Celebrate with me! A FREE SUBSTANTIAL EDIT CONTEST!
It's all about how she found this awesomesauce freelance editor (toot toot, ME!) via Mandy Hubbard and how that editor not only helped her fix her book, but taught her stuff she can use while writing future books too.
I seriously teared up reading it.
I feel useful and loved :)
Thanks, Hope!
xoxo!
And so, to celebrate the glowing review and for reaching 100 blog followers and 700 twitter followers (that just blows my mind!) I'm giving away a FREE substantial edit! (That's plot, pacing, character development, etc, up to 100k words) to one lucky reader!
+1 for becoming a new follower of the blog
+3 for being a current follower of the blog
+1 for becoming a new follower of my twitter
+3 for being a current follower of my twitter
+2 for tweeting about the contest (once per day, include links to actual tweet in your comment)
+5 for blogging about the contest (once per day, include links to actual blog post in your comment)
+1 for asking a question about writing/editing, or something else I can blog about that I haven't covered already (as many as you can think of!)
All you have to do is leave a comment with your total number of entries!
If you'll be RTing/blogging everyday, add a new comment every couple of days or once at the end and say that you're adding it to your tally (include running tally). Just don't forget and miss out!
To get a link for a specific twitter update: on the twitter website, click on the time stamp below the update and it will give you a page with just the one tweet. Copy that web address and include it.
Make sure the link is to a SINGLE post/tweet or it won't count!
If you'll be RTing/blogging everyday, add a new comment every couple of days or once at the end and say that you're adding it to your tally (include running tally). Just don't forget and miss out!
To get a link for a specific twitter update: on the twitter website, click on the time stamp below the update and it will give you a page with just the one tweet. Copy that web address and include it.
Make sure the link is to a SINGLE post/tweet or it won't count!
Contest is open worldwide (but has to be in English) as everything is done by email, and ends Friday July 2nd at Midnight. I can wait up to a month for you to finish your MS if it isn't finished by July 2nd, SO GET WRITING!
Posts
119 comments:
Okay, I'm an established Twitter follower, a new blog follower, and I retweeted your tweet.
I think that gives me 6 entries.
Congratulations, Cassandra! That's wonderful :)
Ooh! Ooh! I get to comment first! (maybe)
My project's not yet ready for your awesomesauceness, but I'm sure as heck interested in availing myself of it when it is.
And I'm so glad you feel useful and loved (again), although I don't understand how someone like you can still thirst for validation in that regard. You really are a writer's angel!
Cassandra!
I would LOVE to win this prize!
I'm getting 12 points so far . ..
My tally:
+1 for becoming a new follower of the blog
+3 for being a current follower of my twitter
+2 for tweeting about the contest (once per day)
+5 for blogging about the contest (once per day)
+1 for asking a question about writing/editing, or something else I can blog about that I haven't covered already (as many as you can think of!)
My writing/editing question is this: Do I have what it takes to make it big? No pressure or anything . . . ; )
Can't wait!
Katharine
www.10minutewriter.com
Cassandra, you are wonderful!
Here's my tally so far:
+1 for a new blog follower
+3 for a current Twitter follower
+2 for tweeting about the contest
So...6 so far! Will be blogging/tweeting/asking questions many times over the next few days!
Thank you so much for holding such a great contest! Also, Hope's blog post was such a nice read. You sound awesome. :)
Put me down for 6 (twitter and blog).
Question (so maybe 7): Is it a waste of time to make a fancy cover for your book prior to getting an agent/etc.?
+3 for being a current follower of the blog
+3 for being a current follower of my twitter
+2 for tweeting about the contest
+5 for blogging about the contest:
http://www.leahpetersen.com/2010/06/eeekkkk-contest-for-free-editing/
+1 for asking a question about writing/editing, or something else I can blog about that I haven't covered already
That's 14 for me when you add my question:
Do you approach editing a manuscript from a different angle/mindset depending on the genre? Are there different "rules", essentially?
Of COURSE I will enter, contest addict that I am. Here's my tally (so far):
New blog follower - 1
Current twitter follower - 3
Retweet - 2
Question - 1
Total 7
And here's my question. When do you know you're DONE, really DONE, with revising a novel? Sometimes I feel like I revise to death. (You CAN say, "you just know" and I'll accept it, but I'm hoping for more)!
Thanks!
oh, and here's my twitter page -
http://twitter.com/evonlac in case u need that for confirmation
YAY!! Another awesome contest.
+3 current follower of blog
+3 current follower on twitter
+2 tweeted http://twitter.com/ebyss
An astounding 8 entries. YAY!!
Okay, already updating my tally.
