My unpublished manuscript, Rules of the Game, just won the silver in the Windy City Four Seasons contest! How did this happen? I haven’t a clue. I suppose this means that it is time to begin pitching agents. Which means I need to build an agent list. Which means I need to do some research. Which means I should stop posting and get busy now.
RWA
Finding Wychwood Finals
My unpublished manuscript, Finding Wychwood, has been named one of three finalists for the Best Banter Contest sponsored by the Mid-Michigan Romance Writers of America. Here’s a quiz. The prize for winning is:
- A new car
- A lucrative publishing contract
- Eviscerating feedback from experts in the field
If you chose #3, then congratulations. Don’t misunderstand me, though! I am happy for feedback from those who know the game, and am pleased to make edits with those comments in mind.
A new car would be nice, though. Just saying.
Finding Wychwood: 2nd Place
My unpublished manuscript, Finding Wychwood, won second place for historical romance in the recent Ignite the Flame contest. This stuns me, as I have only just begun writing romance novels after ten years of finding little success in another genre. I can only think of three reasons for this:
- Perhaps my writing voice is suited to historical romance, or
- Perhaps I got lucky, or
- There has been a terrible mistake
I hope to get to the bottom of this. I will keep you posted about the trials and travails of Finding Wychwood as I seek an agent and enter more contests in the meantime. Whether suited, lucky, or the beneficiary of a mistake, I am hoping for a happily ever after. As is fitting.
Sawyer North 