Spooktoberfest Winners and Runner-Up's

Cover Girls 5th Annual Spooktoberfest has come to an end. Even though we had some problems with the linky, as well as being late in posting our results, you wonderful bloggers didn't disappoint with your amazing flash fiction pieces. Thank you!!!

SPOOKTOBERFEST RUNNER-UP’S 

Seven Skulls by Julie Dawn 
My Time is Now by J Lenni Dorner

SPOOKTOBERFEST WINNERS 

Arise by Laura Clipson
Truth or Dare by L.G. Keltner


We'll email the winners/runner-ups soon with their badges and prizes. (Please email us at: covergirlsdj@gmail.com in case we don't have your email address in our files.) Thank you for participating in Spooktoberfest and sharing your writing talent with us! 

Fast Five Friday - 5 sci-fi/horror books/movies that scared you

Fast Five Friday is a weekly blog hop created here at Cover Girls. Its purpose is to connect with writers, readers, viewers, and bloggers. With that aim in mind, we would love for you to join us!

Oct 21st - Name 5 sci-fi/horror books/movies that scared the crap out of you

Jax:

The Fourth Kind (movie)

The Seed (book)

Salem's Lot (book and movie)

Jeepers Creepers (movie)

Paranormal Activity (movie)

Dani: 

The Babadook (movie)

The Fourth Kind (movie)

Wrong Turn (movie)

It (book & movie)

Mama (movie)

And don't forget to sign up for Spooktoberfest! We can't wait to read your flash fiction pieces and divvy out some prizes!

Fast Five Friday: Horror movies you love to watch this time of year

Fast Five Friday is a weekly blog hop created here at Cover Girls. Its purpose is to connect with writers, readers, viewers, and bloggers. With that aim in mind, we would love for you to join us!

We're suckers for lists, so we thought it'd be cool to do a weekly blog hop where we list things, with five being the focus. You're not required to post every week. You can choose which topics you'd like to participate in, and they are posted at the beginning of every month and can be found HERE.

Oct. 7th - 5 horror movies you love to watch this time of year

Dani:

Dawn of the Dead (2004 version)

30 Days of Night

Jeepers Creepers

The Babadook

Nightmare Before Christmas

Jax:

Halloween 1 (1978 version)

Halloween 2 (1981 version)

28 Weeks Later

Dawn of the Dead (2004 version)

30 Days of Night

Fast Five Friday: musical artists attractions and daily rituals/routines

Fast Five Friday is a weekly blog hop created here at Cover Girls. Its purpose is to connect with writers, readers, viewers, and bloggers. With that aim in mind, we would love for you to join us!

We're suckers for lists, so we thought it'd be cool to do a weekly blog hop where we list things, with five being the focus. You're not required to post every week. You can choose which topics you'd like to participate in, and they are posted at the beginning of every month and can be found HERE.

Sept 23 - Top 5 music artists you're attracted to

Jax

*Adam Levine
*J.D. Fortune
*Lenny Kravitz
*Adam Lambert
*Brent Smith

Dani

*Usher
*Justin Timberlake
*Andre 3000
*Pharrell Williams

*Mark McGrath

Sept 30 - 5 daily rituals/routines you do (besides hygiene)

Dani

*Drink chocolate milk for breakfast

*Make sure my eyebrows are filled in, even if I have no other make-up on

*Change into sweats when I get home from work… immediately

*Plan for dinner whether we are staying in or going out

*Catch up on my shows from the night before

Jax

*use moisturizer

*Change into jammie pants when I get home

*Hug my hubby and kiddos

*sync fitbit

*read before bed

5th Annual Spooktoberfest 2016

It’s that time of year again - the 5^th Annual Spooktoberfest is here with your hosts from Cover Girls!

We cannot believe it’s been 5 years since we started this whole adventure of Spooktoberfest. And to celebrate, we're taking it back old school. If this seems familiar to you, it’s because we are bringing back the original Spooktoberfest requirements, with a few minor tweaks here and there.

Requirements:

1.) Follow Jax at Bouquet of Books, Dani at Entertaining Interests and Cover Girls if you don’t already. We do follow back, and if we've missed you, please let us know so we can follow your blog.


