tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post2333526851841658585..comments2024-03-28T08:14:28.881-04:00Comments on Authoress: August Secret Agent Early InfoAuthoresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-5786860673526065482011-08-15T20:31:39.097-04:002011-08-15T20:31:39.097-04:00I reposted it now and it worked! Got a reply with ...I reposted it now and it worked! Got a reply with a :) :DShilpa Mudigantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11244220263379263042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-89453755912280293152011-08-15T20:27:08.875-04:002011-08-15T20:27:08.875-04:00Weird. I submitted at 12:03 PM but got no response...Weird. I submitted at 12:03 PM but got no response? Not even in my spam. What happened? :(Shilpa Mudigantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11244220263379263042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-31815679361750334522011-08-15T17:27:06.161-04:002011-08-15T17:27:06.161-04:00Ah - nevermind. (I have 2 Gmail accounts, one forw...Ah - nevermind. (I have 2 Gmail accounts, one forwards to the other. It appears that spam doesn't forward to the other, or at least, it didn't in this case!).<br /><br />Sorry for the bother!clhillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-25333580156892686052011-08-15T17:00:41.518-04:002011-08-15T17:00:41.518-04:00Confused... I submitted just after 12:00 and didn&...Confused... I submitted just after 12:00 and didn't receive any email. Just checked my spam folder and nothing in there. Pretty sure I followed all the rules :-/clhillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-60609474230939931592011-08-15T15:55:16.867-04:002011-08-15T15:55:16.867-04:00Thanks, Authoress. I see now my email wasn't s...Thanks, Authoress. I see now my email wasn't set at Plain. I typed the submission in Word, saved in Plain Text, then copied into the email. Perhaps if the email were on the Plain mode this wouldn't have happened.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252733129326920169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-52775842010456007842011-08-15T14:59:41.767-04:002011-08-15T14:59:41.767-04:00Tricia -- the bot doesn't count the screen nam...Tricia -- the bot doesn't count the screen name, etc.<br /><br />Your word count was high because of invisible characters created by cut-and-pasting rich text.<br /><br />Advice:<br /><br />1. Use a gmail account to send.<br />2. Set it to PLAIN TEXT.<br />3. To be extra sure, type your submission BY HAND into the email (in plain text)<br /><br />Good luck!Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-83853640976785150732011-08-15T14:55:59.075-04:002011-08-15T14:55:59.075-04:00Authoress, mine was disqualified for being over th...Authoress, mine was disqualified for being over the word count (said it was 260). My word count is 247. With the screen name, title and genre it comes to 258. I have no auto signature or anything else. What can I do differently for the next round?Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252733129326920169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-76049228945475635002011-08-15T12:49:14.482-04:002011-08-15T12:49:14.482-04:00Nevermind - found the reply in my spam folder, exa...Nevermind - found the reply in my spam folder, exactly as someone pointed out above. Oops!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-27511610889245542262011-08-15T12:44:26.422-04:002011-08-15T12:44:26.422-04:00I sent the first one and got a reject. Then the se...I sent the first one and got a reject. Then the second one I sent seemed to go through, but no other confirmation. Is that correct?Ronald L. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649046677631873728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-4876812009136176152011-08-15T12:27:51.041-04:002011-08-15T12:27:51.041-04:00Jessica - You're still in. The second one tha...Jessica - You're still in. The second one that says you're rejected probably just says you were rejected because each person is only allowed one entry. That's what mine says.duwarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17808867257167768008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-22393464765060371422011-08-15T12:17:51.582-04:002011-08-15T12:17:51.582-04:00Anon--check your spam folder.
I freaked out and s...Anon--check your spam folder.<br /><br />I freaked out and sent a second submission at 9:05 after not getting a response initially, but then I found the bot's email in my spam folder. It says my first entry was accepted but the second one was rejected. Am I still in? *crosses fingers*Jessica May Linhttp://eggbeatenangel.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-50354490597865332912011-08-15T12:14:11.072-04:002011-08-15T12:14:11.072-04:00I submitted and didn't get any response. Is t...I submitted and didn't get any response. Is there an autoreply to acknowledge receipt? thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-16154787687372823572011-08-10T06:45:30.203-04:002011-08-10T06:45:30.203-04:00Dayspring, it's in the post -- 250 words.Dayspring, it's in the post -- 250 words.Katrina S. Foresthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00782678919561852444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-5504798668397379382011-08-10T04:40:50.982-04:002011-08-10T04:40:50.982-04:00How long should the excerpt be?How long should the excerpt be?Dayspringnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-82734468631091888682011-08-09T22:19:12.385-04:002011-08-09T22:19:12.385-04:00Yep, we're good to go as is. SFF is included....Yep, we're good to go as is. SFF is included. (I would've posted separately if there were a change.) :)Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-24293337020456425312011-08-09T21:40:22.117-04:002011-08-09T21:40:22.117-04:00I'm kinda wondering about the SF/F "thing...I'm kinda wondering about the SF/F "thing" myself. Where and when are we supposed to be checking back? Just look at this post before Monday?Katrina S. Foresthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00782678919561852444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-17863726896307845292011-08-09T15:11:32.220-04:002011-08-09T15:11:32.220-04:00um, SF/F "thing"!?
Ouch.um, SF/F "thing"!?<br /><br />Ouch.Huntresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08155372788872245758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-82081942235883091492011-08-09T10:02:46.749-04:002011-08-09T10:02:46.749-04:00Thanks for jumping in and answering, Cat. I wasn&#...Thanks for jumping in and answering, Cat. I wasn't around much yesterday. =)<br /><br />Anon -- Use whatever screen name you'd like to be identified by on the blog. Other than "Anonymous," naturally. ;)Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-47720102997397816222011-08-08T22:54:16.192-04:002011-08-08T22:54:16.192-04:00@Cat: Thank you.@Cat: Thank you.Jamweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17941317821226471196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-72961756991839743432011-08-08T16:10:17.353-04:002011-08-08T16:10:17.353-04:00Hi, admitting newbie status. Is the required scre...Hi, admitting newbie status. Is the required screen name just that, a random moniker for submission purposes? ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-78112986382187141362011-08-08T16:07:10.967-04:002011-08-08T16:07:10.967-04:00@Jamwes: For this contest you need a full novel (s...@Jamwes: For this contest you need a full novel (size depends on the genre). You wouldn't want an agent to ask for a "full" and all you've got is a short story, right?Katharina Gerlachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223722392075669331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-43240957314187022292011-08-08T10:55:51.678-04:002011-08-08T10:55:51.678-04:00This is one of those times where I wish we could p...This is one of those times where I wish we could pre-schedule e-mails the way you can blog posts :)Kelly Maherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12824725623795821000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-40010166170804663722011-08-08T09:12:53.505-04:002011-08-08T09:12:53.505-04:00Can the completed manuscript be a short story or s...Can the completed manuscript be a short story or should it be from a novel length work?Jamweshttp://tim-jim.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com