tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post2143381352649343843..comments2024-03-28T02:12:56.114-04:00Comments on Authoress: May's Secret Agent Contest: Early InfoAuthoresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-85916777418551727002010-05-17T19:52:52.295-04:002010-05-17T19:52:52.295-04:00Me too!Me too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-63826537642798565842010-05-17T11:56:56.739-04:002010-05-17T11:56:56.739-04:00Lol Thank you! Now I'll just sit here with my ...Lol Thank you! Now I'll just sit here with my finger on the send button :)Jennnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-90721874459549225652010-05-17T11:55:49.409-04:002010-05-17T11:55:49.409-04:00It's whatever name you use when you post here....It's whatever name you use when you post here. "Jenn," it would seem. :)Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-31462250635142351992010-05-17T11:54:12.434-04:002010-05-17T11:54:12.434-04:00I feel very dumb but when you say post your screen...I feel very dumb but when you say post your screen name, what screen name do you mean?Jennnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-89116348340046344842010-05-17T09:53:13.677-04:002010-05-17T09:53:13.677-04:00Kristi, I so hope it goes through! Good luck every...Kristi, I so hope it goes through! Good luck everyone!Lacey J Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17930985573303127061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-9698486454590369922010-05-17T08:00:09.343-04:002010-05-17T08:00:09.343-04:00I'm very excited about this contest. Let the c...I'm very excited about this contest. Let the countdown begin!Kelly Hashwayhttp://www.kellyhashway.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-44074478159154495292010-05-17T07:26:05.784-04:002010-05-17T07:26:05.784-04:00Can't wait to submit--only a few more hours!!!...Can't wait to submit--only a few more hours!!!Samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-45178897007350284972010-05-11T23:01:50.433-04:002010-05-11T23:01:50.433-04:00Eeep! What eecoburn said. Grover, you are not alon...Eeep! What eecoburn said. Grover, you are not alone! ::sigh:: I, too, read very carefully... and set my clock to alert me when it was noon. Just incapable of knowing what DATE it is. Dying of mortification as I spea--MuseInkshttp://twitter.com/MuseInksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-47379297660746351502010-05-10T18:51:26.744-04:002010-05-10T18:51:26.744-04:00Yay for YA - maybe my submission will go through t...Yay for YA - maybe my submission will go through this time!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05255908019822363456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-68023046736361465322010-05-10T17:03:26.203-04:002010-05-10T17:03:26.203-04:00YAY! I seem to enter my revised YA MS every six mo...YAY! I seem to enter my revised YA MS every six months. It's about that time again, but think I shall enter a Picture Book this time. =)justJoanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377292351547511489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-11355808964381520992010-05-10T16:43:48.184-04:002010-05-10T16:43:48.184-04:00LOL If it makes you feel better, I never saw it. ...LOL If it makes you feel better, I never saw it. It went straight to the bot.Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-10728156123046182912010-05-10T16:34:24.635-04:002010-05-10T16:34:24.635-04:00I would like to apologize for reading everything v...I would like to apologize for reading everything very carefully, except for the date of the contest, which I now know is NEXT Monday. I sent my entry promptly at noon today!<br /><br />As the immortal Grover from Sesame Street once said: "Oh, I am so embarassed..."eecoburnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-67817544493143948512010-05-10T14:47:52.144-04:002010-05-10T14:47:52.144-04:00That's right. No attachments ever.That's right. No attachments ever.Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-32560511191572967122010-05-10T14:41:01.779-04:002010-05-10T14:41:01.779-04:00Apologies if I misread something, but I understand...Apologies if I misread something, but I understand that the submission is to be pasted into the body of the email? Thanks!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16628119269790477447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-32893828224255354202010-05-10T14:33:10.801-04:002010-05-10T14:33:10.801-04:00If your entry won any sort of prize in any previou...If your entry won any sort of prize in any previous SA contest, regardless of what the SA called your placement, then you are considered a "previous winner" and may not submit the same manuscript.<br /><br />However, if you are one of the few (as I recall) who were listed on an agent's "honorable mentions" that DID NOT include a prize, then you may resubmit. <br /><br />Eventually, I may open it up to some sort of "12 month" or "18 month" rule, but for now I'm just saying "NO" because I want to give lots of folks a chance to submit without competing for a spot against someone who has already won. I hate turning people away, but it's happening in increasing numbers.Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-38015693967111842452010-05-10T13:38:47.835-04:002010-05-10T13:38:47.835-04:00When you say "unless you were a previous winn...When you say "unless you were a previous winner", do you mean grand prize winner or any rank of winner or honorable mention?Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252733129326920169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-6204304121594750442010-05-10T13:11:46.638-04:002010-05-10T13:11:46.638-04:00Can't wait to see who the agent is this time. ...Can't wait to see who the agent is this time. I've still got 3 more months before I can re-enter, but that's okay. I'm still doing major rewrites. <br /><br />Good luck with the process this time everyone!Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-19672234036250012932010-05-10T12:28:15.387-04:002010-05-10T12:28:15.387-04:00Amanda, if more than 6 months have passed since th...Amanda, if more than 6 months have passed since the last time you entered your manuscript, it is eligible. Unless you were a winner! :)Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-81426777402482633242010-05-10T12:25:18.955-04:002010-05-10T12:25:18.955-04:00I submitted a piece in last year's May Secret ...I submitted a piece in last year's May Secret Agent. I've also significantly revised the manuscript since then, but I'm guessing it still isn't eligible because it isn't a different manuscript?<br /><br />Thanks for clarifying :)Amanda Sunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12546843210439988407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-48928268604085632012010-05-10T12:15:29.138-04:002010-05-10T12:15:29.138-04:00Yes. You will get an almost-immediate, automated r...Yes. You will get an almost-immediate, automated rejection.Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-10424336814364674482010-05-10T12:11:42.960-04:002010-05-10T12:11:42.960-04:00If our submission gets rejected, will there be som...If our submission gets rejected, will there be some kind of automated note stating such, or no?Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924194998560921694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-40799641154961636502010-05-10T09:47:07.787-04:002010-05-10T09:47:07.787-04:00'...lips twitching...'
**still laughing*...'...lips twitching...' <br /><br />**still laughing**Huntresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08155372788872245758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-74185784599778444982010-05-10T09:09:07.723-04:002010-05-10T09:09:07.723-04:00Sounds Great!Sounds Great!Sarah Erberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04372612203349863638noreply@blogger.com