+5 for blogging about the contest
+1 for writing/editing question
Question: In your opinion, how necessary is it for an author to stick to one genre/age group? Once that first book is underway, how tolerant are editors of looking at your stuff from other genres or for different audiences? Or do they only want more of the same?
Altogether, 12 for me so far! :)
+1 for becoming a new follower of the blog
Check (ipaintwithwords)
+1 for becoming a new follower of my twitter
Check! @InkMuse
+2 for tweeting about the contest 6/23 Check! @InkMuse
+5 for blogging about the contest 6/23 Check!
http://rebecca-hamilton.com/?p=437
That's 9 total for starters :)
Oops! Forgot to add links!
Blog: http://wp.me/pRj24-5H
Tweets: http://twitter.com/clairelegrand
:)
Yay! That's awesome!
+3 for being a current follower of the blog
+3 for being a current follower of my twitter
+2 for tweeting about the contest
http://twitter.com/lchardesty/status/16881163778
That's 8 so far! :)
lchardesty at yahoo dot com
Woot! Just what I need:
+1 new blog follower
+3 current Twitter follower
+2 Tweeted (http://twitter.com/2KoP/status/16882230079)
+1 question
What is the first step (or steps) to take when approaching a major rewrite of a completed manuscript?
I'll be back!
Ooh...I feel so speshul just for the mention! You know I'm going to be all over this contest. Of course, I'm at work right now and can't do anything until I get home, but yeah...I'm so in.
YAY!!! THANK YOU.
+1 new blog follower
+3 current Twitter follower
+2 Tweeted (http://twitter.com/thejaimie/status/16884941320)
+5 blogged (http://jaimieteekell.com/2010/06/23/editing-contest/)
+1 question
That's 12 points.
Question is:
What is one of the main things that makes an ending strong? I ask this because we hear so often what makes a strong beginning and less what makes a strong ending.
Great opportunity! Thanks, Cassandra!
+3 already follow blog
+3 already follow on twitter
+2 for tweeting feed://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/44269055.rss
+5 for blogging: http://www.michellelbrown.com/blog/?p=94
+1 for question:
Is it taboo to use brand names in your ms ? For example, can a character wear Air Jordans, or do they need to be "Flair Gordmans?"
total=14
This contest couldn't come at a better time :-)
+1 for becoming a new follower of the blog (although I've been reading in my reader for a while :-)
+3 for being a current follower of my twitter
+2 for tweeting about the contest
+1 for this question: At what point in a writer's journey do you think it pays to start paying? I have paid for workshops and an MFA program and I am debating paying for a professional editor to do a serious edit with me of my manuscript. What do you think that editorial help is worth?
First off, congrats at such great things being said about you. Nothing wrong with tooting your own horn once in a while! =)
Second, here's my tally...
+1 new twitter follower
+3 current blog follower
+2 tweeted about the contest
That's 5 so far.:)
I'll be blogging about it tomorrow!
Hi Cassandra! Just updating my tally. Won't do this every day, but had a query question...does that fall in the writing/editing category?
+2 for tweeting about the contest (http://twitter.com/clairelegrand)
+1 for a writing/editing question
Question: Is it okay to compare your work to others' in your query? Like the old "it's like ______ meets _______" or "would appeal to fans of _____"? Sometimes I really want to do this, but then I think, shouldn't I be able to describe my book on purely its own terms? Anyway, is that a turn-off when reading slush, or helpful?
Thanks! That's 15 so far for me!
I tweeted and blogged about the contest again today :D
http://rebecca-hamilton.com/?p=440
(You should see my retweet @CA_Marshall)
I tweeted this and I'm commenting! Blogging about it here (literaryden.wordpress.com) tomorrow. Really great competition!
Lisa Sills.
Twitter username: type1supernova
I just gave away 2 full novel crits on my blog, so I know the amount of work you're offering and thank you for it. I would love to win onmyselfe. :) I follow here, twitter and tweeted @angelaackerman
Wow! Very cool!
+3 Old blog follower
+3 Old twitter follower
+2 Tweeted http://twitter.com/Kanonei/status/16943907757
+5 Blogged http://writersquandary.blogspot.com/2010/06/win-edit-not-from-me.html
+1 Question... Do you think it's possible to fix voice in a completed ms?
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14
Thanks!
What a helpful giveaway! Thanks for doing this.
1-new follower on blog
1-new follower on Twitter
2-tweeted about the contest
And that makes 4!
Oh I so need you! OMG! I love my book...but I suck at editing. :D
+1 for becoming a new follower of the blog
+1 for becoming a new follower of my twitter
+2 for tweeting about the contest (once per day, include links to actual tweet in your comment) http://twitter.com/dyromance/status/16944647818
+5 for blogging about the contest http://dyockman.wordpress.com/2010/06/24/great-contest-a-substantial-edit/
+1 for asking a question
How man ing words are too many? I have had other writers/critiquers say that you should limit their use.
