Friday, March 16, 2012

Update on the Liz Norris Pay It Forward Debut novel contest!

The contest closed at midnight 3/16/12.  Only one person (so far!) entered after the deadline and had to be turned away.

Other interesting stats: 2 people  3! people had to withdraw because they received offers of representation after sending their entries. That was fun news!  Congratulations!

Almost everyone got it right: query in the body of the email, manuscript attached.  I was very glad to see that.

Only about half of you have ever read QueryShark and thus know not to put your address or mine at the top of an electronic query letter.  I was very sad to see that!



Here's a graph of how the entries rolled in:






We have 416 entries!

We've polished our spectacles, laid in a supply of coffee, bourbon and cupcakes, entered the 24-hour sushi delivery bar on speed dial, and we're

READY TO READ!

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20 comments:

  1. Feaky Snucker3/16/12, 12:50 AM

    Geez, that's a lot (Alot hee hee hee) of entries! Good luck to everyone who entered.

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  2. Rachel3/16/12, 12:51 AM

    Wow! That's a lot of reading ahead of you!

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  3. C. Michelle Jefferies3/16/12, 1:28 AM

    Curious . . .

    "Address at top of query" meaning physical address, or a salutation? I'm guessing it's a physical address but not sure. I want to know for future query's if you don't mind.
    Thanks, Michelle

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  4. Janet Reid3/16/12, 1:49 AM

    It's the address. Dear Snookums is the salutation.

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  5. Colin Smith3/16/12, 1:57 AM

    And I was SOOOO tempted to use "Dear Snookums"... :D

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  6. Michael Seese3/16/12, 6:40 AM

    It's funny how the mind works. I saw "Only one person (so far!) entered..." and I thought, "I was the ONLY ONE!?!?" Then I read the rest: "... after the deadline and had to be turned away."

    Oh well.

    As others have said, good luck to everyone.

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  7. Regina Castillo3/16/12, 6:48 AM

    Wow! Thank y'all so much for having the contest. It is such an awesome opportunity. Happy reading and I'll sit patiently with my fingers crossed.
    Again, thanks and congratulations to Liz!

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  8. Regina Castillo3/16/12, 6:49 AM

    Wow! Thank y'all so much for having the contest. It is such an awesome opportunity. Happy reading and I'll sit patiently with my fingers crossed.
    Again, thanks and congratulations to Liz!

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  9. Carolynnwith2Ns3/16/12, 8:26 AM

    Tomorrow...may your cupcakes be green but not your sushi.

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  10. Rachel Schieffelbein3/16/12, 8:36 AM

    Good luck to all who entered! And good luck to those who will have to read through them all! Who knows, maybe you'll find all kinds of gems. :)

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  11. Anonymous3/16/12, 8:56 AM

    WOW! 416!!! That will require significant amounts of bourbon and sushi.

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  12. Joyce Tremel3/16/12, 9:00 AM

    Holy crap! 416! *faints*

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  13. Anonymous3/16/12, 12:00 PM

    Love that graph! I was curious how many entries you'd received, but to see it broken down by day was fun--who knew 3/8 would be such a prime day to enter?!

    Enjoy the reading (and coffee, bourbon and cupcakes) and good luck to everyone who's participating.

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  14. Tara Tyler3/16/12, 12:48 PM

    writers love a deadline, dont we =)
    happy trails!

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  15. Janet Johnson3/16/12, 3:39 PM

    Wow that is a lot of entries. Thank goodness for 24-hour sushi delivery!

    Best of luck to everyone!

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  16. Marsha Sigman3/16/12, 5:49 PM

    Mine just wasn't ready to enter. I suppose it's for the best since it gives other people a shot without you being blinded by my brilliance. Yeah, I said it.

    Good luck to everyone!

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  17. Shiela Calderón Blankemeier3/16/12, 6:08 PM

    Good luck, everyone! And congrats just on having something to enter.

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  18. Mike3/16/12, 7:59 PM

    It isn't midnight on 3/16/12 yet. Is it?

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  19. Leona3/16/12, 8:07 PM

    I'm with OTIN on this, It's not midnight on 3/16/12 yet on the East coast of USA... ?? confused why someone's already been turned away??

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  20. Anonymous3/19/12, 12:18 AM

    @Janet Johnson WHERE on earth do you live that you have 24 hour sushi delivery??? That sounds like a wonderful, magical place!

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