2.) Your Flash Fiction piece cannot be any longer than 400 words. Sorry… that’s part of the challenge.


3.) You must use the MANDATORY 5 words listed below or any version of it. Please highlight them in a way so we can locate them faster within your post.

Black

Machete

Magic

Skull

Tombstone

4.) Post your Flash Fiction piece any day from Monday Oct 24^th thru Friday, Oct. 28^th.

5.) You can tweet us, if you'd like, @Covergirlsdj to let us know when you've posted your entry.

6.) Display the Spooktoberfest badge on your blog.

7.) It’s a blog hop, so… hop around to other participating blogs and leave them some awesome comments.

8.) Have fun!

Your flash fiction piece can be scary, comical, romantic, or whatever you choose, just be creative! And, yes, this blogfest is International!!

The winners & runner-ups will be posted on HALLOWEEN! That’s right, Monday, Oct. 31^st.

PRIZES:
Winners - $20 Amazon e-giftcard

Runner-ups - A book of our choosing 

Fast Five Friday: book characters you liked better in TV/film

Fast Five Friday is a weekly blog hop created here at Cover Girls. Its purpose is to connect with writers, readers, viewers, and bloggers. With that aim in mind, we would love for you to join us!

We're suckers for lists, so we thought it'd be cool to do a weekly blog hop where we list things, with five being the focus. You're not required to post every week. You can choose which topics you'd like to participate in, and they are posted at the beginning of every month and can be found HERE.

Sept 16th - 5 book characters who you liked better in the TV/Film than in the book.

Dani

*Jonas - The Giver

*Thomas - The Maze Runner Saga

*Professor Snape - Harry Potter

*Man (father) - The Road

*Louis de Pointe du Lac - Interview With A Vampire

Jax
*Landon- A Walk to Remember
*Klaus- originally from book series The Vampire Diaries, but on the TV show The Originals
*Damon- The Vampire Diaries

Fast Five Friday: beverages and geniuses

Fast Five Friday is a weekly blog hop created here at Cover Girls. Its purpose is to connect with writers, readers, viewers, and bloggers. With that aim in mind, we would love for you to join us!

We're suckers for lists, so we thought it'd be cool to do a weekly blog hop where we list things, with five being the focus. You're not required to post every week. You can choose which topics you'd like to participate in, and they are posted at the beginning of every month and can be found HERE.

Sept 2:  List your 5 top beverages

Dani
Mountain Dew
Orange Juice
Mimosas
Vodka
Wine Slushes

Jax
Coffee
Water
Peach Tea
Zombie Dust beer
Moscato

Sept 9th:  In your opinion, who are 5 people that earn the title of genius?

Jax

Eminem

Prince

JK Rowling

Neil Gaiman
Arthur Fry

Dani 

JK Rowling

M. Night Shyamalan

Ransom Riggs

Tim Berners-Lee

Steve Jobs

Fast Five Friday: 5 books on TBR list

Fast Five Friday is a weekly blog hop created by, us, Cover Girls. Its purpose is to connect with writers, readers, viewers, and bloggers. With that aim in mind, we would love for you to join us! 

We're suckers for lists, so we thought it'd be cool to do a weekly blog hop where we list things, with five being the focus. You're not required to post every week. You can choose which topics you'd like to participate in, and they are posted at the beginning of every month.

August 26:  5 books on your TBR list to read before we hit 2017

Jax's 5:

The Uninvited by Cat Winters

Fiendish by Brenna Yovanoff

Chandler by Laurelin Paige

Breakable by Tammara Webber

Under My Skin by Laura Diamond

Dani's 5:

Winter – Marissa Meyer

Red Queen – Victoria Aveyard (started)

The Prey – Tom Isbell

Seriously Wicked – Tina Connolly

The Marbury Lens – Andrew Smith

Fast five friday x3

Fast Five Friday is a weekly blog hop created by, us, Cover Girls. Its purpose is to connect with writers, readers, viewers, and bloggers. With that aim in mind, we would love for you to join us! 

We're suckers for lists, so we thought it'd be cool to do a weekly blog hop where we list things, with five being the focus. You're not required to post every week. You can choose which topics you'd like to participate in, and they can be found HERE. 