Oops! That was 10 entries! LOL!
1 new follower of blog
1 new follower on Twitter
2 retweeter
1 question
= 5
What's the hardest problem to fix? Or maybe this varies too widely with the writer, so maybe, what writer attitude is the biggest obstacle to revision?
Thanks so much for making this offer!
I hope you pick me! :)
+1 new follower of the blog
+1 new follower on Twitter
+2 for tweeting (twitter.com/cynditefft)
+5 for posting on my blog (ctefft.blogspot.com)- posted a permalink on the side
+1 for asking a question about writing: How do feel about the present tense in a novel?
So that gives me 10 entries. Great contest!
Cyndi Tefft
What an amazing giveaway! Thanks so much for offering this.
+1 - new follower
Sorry, I'm not on Twitter yet - but I'm working up to it. :)
I'd love to blog about this but I'm on a hiatus right now. I'll add it to my sidebar though. My blog is http://susanfieldswriter.blogspot.com. I don't know if that counts for any points, so I'll leave it off my total.
+1 - Question: When an inanimate object is something of great importance (i.e. the Sorcerer's Stone in Harry Potter), and it's capitalized, would it also be capitalized when used with a person's name or pronoun (i.e. Harry's Stone, his Stone)?
I am a current blog follower, a current twitter follower, & retweeted your contest. 8 points! Yay me!
Awesome contest! I am a new follower, new follower on twitter and I tweeted the contest.
4 point!
Same as Laura, 4 points for me!
Thanks for your generosity!
Kristin
Okay...
+3 for being a Twitter follower forever.
+1 for clicking the follow button, though I point out you've been on my RSS reader for ages...
+2 for tweeting "Hey! The lovely @CA_Marshall is giving away editing services for one lucky writer. Check it out: http://bit.ly/c8qM6D"
And maybe +1 for asking... Why is it so important to click the follower button? Because a lot of people seem to _really_ care about it but I don't quite understand why since the follower number doesn't correspond to the number of people actually reading a blog. And is there any reason I should care as a reader other than being nice to bloggers who care seeing as I'm perfectly happy reading blogs through Google Reader?
So 6 or 7... =)
Great contest!
+3 for being a current follower of the blog
+3 for being a current follower of my twitter
+2 for tweeting about the contest (once per day, include links to actual tweet in your comment)
+5 for blogging about the contest (once per day, include links to actual blog post in your comment)
13 entries for me. Here is the link to my blog:
http://yourjen.blogspot.com/
Okay, this is far too awesome to not particapate in.
+3 for being a current blog follower.
+3 for being a current twitter follower.
+1 for tweeting about the contest
+5 for bloging aobut the contest (http://1storyaweek.blogspot.com/2010/06/free-edit-contest.html)
12 entries for me total.
Thanks for this opportunity!
Eeee up to 6 entries! What a cool idea for a contest :) So crossing my fingers *grin*
Congratulations!
I don't think I'm going to get many points, but I'll try anyway. Since I don't have a Twitter account and blog in an essay format, so many points lost!
+ 1 for new follower
and maybe +1 because I'll link the contest on the top of my blog?
Very awesome giveaway! I'm a new follower, so +1. And + 1 for a question:
Question: When a manuscript is too long, how do you decide what can be cut and what needs to stay?
Total: +2
Congrats for your great review!
New Blog follower, new twitter follower, posted a tweet. Question: When your editing your work, what is the best way to determine what is too much and too little information for readers?
Ooh, very exciting. I hope I win!
+1 for becoming a new follower of the blog
+3 for being a current follower of my twitter
+2 for tweeting about the contest (http://twitter.com/JessicaPeter1)
+1 for asking a question about writing/editing
+1 for asking a question about writing/editing
8 TOTAL
Question 1: How can you develop your personal voice? Is there any point where too much editing can strip the voice that's there?
Question 2: How tough a sell is YA urban fantasy right now, really?
What an awesome opportunity!
1 for becoming a new follower
5 for blogging about you and linking
1 for a question :
how do you know how many rewrites/edits are enough? i feel like could keep going?
thanks!
kerrinhearfield-novelist.blogspot.com
I realized I hadn't included the tweet comment LINK for the last two days. Here they are, along with today's tweet comment link.
(I've been tweeting with @CA_Marshall though, so you should see them there as well)
Todays:
http://twitter.com/InkMuse/status/17021841192
Yesterdays:
http://twitter.com/InkMuse/status/16931841773
The Day Before:
http://twitter.com/InkMuse/status/16880727484
And for anyone else who had trouble figuring out how to link directly to the status update:
http://mommydaddyblog.com/2008/11/21/how-to-link-directly-to-a-twitter-status-update/
(That Link helped me)
And todays blog post:
http://rebecca-hamilton.com/?p=444
If I add in with my original entries I have...
