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Blue Bloods Poetry Contest!
June 01, 2008Hi all,
I’ve got good news and bad news. The bad news is that the Blue Bloods: Revelations sneak-peeks haven’t arrived in your In-Box. I’m sorry!!!! It turns out I spoke too soon--I found out there are some clearances my publisher still needs to secure before I can send. Hopefully we will be able to send soon, I’ll keep you posted!
But the GOOD news is that I have about THIRTY-FIVE of the printed four-chapter samplers that we gave away yesterday at BEA - it was soooo awesome to meet all the girls from the Blue Bloods message boards: Team Fabulous: Amanda, Rhiannon, Alyssa and Kady, and I also loved meeting Brittany, Alyssa, Patricia, and all the girls who got their families to fly or drive them all the way to see me!! It was so so SO much fun to meet all of you.
So I have all these copies of Revelations: The First Four Chapters to give out. How can you get your hot little hands on them? By entering the BLUE BLOODS POETRY CONTEST!
Here are the rules:
1. You can enter as many poems as possible, but can only win ONCE.
2. Poems can be in any form: free verse, haiku, villanelle, epic, Dr. Seuss-style, whathaveyou.
3. Poems should be spell-checked. If your words are spelled correctly that gives you huge ups. I don’t mind misuse of capitalization so much--e.e. cummings never capitalized and did niFTy things like THis. But I do have to say, it is easier to read correctly capitalized verse. So, up to you.
4. Poems should be about the Blue Bloods universe. Or in the voice of a Blue Bloods character. Up to you. You could pen a poem about Jack’s hotness, Mimi’s bitchiness, a ballad to Schuyler and Oliver, or about Michael and Gabrielle, anything you can come up with. Or you could write a poem in the voice of a character. (Just make a note of who is supposed to be speaking.)
5. I’m looking for creativity and polish, but also humor and originality. I was a huge poetry-entrant when I was in high school (and won a bunch), so I think this is a fun experiment.
6. We’ll post the best poems on the site of course. We will have a grand prize, a first runner-up and a third-runner up, who will receive goodie-bags from my vast goodie-bag closet as well as the chapter samplers.
7. Poems are due by June 20th.
8. Poems should be e-mailed to: with the subject header: POETRY CONTEST.
Good luck! I can’t wait to read what you come up with!
And just to answer future questions: YES, I WILL send the sneak-peeks before the book comes out, I just don’t know WHEN yet. I’m really sorry about getting everyone’s hopes up. But I do hope to fix this situation SOON.
xoxo
Mel
Comments
On June 1, 2008, Luna had this to say:
OH HELL YEAH! IM SO GONNA ENTER THAT, TALK ABOUT AWSOME!I CAN’T WAIT TILL REVELATIONS!
On June 2, 2008, Pauline had this to say:
I entered two of my poems. I know I won’t win but just to have Melissa read them makes me feel honored. But I wish everyone gooluck and best wishes.
On June 2, 2008, Jillian had this to say:
OMG, i am soo excited… to bad i cant write poems, but you know ill be entering anyway
On June 2, 2008, Jenn had this to say:
Here goes nothing! (I’m not a good poet, to say the least, but I’ll give it my best shot.)
On June 2, 2008, Ashley had this to say:
I"M SO GONNA GIVE THIS POETRY CONteST A TRY! I’m not the best poet, but it’s worth a shot! =]
On June 2, 2008, Victoria had this to say:
omg… i know i won’t win but i will still try…
On June 2, 2008, Jocelyn had this to say:
i’m not much of a poet but i’ll give it my all
On June 2, 2008, Em had this to say:
Anyone can write a poem, but it’s only good if you believe in yourself and have a great passion for your subject. That means that anyone writting about Blue Bloods can write an Awesome essay. Good Luck!
On June 2, 2008, Kat had this to say:
I <3 poetry! It’s so much fun to write because it can be as random as possible. They’re so much fun just to think about. (actually this is really ironic since I was thinking about it earlier)
On June 2, 2008, Lisa had this to say:
OMG! I am so excited! We just finished learning about poetry in my English class but didn’t actually get to write any! I am totally going to enter.
On June 2, 2008, Mackenzie had this to say:
Blue Bloods are some of the best books I have ever read! I just got done with the second one (took me 2 days!!), and I’m THIRSTY for more. This is the perfect opportunity to start reading!!
On June 2, 2008, Allie had this to say:
I am very excited about this! Though i’ve never written poetry, I think i can put something decent together…
On June 3, 2008, addie had this to say:
OMG!!!
my best friend is a poet!! im going to get some pointers and enter this contest!!!
CANT WAIT FOR THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On June 3, 2008, Adrianna had this to say:
Does anyone know if there is a sequel of Blue s, different from the one coming up?
On June 3, 2008, Caitlyn had this to say:
I love blue bloods. Its real intresting.
