There's snow in them Jersey hills! Yep, more snow is hitting the east coast today and what better day to announce winners of not one but TWO Two Left Shoes commenting contests. Today is also my Unbirthday, the day when, as a kid, I would had a birthday party since, as an August baby, no one was ever around on the actual day to party (sniff. sad.). And it's April Fool's Day. AND it's Friday. Good grief! Good things are all over this day. Let's add to 'em!
Without further ado - The Winners:
The winner from Romantic Suspense Royalty: Roxanne St. Claire who gets his/her very own copy of Edge of Sight is - drumroll please -
Commenter #9 Rachel!
Congratulations Rachel. I hope you spend many exciting hours with the Angelinos!
Everyone had such great comments on Combating Doubt. Thank you for sharing your personal methods of beating the soul killer. I was so inspired, I decided to choose three winners to benefit from my basket of win.
They are:
Commenter #7 Abigail
Commenter #9 Ashley
Commenter #10 Sophie
Congratulations to all the winners!
Please send me your shipping information to kierstenkrumatgmaildotcom tout suite so I might get these prizes in your hot little hands quickly.
Thank you for all your fantastic comments. I so enjoyed reading and responding to them all and hope that you'll revisit Two Left Shoes and share your thoughts again that we might keep these great conversations going.
Disclaimer: Winners are randomly chosen by tried and true scientific method, by which I mean I put numbers in a bowl and had my day-job boss choose. It's her fault if you don't win.
Showing posts with label contests. Show all posts
Showing posts with label contests. Show all posts
Friday, April 1, 2011
Thursday, December 9, 2010
That Old Epiphany Thing
I don't have a lot of experience with writing contests. Generally, I avoid them because, well, the book, it ain't done (yet. Always yet.). This is kind of a sticking point since by entering a contest, I run the beautiful risk of having some ask for a full submission when I am yet without a full to submit. But really, at the crux of it all is the same fear that lies at the base of all my inertia – what if it really is total crap? At least by not entering, I could live in cotton-lined ignorance.
Last year, at the very last minute I entered the NJRW Put Your Heart in a Book contest, staying up till 4 in the morning on a schoo – er, work night to chop what I wanted to submit down into 25 pages plus a 5 page synopsis. Let no one tell you otherwise, those synopses are killers. I did not final, I did not want to final, but I did get some great comments and one excellent and one good score. Best of all, people liked it.
Since then, I've kept my eye out for contests that might be beneficial for me, always weighing entry costs against the benefits of final judges and exposure even though running the contest gauntlet is not yet at the top of my writing goals. Nonetheless, I entered the Beacon Unpublished Contest back in October. It had things that suited me namely, no synopsis or query letter required, 30 pages submission limit, and very good industry insiders as final judges.
My scores arrived over Thanksgiving weekend, and while I didn't finish (what is UP with these judges?) I did get what I consider to be really good scores. Judge #1 gave me 40 out of 45 points while Judge #2 came up with 38 out of 45. Better than points, ("it's an honor just to be nominated") were the fantastic comments and constructive criticism they both gave me such as:
Last year, at the very last minute I entered the NJRW Put Your Heart in a Book contest, staying up till 4 in the morning on a schoo – er, work night to chop what I wanted to submit down into 25 pages plus a 5 page synopsis. Let no one tell you otherwise, those synopses are killers. I did not final, I did not want to final, but I did get some great comments and one excellent and one good score. Best of all, people liked it.
Since then, I've kept my eye out for contests that might be beneficial for me, always weighing entry costs against the benefits of final judges and exposure even though running the contest gauntlet is not yet at the top of my writing goals. Nonetheless, I entered the Beacon Unpublished Contest back in October. It had things that suited me namely, no synopsis or query letter required, 30 pages submission limit, and very good industry insiders as final judges.
My scores arrived over Thanksgiving weekend, and while I didn't finish (what is UP with these judges?) I did get what I consider to be really good scores. Judge #1 gave me 40 out of 45 points while Judge #2 came up with 38 out of 45. Better than points, ("it's an honor just to be nominated") were the fantastic comments and constructive criticism they both gave me such as:
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)