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Dreaming Death....
Mar. 17th, 2009 08:43 amEver do something, and then think "Why did I do that?" only to discover that you couldn't take it back?
A couple of months ago, I entered the ABNA contest. I didn't actually study it and write a special pitch or anything, I just cut and past from my query letter that's been going out to agents. After reading more about it, I discovered that there was apparently an art to doing all these things, and that people spend a lot of time preparing, etc. Couldn't pull back, though. Oops.
Well apparently, my query was good enough for the reviewers, as Dreaming Death has advanced out of the 10,000 to the top 500. The next step is, I think, the paring down to the top 100, which official judges are going to do by April 15.
In the meantime, if you want to read my first 18 pages, they're available for free download at Amazon. It's available here, including two reviews which say 'I don't normally read this sort of thing, but...'*
The reviews were nice, which is good. ;o)
"The writing in this excerpt is definitely above par, and the period details are well handled. The setting is sold convincingly without being belabored. Dreaming Death is off to a good start."
"The writing is well done, the plot seems to be wonderful and the excerpt leaves you wondering what else is in store for this unusual girl."
Not much I can do at this stage but hope I'm one out of five, I guess. It would be cool to reach the top 100....
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*Actually, one of them says "I have to admit that this is the sort of fiction I typically read..." but you can tell from the context that they meant don't typically read....
A couple of months ago, I entered the ABNA contest. I didn't actually study it and write a special pitch or anything, I just cut and past from my query letter that's been going out to agents. After reading more about it, I discovered that there was apparently an art to doing all these things, and that people spend a lot of time preparing, etc. Couldn't pull back, though. Oops.
Well apparently, my query was good enough for the reviewers, as Dreaming Death has advanced out of the 10,000 to the top 500. The next step is, I think, the paring down to the top 100, which official judges are going to do by April 15.
In the meantime, if you want to read my first 18 pages, they're available for free download at Amazon. It's available here, including two reviews which say 'I don't normally read this sort of thing, but...'*
The reviews were nice, which is good. ;o)
"The writing in this excerpt is definitely above par, and the period details are well handled. The setting is sold convincingly without being belabored. Dreaming Death is off to a good start."
"The writing is well done, the plot seems to be wonderful and the excerpt leaves you wondering what else is in store for this unusual girl."
Not much I can do at this stage but hope I'm one out of five, I guess. It would be cool to reach the top 100....
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*Actually, one of them says "I have to admit that this is the sort of fiction I typically read..." but you can tell from the context that they meant don't typically read....
