The Golden Heart
So, it’s that time again…the GH and Rita entry forms are up on the National website. Time to decide if entering is worth the $50 for a contest with great prestige but no feedback.
I’m entering Beneath the Surface. I need to rewrite the synopsis to give it more punch, but other than that, it’s ready to go.
I want to enter Alex, though it’s not done. I don’t know if I want to put myself under the pressure to finish it in under 2 months. Plus, it’s untested. It hasn’t been out to a contest, and at this point, not even to my critique group. Or Trish or JoAnn for that matter. And $50 is a lot of money for something that hasn’t shown success.
Do you plan to enter? What helps you decide if you should enter a manuscript? What do you do to prepare your entries?
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5 comments:
Good luck Mary!
Once again I can't decide. But then last year was my first time to even get scores back in the top quarter. :-)
I hate getting those score sheets back and seeing 9s and 3s. Drives me crazy!
I'm entering again. Big shock there. I'll enter the YA I finished this summer and the one I'm working on now as well as my newest women's fiction. Will have to think if I want to enter anything else.
Mary Beth, the book I'm entering came in the top quarter the first year and the bottom the second. Same entry. So I revised it. Yeah, those diverse scores made me nuts.
Thanks for the luck.
No RS this year, Trish?
I had planned on it originally, earlier in the year, but then with the work on Outlaw Bride I ended up a bit behind schedule and Brimstone just won't be ready. I could put a push on to get it there, but I really want to get my queries out to agents and I think in the end that's the way I should be going at this point. If I'm not contracted by this time next year, I'll enter for 2007.
You're probably right, Kelly. Good luck with those queries!
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