tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294580011480550687.post7052780392507722557..comments2023-10-08T06:21:52.923-07:00Comments on Amy Deardon: ContestsAmy Deardonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360116339457651031noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294580011480550687.post-12709618238173730142009-01-27T05:39:00.000-08:002009-01-27T05:39:00.000-08:00Thanks for sharing some of the details of your pat...Thanks for sharing some of the details of your path to being published. I look forward to hearing more.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps you can help me with my bad attituded towards contests. (As you pointed out in your blog today, you can't reap if you don't sow.) I'm a bit cynical about them because they are so subjective. If the choice is between two well written books (or poems, or short stories), who is to say one is "better" than the other? Perhaps I am having a "pride issue" and just need to get over it. Or perhaps it is a laziness issue. Not really sure. Maybe I will just enter some contests this year and not count myself out before even trying! :-p<BR/><BR/>Good luck to you! I look forward to reading your book. I've got two in line before it (so pray for my time management!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294580011480550687.post-33551320928240123452009-01-26T13:11:00.000-08:002009-01-26T13:11:00.000-08:00I'm with Rosslyn...I'd love to hear more about you...I'm with Rosslyn...I'd love to hear more about your journey and the decisions you made along the way. Really, anything you feel comfortable sharing would be great.<BR/><BR/>God bless you today. Please do keep us posted on your contest places and wins! ;)Gwen Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00062502118990955905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294580011480550687.post-46811460771103902022009-01-26T12:41:00.000-08:002009-01-26T12:41:00.000-08:00I'll have to keep this in mind...Good luck!I'll have to keep this in mind...<BR/><BR/>Good luck!Billy Coffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988347213957444145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294580011480550687.post-54699574163448667912009-01-26T10:33:00.000-08:002009-01-26T10:33:00.000-08:00Press on, sister! Contest season is here....with ...Press on, sister! Contest season is here....with fury! I have like five I'm looking into. <BR/><BR/>I'll be prayin' for ya!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294580011480550687.post-87665102953122823052009-01-26T08:41:00.000-08:002009-01-26T08:41:00.000-08:00gzusfreek, thanks so much! I'm very interested to ...gzusfreek, thanks so much! I'm very interested to hear what you think of Lever, good or bad. Yes, pubbing is certainly consuming; I appreciate your listening :-)<BR/><BR/>Rosslyn, my goal was to make it professional (indistinguishable from something from Tyndale), so I didn't go through *typical* or *easier* self-pubbing channels. Thank you for your nice comments! <BR/><BR/>The most important factor is to be objective with editing. I know too many people who self-pub something that just isn't ready. It's a great temptation, but must be resisted. If the book is bad, all the glitz on the cover won't matter.<BR/><BR/>Andra, thanks for your good wishes! I'll keep my fingers crossed. There are other contests also, but one can easily spend all one's money on this stuff. I'm just going for the biggies.Amy Deardonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01360116339457651031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294580011480550687.post-24256481393320021522009-01-26T07:53:00.000-08:002009-01-26T07:53:00.000-08:00I've considered Writers Digest's contest, but I ne...I've considered Writers Digest's contest, but I never heard of the other two before.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the information, and here's to hoping!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294580011480550687.post-64855177120505275262009-01-26T07:36:00.000-08:002009-01-26T07:36:00.000-08:00Hi Amy!I would love to hear about what you did to ...Hi Amy!<BR/><BR/>I would love to hear about what you did to control the quality of your publishing project. Please, please post on that subject. I've always wondered why some self-published books like Lever look really great, and others scream "self-published." I'm particularly interested in the cover design and the quality/weight of the cover, along with what binding method you used.Rosslyn Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304732306399786236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294580011480550687.post-59293871484985692632009-01-26T07:34:00.000-08:002009-01-26T07:34:00.000-08:00Good luck with the contests, Amy. I appreciate you...Good luck with the contests, Amy. I appreciate your post, as always, learning so much. <BR/>I never knew how all consuming this task could be. Thanks for sharing your journey.<BR/>(I will be reading Lever very soon!I can't wait!)KM Wilsherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11250774015974420209noreply@blogger.com