
ReplyDeleteI love Leovi's abstract photos. They are wonderful. Thanks for the intro to his work.
ReplyDeleteMonti
NotesAlongTheWay
I have been so behind on my blogging that I missed this. What a great idea! Alex, just another way you show how helpful you are to other. Now, I have a lot of blogs to check out!
ReplyDeleteMissed that one. I've been up in the mountains and out of Internet connection for a few days. But I'll be back on next blogfest >:)
ReplyDeleteCold As Heaven
Liza, sorry you missed it!
ReplyDeleteCold, you travel so much, I don't know how you keep up with anything.
Was very tempted to wait and be your 1000th follower but I would probably forget and mess it up anyway. Be 1002 or something...
ReplyDelete;)
Kristen, I appreciate the follow!
ReplyDeleteYour blogfest is awesome! Thanks for following my blog, i have done the same :)
ReplyDeleteAlex, I wanted to be your 1000th follower, but I'll have to make do with 1002. Thanks to you and Matt for putting on such an awesome blogfest!
ReplyDeleteMichael, thanks though - I appreciate it!
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