Voting Page October November December 2009
Where authors and readers come together!
Why Proofreading is Important! These are actual excerpts from newspapers around our Country!
Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter
This one was caught in the SGV Tribune the other day and the person called the Editorial Room and asked who wrote this. It took two or three readings before the editor realized that what he was reading was impossible! They put in a correction the next day.
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Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says
No crap, really? Ya think?
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Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
Now that's taking things a bit far!
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Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
What a guy!
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Miners Refuse to Work after Death
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Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
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War Dims Hope for Peace
I can see where it might have that effect!
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If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile
Ya think?!
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Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
Who would have thought!
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Enfield ( London ) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
They may be on to something!
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Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges
You mean there's something stronger than duct tape?
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Man Struck By Lightning: Faces Battery Charge
He probably IS the battery charge!
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New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
Weren't they fat enough?!
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Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
That's what he gets for eating those beans!
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Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
Do they taste like chicken?
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Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
Chainsaw Massacre all over again!
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Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
Boy, are they tall!
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And the winner is...
Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
Did I read that right?
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Now that you've smiled at least once, it's your turn to spread the stupidity and send this to someone you want to bring a smile to (maybe even a chuckle). We all need a good laugh, at least once a day!
Ted says grab a cup of steaming joe and read the online issue- vote for your favorite story...then order the print issue!
We are offering a good deal for those who order during the month of October! Only $7.00 for a print issue. Prices go up in November.
Single Issue $7.00
July online vote winners
33% Good Intentions by Elliot Richard Dorfman
10% Virtuoso by Gustavo Bondoni
10% Sam Catches His Breeze by Roberts Collins
All other stories received less than 5% of the votes cast by readers.
One or all of these could appear in a future print issue!
Keep voting! Write your comments in the guest book- let our authors know how much you enjoy their hard work.
Click here to add text.
The authors names appear in no particular order- so scroll down to find your favorite and vote. The list will remain online until the end of 2009.
The author with the highest number of votes will receive:
1. Our January 2010 print issue- with our compliments.
2. Our April 2010 print issue- in which they will be the Featured Author- complete with an interview!
3. If the winner has any books out, they alone will be featured on the back cover of the April print issue- otherwise we will continue to help promote the fantastic writers who have been a part of our magazine over the past two years.
4. A certificate indicating that they are the 2009 favorite author- suitable for framing.
5. A check for $25.00 (not bad for a low budget magazine!)
The winner will be announced at the end of January-so tell all your friends, fans and family to cast their vote for you.
One vote per computer
You may vote for more than one author
This is the first year we have had funds to pay a cash prize to the winning author- and we hope to be able to up the ante each year. The winning author for this year will not be eligible for 2011 favorite author votes, but becomes eligible in 2012 again.
Contest winners are eligible- so get busy! The latest writing contest, Unusual Alien Life Forms end November 15th- and offers cash prizes (check out our contest section) Use the contest submission form to prevent confusion (it's available via the contest section)
If your name was left out, let us know quickly. We ain't perfect- we're just too darn cute to be mad at...so send us a note.
Congratulations to Elliot Richard Dorfman- who won the 2008 favorite author votes. While we didn't have a cash award for 2008- he will be eligible for 2010 voting- and we hope to be able to present more of his work both online and in print.
Our next contest will be a bit different- we are using a picture to inspire you to write a story- so you will want to mark your calendars to check back during the Christmas Holidays to see what we have in store for you...
and as always- Thank You all for sending us such awesome stories. I wish I could share all the wonderful remarks I get from other writers and our readers who tell me how much they have enjoyed a particular story or author....so please, share your comments in our guestbook. We just don't have time to post all the remarks.
Now get busy and vote! Then get those brain cells busy and write, write, write! Even if you don't send it to us- keep on writing! There is some truly astounding talent that has passed our way, we are proud to have offered your work to our readers!
Christine & the staff at GVM
We had to break it down to a few different boxes- somehow too many things just don't want to work in one big list....so look around and vote!
If your name was left out, let us know quickly- it was done by mistake.
