tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post8793415380388691713..comments2024-03-28T02:12:56.114-04:00Comments on Authoress: And Here Are The WINNERS!Authoresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-64630276190894290852009-02-17T09:07:00.000-05:002009-02-17T09:07:00.000-05:00Congratulations to the winners!I just found my way...Congratulations to the winners!<BR/><BR/>I just found my way to the site via Pub Rants, but I'll be sticking around. I look forward to browsing through the archives.D.A. Riserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03312649755644000259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-17778690138501431142009-02-17T08:44:00.001-05:002009-02-17T08:44:00.001-05:00Congrats to everyone. This was an absolutely phen...Congrats to everyone. This was an absolutely phenomenal experience. <BR/><BR/>Thanks again to Authoress and Agent Kristen.<BR/><BR/>SScotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905515473737579937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-21511824103951128622009-02-17T08:44:00.000-05:002009-02-17T08:44:00.000-05:00Congrats to everyone. This was an absolutely phen...Congrats to everyone. This was an absolutely phenomenal experience. <BR/><BR/>Thanks again to Authoress and Agent Kristen.<BR/><BR/>SScotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905515473737579937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-52850617755444483072009-02-17T07:57:00.000-05:002009-02-17T07:57:00.000-05:00Kudos to all the winners and a Thank you to Secret...Kudos to all the winners and a Thank you to Secret Agent Kristen. Special thanks to Authoress who hosts these events. I know it takes a lot of time. <BR/><BR/>It is always a great learning experience.Gayle Hedringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771876679139737652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-59253549747926970472009-02-17T05:23:00.000-05:002009-02-17T05:23:00.000-05:00Wow! That was so much fun. Congratulations to all ...Wow! That was so much fun. Congratulations to all the winners. I can have a break from writing now. Not!<BR/><BR/>Thank you, Authoress, and Secret Agent, Kristen. I"m so glad that I entered. I learned so much.<BR/><BR/>Thanks to all the happy critters too.<BR/><BR/>I'm happy for you Keyboard hound. I love little Maggie.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03216407428320615449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-5103227608914805672009-02-17T00:59:00.000-05:002009-02-17T00:59:00.000-05:00I also want to chime in my thanks to Authoress for...I also want to chime in my thanks to Authoress for running the contest and Kristin for so thoughtfully commenting on 60 first pages. <BR/><BR/>I think what I learned most of all that some 'rules' (e.g. starting with backstory, a character waking up or heavy dialect) is okay if the writer keeps it fresh and focused.<BR/><BR/>I really enjoyed reading everyone's pages. Keep going!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-51345921436320962952009-02-16T22:46:00.000-05:002009-02-16T22:46:00.000-05:00Wow!! Who would have thought it?Thank you Agent Kr...Wow!! Who would have thought it?<BR/><BR/>Thank you Agent Kristen and Authoress and thank all of you others for your encouragement and comments. I will consider and learn from every one. I've enjoyed this so much.<BR/><BR/>What a feeling seeing my story in with the winners!!! I had to shut the page down and then pull it up again to make sure it was still there. I won't sleep a wink tonight.<BR/><BR/>This is the first time I've ever posted work publicly and I never dreamed it would be so exciting. What a way to learn!<BR/><BR/>KeyboardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-71270254693232140842009-02-16T21:19:00.000-05:002009-02-16T21:19:00.000-05:00Yippee! Two of my favs won. Happy dance time!Yippee! Two of my favs won. Happy dance time!Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-63024345423650763432009-02-16T21:16:00.000-05:002009-02-16T21:16:00.000-05:00Congratulations, everyone! I didn't enter, but I ...Congratulations, everyone! I didn't enter, but I had a great time reading.<BR/><BR/>Keyboard Hound - I'm so happy for you - not more than the others - but because I've encountered you on other sights and you've always been so helpful to me. Glad to see you getting a chance!<BR/><BR/>Good luck to all of you as you proceed!Sissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06307338341018381050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-89090951581639387862009-02-16T21:02:00.000-05:002009-02-16T21:02:00.000-05:00Thanks to all! There was such an interesting mix o...Thanks to all! There was such an interesting mix of genres and openings - a lot of fun to read through! <BR/><BR/>I'll be fixing some details in my opening based on everyone's feedback before sending it in. Thanks again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-66617002621258641612009-02-16T19:07:00.000-05:002009-02-16T19:07:00.000-05:00Congratulations to all the winners. A lot of Krist...Congratulations to all the winners. A lot of Kristen's choices were my favorites as well and I hope they do well in the next stage of getting published.