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I’m debating whether to enter my two Bravas in the Golden Quill contest. I think the contest is great, but you have to send in five copies of each book entered. (That’s a lot of copies.) Also, it’s $25 per entry. Not exactly cheap right after the holidays.
BUT, (you knew it was coming) this is one of the few contests I can enter my published work in. I considered the RITAs, but after last year’s reaction nixed the idea. I didn’t want my book getting short-changed because it had Brava on the cover. I suppose I could always just enter one of the books, but I have no idea which one would have a better chance. Hmm…
Are any of you entering contests? If so, is the work published or unpublished?
December 28th, 2005
I may enter the Passionate Plume, but not any of the others. It’s prohibitive to have to bind ebooks to enter them, and it’s also very limiting. Would we ask print authors to submit their books in e-format? I know if I had to send BBA anywhere in e-format, it would take quite a bit of work on my part, since the edits were done on paper and aren’t saved on my computer. It’s the same in reverse. I think contests should accept the book in the format it was distributed in.
by Sylvia Day December 28th, 2005 at 6:27 pmSylvia, That’s the other one I considered entering. I’m just not sure I have anything for that contest. I hear you on the formatting issues.
by Jordan December 28th, 2005 at 8:55 pmI didn’t enter the Rita or Reader’s Choice or EPPIEs this year. Maybe next year. Contests are expensive to enter and since it’s so subjective, not a very reliable way to try to promote yourself IMO. Of course, if you win the gamble pays off, but I’m honestly not sure how much it affects book sales. I hear very mixed results from contest winners.
Might have to check out the Passionate Plume!
by Charlene December 29th, 2005 at 9:32 amCharlene, I’m not sure how much if any it would affect sales. It’s more to get the book recognition than anything. I’ll have to think about it some more.
by Jordan December 29th, 2005 at 12:11 pmI’m entering the Reader’s Choice. Speaking of which I need to get my entries bound! And I finaled in another one at Thanksgiving that I need to get my edited entry back by Monday (luckily by email! LOL)
by Cece December 31st, 2005 at 7:37 amCongratulations Cece!!! I thought the Reader’s Choice had closed. I may have the days wrong though. Good luck!!!
by Jordan December 31st, 2005 at 10:37 amJordan it is closed. I registered earlier but books aren’t due until 1/10!
by Cece January 1st, 2006 at 9:05 pm