Contest! | Cathy C. Hall Writes

Technically, my whim began on Tuesday. Here’s the story…

I wanted to say a few words about blogging and etiquette and commenting and such over at my other blog (Cathy C.’s Hall of Fame) since I’d just hosted a blog tour there. And a line from The Walrus and the Carpenter kept going ’round and ’round my head, so I slapped that into the post (It was the line about cabbages and kings, if you must know). Then, before I knew what I’d done, purely on a whim, I up and posted the “Cabbages and Kings Blogging Comment Contest.”

Well. I thought wouldn’t a picture of that famous scene from Alice Through the Looking Glass be just swell? And I found a really swell pic, from this splendiferous site, Karen’s Whimsy. And what I loved about Karen’s site was that she had tons of public domain pictures from old, old, picture books; many of them were children’s picture books. And the picture I used had been converted so that it could be colored. Isn’t that even more swell? Here’s another one, so you can see what I mean.

Now, don’t you think that’s splendiferous? I kinda wish my kids were still little so they could color an old-fashioned picture like this of Alice at the Tea Party.

The second serendipitous whim came along when Danette Haworth stopped by my blog to comment (Oh! You should go over there to Cathy’s C.’s and comment yourself if you want to try and win a copy of Query Letters That Rock!). Danette has a delightful blog (A Summer Friend) where she mentioned Alan Rinzler, the Executive Editor at Jossey Bass Publishing and his blog, The Book Deal, An Inside View of Publishing. Which happens to be just what I need these days.

So, all on a whim, I came across a handful of keepers. I love it when whims have a happy ending.

Here’s a thing: I like to give my posts names, like today’s “Tuesday Tips ‘N Things.” (And I’m kinda big on the alliterative names,too.) Oh, I know you’re wondering what the heck I’m talking about, since I haven’t quite gotten around to naming my posts here. Until today. But on my other blog, Cathy C.’s Hall of Fame, I’m a post-naming pro. It helps me focus on what I want to write that day, and keep all those posts notes organized.

When I was blurfing (blog surfing-I’m not giving up on this word) I came across the Blue Rose Girls and a naming contest. Apparently, Alvina likes to give her posts names, too. So, if you can come up with a great, catchy little name for her book posts, send it along to her here. Think fast, though. The contest is over on March 15th! (I sent an idea and I’d like to win that Little, Brown book. BUT, if I don’t win, I’m so using that post name here.)

And here’s a tip: Be nice when you’re out there in blogdom, commenting away. Not that you shouldn’t speak your mind, but you can do so nicely, can’t you? And if you can’t, remember that tried and true momism: if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all. ‘Cause those not nice words aren’t going anywhere. Except perhaps back to bite you in the you-know-what.