<BR/><BR/>JanetJanethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297537075103893956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-73498636741543026032009-02-16T17:53:00.000-05:002009-02-16T17:53:00.000-05:00congrats to all the winners!congrats to all the winners!Sarah Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18385403676603047861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-28031854577165578572009-02-16T17:30:00.000-05:002009-02-16T17:30:00.000-05:00Congrats to everyone. What wonderful comments I re...Congrats to everyone. What wonderful comments I received. This will definitely make me a stronger writer.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10810590407001594471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-66547881421801092692009-02-16T17:10:00.000-05:002009-02-16T17:10:00.000-05:00Congratulations all! I sure hope this gets you pla...Congratulations all! I sure hope this gets you places. You deserve it!Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-3749688393614530052009-02-16T17:01:00.000-05:002009-02-16T17:01:00.000-05:00Congrats to the winners! Happy dance!Congrats to the winners! Happy dance!Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09231706346312491242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-86456675829313883612009-02-16T16:35:00.000-05:002009-02-16T16:35:00.000-05:00This was a great contest. I'm so happy to see some...This was a great contest. I'm so happy to see some of my favorites made the cut. Kristin Nelson rocks! I send my thanks to her and to Authoress for making this contest possible!Tara Mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095632631554776002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-16653386837704932392009-02-16T16:22:00.000-05:002009-02-16T16:22:00.000-05:00Once again, thanks very much to everyone who comme...Once again, thanks very much to everyone who commented. Regardless of what happens, you've made the opening of Kera better and made me a better writer.<BR/><BR/>(Looks left, looks right. Three small steps of a happy dance!)<BR/><BR/>Okay, now I'll be calm.<BR/><BR/>Verification word: "diffus", not too far from doofus.<BR/>BerserxesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-67137656044340678022009-02-16T16:10:00.000-05:002009-02-16T16:10:00.000-05:00Congrats guys!Congrats guys!The Screaming Guppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16962615828294805869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-34181934202411804742009-02-16T15:51:00.000-05:002009-02-16T15:51:00.000-05:00Good job to all the winners! You guys deserved it....Good job to all the winners! You guys deserved it. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-29353952720912444902009-02-16T15:29:00.000-05:002009-02-16T15:29:00.000-05:00Best wishes and congrats to all-- we are all winne...Best wishes and congrats to all-- we are all winners! Thanks to Agent Kristin for the feedback, and special thanks to Authoress for making this possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-35105870341068610622009-02-16T15:21:00.000-05:002009-02-16T15:21:00.000-05:00Congratulations and best wishes to all of the winn...Congratulations and best wishes to all of the winners. Also, congratulations to every one who submitted an entry. It takes a lot of nerve to post your work online for the entire world to see!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-45092054676425294452009-02-16T15:17:00.000-05:002009-02-16T15:17:00.000-05:00Congratulations to all the winners and good luck w...Congratulations to all the winners and good luck with your submissions. I hope one (or more!) of you lands Kristin as your agent!lisa and laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144863275895761642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-89466781101775169972009-02-16T14:53:00.000-05:002009-02-16T14:53:00.000-05:00Congratulations to all of you, but especially to K...Congratulations to all of you, but especially to Keyboard Hound, whose submission charmed the pants off me. (Er, don't take that literally. It's a figure of speech.)<BR/><BR/>Great going, gang! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-66886806978213724432009-02-16T14:38:00.000-05:002009-02-16T14:38:00.000-05:00Congrats and good luck everyone!!!Congrats and good luck everyone!!!Cate Kariaxihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01812494549402252779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-55231079022442257202009-02-16T14:33:00.000-05:002009-02-16T14:33:00.000-05:00Congrats to all the winners!Congrats to all the winners!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com