I just wanted to do a quick update. I know I’ve been sporadic about blogging lately, and I miss it, so I wanted to tell all y’all what’s going on.
First, the new job is still stressful, and I’m still adjusting. I think I’ve almost got it down now though, so hopefully I won’t use that as an excuse too much longer.
Second, I’ve been fighting off my third round of this weird cold that’s going around. I learned that it’s called a “crud.” Yep, look it up. It really is.
Third, and most important, I was getting my entry together for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest. I’m super excited about this. Amazon does an annual contest, and the grand prize, as well as a few first prizes, are publication. I read one of the contest winners from last year, On Little Wings by Regina Sirois, and it was a great book. I plan to work my way through other previous winners, but the point is that they publish good stuff. On March 18th, 2000 entries will move into the next round of judging. They only accept 10,000 entries, so that’s a pretty significant number that have been dropped in the first round. On April 14th, 500 entries will move into the next level of judging, and the public gets to rate the excerpts.
I’ll keep you posted, even if I don’t make the first cut. I think it’s really important for readers to support contests like this, because as an author, it can feel incredibly difficult to get noticed. When readers take the time to look at contest entries, you’re telling publishers clearly what you find interesting.
So, that’s my excuse for not blogging. But no worries; I hope to get back to it this week. 🙂
Doree Weller 