(Original Entry:)
+1 for becoming a new follower of the blog
Check (ipaintwithwords)
+1 for becoming a new follower of my twitter
Check! @InkMuse
+2 for tweeting about the contest 6/23 Check! @InkMuse
+5 for blogging about the contest 6/23 Check!
http://rebecca-hamilton.com/?p=437
+2 twitter update on 6/24
+2 twitter update on 6/25
+5 blog entry on 6/24
+5 blog entry on 6/25
That's 23 total so far.
I'm a current follower of your blog, I have been following you on Twitter for a while, and I tweeted the link today.
Question: which style manual is used by the majority of fiction editors? Non-fiction? You'll need to answer on the blog because I don't subscribe to contest comments as my email never stops dinging if I do.
What a great contest!
+1 for becoming a new follower of the blog
+1 for becoming a new follower of twitter
+2 for tweeting about the contest (once per day, include links to actual tweet in your comment):
http://twitter.com/elschneid
+1 for asking a question about writing/editing, or something else I can blog about that I haven't covered already (as many as you can think of!)
My question for you: When attending a writer's conference, what would the advantages be of meeting with an editor - if you don't have an agent yet? I will be attending my first conference at the end of July, and they have me set up to meet with an editor, in addition to several agents. Since I currently don't have an agent yet (fingers and everything else crossed on this!), should I just pick his brain about the editing world, or is there actually a chance to pitch? So confused. :S
Total: +5
Good luck with your editing and writing!
- Erin
This is a FABULOUS contest Cassandra and thank you for making it international! ;)
+3 for being a current follower of the blog
+3 for being a current follower of my twitter
+2 for tweeting about the contest (@lynseynewton - I don't know how to give you exact links)
+5 for blogging about the contest
(http://narrativelyspeaking.blogspot.com/2010/06/for-writers.html)
+1 for asking a question about writing/editing
My question is - what do you think about prologues?
That's 14 entries please :)
Lynsey(AT)narrativelyspeaking(DOT)com
Another twitter post today. I've been following your blog and twitter page since I found it. Hasn't been long enough to get the 3 points as a current follower? IF so, that brings me to: 8 points for today.
I had 6 points last time I visited. So, I have a total of 14 points?
Let me add one more point.
As a new follower, I don't know if you've addressed this yet, but...how do you know when your beginning is close enough to the meat of the story and when it starts too far from the meat? How do you lose your writer's blindness enough to know?
I wonder if I am entered yet...
I do follow the blog...
I do follow you on twitter...
I do have a link and a review on my site... and this was before the contest...
That should be worth like 40 points. #justsayin ;)
Oh and as soon as I find the tweet again... I will tweet it a lot. ;) Well without being a totally spammer...
Hi Cassandra!
I'm loving this contest as are so many other people. :) I posted on my blog this morning. http://www.sarahdarlington.com/2010/06/editing-contest.html
But I'm not going to enter because I seriously don't think I'll be finished in the time period. Hope everything is going well! And thanks again for the cool contest.
Great contest!!!!
+ 3 for being a current follower of blog
+ 3 for being a current follower on Twitter
+ 1 for asking a question
If you've registered for a professional crit at a conference of your first 15 pages, but have made substantial edits since then (because beta readers found more to comment on than your writing instructor *groans*), what should you do? Do you tell the individual or just suck it up and be satisfied you've already made those changes? Can you ask other questions you might be wondering? (That's all one question).
I was one of the lucky winners on Angela Ackerman's blog (I just sent her my ms), so I might not need the prize (or maybe I do). If I win, could I pass it onto Angela? :) (You know, just in case the blogging contest gods grant me yet another prize).
Oops, forgot to do the math:
= 7 points
Found you through Stina!
+1 for becoming a new follower of the blog
+1 for becoming a new follower of my twitter
+2 for tweeting about the contest (once per day, include links to actual tweet in your comment)
+5 for blogging about the contest (once per day, include links to actual blog post in your comment)
+1 for asking a question about writing/editing, or something else I can blog about that I haven't covered already (as many as you can think of!)
QUESTION: Um- what do agents think about ms's that have been professionally edited? Does it show or make a difference in how they recieve the ms? Is it something we should include in our query letter?
10 points:)
woops- forgot linkage:
http://twitter.com/CreepyQueryGirl
http://creepyquerygirl.blogspot.com/
thanks for the awesome contest! Nice to 'meet' you!
Sounds awesome
+1 for new follower, and + 1 for question =2 points
What is the best way to spotting and overcoming the passive voice? Thx
huh. I commented last night, but I guess it didn't take.
