Yes, it's Fan Lit again.
This is good news! No, really.
And I have to post before mizkit throttles me. ;)
Avon Fan Lit ended yesterday. They handed out their grand prizes.
And decided to give me the Editorial Grand Prize, which is chosen by the editorial panel from all of the top ten finalists of the contest! You can see what that entails here, but the simple version is: I get to pitch ideas at Fox TV and if they like one of them, possibly see it developed into something more.
The question of whether I'm going to accept has come up. The answer is: Yes.
Why?
My complaint with Fan Lit was that the voting system was flawed and should be repaired. I still believe that there were issues with the voting process. I stopped submitting or reading chapters at the end of week four. It wasn't any fun to submit a chapter and not know whether it failed to make the finals because it legitimately didn't belong there, or because there were duplicate accounts and unfair voting going on. That's why I stopped participating in the weekly rounds.
The Editorial Grand Prize was not given as a result of voting by the participants in the contest. This prize was determined by the editorial team at Fan Lit. My complaint was never about the editorial process at either Avon or Fan Lit. Therefore I don't feel there is an ethical conflict involved in accepting the prize. I'm flattered that my writing stood out enough to catch the editors' attention, and I'll keep people up to date with how it goes.
Some of you know that I wrote screenplays for a while. This is a fantastic opportunity to pursue something I've wanted to do for some time.
So, like I said, I'll keep y'all up to date on how it goes, and try to convince myself that it's all real. :)
And I have to post before mizkit throttles me. ;)
Avon Fan Lit ended yesterday. They handed out their grand prizes.
And decided to give me the Editorial Grand Prize, which is chosen by the editorial panel from all of the top ten finalists of the contest! You can see what that entails here, but the simple version is: I get to pitch ideas at Fox TV and if they like one of them, possibly see it developed into something more.
The question of whether I'm going to accept has come up. The answer is: Yes.
Why?
My complaint with Fan Lit was that the voting system was flawed and should be repaired. I still believe that there were issues with the voting process. I stopped submitting or reading chapters at the end of week four. It wasn't any fun to submit a chapter and not know whether it failed to make the finals because it legitimately didn't belong there, or because there were duplicate accounts and unfair voting going on. That's why I stopped participating in the weekly rounds.
The Editorial Grand Prize was not given as a result of voting by the participants in the contest. This prize was determined by the editorial team at Fan Lit. My complaint was never about the editorial process at either Avon or Fan Lit. Therefore I don't feel there is an ethical conflict involved in accepting the prize. I'm flattered that my writing stood out enough to catch the editors' attention, and I'll keep people up to date with how it goes.
Some of you know that I wrote screenplays for a while. This is a fantastic opportunity to pursue something I've wanted to do for some time.
So, like I said, I'll keep y'all up to date on how it goes, and try to convince myself that it's all real. :)