On June 3, 2008, deltay had this to say:
Sounds like an awesome contest; gonna get cracking/poet-ing soon 
On June 3, 2008, lillie rose had this to say:
OMG!!!!!!!! i absolutely luurrrrrrve the blue bloods books! they are in my hand day AND night! i cant wait until the third book cums out.
On June 3, 2008, amanda simth had this to say:
i want to enter ^w^
On June 3, 2008, Betsy had this to say:
Yay poetry and sexy vampires. 
what more could I ask for?
On June 3, 2008, Stephanie M. had this to say:
this is going to so cool i would love to make a peom about Blue Blood
On June 3, 2008, torie schumacher had this to say:
OMG I can’t wait. I am entering poems in right now. my poems are definatley not going to win (my poems are kinda like: roses are red, violets are blue...ect...) but it’s worth a shot I can’t wait!
On June 3, 2008, Chanel had this to say:
WOOoooT! I’ve already sent one poem! Only 30 million left to go! Mwhaha more chances to win! Well maybe 30 million is a bit much...I’ll figure something out! Good luck to everyone else!
On June 3, 2008, missa (marissa) had this to say:
WOW! I suck at poetry but I RREEAAALLLYYYY want a sneak peak at those chapter teasers.... hhhmmmm this will be diffcult.
On June 4, 2008, Nikki had this to say:
I just wanted to ask, can people outside of the US enter? I’m from Britian…
On June 4, 2008, Stephanie M. had this to say:
this is going to be cool. good luck to all
On June 4, 2008, Rachel A Wilson had this to say:
I am really interested in this contest. I think I’ll enter this contest. I might not win, but if one of my favorite authors are going to read it, it’ll be worth it either way, to me at least. ^_^
On June 4, 2008, Erin Gaston had this to say:
Idk what I’m going to write about yet but I know I’m going to write something!!! This is going to be the best poetry contest I have ever done ^_^
On June 7, 2008, Elizabeth Wagner had this to say:
I am interested in this contest. hm...i’ll give it a shot, see how well i do. This will be good and fun !! ^-^
On June 7, 2008, Carolina had this to say:
OMFG!!i cant believe this!! im soo lucky i rock at making poems!! i really hope i win.... no offence for all those people who are going to get their entries in. i cant wait till REVELATIONS cames out Oh God give me patience!!
i love Blue Bloods and Masquerade they rock!!
wish everyone luck!!
On June 7, 2008, Phoebe had this to say:
im sooo excited by this poem thing well actually who isnt?? this books rock my world!!! :]
this is what i think REVELATIONS is going to be about
R - romance
E - encounters
V - vampires
E - evilness
L - love
A - awareness
T - truth
I - inmortality
O - opposite
N - no normality
S - silver bloods
dont youll agree?
this book is going to be AwEsOmE!!
who doesnt agree?!?!
On June 8, 2008, Gaby had this to say:
hmm...im not too sure i’ll win, but ive got nothing to lose so here goes nothing i guess. ^-^
and i wish everyone the best of luck :DD
On June 8, 2008, Kait had this to say:
OMG I cant wait till Revelations its gunna be totaly awsome
and I’m so totlay entering this contest
i could really care less if I win I just want to have my pomes read
On June 10, 2008, Natalie had this to say:
Adrianna had this to say:
Does anyone know if there is a sequel of Blue s, different from the one coming up?
^^^^ yeah she said there will be four for this “trilogy” and 2 other trilogies in the blood bloods world.
On June 12, 2008, Abdul had this to say:
I love poetry!
On June 12, 2008, Brittany had this to say:
hey mel! remeber me? its brittany. i was first in line at the BEA on that friday. i was with my sister and my mom. haha. it was so cool meeting you. i LOVE your books, and im thinking of entering in the poem contest. i probably will. =]
YOU ROCK!
xoxoxo, brittany
On June 12, 2008, Rena had this to say:
omg. i love poetry. i have had a couple of my poems submitted for a state contest. i didnt win but i got pretty far. i love writing poetry because the true deep meaning only makes since to the writer. my poems can be very intense. and they take me 4ever to write. i cant just write them, i have to let them come to me
good luck and best wishes to everyone
On June 15, 2008, Yuka had this to say:
Aw… I wish I tuned in earlier. Work-like-facking-crazy time! Thanks for the oppertunity Mel ^^!
On June 16, 2008, Brittny had this to say:
omg. I really wish I had seen this earlier!! This is going to be so hard!!! I love poetry though. It’s so much fun to write! oh, and by the way, I really do spell my name without an a or an e. lol. Just one problem though… I just tried to email mel my poem by clicking on her email address, but It just told me to install something. It didn’t make sense. Does anyone know what I should do? Mel, maybe you could email me if you have any extra time. =] Thank you!!!
On June 16, 2008, Yuka had this to say:
@ Brittny
I recommend copying and pasting the e-mail address to the TO box in your e-mail COMPOSE window. Get it? That’s what I did. No need for clicking on the link up there. Hope I helped!
On June 1, 2008, Adrianna had this to say:
I love Blue Bloods and I am really interested in this contest!