Lets say 7 entries.
6 for being two kinds of awesome (following, I mean. I guess those terms aren't interchangeable), and one for this:
When do you know "writing advice" is meaningful and not just parroting everything you've heard/read somewhere?
I could give my own lectures by now, convinced of the soundness of my sources, but part of me feels the advising is illegitimate since the guidelines are famously disregarded. I can feel discredited before I can even get a chance to cite my sources.
+1 new blog follower
+1 new Twitter follower
+2 for tweeting
http://twitter.com/#favorites
+5 for blogging
http://literaryden.wordpress.com/2010/06/25/my-top-7-favourite-young-adult-books/
Thank you for an awesome contest. Here are my entries:
3 - Current blog follower
3 - Current twitter follower
2 - I'll put a note somewhere to remind me to tweet about the contest daily (I'm creating a hash for this, hope it works #camarshallcontest)
5 - Blog daily. This is actually the perfect time for me to blog about my take on Fifa 2010 and the games (It's ridiculous how into Fifa I am.) http://rayden-jay.livejournal.com/17224.html
1 - For asking a question.
My question: I read an article about how, basically we shouldn't worry ourselves to death about grammar, spelling, and punctuation. What's your take on it? Article link: http://tinyurl.com/Why-I-Don-t-Care-About-Grammar
So that is a total of 14 for me.
I wish I'd found you sooner - I look forward to learning a lot!
+1 New blog follower
+1 New Twitter follower
+2 Retweeted: http://twitter.com/vbtremper (I @'d you)
+1 My editing/writing question: What if you lose love for your WIP during revising?
I'll post the link to my blog when I do that.
So far: +5
+3 current blog follower
+3 current twitter follower
+2 tweeting (RT@sheilarlamb)
+1 Question: What is your opinion on MFA Creative Writing programs - for improving writing, and other jobs in the field - lit agent/editor/etc?
9 for now - will blog this week :-)
I love celebrations! Congrats on reaching two milestones. Looks like you're approaching a couple more.
+1 for becoming a new follower of the blog
+1 for becoming a new follower of my twitter
+2 for tweeting about the contest (http://twitter.com/ReenaJacobs/status/17124994070)
+4
Thanks for the great giveaway
Congratulations!
My writing question: when you have a character that people will probably expect to die in a very cliche` and dramatic way in the end, how do you deal? Meaning, if you have one of those awesome-heroic-brave side characters in an action novel, and it would be a cliche` to kill him off in the end, what do you do? It's not just cliche` and climactic, it...fits.
Awesome contest!
Blogged here
http://iwriteya.blogspot.com/2010/06/incredible-opportunity.html
1 for being new follower
5 for blogging
6 total!
An update:.
+5 from before (comment above)
+5 for blogging (http://vbtremper.wordpress.com/2010/06/28/awesomesauce-editing-contest/)
+2 for tweeting (@vbtremper)
Now at +12!
Links to latest blog and twitter:
Blog: http://rayden-jay.livejournal.com/17870.html (includes two Kaka pics. He's so pretty.)
Twitter: http://twitter.com/JaniGrey/status/17270643256
+1 for new follower on blog (thought I already was, whatever...)
+3 for old follower on twitter
+5 for blogging about contest
+2 for tweeting about contest
total: +11
How exciting!
I've been following you on Twitter for a while now, and enjoy your adventures digging your way through the query/slush pile.
I count 7 entries so far for me!
+1 for becoming a new follower of the blog
+3 for being a current follow on twitter
+2 for tweeting about the contest
+1 for asking a question about writing. I don't know if you've covered it or not, but here is my question: Will you explain for us what you look for in Active Voice/Passive Voice. My agent recently gave me many wonderful suggestions to improve my manuscript, and she suggested I pay more attention to Active vs Passive. Its been a long time since college lit classes, so I did a bit of research, and I don't find any examples of passive voice in my writing. I think she was simply telling me to re-word things to keep the readers interest.
Do you have any suggestions to writers on sentence structure to keep a readers interest/keep the pace moving quickly?
tweeted three more times: feed://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/44269055.rss
blogged twice: http://www.blog.michellelbrown.com
that brings my total to 27 pts.
Here's my new Tweet: http://twitter.com/2KoP/status/17278557719
Thanks. That brings me to 9 pts.
This is a fantastic opportunity for writers like me! Here are my entries:
+1 for becoming a new follower of the blog
+3 for being a current follower of twitter:
@writersblocknz
+2 for tweeting about the contest:
I retweeted about the contest and tweeted about my blog mentioning the contest - https://twitter.com/WritersBlockNZ
+5 for blogging about the contest
http://bit.ly/c8XEqF
+1 for asking a question about writing/editing, or something else I can blog about that I haven't covered already:
Do you know of any exercises/activities writers can do to shake the dreaded writer's block?
