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Contests : Do you have to be the homecoming queen?By Jenna Bayley-Burke On Apr 17 2009, 7:00 pm Romance writing is ripe with contests. Entire websites are dedicated to tracking contests and winners. Writers on their way to publication are encouraged to mold their writing into the best version possible before presenting it to editors and agents. Once a book is published, there are more contests looking to sift through and find the best representation of the industry. These contests are cost prohibitive, so authors need to take into consideration lots of variables — who is judging, what is offered to finalists and winners, how many books need to be shipped, the entry fee, etc. Like the contests for aspiring authors, most of the contests for published books are judged by writers, some are graded solely by authors, and a few are ranked by industry professionals like booksellers and librarians. For me, comparing who the judges are is like comparing winning the Oscar (judged by peers) to the Golden Globe (voted on by the press). Anytime your work is recognized, it’s fantastic. No matter who is evaluating the novels, a story is being read by someone who might not have read it otherwise. Anyone who volunteers to read for a contest obviously likes romance novels, so if your story wows them, they’ll likley find another of your books. And tell their friends about their new find. Finalling is just icing on the cake!
Contemporary **Jenna Bayley-Burke – Her Cinderella Complex Paranormal / Time Travel **Dana Marie Bell – The Wallflower, Halle Pumas Book 1
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Yay, go us!
Don’t think so!
Contests are fun and I am an insatiable reader of anything.
i love to read
I read, and read, and read. I am voracious! I am blessed that my daughter is the same way. We share the same tastes so we can move our books from one house to the other. If there are special ones we want to keep, then we buy a second copy for the other person. Hey, works for us!
Love to read. Anything…
Reading is my favorite escape.
Love to read
Love to read
love to read
I love stories either by book or audio.
There are only so many homecoming queens…let’s have a cheer for the rest of us.
No homecoming queen for me. Most of the queens I’ve seen act like snobs. I’ll stick to reading my book!
Homecoming was great from what I remember, but the queen was hustling, bustling trying to get votes. Meanwhile I was dancing and enjoying being with my friends.
Homecoming queen is not for me. I’d rather be dancing.
No need to be the Queen. It is wonderful for those who want it, but I’d rather be in hanging in the crowd.
I would have loved to be Homecoming Queen, but I guess I’ll just have to read about it
No WAY!!