My Daphne finalist placing was noted in a post on Science Fiction Romance Brigade. The brigade members have a friendly running points contest going and one of the ways to earn points is by finalling and placing in contests – with your SFR manuscript, of course. When I sent in my win to grab a […]
THE KISS OF DEATH CHAPTER’S 2010 DAPHNE DU MAURIER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN MYSTERY/SUSPENSE IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE ITS UNPUBLISHED CONTEST FINALISTS FINALISTS: CATEGORY SERIES ROMANTIC SUSPENSE Orchard County Killer by Deborah L. Kaufman His Reluctant Witness by Christine Keach w/a Lexi Connor Rescued by D’Ann Linscott-Dunham Kira’s Keeper by Jan Schliesman Blue Ridge Fear […]
Woo-hoo! I’m doing the happy dance here. Passages finalled in the unpublished division of The Daphne du Maurier Contest sponsored by RWA’s Mystery /Suspense chapter, Kiss of Death. I’m thrilled. The Daphne was the first RWA contest I entered four years ago as a newbie romance writer. I entered both times in the Paranormal / […]
Contests, contests. Writing ones of course. I’ve entered a 5000 word, a 2500 word and now a 200 word still open until Sunday, March 14 at Guide to Literary Agents‘ “Dear Lucky Agent” Contest. Only problem? My MACbook seems to count the words differently than the same MS WORD program on PC. Over, of course.
What fun! One of the first writers I met at a RWA Nationals conference has featured me in her blog post today . Eliza March and I met in the lobby while I was trying to spot an agent from whom the computer had bumped my pitch appointment. We were so new, I had no idea […]
… there is no better inspiration for a writer than a contest page limit to force one to look at what you thought was a perfectly good synopsis, and ruthlessly cut it. Add to that limit the contest’s drop-dead deadline, and you are set! Can you tell I entered another contest? Waited until the last […]
Indiana’s Golden Opportunity 2009 Congratulations to all our Winners! Best of the Best will be announced approximately November 18th. Historical Finalists Judge — Jesse Feldman, NAL The Soldier by Patricia Patton Love and the Heir by Patricia Patton The Yard Man Affair by Jill Stone Mainstream Finalists Judge — Paige Wheeler, Folio Literary Management Odin’s End** by […]
I’m backtracking and posting my other contest co-winners. I think it’ll be fun to keep a watch on these manuscripts that are making the journey at the same time I am. NORTHWEST HOUSTON RWA presents the winners of the The Seventeenth Annual LONE STAR WRITING COMPETITION The 2009 Lone Star Writing Competition committee is proud […]
The winners of RWA’s Futuristic, Fantasy and Paranormal Chapter unpublished writing contest were announced a few days ago and I’m excited to report my two manuscripts entries placed second and third: Passages was second in the Futuristc category and Seaside Sorcery third in the Young Adult category. Here’s the announcement of all the winners: Fantasy […]
I am thrilled to learn that my first YA novel, Wildflowers and Winged Boys has placed first in the YA category of the 2009 Lone Star Writing Competition. The contest is sponsored by the Northwest Houston Chapter of RWA and a YA writer friend from that chapter gave a shout out that led me to […]