tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post6414819650016099968..comments2024-03-28T02:12:56.114-04:00Comments on Authoress: Friday FricasseeAuthoresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-50173608448075959932012-11-06T09:01:26.436-05:002012-11-06T09:01:26.436-05:00Thanks so much for hosting this - and for making t...Thanks so much for hosting this - and for making the entry process so easy!Jennie Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088195986628533511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-65984003653308383392012-11-04T12:40:00.271-05:002012-11-04T12:40:00.271-05:00Kathleen -- No. Your title and genre will be ente...Kathleen -- No. Your title and genre will be entered separately (unless you're using email to enter, in which case you need to follow the formatting outlines in the guidelines). After that, just type your logline, hit a double space, and then enter your excerpt.Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-85896624117035753862012-11-04T10:36:38.133-05:002012-11-04T10:36:38.133-05:00Do we include the word count/genre of the MS with ...Do we include the word count/genre of the MS with the logline?Kathleeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06087009456072956020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-82276844088493322502012-11-03T09:43:50.652-04:002012-11-03T09:43:50.652-04:00Katie -- People usually critique within their comf...Katie -- People usually critique within their comfort zones, which is fine. We have to offer ourselves where we feel can give the best, yes? Snark is never a big problem around here, as the vast majority of critters are kind while still being honest. That's a standing "rule" around here, but I don't have to often remind people. The community here is just that wonderful! :)Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-27996865130103154702012-11-02T22:33:49.200-04:002012-11-02T22:33:49.200-04:00So excited for the fun to begin. Question: Should...So excited for the fun to begin. Question: Should commentors stay within their own genres? Meaning, should MG/YA commentors only post on MG/YA entries and not adult entries - and vice versa? <br /><br />The reason I ask is because I've been involved in online contests where someone starts out saying, "well, this isn't my genre, but blah, blah, blah..." (and they are negative comments). I think this hurts the entrants. <br /><br />Will there be any "if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all" rules? (My mother's voice comes to mind!!!)<br /><br />This isn't a workshop, it's an opportunity to get an agent's attention. Please don't poo-poo an entrant's chances! ;)<br /><br />Just sayin' -Katie T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14855059632433222522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-5312616176993653972012-11-02T15:45:39.760-04:002012-11-02T15:45:39.760-04:00That's interesting about the missing entries. ...That's interesting about the missing entries. I composed my entry once the entry form appeared (a half hour before 9:00). I tried to submit right after the countdown and was told I didn't have any content. Huh? Then when I was busy panicking, my entry miraculously appeared.<br /><br />I don't understand computers. I don't think they like me. They do strange things when I am around them. (More than one technical support person has told me that whatever I was reporting was impossible.) Bottom line -- my bad juju might have jinxed the system. Sorry!<br /><br />(No, I don't really believe this. But I'm close.)Hathornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-88262647967919357332012-11-02T14:03:35.591-04:002012-11-02T14:03:35.591-04:00Courtney -- Good questions!! I may have to just do...Courtney -- Good questions!! I may have to just do a detailed post on How-We-Do-It. But basically, we skype while we're reading, discussing as we go. And yes, 95% of the time we feel exactly the same way (it's uncanny). There have only been 2 instances so far this year where we had opposite responses to things. (We generally put those in the "maybe" pile so we can work it out later.)<br /><br />Anon -- No worries; I was able to retrieve the text from the database for all of them. Otherwise, I would have emailed the authors to ask for the material. I always do whatever I can to get the right stuff from everyone who enters. :)Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-68700050351869334612012-11-02T13:31:58.005-04:002012-11-02T13:31:58.005-04:00Will you contact those writers whose entries cross...Will you contact those writers whose entries crossed the ethernet incorrectly to give them another chance to enter? I double checked the preview section for mine, but I'm not a computer genius. Have in the past missed an essential "click" or "enter" or some other step, and am now worried that mine might be one of the incomplete entries. Thanks in advance for all the hard work - you and Jodi are reading about 40,000 words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-11204568366459790622012-11-02T13:08:37.767-04:002012-11-02T13:08:37.767-04:00Ha, I had totally forgotten about the technical di...Ha, I had totally forgotten about the technical difficulties last year! :) It all worked out though.<br /><br />And yay for slush - can't wait to find out if I made the cut this year!A Little Pushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081183739979996879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-84605814666024168882012-11-02T11:13:10.788-04:002012-11-02T11:13:10.788-04:00I'd love to know your process, if you wouldn&#...I'd love to know your process, if you wouldn't mind sharing it. Some of my questions are:<br /><br />Do you start with 3 piles: "no thanks," "maybe" and "love it?" Or just a "love it" pile?<br /><br />Do you read each entry together at the same time and discuss on the spot? Or do you read separately and then discuss which ones you loved and try to talk each other into (or out of) a keeper?<br /><br />Do you find you and Jodi have the same impression of a entry 95% of the time?<br /><br />Do you find that your personal preference for category/genre plays a role in whether you had an overall favorable impression of the submission?<br /><br />I know when I'm reading through to give critique to others on your blog, I typically don't pay attention to title/category, but dive right into the logline. It's only if I'm confused by the first 250 or logline that I'll go back and check category to see if I'm missing something or going on the wrong assumption. But, for me, good writing shines through, regardless of category.<br /><br />Thanks!CourtneyCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-21949656701583780502012-11-02T09:37:25.407-04:002012-11-02T09:37:25.407-04:00Thanks, Jodi! I read that post, but must've b...Thanks, Jodi! I read that post, but must've brainfarted out on the posting dates. Derp.B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-24972584670247196272012-11-02T09:26:27.597-04:002012-11-02T09:26:27.597-04:00Now I'm intrigued to know what these "new...Now I'm intrigued to know what these "new" genres are lol!!Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-18019511030011112172012-11-02T08:58:27.845-04:002012-11-02T08:58:27.845-04:00Hey B.E. -- Here's the post with all the dates...Hey B.E. -- Here's the post with all the dates and details! http://misssnarksfirstvictim.blogspot.com/2012/10/14-agents-are-ready-to-outbid-each.htmlJodi Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592336757637067720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-93340713374498902012-11-02T08:58:12.102-04:002012-11-02T08:58:12.102-04:00Thank you for the advice to check spam/add the bot...Thank you for the advice to check spam/add the bot address to my address book! I entered the contest during a power outage (hurricane) and it messed up my email so wasn't sure my entry was accepted. Just checked my spam and there it was! THANK YOU! :)Julia Munroe Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09798422149542791454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-59602336288600037842012-11-02T08:50:49.604-04:002012-11-02T08:50:49.604-04:00Quick question - and I'm sorry if you've a...Quick question - and I'm sorry if you've answered this elsewhere - when will the submissions be going up on the blog? (If you've already answered this, point me in that direction. I can be clueless sometimes.)B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-61114994006297262072012-11-02T08:34:18.076-04:002012-11-02T08:34:18.076-04:00I'm going to call this post an "informati...I'm going to call this post an "informative tease" - I loved the behind-the-scenes peek, but now I'm really anxious to see the results! <br /><br />Thanks for all the hard work, the literary lords are smiling down upon you. Meloniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06816058375245712743noreply@blogger.com