And the results are in...

Dec 01, 2004 23:05

After weeks of dramatic bellyaching on the topic, I finally got the judges' score sheets from the writing contest that I entered. It turns out that there were over two hundred submissions, and in the first round each was read by two members of the Chick Lit Writers of the World. (The second round readers were editors at various girlie publishers, ( Read more... )

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rez_lo December 2 2004, 04:25:16 UTC
Congratulations!

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lastandleast December 3 2004, 03:05:59 UTC
Thanks :)

Today marginal success in a writing contest, tomorrow the world! ::insert evil cackle::

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lastandleast December 3 2004, 02:43:44 UTC
I have to say that my synopsis deserved the hammering ;) It was okay, but it's just not possible to write like I write for five pages and say *anything,* let alone *everything.*

I'll definitely be taking some of the snarky judge's comments to heart as I work on revising this draft, even if she didn't see enough of the story to get the big picture. It's funny, though--a lot of the characters just can't change. It doesn't matter how together your mother actually is: if you're 17 years old and sitting in a hospital waiting for your best friend to die, you're going to think that everything she does is brilliant and assured and grownup, even if she's just as hysterical on the inside as you are. It's all about how Lydia is perceiving people, not about how they actually are. Egad. Especially with Nate.

But whatever. This whole process has been chock full of valuable experience :)

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forgotmypen December 3 2004, 05:16:08 UTC
Amanda, may I add you? It's Casey. :)

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lastandleast December 4 2004, 02:20:06 UTC
Why hello there! Add away, if you wish. And even if you don't wish, I'll still friend you ;)

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anonymous December 4 2004, 00:08:37 UTC
has everyone read this work-in-progress? huh. i feel a little left out... (and actually, you couldn't have asked for better results than one adoring fan and one uberharsh crique. that's perfect. congrats on getting THAT exactly right.)

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lastandleast December 4 2004, 02:29:41 UTC
No need to feel left out! The work-in-progress is online and ripe for the reading, the next time you're bored: http://hansonfiction.com/llamaesque/lived__2004.html.

And I guess you're right--continued creativity (at least for head cases like me) requires both cheerleading and whispered warnings of sad, pathetic failure. Lucky me. Just what I got ;)

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anonymous December 4 2004, 03:08:20 UTC
Okay, so don't think I'm some loon who sits outside people's windows with a bag of popcorn and watch people go about their personal lives, but through the wonder that is your website, I found this link to your journal and I thought I would comment. I don't want to say anything big and important, just that I some day want to work in a publishing house too. And I just thought it was cool that you do that. :)

Oh, and congrats about the positive/negative feedback! I've read your stuff since I was in middle school (Crazy? I think so too.) and I personally think you are one of the most talent people I've come across. Good luck with Lived! :)

-Jillian

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