JayliaDarkness
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« on: March 04, 2012, 09:27:17 PM » |
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This time, I'm hosting a writing contest on my blog. Submit your query and first 250 words to one of these categories: Fantasy Middle Grade Young Adult Dystopian Adult Fiction Paranormal/Urban Fantasy Historical Fiction Romance Mystery On May 1st, the Utica Writers Club will choose a winner from each category and a published author will critique the winner's first 5 pages. More details here: http://kissedbyliterature.blogspot.com/2012/03/writing-contest_04.html |
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DrCarter2001
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« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2012, 10:27:19 AM » |
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Sounds cool. Can you clarify "Adult Fiction"? Is it literary? Mainstream? Erotica?
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Zooks
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« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2012, 10:53:06 AM » |
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Cool. Thanks, Jordan!  |
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GATSBY DELANEY - 7TH GRADE IMPRESARIO - MG
THE STORY OF LAUREL BLUE STONE - YA
BROGWIN FRAYNEY AND HOW HE NEARLY SAVED A KINGDOM - MG
DEATH AT THE DRIVE-IN - Fiction - Published - available on Amazon
MOTORCYCLE BABIES - YA
A SCOUNDREL'S TALE - fiction
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« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2012, 11:31:22 AM » |
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Sounds cool. Can you clarify "Adult Fiction"? Is it literary? Mainstream? Erotica?
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DrCarter2001
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« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2012, 04:07:01 PM » |
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The author for the "Adult Fiction" category looks like she writes in a wide range of genres, but I'm still wondering if "adult" means everything other than paranormal, historical fiction, or romance...?
Also, it asks for the first 250 words; should we round up to the nearest sentence or paragraph? Or is it better to stop short of 250 than go over?
Thanks again! Glad to see it's not a speed contest!
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JayliaDarkness
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« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2012, 07:40:19 PM » |
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No, it is not a speed contest! You have up until May 1st.
Thank you for the questions. I will make sure to clarify them on the blog, but for those of you here...
* It is better to stop short of 250, rather than rounding up. The members of the Utica Writers Club are busy, and one writer's paragraph might be a page long, as opposed to another writer's two sentence paragraph. To keep it fair for everyone, try to stop short of 250.
* Adult fiction does mean everything other than paranormal, historical fiction, young adult... Joan is very eclectic, so she wanted to cover adult fiction, since it does encompass a wide range. So, literary, mainstream, and erotica do fit, but personally, I suggest sending erotica to the romance category.
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iBel29
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« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2012, 09:41:44 AM » |
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Wow this is cool hey, thanks
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DrCarter2001
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« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2012, 07:55:40 AM » |
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Very cool.
Does it have to be a completed manuscript? Since it's not agent-judged and the authors are only critiquing the first five pages, I'm assuming it doesn't have to be (though of course, a complete ms usually means the first five have already been polished and are not a rough draft--but not always!). If not, should that be specified in the query? Or should the query be written as if it's a complete ms being sent to an agent?
Thanks for putting this together!
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JayliaDarkness
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« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2012, 08:29:36 PM » |
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You don't have to tell us if the story is completed or not. Since this isn't judged by agents, they won't be automatically requesting more. You just need to have the first five pages complete.
The draft doesn't even have to be polished. It should be, but it isn't a requirement. Maybe the author will help you steer your beginning in the right direction.
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« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2012, 08:27:20 PM » |
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The deadline has been extended to May 20th.
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