I think that's twelve entries if my question is about something that hasn't been covered. I'm crossing my fingers and my toes here...
whoops! I re-read prev. post and realized I'd already counted one blog post. Here is the actual link to the most recent post: http://www.michellelbrown.com/blog/?p=100
Is that rss feed sufficient for tweets? I'm too new to twitter to know how to give a more specific link.
So my total would be 22 pts.
Will the winner be for point total or is the number how many entries we receive in a random drawing?
Thanks again!
Michelle, winner wins by random drawing--however many points you have is how many entries I'll put in.
Also, to get a link for a specific tweet, click on the time stamp under your tweet and it'll take you to a page with just that tweet on it. Copy that web address.
Okay, here goes...
+3 - current follower of blog
+3 - current follower on Twitter
+6 - three tweets:
http://twitter.com/CA_Marshall/status/16969555227
http://twitter.com/michellesussman/status/16879335486
http://twitter.com/michellesussman/status/17285207215
12 total
"I'll be back."
I'm a new follower of the blog. I follow you on twitter and I tweeted the contest.
My update:
3 - Current blog follower
3 - Current twitter follower
2 - I'll put a note somewhere to remind me to tweet about the contest daily (I'm creating a hash for this, hope it works #camarshallcontest)
5 - Blog daily. This is actually the perfect time for me to blog about my take on Fifa 2010 and the games (It's ridiculous how into Fifa I am.) http://rayden-jay.livejournal.com/17224.html
1 - For asking a question.
My question: I read an article about how, basically we shouldn't worry ourselves to death about grammar, spelling, and punctuation. What's your take on it? Article link: http://tinyurl.com/Why-I-Don-t-Care-About-Grammar
So that is a total of 14 for me.
Livejournal: http://rayden-jay.livejournal.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/JaniGrey/status/17171760947
http://twitter.com/JaniGrey/status/17356254528
http://twitter.com/JaniGrey/status/17270643256
Sorry, above post is mine.
I joined as a follower so that's a +1. I also posted a link on the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award forum http://www.amazon.com/tag/amazon%20breakthrough%20novel%20awards/forum/ref=cm_cd_ecf_tft_tp?_encoding=UTF8&cdForum=Fx6TTNZ0V5TDQ5&cdThread=Tx20JE2BW18MK3Q
It's not precisely a blog, but it's a widely read discussion forum. Hopefully that counts as a +5. If it does, that's +6 total.
Okay...
New blog follower +1
New Twitter follower +1
Re-Tweet +2 (http://twitter.com/Vampyr14/status/17375057179)
Got a long way to go yet....
X K8
I'm at 24 pts. with today's tweet (having trouble accessing previous tweets thru tweetdeck, still working on it)
http://twitter.com/mrswritebrain/status/17376761269
So add a blog post http://katelarkindale.blogspot.com/2010/06/revision.html +5
and another tweet https://twitter.com/Vampyr14/status/17434226345 +2
So I think that takes me to 11.
I better hustle.
X K8
WOW!!! Look at the amount of comments. This just proves how much you rock!!!
*whispers*
+3 for being a twitter follower
+3 for being a follower of this blog
I think my comment crashed.
New follower of blog
Old follower on twitter.
Tweeted the contest and linked it. Twice.
What a great idea, Cassandra.
I plan to blog about this tomorrow, but here is my entry total so far:
+1 for following on Twitter
+1 for following blog (via Google FriendConnect
+2 for direct retweet today (sorry, timestamp links to your original tweet :)
Thanks again! This is just fantastic.
Looks like I've been counting wrong. I've never gotten along with numbers. So I'm trying it again.
3 - Current blog follower
3 - Current twitter follower
8 - Tweeted about contest
20 - Blogged about it a few times
1 - Asked a question
http://rayden-jay.livejournal.com/
http://twitter.com/JaniGrey/status/17171760947
http://twitter.com/JaniGrey/status/17356254528
http://twitter.com/JaniGrey/status/17270643256
http://twitter.com/JaniGrey/status/17434237826
That's about 35. Yeah, I know it's a lot, but I really want it. Good luck to the rest of you guys.
Wonderful contest!
I'm a new follower. 1 entry.
Laurie t
This is one of the best contests yet. Thanks for thinking of it.
New blog subscriber.
New twitter follower.
Here's a question that confounds me... as a reader, I enjoy when novels include real things like places I haven't visited or details about some hobby I've never tried. Well-researched stories intrigue me but I'm never sure what permissions are needed to do the same in my own writing. For example, is it permissible to name real schools, hospitals, retail establishments that exist in the neighborhood in which my story is set? Take it a step further... a character in my WIP is a Harry Potter fan and named her dog Hagrid. Do I need Rowling's permission to keep this in my book? Realism is great, but not if it gets me sued!
