A groovy little website by children's book author Mike Allegra
Last week, the lovely and talented Sarah Wesson (whose blog is awesome, by the way) won the Third Semiannual Heylookawriterfellow Win A Doodle Contest!
I am an accident prone idiot, so Sarah’s prize is a Custom Made Mike Allegra Overcoming Injury Doodle! It is the first of what I fear will be many such doodles in my future.
Sarah could get a drawing of anything she wanted. She wanted a Caffeine Gnome. I had never seen a Caffeine Gnome before, so I winged it.
Hope you like it, my friend!
Holy cannoli, those Win A Doodle contest ballots came pouring in!
And along with the ballots came a wide and wild assortment of possibly perfect fictional pets. Some choices were inspired (Brain from Inspector Gadget) others were suicidal (Smaug from The Hobbit), and, in one case, bewildering (Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights).
Unfortunately, none of you selected the correct pet:
The perfect fictional pet is Gromit from Wallace & Gromit. The pooch is cute, quiet, brilliant, self-motivated, a cracking electrician, a fine housekeeper and a superb knitter. He also doesn’t shed, is not slobbery, and can take himself out for walks with or without Techno-trousers. He is also loyal enough to accompany his human to the moon and back.
As I said, perfect.
By the way, if you haven’t seen a Wallace & Gromit movie, please get on that won’t you?
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Before I get on with announcing the contest winner, I’m afraid I have some news:
Remember a few weeks back when I mentioned that I’m a little accident prone? Well, I have sustained my second bed-making accident. My pathological quest for hospital corners has resulted in a ripped tendon in my ring finger.
This is my doodling hand, I’m afraid. Fortunately I have figured out ways to compensate for the splint, so I don’t think my injury will inhibit my doodling.
In other words, the winner of this contest will now be the recipient of a Custom Made Mike Allegra Overcoming Injury Doodle! This type of doodle very rare! It’s also inspiring and heartwarming! It’s a testament to the resilience of the human spirit, really.
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OK, enough nonsense. Let’s get down to business. All of the ballots were dumped into the Penguin Ice Bucket of Mystery.
The happy judge took his position…
He shook well.
He continued to shake well.
And he shook well a little more.
He really should stop shaking now.
Oh, for God’s sakes, kid, knock it off!
And the winner is…
Sarah Wesson!
Congratulations, Sarah! You get a Custom Made Mike Allegra Overcoming Injury Doodle! (Suitable for framing.)
All you have to do is go up to the “Hire Me!” menu and send me an email.
Thanks to everyone who entered! See you next week!
When I posted my first “Win a Doodle!” contest last year, my motives were simple: I didn’t have a post but I still wanted to post something. I figured that maybe a dozen blog followers would enter. Instead, the comments section went nutty. I was bewildered.
So I did the doodle contest thing a few months later – and that turnout was even nuttier.
It’s been a quite a while since my last doodle contest — and a few of you rabble rousers won’t let me forget it. I have been harassed! Harangued! Badgered! Bullied!
And, like France on the eve of a major war, I have capitulated.
Here’s another chance to win your very own doodle!
IF YOU WIN, I WILL DRAW WHATEVER YOU WANT!
Yep. It’s true. Need proof? Fine.
Jenion, the winner of the first doodle contest, is an avid cyclist. She asked me to doodle a cyclist. So I did.
Kid Lit Reviews, the winner of the second contest, is a devoted animal rights advocate. She asked me to draw a picture of a Great Dane protecting a few smaller dogs. So I did.
On another occasion, Jilanne Hoffman’s punk kid, ignoring the fact that I do not like cats, asked me to draw a picture of a cat.
Then that punk kid asked me to draw a kitten.
Oh, whatta punk that kid is!
So yes. I will draw whatever you want.
Well, there is one exception. I won’t draw what you want if what you want is pervy. I am a children’s book author, bucko, so take your dirty business somewhere else!
There is one other point to consider. I am not a portrait artist, so if you ask me to draw a picture of you, I will cheat. My friend and fellow blogger, Vanessa Chapman, learned this the hard way.
HOW TO WIN
The winning name will be drawn at random. The draw-er is this guy.
He’s nutty, but his integrity is unimpeachable.
HOW TO ENTER
To get your name in the drawing all you need to do is leave a comment that answers the following question:
If you could have any fictional character as a pet, which character would you choose and why?
The “why” is key. If you just yell something like “SCOOBY DOO!” your name will not be included in the drawing. You need to explain your choice.
Got it?
HOW TO INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING
Want me to stuff the ballot box in your favor? Fine. I’ll add two more ballots if you announce this contest on your blog and link back to this page. That’s three chances to win!
Don’t have a blog? OK, then you can get one extra ballot if you announce this contest on your Facebook page or Twitter feed.
DEADLINES, ETC.
Your entry is due on or before Monday, March 16. The winner of the drawing will be announced on Tuesday, March 17.
The completed doodle will be posted on this blog. The original drawing (suitable for framing!) will be mailed to the winner.
That’s it! Answer the question and get going!
GOOD LUCK!
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