tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post5784656442413528959..comments2024-03-28T08:14:28.881-04:00Comments on Authoress: Baker's Dozen Winning BidsAuthoresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-52037320685149510362011-12-08T04:40:00.246-05:002011-12-08T04:40:00.246-05:00I'm late to the party but congratulations to a...I'm late to the party but congratulations to all involved. Off to read the entries :-)Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-51161263637051984272011-12-07T23:51:49.341-05:002011-12-07T23:51:49.341-05:00I didn't submit this time but I learned sooo m...I didn't submit this time but I learned sooo much. Thank you so much for hosting such a spectacular event.Anita Saxenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444339735834716979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-25415226959924730692011-12-07T22:21:03.955-05:002011-12-07T22:21:03.955-05:00I haven't attempted an entry into these contes...I haven't attempted an entry into these contests yet, but I think they're the best things going for writers. Not only for those who get requests out of it, but for those of us who get to read and learn. Thank you so much for doing this! And a huge congrats to all the lucky winners :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-59327772776816949422011-12-07T19:30:37.947-05:002011-12-07T19:30:37.947-05:00Congratulations to everyone!
And, for those of yo...Congratulations to everyone!<br /><br />And, for those of you who didn't get any bids: don't worry. I'm currently talking myself out of holding off on sending it; I want to put the critiques to use as much as I want an agent to see it. You don't have to make that choice yet. Use your critiques and make things even better!<br /><br />We'll all get there someday.Alainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343957686450599547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-62267987297265937982011-12-07T19:25:58.860-05:002011-12-07T19:25:58.860-05:00Thank you for this awesome opportunity. I was hono...Thank you for this awesome opportunity. I was honored just to be included in the auction, and was bowled over when I started getting bids. What an exciting day!<br />Congrats to everyone!Elizabeth Hollowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14137733615625501785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-25739991108524118462011-12-07T18:46:17.579-05:002011-12-07T18:46:17.579-05:00Authoress and Jodi,
Thanks so much for providing ...Authoress and Jodi,<br /><br />Thanks so much for providing this opportunity to so many.<br /><br />I didn't get any bids,but it was fun, exciting, and helpful!<br /><br /><br />@Bron - thanks for sharing your experience and encouragement!Dana Ehttp://momslifeponderings.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-14884133689616218452011-12-07T17:37:59.155-05:002011-12-07T17:37:59.155-05:00Congrats everyone! It was fun just to watch from t...Congrats everyone! It was fun just to watch from the sidelines, even though I wasn't selected for the auction. Great job, beautifully executed.Sujahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16899054126546663789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-41507417393138537492011-12-07T17:32:16.700-05:002011-12-07T17:32:16.700-05:00That was a lot of fun to watch. Congrats to all th...That was a lot of fun to watch. Congrats to all the winners! Looking forward to the success stories that come out of this.Vicki Tremperhttp://www.vbtremper.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-70598841878476513312011-12-07T17:01:52.136-05:002011-12-07T17:01:52.136-05:00Thank you, Authoress and Jodi (and all the agents/...Thank you, Authoress and Jodi (and all the agents/authors involved). And a huge thank you to everyone who read & commented on my entry on during the contest. <br /><br />Good luck to everyone who had requests (and to all the entrants). I was honoured to be alongside you all :)Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04313619484424363895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-75734688931115227432011-12-07T16:35:32.361-05:002011-12-07T16:35:32.361-05:00Congratulations to everyone who participated. It&#...Congratulations to everyone who participated. It's interesting that it was an almost even split between fulls, partials and no bids. <br /><br />To those who didn't receive bids, just remember that you made it through to the auction in the first place, and use the feedback to further sharpen your piece and get querying again. I was in an Secret Agent contest earlier in the year and didn't win or place, but I used the feedback to improve my page and queried the participating agent. She requested a full straight from the query and although she ended up passing, it sounded like it was a close thing. The lesson is, an improved first page backed up with a solid query can pique an agent's interest even if they have already seen and not bid on the first page. Good luck!Bronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13029635239132926178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-6005474395934362602011-12-07T16:31:03.847-05:002011-12-07T16:31:03.847-05:00I accounted for 1K of those page views; my refresh...I accounted for 1K of those page views; my refresh button is burned out. Frankly, I'm amazed i didn't singlehandedly cause the site to crash.<br /><br />Seriously, I can't say thank you enough to Authoress and to all those involved in this auction. And thanks to all who took the time to critique. I saw so many valuable and constructive comments on so many of the entries.