Saturday, April 21, 2012

Going Offline for a Week

Just want to give everyone a heads up that I'll be offline for the next week. There were a few real life diagnostics and some How They Do Its scheduled, and I'll get all those done/posted next week instead. (Posts resume April 29)

To make up for it...

RANDOM CRITIQUE CONTEST!
Leave a comment on this post, and I'll randomly choose not one but two folks to win a 1000-word critique from me. No time limit to turn it in. Deadline is 7am EST on April 29th.

Have a great week and I'll see you later.

98 comments:

  1. I look forward to your return at the end of the month. In the mean time, I'm going to get caught up on your archives - so much good info, so little time.

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  2. We'll miss you!! ;-)

    Enjoy your week.

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  3. I stumbled onto your site about a year ago and I can't tell you how helpful all the posts have been.

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  4. Hope your week off is a success! We'll be here when you get back...

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  5. Hope you have a great week off and looking forward to your return :D

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  6. Oh Janice, pick me, pick me!!!

    I will miss reading your post for the next week, but I'll just view this as an opportunity to play catch up with your past entries as well as a time to continue working on my WIP (for you to critique I hope).

    I look forward to your return.

    marti

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  7. Yay! I'm in! Have a great break! : )

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  8. Here's a random comment for the random critique contest.

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  9. Will miss your inspiring posts for a week but looking forward to new content when you return.

    Critique from Janice!? Wow! Pick me!!

    :D

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  10. Will miss your inspiring posts for a week but looking forward to new content when you return.

    Critique from Janice!? Wow! Pick me!!

    :D

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  11. Roses are red,
    Violets are blue,
    I would love
    A critique from you!

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  12. You deserve it.

    Go enjoy your week off!

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  13. Oh no! My morning routine is ruined!

    I hope you enjoy your week off.

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  14. Oooh, a critique would be awesome! :) Enjoy your break.

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  15. Your blog has helped me enormously, so I'm looking forward to when you're back. Enjoy your break!

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  16. Enjoy your time off. You deserve it. I can't believe how regularly you post. Hope all is well.

    I'd LOVE to win a critique from you. Hope I win.

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  17. You will be missed, but hopefully your time away is restful. I kept checking yesterday, thinking "She usually posts on Friday, right?" Forgot how much I enjoy reading your posts until they're gone. Take care.

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  18. Enjoy your week off. We'll misd you. :)

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  19. I would love a critique! Enjoy your time off.

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  20. I hope you are vacationing somewhere warm and sunny. Your dedication to other writers through this blog is amazing. Enjoy your much deserved time off.

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  21. Have a good week, we'll be waiting for you. Looking forward to the posts to come.

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  22. Enjoy your time off! Looking forward to new posts in May.

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  23. Your posts are quite helpful to read. Thank you for the chance for a critique!

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  24. I will miss your inspirational posts, but the good thing is there is a ton of information already on your blog that I can go back through. Enjoy your time off and have a great week!

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  25. Have a great week! Hope it's all fun :)

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  26. Thanks for all the helpful information you post here!

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  27. I'd love a critique. Enjoy your break!

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  28. HAVE FUN ON YOUR WEEK OFF!!!!
    I really want that 1000 word critique because everyone around where I live thinks, "OH MY GOSH SHE WRITES SO WELL!" It stinks. I get no brutally honest opinions that I ask for.

    Anyway, yeah. Hope your week is amazing. I love weeks off, so MAKE THE MOST OF IT!!! :)

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  29. Have a fab week. Thanks for the awesome 'site, I appreciate it.

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  30. Looking forward to your return :)

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  31. I'm one of those "stalker readers", haha, but I could really use a critique so I'm finally commenting. Perhaps I shall comment more often. Your site is really great, it encourages and helps me a lot in my writing. Keep up the good work!!

    Hannah Grace

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  32. Hey, I'm leaving for a while too! Going to study abroad in Mexico for 3 weeks. Should be fun! And awesome!! Can you tell I'm excited???

    I hope I win the critique. I have something for it...

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  33. Hope you enjoy your week off! I love reading your posts... so much good information, so little time to absorb it all... :D

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  34. Best wishes for an "all's well" week!

    Janice Hardy's Heroes will survive by raiding your well-stocked archive.

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  35. Your posts have been so helpful and inspiring! Blogging is hard work and you do it so consistently. Have a great week off! I would love a critique from you!

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  36. I am praying that your week off gives you the rest you need, and whatever you are doing during the time off happens with a great result for you. Have a blessed day.

    Heather

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  37. Take care of yourself. That's all I have to say.

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  38. Have a great time. I've been keeping, sharing and enjoying your posts. I'm partial to the HFM post, specifically. If only I could finish!

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  39. Critique? Oh, yes, please! Will definitely look forward to you getting back too :)

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  40. I really enjoy your blog.

