Pitch Perfect
Well, I’m not…at least not when I know anyone is listening.
This contest is limited to a certain number of entries…in the official rules it just states 10,000 entries but on the signup form I used it seemed to indicate 10,000 entries per category…that would mean 50,000! There are five categories and they include general fiction, mystery/thriller, science fiction/fantasy/horror, romance and young adult fiction. Of course, my entry will be for the mystery category. I’m curious which of the categories will receive the most entries first.
As a writer, it can certainly cause some worry if you fear the rule about too much back story in the beginning of the novel. Whether it comes back to bite me, only time will tell but I will have to stick by my story as I wrote it no matter what happens. Because this was the first in a series for me, I wrote the book as time progressed for the characters, knowing those who have read the first novel won’t need the back story as they continue to read each book in the series.
From there the fat is really trimmed as only the top five from each category can move to the semi-finals. From the top five, only one semi-finalist is chosen for each of the five categories. So how is the grand finalist out of those five chosen? By none other than Amazon customers. Yes, they’ll offer up the manuscripts for people to read and vote on. The finalists will be wringing their hands as they wait for the final count to be determined. I can only hope I’ll be one of them.
As I keep my optimistic attitude, all I can do is wait to see what happens. I made a resolution to get my work out there and seen by publishers. This is one way to do it. In the meantime, it is time to get back to writing my second book.