Great idea, Cassandra!
I just couldn't wait, Cassandra. Just blogged about your giveaway here:
http://bit.ly/aRTbXF
So, that's:
+1 for following on Twitter
+1 for following blog (via Google FriendConnect
+2 for direct retweet today (sorry, timestamp links to your original tweet :)
+5 for today's blog post
Blog idea: I'd like to ask aspiring writers who they believe their literary doppelganger is. I know it's not editing-related, but how fun would that be?
Someone said I look like Laurie Halse Anderson recently, which flattered me to no end.
(So, you know, +1 if you dig that.)
Thanks again, Cassandra!
+3 for being a current Twitter follower
+1 for being new follower of blog
+2 for retweet today (on http://twitter.com/glossingoverit)
+1 for question
=Total 7
My question is: Is it possible to over-edit and incorporate too much feedback? Since I think the answer is yes, how do you know when you're really done?
+1 for becoming a new follower of the blog
+1 for becoming a new follower of my twitter
+2 for tweet http://twitter.com/writerWyoming
+1 for asking a question
Total: 5
Can you switch between 1st and 3rd person if you have to main characters in MG and YA?
Okay, exciting stuff! I am both a new blog and twitter follower, but I did tweet about your contest: http://twitter.com/ElizabethRyann/status/17447418316
It is a very exciting tweet, too, full of positivity and sharing. :)
I'm becoming a new follower - your blog looks interesting!
+1
Okay... Had 11
add one tweet: http://twitter.com/Vampyr14/status/17513685381
And one blog mention http://katelarkindale.blogspot.com/2010/07/selction.html
And here's my question: Can you destroy good work by over editing?
So let's add 7 points, to bring me to a total of 18.
Which is probably not enough to win, but I gave it my best shot. All I can do!
Hi Cassandra,
Just tweeted again today:
http://twitter.com/margogremmler/statuses/17522102306
That brings me to 11 entries, as long as you like my blog idea! :)
Thanks again.
+2 Retweeted again today. http://twitter.com/glossingoverit
Total=9
Okay... I retweeted, I twit-follow and became a blog follower! I think I at least got some points! Does begging count for something? I'd send some bribes, but my cookies end up looking and tasting like hockey pucks.
Yay for a great contest with impeccable timing!
1+ New blog Follower
1+ New twitter follower
2+ Re-tweeting
5+ For a blog Post and here is my link to double check it, http://shannonmayer.blogspot.com
1+ for a question for a total of 10 and my question is, How do you know the editor you've hired has done a good job? For example, I've hired an editor who at first I thought was doing great, then realized that she wasn't doing much more than one of my first readers have. Is this normal or am I just being cynical? Thanks and looking forward to your thoughts on this :)
Hey doll,
+1 New to the blog
+3 I've always been yours, Tweet Mate
+2 I'm running off to tweet and retweet you when finished here @mistyprovencher
+1 I've got a question
Total: 7
The question is: How much do you interject in editing? Are your suggestions broad, like 'make the ending stronger' or do you focus on grammar? Do you comb over a manuscript only once or do you have to go through several times?
Uh oh. Can I ask more than one question? Hehehe.
I am a current follower on twitter, and I retweeted your contest post. I just signed up for your blog, and I also posted on FB to spread the news about this awesome contest.
I have a writing question. Are the days of historical sagas like John Jakes' done and over with? Is it possible to have a series of historical novels where a few of them are romances, and the rest are straight historical?
With my question, I believe that gives me six entries.
Thanks, and congrats on your following and on your wonderful review.
Awesome contest! I wish I would have known about it before :D
My tally:
+1 for becoming a new follower of the blog
+1 for becoming a new follower on twitter
+2 for tweeting about the contest (monibw)
+1 for asking a question
=5 points
What do you think about using adverbs for voice?
Cheers, and good luck to everyone!
Awesome contest! I wish I would have known about it before :D
My tally:
+1 for becoming a new follower of the blog
+1 for becoming a new follower on twitter
+2 for tweeting about the contest (monibw)
+1 for asking a question
=5 points
What do you think about using adverbs for voice?
Cheers, and good luck to everyone!
Thanks for the great contest. How do you feel about the age of those you choose to work with? Does it matter to you?
+6 (entry, twitter, blog, tweeted, question)
jlansky(at)comcast(dot)net
Holy smokes! I think you should blog about how you do the math with a contest like this. I'm impressed on so many levels. Thanks!
Hi Cassandra!
I am a new follower of your blog and on Twitter, so that's only 2, but I will retweet...