    Hope you have a good break:)

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  41. Enjoy the break, Janice!

    See you when you return. :)

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  42. Have a great break. See you when you get back.

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  43. Have a great break. I really enjoy the posts you do here, and I look forward to seeing what you post when you get back. :-)

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  44. Have a restful and productive break, but hurry back to us. Your articles are so helpful. I love your blog! (And I would really love the critique.)

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  45. Oh, Janice, go enjoy a week away from it all. You certainly deserve it! I would love a critique, but there are so many of us! I'll just toss my hat in the ring and cross my fingers. :)

    Hope your vacation is everything you need and hope for.

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  46. Hope your well-deserved break is restful and satisfying. :)

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  47. Donald Howard4/22/2012 12:46 AM

    Have a nice week off. I look forward to your return.
    Oh and please pick me.

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  48. Have a nice week off. Thanks for the contest.

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  49. Wishing you a lovely and relaxing week. :-D

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  50. Hope you're getting a break! Thank you :)

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  51. A whole week off-line? Are you nuts? Don't you know the world will collapse and you'll have no way of knowing???? ;-)

    Enjoy your cyberless week. We'll *sniffle* try to manage without you.

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  52. Enjoy your week off! Personally I think I'd go crazy a week without the internet so I'm kind of jealous of those who can unplug!

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  53. What a BRILLIANT blog! I love all the information. And I'm guessing you always get comments like this, so here's something random: obvious sunlight!

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  54. Have a great week.

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  55. Have a great week off.

    I've just tweeted the giveaway. :)

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  56. Have a lovely week! We'll miss you. :)

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  57. Let me guess ... Going offline for a week is #3 in your "Ways To Be a More Productive Writer" series. :-)

    Enjoy the break.

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  58. Enjoy your week! Thanks for the chance to win a crit. :)

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  59. Hope you have a fantastic week. Blue Fire arrived in the mail, and I hope to get right to it after I finish the book reviews I'm buried under!

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  60. Have a good vacay! Thanks for the chance to win a critique!

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  61. A week off would be fabulous but I think my kids would complain if I stopped making food for them. lol. Enjoy your offline time.

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  62. Janice, Your blog has been as informative and helpful as a writing course. I visit daily.
    A crit from you would be wonderful.
    I hope the winner appreciates it.

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  63. Thanks for all your advice and hard work Janice, really hugely appreciated. Have a great week off.

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  64. Have a great week off! I too will be catching up with your archives. Your blog entries have been extremely helpful, especially as I tackle this round of revisions.

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  65. Enjoy your time off. We'll look forward to your return!

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  66. We'll miss you. Enjoy your time unplugged and know we'll be waiting when you get back. :)

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  67. I am so indebted to Stina Lindenblatt for her blog posts. Through them, I was able to find your site. What a wealth of information! Thank you so much for all that you do for aspiring writers like myself!

    Cathy Jo

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  68. Enjoy your break, Janice!

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  69. I hope you have a good week and I'm very much looking forward to your return!!

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  70. Enjoy your time off. We'll be here to welcome you back!!

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  71. I'm so in :) Do something fun with your break.

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  72. @Stephanie Sailer4/23/2012 1:14 PM

    Hope your minnie vacation rocks!

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  73. Thanks for everything you do. I hope this week off is what you needed!

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  74. Perfect timing. I'm just coming back from an extended blog break of my own so now I'll have time to get caught up on the posts I missed.

    Of course, winning a critique would be great.

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  75. Oooh, winning a critique would be fabulous. And while I wait, I'll browse, if that's okay. Looks like you have lots of helpful advice.

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  76. Enjoy your time off! I've found your blog to be chock-full of useful information.

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  77. Thank you for paying it forward.

    Joy Moore

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  78. Looking forward to next week!

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  79. Enjoy your week as much as I enjoy your posts (that's a lot).

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  80. Gosh, how could anyone resist entering? Enjoy your week off!

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  81. So crossing my fingers! You always give the best writing tips, I can only imagine how great a critique from you would be. :)

    Hope you have a great week off!

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  82. oooo me me me! in the meantime : having withdrawals...

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  83. I'd just love a critique. Thanks and have a great week.

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  84. Love the blog! Have a good week off! (I suppose it makes sense for us to venture into the real world every once in a while) ;)

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  85. Woo! Enjoy to blog break and thanks for hosting the contest.

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  86. Awesome contest. Have a great week!

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  87. Have a good time on your break! And great contest idea =)

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  88. Enjoy your offline week! I have been enjoying your blog and will look forward to when you return.

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  89. Enjoy your offline time and please pick me!!! lol

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  90. A critique from you would be AMAZING. Hope you have a great break and am looking forward to your return.

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  91. Elizabeth Dunn4/28/2012 3:53 PM

    Critique? yes please, Janice!

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