<br /><br />This is a great community of writers.Michael G-Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947421844294471304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-47384197708288655092011-12-07T16:14:59.460-05:002011-12-07T16:14:59.460-05:00Thanks to all who commented on my work to and Auth...Thanks to all who commented on my work to and Authoress and Jodi for your dedication and generosity. Good luck to everyone. Whether you got bids or not, you're brave and brilliant.Monica Enderle Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906580310155422359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-67557522825864147282011-12-07T16:05:17.004-05:002011-12-07T16:05:17.004-05:00Ah well, considering what the agent’s represent .....Ah well, considering what the agent’s represent ... getting a bid was a long shot.<br />Had fun though. And I was able to tighten my story a little more thanks to other people’s fresher eyes. Will be looking forward to seeing what transpires in the future.Aldrea Alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05652344290376563676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-51604806928969860222011-12-07T15:27:33.891-05:002011-12-07T15:27:33.891-05:00Wow! What fun to watch! Authoress, you're not ...Wow! What fun to watch! Authoress, you're not keeping Josh busy enough...he was very active!! : )<br />Loads of fun!Write Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11243460609179141414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-86019458825334325952011-12-07T15:13:09.864-05:002011-12-07T15:13:09.864-05:00This was truly an awesome experience. Thank you, A...This was truly an awesome experience. Thank you, Authoress and Jodi and all the agents (and authors and editors) for all the hard work and time put into this. I had a blast and learned so much.<br /><br />Congrats to all involved, and good luck to everyone with all their writing endeavors! I feel privileged to have been included in such a talented bunch!Dorothy Dreyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359417869474783409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-21658799703697386632011-12-07T15:08:58.296-05:002011-12-07T15:08:58.296-05:00Wow. This was an amazing experience. Thanks to any...Wow. This was an amazing experience. Thanks to anyone that read my post and took the time to give me feedback. I've already made some much-needed changes. *hugs to all*<br /><br />Authoress & Jodi, this was a fantastic experience. Getting the full request was unexpected and has me humbled. <br /><br />Good luck to everyone who had requests and to everyone involved. There are extraordinary writers here!!<br /><br />Thanks again ;o)erica m. chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773306703153110737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-70270290621994836262011-12-07T14:53:23.480-05:002011-12-07T14:53:23.480-05:00I can't wait to read about all the success sto...I can't wait to read about all the success stories that come out of this!the silent hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971078779660392923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-25620273716195449042011-12-07T14:12:17.194-05:002011-12-07T14:12:17.194-05:00Congratulations to everyone who participated in th...Congratulations to everyone who participated in this awesome event.Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-72872764692759989562011-12-07T13:40:18.124-05:002011-12-07T13:40:18.124-05:00Holy cow! That's a lot of full requests! Congr...Holy cow! That's a lot of full requests! Congrats everyone and good luck!Danielle La Pagliahttp://www.daniellelapaglia.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-30054766923011196132011-12-07T13:31:30.086-05:002011-12-07T13:31:30.086-05:00Congratulations to all! This was so cool to witnes...Congratulations to all! This was so cool to witness! Can't wait till next year:) CHEERS, everyone!Shaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00432878099103058385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-39206578130399774712011-12-07T12:34:16.292-05:002011-12-07T12:34:16.292-05:00Congrats to EVERYONE on a fantastic auction!!Congrats to EVERYONE on a fantastic auction!!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525836364241572779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-37492637101184935722011-12-07T12:27:44.123-05:002011-12-07T12:27:44.123-05:00Congrats to all the winners! And thanks to everyon...Congrats to all the winners! And thanks to everyone for their awesome comments. I really gleaned a lot from this and I know where to take my story now! This was an excellent opportunity, and good luck with your submissions, everyone!! :) <br /><br />Authoress, will you be leaving the entries/comments up so we can refer back to people's suggestions?Cortney Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00774060537148628453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-39312164438325827122011-12-07T12:23:55.117-05:002011-12-07T12:23:55.117-05:00It was great fun watching it all go down yesterday...It was great fun watching it all go down yesterday. Congrats to all the winners! Thanks to Authoress for another exciting contest! <3Brenda Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01263237745979525170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-90195909416649848252011-12-07T12:23:32.077-05:002011-12-07T12:23:32.077-05:00Authoress, for those of us who won partials or ful...Authoress, for those of us who won partials or fulls, can we still query the other agents in the contest with this work in the future or can we assume this means a no from them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-54533524815513475072011-12-07T12:20:40.171-05:002011-12-07T12:20:40.171-05:00WOW!! I was so thrilled to see the number of full...WOW!! I was so thrilled to see the number of full requests and bidding wars that took place. Congrats to all who received bids, and those who provided valuable crits.<br /><br />Authoress, editors, agents and authors--mucho thanks for the valuable opportunity. It means a lot to all of us toiling at our craft and wanting to get it right.<br /><br />Chocolates for everyone!geewizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05851827620960530141noreply@blogger.com