Winners of The Lost Blogs
April 16th, 2006
Well, the great big week of The Lost Blogs grassroots marketing campaign has now come to a close.
Originally, after Kevin Apgar had come up with the idea to rally the Blogosphere and blog as historical figures to help promote my book, I decided giving up three signed first edition copies to three bloggers would be a nice bit of encouragement. Of course, that was before I ended up reading 41+ stupendous blogs, each and every day for a full week.
Needless to say, I had to at least up the signed book giveaway to six.
Honestly, I would have loved to have given everyone who participated a signed copy of the book but was unable to do that. But to everyone who participated — please know that I was impressed and blown away by the detail, the creativity, the dedication and the pure intelligence that everyone put into their entries. The six winners I chose were based on entries I connected with personally… And they are:
- Blogography
- Secondhand Tryptophan
- Mikey’s W.D.I.H.T.F.T.G.L.
- Two Thoughts Before the Epiphany
- Star Inside
- Taste the World
For those who didn’t win a book, you can still try your hand at snagging one here and here.
Entries you connected with personally? Now I’m intrigued.
You are a wonderful muse, Pauly. Both in your writing of The Lost Blogs and your ability to read through all 41+ blogs every day for five days.
Comment by Rabbit — April 16, 2006 @ 2:00 pm
Congrats. Had a lot of fun reading everyones entries. I have added many new blogs to my daily read. Hope Kevin’s unique contest gets your book climbing up the bestseller list.
P.S. You just didnt want me to cancel my pre-ordered Lost Blogs order.
Comment by H.F. Peterman — April 16, 2006 @ 2:22 pm
Congratulations everybody!
Comment by Kathleen — April 16, 2006 @ 2:52 pm
Kathleen – Thanks, K!
Comment by Pauly D — April 16, 2006 @ 2:53 pm
Congratulations to all the winners!
And I really enjoyed reading everyone’s entries and discovering fabulous new reads in the process!
Comment by groovebunny — April 16, 2006 @ 3:30 pm
I’m with Rabbit in the connecting part. Thank you Paul . BTW how did you read all those blogs?
Comment by Mikey — April 16, 2006 @ 3:41 pm
Thanks, Paul. It was a blast and I got to meet some very cool people along the way. Looking forward to your book.
Comment by Karl — April 16, 2006 @ 3:52 pm
Mikey – Before anyone had setup a Bloglines folder for all of them, I already had, and literally checked every few hours to see what was new. That was the only way to keep up on them. It was a lot of reading, I’ll tell you that — but I wouldn’t have had it any other way.
Well, if a butler could have created audio book versions of all of them for my iPOD that would have been better, but beggars can’t be choosers.
Comment by Pauly D — April 16, 2006 @ 4:36 pm
I’m SO thrilled! Thank you!!
I honestly can’t believe you read them ALL everyday, Pauly. I got way overwhelmed and am STILL trying to catch up. I definitely was in good company though. I loved everything I read. Congrats to all the writers!
Comment by Chase — April 16, 2006 @ 5:05 pm
I thought WFME was alot of words, but WDIHTFTGL tops them all.
Comment by H.F. Peterman — April 16, 2006 @ 5:10 pm
Thank you, Pauly D! I am both shocked and honored.
There were so many talented bloggers participating, and I am thrilled to have met (virtually, anyway) you all and discovered some new daily reads.
But I’m wondering — what was this personal connection you have with Helen of Troy? Are you an adulterous Greek woman whose unparalleled beauty started a war? Or are you half immortal? I never knew that about you!
Comment by Nicole — April 16, 2006 @ 6:20 pm
Nicole – Maybe “personal connection” is the wrong phrase. But, what I am trying to convey is that when I read those six blogs over the course of a week they engaged me personally. That’s not to say the others weren’t as good or better — but just like in The Lost Blogs…some people may love the Jesus entry and others may love the Abbott & Costello. What people gravitate to is all based on who they are as a person.
That’s what I meant.
Comment by Pauly D — April 16, 2006 @ 6:25 pm
And yes, I am three-fourths immortal.
Comment by Pauly D — April 16, 2006 @ 6:26 pm
I read them all every day, too, but certainly couldn’t have done it without Bloglines.
Comment by Karl — April 16, 2006 @ 7:22 pm
I too followed blogography… and it was genius! Dave, you definately earned this one.
Comment by Janet — April 16, 2006 @ 7:43 pm
Did you guess any of them? I’m feeling a bit…mentally challenged…because as it turns out, I’m no detective.
Comment by sandra — April 17, 2006 @ 6:27 am
Sandra – I guessed Brutus after I read Annabel’s first post and thought to myself, “That sounds a lot like Julius Caesar but it couldn’t be, because Caesar is in my book,” and then as soon as she re-edited her posts I figured it out. I knew there were a few Amelia Earharts but the toughest of the bunch had to be Man o’ War. I mean, a horse? I never would have guessed a horse.
Comment by Pauly D — April 17, 2006 @ 6:39 am
Congrats to all!
When I go back and re-read all the entries (now that I know the answers) I think “Duh! Why didn’t I realize that immediately?!?” I guess hindsight really is 20/20
Comment by Bre — April 17, 2006 @ 6:46 am
Wow! I was the toughest of the bunch!? Cool!
I tried to make it not that obvious (although a couple people proved me wrong on that one), but not so obscure that you would be bleeding from scratching your scalp. Maybe a forehead bop with the palm of your hand when the reveal happened, but otherwise…
Comment by Kevin — April 17, 2006 @ 1:40 pm