Query Kombat Thanks to the Judges!
Now that Query Kombat is over, IT'S TIME TO THANK THE JUDGES!!
Click this link to see the original judges' reveal post and read all their bios; this post will reveal their nicknames (Judges, if you don't want your nickname revealed, contact me by Twitter or commenting on this post ASAP so I can take it off!).
I know from personal experience (last year's contest) how hard the job of judging was. Endless over-thinking, second-guessing, and a LOT of time. But this contest revolved around the votes acquired. There is no possible way this contest could have run without a trust group of talented, generous writers.
Here they are below. Be sure to thank them on Twitter, buy their books, follow them, etc. Because they truly deserve it.
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Angie Sandro was Apple.
Goodreads
Facebook
Blog
Twitter
Lauren Spieller was Luna Lovegood.
NovelsShort Stories Critiquing Services Twitter
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L. L. McKinney was Gundam Girl.
Website
Twitter
Blog
Facebook
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Amanda Heger was Jessie Spano.Twitter
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Vicki L. Weavil was Silverwolf.
Website/blogTwitter
Author page on Facebook
Tumblr 1and Tumblr 2
GoodreadsPinterest
Wendy Nikel was River Tam.
WebsiteTwitter
Ingrid Seymour was Pen Dreamer.
TwitterWebsite
Karen Bynum was ghostbuster_extraordinaire.
TwitterFacebookWebsite
N.K. Traver
Website
GoodreadsTwitter
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Sarah Glenn Marsh was Khaleesi.
Twitter
Blog [image error]
Aimee Hyndman was Girl with the Golden Pen.
Twitter
Pinterest: Aimee Hyndman
Tumblr
Blog
Tatum Flynn was OmarComin.
GoodreadsTwitterWebsite
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Naomi Hughes was Artemis.
Editing. WebsiteTwitter
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Carla Luna Cullen was Invidia.
Blog
Twitter
MJ O'Neill was Allusion Assassin.
Blog Twitter.
Tracy Jorgensen was Sprocket.
Book Blurb
Win a copy of the book!Twitter
Heather Van Fleet was Book Boyfriend Connoisseur.
Website
Twitter
Facebook
Amber Mitchell was Papercuts.
Blog
Twitter
Amy Trueblood was Tiny Tornado.
BlogTwitter
Stacey Trombley was Short Stack.
Website
Twitter
Katie Teller was The Hybrid. [image error]
Blog
Facebook
Twitter
Goodreads
Amazon
N.N. Light was Mrs N, the Query Queen.
Website
Blog
Goodreads
Twitter
Pinterest
S.K. Falls was Princess Primrose.
WebsiteTwitter
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Jessika Fleck was Chelsea Morning.
Blog
Twitter
Facebook
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Ami Allen-Vath was Sally Draper.
TwitterFacebookBlog
Amy Pine was Captain Yawp.
Debut novel: "IF ONLY", TwitterFacebookBlog
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Katharyn Blair was Mrs. Malcolm Reynolds.
TwitterBlog
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Richard Taylor Pearson was DivaDeconstructed.
TwitterWebsite
Also, a HUGE sorry and special thanks to Susan Keogh whom we forgot to mention in the original post announcing the judges! Because of that, we'll include her bio here so you all can read! Again, huge sorry!
Susan Keogh was Baniac.
From her website:
When Susan Keogh won an elementary school writing contest and a trip to a regional young writers conference, she hadn’t realized that experience was the beginning of a love affair with words. Keogh was raised in a large family where reading was encouraged. Through her mother’s interest in history, Keogh grew to admire such authors as Michael Shaara and Bruce Catton, a fellow Michigan writer who focused on the American Civil War. So it was no wonder that her first writing credit was a featured article in the magazineAmerica’s Civil War. Keogh’s particular interest in the Civil War led her into re-enacting for several years as a field musician.
Keogh's most recent time period of historical interest is early colonial America and the age of piracy. She is crafting a series of novels that center around the adventures of Jack Mallory, a young Englishmen who is both pirate and eventually the patriarch of a large rice plantation in the colonial province of Carolina.
Outside of her writing life, Keogh works in the health care field and enjoys travel (preferably to warm places outside of her native Michigan!), the arts, and equestrian activities.
Twitter
I know, I know, it seems like a lot of names. It is - 29 amazing judges who gave up their valuable time to help with this contest.
The least we can do is thank them on Twitter and follow them!
I've went through and followed everyone on Twitter who I wasn't following before - especially you Kombatants, try doing the same! They deserve it.
Also, we'd absolutely love it if you picked 3-5 judges (even more, if you wish!) who critiqued your entry and thank them on Twitter, detailing who you are, what they said, and why it was so helpful. It might not seem like much, but it can very possibly make somebody's day, somebody who gave you the critiques for free.
Feel free to Tweet under the hashtag #QueryKombat so judges can see your tweets even if you don't @ them (if it's directed towards a specific judge, please @ them!).
THANK YOU SO MUCH JUDGES! We could not have done this at all without you.