Bigger BUT -- how many points do I get for name dropping? I am one of Denise Swank's closest friends!?!?
:-)
*har har*
*grins*
Cynthia L Moyer
Okay, I was at 12...more entries:
3 Tweets for +6:
https://twitter.com/michellesussman/status/17565515919
https://twitter.com/michellesussman/status/17522178623
https://twitter.com/michellesussman/status/17437838149
A (long) question: +1
I took 8 months querying my last novel due to a few requested exclusives. I recently discovered a couple agents who I think would be a good fit and sent them my query about a month ago. Problem? I'm nearly done with my next novel and would love to query them on that too. Will querying them so close together on two different projects spook them? I didn't rush this novel (and I don't want them to think I did) it's just a timing issue.
This leaves me with a total of 19 entries!!! Keeping my fingers crossed. :-)
Thanks!!!!
+1 New blog follower
+3 Current Twitter follower
+2 tweeting about contest (http://twitter.com/gracefuldoe)
Total: 6
THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY!
+1 for new blog follower
+3 for current twitter follower
+2 for tweeting about the contest http://twitter.com/katrinalantznov/status/17286178765
http://twitter.com/katrinalantznov/status/17576869055
+5 for blogging about the contest http://katrinalantznovelist.blogspot.com/2010/06/contest-for-substantial-edit-100000.html
+1 for asking a question about writing/editing
Q: How do YOU go about structural edits? I find these to be the most difficult.
+12 Points total
+2 for tweet again today, for a total of 11
1 New blog follower
1 New twitter follower
2 tweeted Link: http://twitter.com/sk0609/status/17577072033
5 Blog post Link: http://shelleywatters.blogspot.com/2010/07/amazing-contest-this-time-brought-to.html
1 Writing question - After you have finished your MS, what should your next steps be in polishing it before sending it out to agents? Critique partners? Betas? Freelance editors?
Grand total: 10 entries.
Thanks for having this contest. I hope I win, I hope I win!!
shelleykuklish@gmail.com
http://shelleywatters.blogspot.com
Twitter: SK0609
This is such a great contest!
+ 1 new blog follower
+ 1 new twitter follower
+ 2 tweet (http://twitter.com/sandy_shin/status/17587287302)
total = 4
what an amazing contest! I have a YA ms that would adore an edit.
So, 1 for being a new blog follower
3 for being an existing twitter follower
2 for tweeting
That's 6 for me xxx
What are some editing tips you'd give for inexperienced writers?
Is there such a thing as a manuscript being over-edited?
What things seem most important to you when looking over a manuscript?
+1 for asking a question
+1 for becoming a new follower of the blog (Lisa M. Basso)
+1 for becoming a new follower on twitter (@LisaMBasso)
+2 for tweeting about the contest
http://twitter.com/LisaMBasso/statuses/17589093664
5 entries total
Congrats! Great contest!
+1 new twitter follower
+1 new blog follower
so 2.
Hi Cassandra,
Just tweeted again today. Here are my totals:
So, that's:
+1 for following on Twitter
+1 for following blog (via Google FriendConnect
+2 for direct retweet today (sorry, timestamp links to your original tweet :)
+5 for my blog post: http://bit.ly/aRTbXF
+2 tweet yesterday:
http://twitter.com/margogremmler/statuses/17522102306
+2 tweet today:
http://twitter.com/margogremmler/statuses/17591829365
That brings me to 13 entries, w/the blog idea. :)
Thanks, Cassandra!
+1 for becoming a new follower of the blog
+3 Being current follower on twitter
+2 for tweeting about contest (4 times)
http://twitter.com/sa_na_ra/status/16881488065
http://twitter.com/sa_na_ra/status/173020http://twitter.com/sa_na_ra/status/1744131813211465
http://twitter.com/sa_na_ra/status/17525930437
For a great total of 12. Now for my question: What is the maximum number of revisions you've done for one of your manucrips?
Hey! I'm an established blog follower and twitter follower :) 6 entries, yes? Thanks for hosting the contest!
Please enter me in the contest.
+1 for becoming a new follower of the blog
+1 for becoming a new follower of my twitter
+2 for tweeting about the contest (once per day, include links to actual tweet in your comment)
Established Twitter follower. New blog follower. And I retweeted your contest here: http://twitter.com/LSMurphy
RT @CA_Marshall: Last day to enter the FREE SUBSTANTIAL EDIT CONTEST! http://bit.ly/c8qM6D (Ends at midnight) Winner announced Tuesday!
Ok, looks like my grand total remains at 24. (One of my first RTs didn't have the proper link.) I tweeted almost everyday, but had trouble getting tweetdeck to work for me . . . anyway, here's today's tweet:
http://twitter.com/mrswritebrain/status/17608848868
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