Contests & Hops

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Query Corral Winners

Posted by on Jul 2, 2012 in Contests & Hops | 4 comments

Thank you all for participating in another great hop workshop! As always, I met a slew of great folks. Keep working on those queries and best of luck as you begin the GREAT AGENT QUEST.   PRIZES: In addition to a critique of your opening manuscript pages, I will also give feedback on the winners’ final queries. First Place: A critique of your manuscript up to 2,000 words from editor extraordinaire (yours truly). Second Place: A critique to 1,000 words. Third Place: A critique up to 500...

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Query Corral Blog Hop

Posted by on Jun 17, 2012 in Contests & Hops | 16 comments

As you guys know by now, I love contests! It’s a blast interacting with other writers AND gaining writerly advice. And what the hell? Why not PRIZES? For this contest, let’s round up our queries and toss them in the corral. WHAT Create your best query for your novel (does not have to be a completed ms), give and receive feedback from other entrants, and submit your query for a chance to win! WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE 1. Writers in need of help with their queries 2. Writers who could...

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QUERY CORRAL CONTEST–COMING SOON

Posted by on May 29, 2012 in Contests & Hops | 0 comments

Having trouble writing a sparkly query that grabs an agent/editor’s attention? Or maybe you just don’t know s*%@ about how to write one? Stay tuned for the Query Corral Blog Hop coming in June. Post your query to your blog, hop around to others’ sites, and give and receive helpful feedback. Submit your BEST version for a chance to win a FREE CRITIQUE for your opening pages from editor extraordinaire, yours truly. Sign ups begin June 18th.  MEANWHILE, visit Between the Sheets...

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Pitch-ilicious Blog Hop WINNERS

Posted by on Apr 24, 2012 in Contests & Hops | 3 comments

I had a heck of time choosing the winning pitch–everyone did a fabulous job of tweaking them to make them sparkle. I hope there was much learned and new writer friendships were made. And as always, write on!   PRIZES: FIRST: A critique of your manuscript up to 2,000 words and a FREE WRITER’S WEBSITE/BLOG from professional web designer and developer, Brian Mowell. SECOND: A critique of your mansucript up to 1,500 words THIRD: A critique of your manuscript up to 1,000...

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Pitch-ilicious Blog Hop Contest

Posted by on Apr 8, 2012 in Contests & Hops | 43 comments

I just love a good contest. How fun it is to interact with other writers and possibly gain A.) more friendships, B.) writerly advice, & C.) PRIZES!  So it’s high time I ran another! Trust me, you don’t want to miss it. WHAT Create your best THREE line pitch for your novel (does not have to be a completed ms), give and receive feedback from other entrants, and submit your pitch for a chance to win! WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE 1. Writers in need of help with their pitches 2. Writers...

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Blog Hop: Guessing the Age Contest

Posted by on Dec 8, 2011 in Contests & Hops | 23 comments

Hello fellow blog hoppers. I’m having a great time reading your intros and guessing the age. Can you guess my protag’s age in the first 250 words of my WIP? Any suggestions or recommendations on my intro? Let me have it! Let me know if you follow me and I’ll follow you back.   The voodoo priestess tossed entrails into the fire. My throat tightened at the stench, and sweat trickled in hidden places beneath my damp, cotton dress in the suffocating heat. Mosquitoes buzzed....

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