Click this link to see the original judges' reveal post and read all their bios; this post will reveal their nicknames (Judges, if you don't want your nickname revealed, contact me by Twitter or commenting on this post ASAP so I can take it off!).
I know from personal experience (last year's contest) how hard the job of judging was. Endless over-thinking, second-guessing, and a LOT of time. But this contest revolved around the votes acquired. There is no possible way this contest could have run without a trust group of talented, generous writers.
Here they are below. Be sure to thank them on Twitter, buy their books, follow them, etc. Because they truly deserve it.
[image error]
Angie Sandro was Apple.
Goodreads
Blog

Lauren Spieller was Luna Lovegood.
NovelsShort Stories Critiquing Services Twitter
[image error]
L. L. McKinney was Gundam Girl.
Website
Blog
[image error]
Amanda Heger was Jessie Spano.Twitter
[image error]
Vicki L. Weavil was Silverwolf.
Website/blogTwitter
Author page on Facebook
Tumblr 1and Tumblr 2
GoodreadsPinterest

Wendy Nikel was River Tam.
WebsiteTwitter

Ingrid Seymour was Pen Dreamer.
TwitterWebsite

Karen Bynum was ghostbuster_extraordinaire.
TwitterFacebookWebsite

N.K. Traver
Website
GoodreadsTwitter
[image error]
Sarah Glenn Marsh was Khaleesi.
Blog [image error]
Aimee Hyndman was Girl with the Golden Pen.
Pinterest: Aimee Hyndman
Tumblr
Blog

Tatum Flynn was OmarComin.
GoodreadsTwitterWebsite
[image error]
Naomi Hughes was Artemis.
Editing. WebsiteTwitter
[image error]
Carla Luna Cullen was Invidia.
Blog

MJ O'Neill was Allusion Assassin.
Blog Twitter.

Tracy Jorgensen was Sprocket.
Book Blurb
Win a copy of the book!Twitter

Heather Van Fleet was Book Boyfriend Connoisseur.
Website

Amber Mitchell was Papercuts.
Blog

Amy Trueblood was Tiny Tornado.
BlogTwitter

Stacey Trombley was Short Stack.
Website

Katie Teller was The Hybrid. [image error]
Blog
Goodreads
Amazon
N.N. Light was Mrs N, the Query Queen.
Website
Blog
Goodreads

S.K. Falls was Princess Primrose.
WebsiteTwitter
[image error]
Jessika Fleck was Chelsea Morning.
Blog
[image error]
Ami Allen-Vath was Sally Draper.
TwitterFacebookBlog

Amy Pine was Captain Yawp.
Debut novel: "IF ONLY", TwitterFacebookBlog
[image error]
Katharyn Blair was Mrs. Malcolm Reynolds.
TwitterBlog
[image error]
Richard Taylor Pearson was DivaDeconstructed.
TwitterWebsite
Also, a HUGE sorry and special thanks to Susan Keogh whom we forgot to mention in the original post announcing the judges! Because of that, we'll include her bio here so you all can read! Again, huge sorry!

Susan Keogh was Baniac.
From her website:
When Susan Keogh won an elementary school writing contest and a trip to a regional young writers conference, she hadn’t realized that experience was the beginning of a love affair with words. Keogh was raised in a large family where reading was encouraged. Through her mother’s interest in history, Keogh grew to admire such authors as Michael Shaara and Bruce Catton, a fellow Michigan writer who focused on the American Civil War. So it was no wonder that her first writing credit was a featured article in the magazineAmerica’s Civil War. Keogh’s particular interest in the Civil War led her into re-enacting for several years as a field musician.
Keogh's most recent time period of historical interest is early colonial America and the age of piracy. She is crafting a series of novels that center around the adventures of Jack Mallory, a young Englishmen who is both pirate and eventually the patriarch of a large rice plantation in the colonial province of Carolina.
Outside of her writing life, Keogh works in the health care field and enjoys travel (preferably to warm places outside of her native Michigan!), the arts, and equestrian activities.
I know, I know, it seems like a lot of names. It is - 29 amazing judges who gave up their valuable time to help with this contest.
The least we can do is thank them on Twitter and follow them!
I've went through and followed everyone on Twitter who I wasn't following before - especially you Kombatants, try doing the same! They deserve it.
Also, we'd absolutely love it if you picked 3-5 judges (even more, if you wish!) who critiqued your entry and thank them on Twitter, detailing who you are, what they said, and why it was so helpful. It might not seem like much, but it can very possibly make somebody's day, somebody who gave you the critiques for free.
Feel free to Tweet under the hashtag #QueryKombat so judges can see your tweets even if you don't @ them (if it's directed towards a specific judge, please @ them!).
THANK YOU SO MUCH JUDGES! We could not have done this at all without you.
Published on July 03, 2014 16:00
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