tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post517861646488403027..comments2024-03-28T08:14:28.881-04:00Comments on Authoress: July Secret Agent Early InfoAuthoresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-88432278757843825922012-07-23T18:33:45.530-04:002012-07-23T18:33:45.530-04:00Thanks for the contest!Thanks for the contest!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022815349809140110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-3497192158691789492012-07-23T18:20:34.726-04:002012-07-23T18:20:34.726-04:00Oh crap, I submitted but I misunderstood the guide...Oh crap, I submitted but I misunderstood the guidelines - I thought "New Adult" fiction meant new ADULT fiction, as in "new fiction for adults." Sorry for the idiocy. I did get picked in the first round - should I withdraw?Elainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-6014622221592998692012-07-23T09:09:02.779-04:002012-07-23T09:09:02.779-04:00I fooled around and fooled around with that darn f...I fooled around and fooled around with that darn form, and I couldn't get the format correct. Can anyone help? No matter what it looks like in the box on the left, it insists on being different on the right!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17739145934264407187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-23018623337285254102012-07-22T19:38:16.866-04:002012-07-22T19:38:16.866-04:00I'm curious if anyone has an answer to this......I'm curious if anyone has an answer to this...<br /><br />is submitting via the form or sending an email faster?Dana Ehttp://momslifeponderings.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-90295262852436914182012-07-20T07:55:50.229-04:002012-07-20T07:55:50.229-04:00Hi, Ailynn! SF is definitely separate from fantas...Hi, Ailynn! SF is definitely separate from fantasy, so go ahead and enter. :)Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-78762731122972574642012-07-20T01:36:12.838-04:002012-07-20T01:36:12.838-04:00Hi Authoress
I've never entered before and was...Hi Authoress<br />I've never entered before and was wondering if science fiction counted as fantasy. There isn't always a clear separation. My YA is 'pure' sci fi - with spaceships and stuff, no aliens popping out of chests though.<br />Thanks!Ailynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03793174593985309730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-48740433711147016622012-07-19T18:33:21.238-04:002012-07-19T18:33:21.238-04:00Amber -- Secret Agent contests never include the q...Amber -- Secret Agent contests never include the query. Just your first 250 words. :)Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-52353230637850113062012-07-19T18:32:32.843-04:002012-07-19T18:32:32.843-04:00Hey, sorry if this is a stupid question, but do yo...Hey, sorry if this is a stupid question, but do you want the query AND the first 250, or just the first 250? Seems like you usually ask for the query, but I couldn't find any mention of it in this post. :/ <br /><br />Sorry if I'm blind and just missing it.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368485571268832781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-39189893828725811332012-07-19T09:54:13.205-04:002012-07-19T09:54:13.205-04:00Anon -- I'm pretty sure zombies counts as para...Anon -- I'm pretty sure zombies counts as paranormal.<br /><br />WriteinPencil -- Oops, sorry -- editing error! :)Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-33114518458122318972012-07-19T09:45:17.020-04:002012-07-19T09:45:17.020-04:00It may be that I'm unfamiliar with the instruc...It may be that I'm unfamiliar with the instructions, but I'm curious. <br /><br />It says in the submission instructions that this is not a lottery, but then also that "You will receive a confirmation email with your lottery number" at the end. <br /><br />Lottery or no? Thanks! :)WriteinPencilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-30761886499934512722012-07-18T15:39:57.916-04:002012-07-18T15:39:57.916-04:00does YA satirical horror count as "paranormal...does YA satirical horror count as "paranormal?" There's mention of a ghost, but no appearance of said ghost ... I'm talking zombies<br />:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-3327116063602405692012-07-17T23:33:58.103-04:002012-07-17T23:33:58.103-04:00Yay-Yee said Jan of 2011, so she IS eligible for t...Yay-Yee said Jan of 2011, so she IS eligible for this one, methinks. :-)CourtneyChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378719093957870376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-80552325926766246032012-07-17T23:32:25.742-04:002012-07-17T23:32:25.742-04:00Thanks for the clarification, Authoress. My sub wa...Thanks for the clarification, Authoress. My sub was in January *2011*, a year and a half ago. :) That makes me eligible, no?Yat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-44306312604518693832012-07-17T22:32:12.314-04:002012-07-17T22:32:12.314-04:00Yat-Yee -- That comment was in reference to a ques...Yat-Yee -- That comment was in reference to a question ABOUT the 6-month subs. If yours was in January's, then you are not eligible for this month's contest. You will, however, be able to enter again starting next month! :-)Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-86944890782000365912012-07-17T22:29:05.192-04:002012-07-17T22:29:05.192-04:00I was happy to read that "any sub to a SA con...I was happy to read that "any sub to a SA contest from Jan to May may not enter." Then I got stumped by "any sub to a SA contest is in eligible." Mine was in the Jan 2011 contest. Eligible or not? Thanks.Yat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-81191578489921273852012-07-17T10:48:01.210-04:002012-07-17T10:48:01.210-04:00I suppose it depends on the contest or the agent. ...I suppose it depends on the contest or the agent. :) My first draft is only a third complete, so I have to sit this one out anyway, but I never thought of my multi-cultural novel about a 24yo experiencing life on her own in a foreign country to be NA. I still don't think of it that way, but it's nice to know there are more options when I start shopping for an agent. Thanks, Authoress.Lanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987748870291077638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-39016344580777390132012-07-17T10:23:25.111-04:002012-07-17T10:23:25.111-04:00Lanette -- Good question, and I have no idea. I&#...Lanette -- Good question, and I have no idea. I'm just sharing what I've read. I agree with you that there is certainly no distinction. (And, personally, if I wrote a novel with a protag aged 19 or 20, I would just call it an adult novel.)Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-42698878629850640422012-07-17T09:27:17.114-04:002012-07-17T09:27:17.114-04:00I thought New Adult was basically college age. If ...I thought New Adult was basically college age. If NA goes up to 30, what's the difference between NA and adult fiction with an MC in her twenties?Lanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987748870291077638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-73994677247613500882012-07-17T08:00:05.990-04:002012-07-17T08:00:05.990-04:00Ack -- it's the invasion of the anonymouses!! ...Ack -- it's the invasion of the anonymouses!! Anonymi?<br /><br />Anyway:<br /><br />1. Yes, I would appreciate *** for nasty words, because then I won't have to do it myself. :-) (I'm okay with hells and damns, but nothing else.)<br /><br />2. New Adult is, apparently, 18-30. Sounds like you fit.Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-52759623716386507502012-07-17T06:32:51.229-04:002012-07-17T06:32:51.229-04:00I'm wondering: Where do you draw the age line ...I'm wondering: Where do you draw the age line for New Adult fiction? My heroine is 26...<br />Thanks!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-14013412349045205312012-07-16T23:26:04.179-04:002012-07-16T23:26:04.179-04:00If we have a naughty word in our first 250, should...If we have a naughty word in our first 250, should we use ***? Specifically, I have the three letter "A" word for rear end :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-62061342402065731392012-07-16T15:14:59.407-04:002012-07-16T15:14:59.407-04:00This seems like an appropriate time to tackle some...This seems like an appropriate time to tackle something that has me stumped: the category vs. genre thing. <br /><br />Will agents take on any genre of book because they know how to penetrate the appropriate-aged (category) market?<br /><br />Is the idea that an agent has a contact with an editor/publisher that targets EITHER a genre or a category?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-91707171957036267842012-07-16T13:30:12.742-04:002012-07-16T13:30:12.742-04:00Anon -- Any manuscripts that have been IN a SA con...Anon -- Any manuscripts that have been IN a SA contest are not eligible. If you submitted but were not chosen by the bot, then you weren't IN, and you are free to submit to this month's contest. :)Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-4030859572437655482012-07-16T13:13:31.915-04:002012-07-16T13:13:31.915-04:00Does "Manuscripts THAT HAVE BEEN IN A SECRET ...Does "Manuscripts THAT HAVE BEEN IN A SECRET AGENT CONTEST DURING THE PAST SIX MONTHS (January-May) will not be accepted..." mean that any manuscript submitted to a contest is excluded, even if it wasn't selected by the bot for further consideration?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-76976555190612083992012-07-16T10:46:39.438-04:002012-07-16T10:46:39.438-04:00Woo-hoo! I've been looking forward to this - ...Woo-hoo! I've been looking forward to this - and my genre's in there.<br /><br />I'm both excited and nervous - like I have particularly hyperactive butterflies in my stomach :-)A. M. Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680290781463023921noreply@blogger.com