The good news is that I finished that large writing project I was working on last week! The bad news is, over the weekend, I came down with what I can only guess was the flu. I awoke Sunday morning with a fever, body aches, congestion, sore throat, and all the other fun stuff that goes along with being ill.

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You might find this week lacking in posts as I have some other writing projects with looming deadlines that I need to get finish up. But don’t worry, I’ll try to squeeze in a few posts this week and you can always count on my Friday Link Love feature – posted first thing Friday morning (here in the US) for your reading pleasure. Next week I should be back to my normal posting schedule.

Thanks for reading!

The March 2008 newsletter will be sent out on Monday March 3 (probably in the evening), so don’t forget to subscribe before then! Why should you subscribe? Because the newsletter is packed with exclusive content you won’t find anywhere else – not even on this blog! Also, I’m planning another contest, but this one will be for subscribers only! A $20 Amazon.com gift card is at stake…

How do you subscribe? It’s easy, just fill in your name and email in the box on the top right of your screen and follow the easy directions. Please you make sure you confirm your subscription as soon as possible, as unconfirmed subscribers will not get the newsletter and will not be eligible for this contest or future ones!

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Now that this blog is well over a year old, I figured it’s probably time to give a little more information about myself. Thus, I put together an About Brad page that gives a very brief bio and even features a picture of me (view at your own discretion, I take no responsibility if your monitor breaks due to my bad looks). While I don’t share my entire life story, it’ll at least give you a better idea of who I am.

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Before I announce the winner of the Brad’s Reader Comment Contest, I want to thank everyone who participated. I ended up getting more comments than I expected (13 comments were submitted in the required time frame). Because of the success of this contest, I hope to have more in the future!

Now, the winner of the $20 Amazon.com gift card is….

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This is my first post for 2008! I hope everyone out there in the blogosphere has a happy and safe new year. I’m going to celebrating  with a quiet day off from my day job, then it’s back to the salt mines on Thursday.

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By my time, it is after 3pm, so the comments are now closed! Well, you can still write and post a comment, it just won’t be included. I will be posting the results after the winner has been contacted. Thank you all for participating! I hope to do more stuff like this in the upcoming New Year!

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2008 is right around the corner. I can’t believe another year is gone. But 2007 was pretty amazing. This blog has really taken off and December marks the 1-year birthday of Brad’s Reader! My goal, however, is to grow and expand this blog even more in the next year.

My other goals for 2008 also include spending more time working on my own fiction, which has taken a backseat to blogging and my other projects. I even hope to dive a little deeper into poetry. But instead of boring you with my own goals, I want to read yours!

What are your goals?
What are your writing/literary goals for 2008?  It can be anything from finishing that novel to reading a certain book you’ve been putting off for a while. Leave a comment below with five (5) writing/literary goals you have for the upcoming new year, and you could win!

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This month marks the 1-year birthday for the Brad’s Reader blog! So, in order to celebrate, I have decided to run a little "contest" and give away a cool prize to the winner. My reason for doing this is because all of you (the readers) have been very supportive over the last year and helped this blog grow into what it has become! Thus, I want to give something back.

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If you have noticed a lack of new posts this week, you’re not imagining things. I’m trying to get the December newsletter ready to be sent out this weekend. Don’t worry, I’ll be back to posting on a regular basis in no time.

And speaking of the December newsletter, you won’t be able to read it if you don’t subscribe! Just enter your name and email address in the box on the right and follow the simple directions. You’ll never get spammed (I hate spam too) and I’ll never sell, rent or give your information away to third parties. It’s 100% confidential!

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