tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post113784074525178174..comments2023-11-03T06:29:07.280-05:00Comments on The Bandwagon: Contests againMJFredrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1138046575031197772006-01-23T14:02:00.000-06:002006-01-23T14:02:00.000-06:00Whoo hooo! Keeping my fingers crossed for Hot Sho...Whoo hooo! Keeping my fingers crossed for Hot Shot!!!Jill Monroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12917867670224368810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1137937925971527782006-01-22T07:52:00.000-06:002006-01-22T07:52:00.000-06:00Trish, you're probably right with the timing. The ...Trish, you're probably right with the timing. The Lauries and Winter Rose are right around now, aren't they? And the Barclay? Still, electronic entry - you can't get easier.<BR/><BR/>Michele, didn't they up the pages? They were going to make it 50 pages. <BR/><BR/>See how they didn't promote it? I don't know the answers!MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1137911370554116972006-01-22T00:29:00.000-06:002006-01-22T00:29:00.000-06:00Mary, I thought $30 was a tad overpriced for an el...Mary, I thought $30 was a tad overpriced for an electronic contest. The other electronic ones I've seen had much lower fees. Also, I didn't know about the contest until the last RWR. PR is a big thing with contests and I remember when you headed it you promoted it heavily.MicheleKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395738979569634630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1137905997975859272006-01-21T22:59:00.000-06:002006-01-21T22:59:00.000-06:00I believe a lot of contests are down, and I think ...I believe a lot of contests are down, and I think that's at least partly because there are so many chapter contests now compared to when they were just becoming popular. I think it's often a combination of the timing of the contest, who the judges are, what subgenres are popular and selling at the time the contest is running, etc.<BR/><BR/>And ditto the yumminess of Sawyer. I just love his character on LOST.Trish Milburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1137899809216647282006-01-21T21:16:00.000-06:002006-01-21T21:16:00.000-06:00Still puzzling over the contests. When you guys ch...Still puzzling over the contests. <BR/><BR/>When you guys choose a contest, how do you find out about it? Email loops? RWR? I used to do the RWR, then go to the websites. Mia Zachary always has updated contest info, too. I miss entering them, too, but like Mary Beth, I only have old stuff that I would enter now.<BR/><BR/>Toni, I don't know what the rules were. Honestly, there wasn't even publicity in the chapter!<BR/><BR/>I just emailed my agent my ms so she can print and mail it. Why am I so nervous???<BR/><BR/>And yeah, I think until I can find more pictures of Gerry, I'm going to go Sawyer for awhile.MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1137881915403437452006-01-21T16:18:00.000-06:002006-01-21T16:18:00.000-06:00I miss entering contests. :( I think I might ente...I miss entering contests. :( I think I might enter some pubbed contests when my book actually comes out.<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on Hot Shot, Mary--and good luck with it.<BR/><BR/>And by the way--as lovely as Gerry is, LOVE the pic of Josh. Yum yum.<BR/><BR/>PaulaPaulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618247976093599287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1137873757598674452006-01-21T14:02:00.000-06:002006-01-21T14:02:00.000-06:00Have they banned anyone pubbed in ebooks? I just ...Have they banned anyone pubbed in ebooks? I just noticed the Daphne has so I can't enter that. Maybe that has dropped the numbers of possible entrants?<BR/><BR/>Congrats on the agent's words and good luck!!!!Toni Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348843511453338339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1137871057447106162006-01-21T13:17:00.000-06:002006-01-21T13:17:00.000-06:00YAY on the book being ready Mary! Good luck.I don'...YAY on the book being ready Mary! Good luck.<BR/>I don't know why the contest entries would be down. I haven't entered any this year but only because I can't justify the expense when the manuscripts are already requested. I could enter some of the rejected manuscripts, but I don't want to go back to work on them when I've already moved forward.<BR/>Good luck again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1137859517782841032006-01-21T10:05:00.000-06:002006-01-21T10:05:00.000-06:00I don't know why you'd have such a low turn out fo...I don't know why you'd have such a low turn out for entries. I'd think it would be the opposite. That you'd have a mad rush of entries with a low number of judges. I don't like judging electronically. It's hard on my eyes. Congrats on your baby venturing out into the world. Good luck! :-)<BR/><BR/>TanyaShesawriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14904247751806210823noreply@blogger.com