July 5th - 5 Top Soundtracks

Jax's 5:
Forrest Gump
Titanic
Purple Rain
Grease
Footloose

Dani's 5:
Purple Rain
Dazed & Confused
Battleship
Romeo & Juliet
O Brother, Where Art Thou


July 12th - 5 People You'd Love To Learn A Skill From:

Dani's 5:
Dale Jr - Racing/Driving Tips
Bear Grylls - Survival Tips
Ashley Graham - Confidence in a Swimsuit
Lenny Kravitz - Guitar
Melissa McCarthy - Comedy/Timing

Jax's 5:

Curtis Stone - cooking
Stephen King - time managment
Ronda Rousey - mixed martial arts
JK Rowling - writing tips
Val Chmerkovsky - dancing


July 19th - 5 Things You Want To Accomplish Before The Year Is Up

Dani's 5:
Buy a house
Read at least 5 more books on my TBR
Start Christmas shopping early
Lose 10 lbs
Get organized

Fast Five Friday x 5

Fast Five Friday is a weekly blog hop created by, us, Cover Girls. Its purpose is to connect with writers, readers, viewers, and bloggers. With that aim in mind, we would love for you to join us! 

We're suckers for lists, so we thought it'd be cool to do a weekly blog hop where we list things, with five being the focus. You're not required to post every week. You can choose which topics you'd like to participate in, and they can be found HERE. 

July 1st – 5 favorite things you like to wear

            Wedding Ring ~ Dani

            Pajama pants ~ Jax

            Chap Stick/Carmex ~ Dani & Jax

            Sweatshirts/Hoodies ~ Dani & Jax

            Lotion ~ Lemon for Dani & Coconut for Jax

July 8th - 5 TV characters (past/present) you'd love to spend the day with

            Dani's 5:

            Daryl Dixon (The Walking Dead)

            Ichabod Crane (Sleepy Hollow)

            Vanessa Ives (Penny Dreadful) 

            Jon Snow (Game of Thrones) 

            Bjork Ironside (Vikings)

            Jax's 5:

            Daryl Dixon (The Walking Dead)

            Klaus Michaelson (The Originals)

            Vanessa Ives (Penny Dreadful) 

            Damon Salvatore (The Vampire Diaries)

            Chloe Decker (Lucifer)

        

July 15th – 5 things you wish you knew then that you know now

            Dani's 5:

            High School drama is really NOT that important

            Reading is pretty awesome after all

            Finish college because lots of people need therapy

            Spend as much time with my brother as possible

            Be an observer

            Jax's 5:

            Quirky and awkward are wonderful traits

            In the end, you only have yourself, no matter what

            Study, study, study

            Don't be a follower
            Keep writing

            

            

July 22nd - 5 things you wish you knew how to do

            Dani's 5:

            Self-diagnose (I’m pretty good at nailing ailments but want to be better)

            Auto repair (I know enough to be dangerous)

            Espionage

            Sew

            Tattoo Artistry

            Jax's 5:

            Sew

            Draw/sketch

            Play guitar

            Write better

            Have a normal convo without fumbling through my words

            

         
July 29th – 5 favorite modes of transportation

            My two feet ~ Dani & Jax

            My Jeep ~ Dani

            Piggy back ~ Jax

            Motorcycle ~ Dani

            Boat ~ Jax

Fast Five Friday - fun things to do with your bestie and ways to get motivated

Fast Five Friday is a weekly blog hop created by, us, Cover Girls. Its purpose is to connect with writers, readers, viewers, and bloggers. With that aim in mind, we would love for you to join us! 

We're suckers for lists, so we thought it'd be cool to do a weekly blog hop where we list things, with five being the focus. You're not required to post every week. You can choose which topics you'd like to participate in, and they can be found HERE. 

May 13 - 5 fun things to do with your bestie

Movies

Shopping 

Just being in their presence 

Creativity: Painting/crafting/flower arranging/writing 

Laugh 

5/20 – 5 ways to get yourself motivated

Music ~ Dani & Jax

Basic Bitch Drinks ~ Caramel Mocha Latte for Dani, Pike with Cinnamon Dolce and Soy for Jax

Deadlines/Making Lists ~ Dani & Jax

Rewards (as in: I can have this piece of chocolate when I get this done, lol) ~ Dani

Power Naps - Jax