The contest is OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In total, we got over two dozen requests from five agents - that's an amazing ratio. I think the total number of requests was 27 or something like that.
CONGRATS EVERYONE!!!!!!
And for all you who didn't get requests, don't worry about it. I'm not worried - I believe in your writing and others will too. And read this. It's mandatory. It's about critiques but I think it applies to rejections from contests as well.
AND THIS WAS JUST ONE CONTEST!! With only five agents!!! Just think: you'd be crazy to only query five agents, so it's not a big deal that you didn't get requests from these five. Genre and subjectivity is huge.
To the agents: THANK YOU SO SO MUCH for taking the time to participate! I truly hope you find something you love :)
To the entrants: if you get ANY success story from the contest (directly or indirectly) email me or Tweet me!!! I love success stories :)
Now, off to plan for the Query Kombat contest!!! Phew. So much to do, so little time!
Hope you all had fun!
NOW, FEEDBACK TIME:
Tell me your thoughts about the contest. Anything to improve for a possible next time?
That is an awesome ratio! Thanks again, SC, and to all the agents who participated. I really enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of agent requests!
ReplyDeleteThanks! My only suggestion is to do it again!
ReplyDeleteThanks SC for organizing & to all the agents who gave their time to look at our writing. I read your criticism post and OUCH. But I agree, harsh critiques are better than no critiques. I definitely thank the critiques I've gotten in the past because if there's any problem with the story, better to know upfront so I can retool than to send it to a bunch of agents and get...well, you know...the dreaded R word. That's the real OUCH! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks SC for your support to writers. It really means a lot. And also thanks for being so kind to "cushion" the sting of rejection. :) It's all a part of the process. I really enjoyed participating and I hope you continue your mission. All the best to you.
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