Wednesday, June 10, 2009

New Contest Rules: Fair Is Fair

Because I’m new at this whole contest business, I’ve been figuring it out as I went along. As a result, I’ve posted hints along the way. Since those who were quick to send in their entries weren’t able to benefit from these hints, I’m changing things up a bit.

New Rules:

To be fair, anyone who has already submitted their entry up until this is posted may re-submit.

Since a large portion of the entries went over one page, I re-evaluated the situation and decided one page may not have been a reasonable request. Sure, agents and editors may judge a story by its first paragraph, but I’d rather make everyone more comfortable. You now have the choice. The entry may be BETWEEN ONE AND TWO PAGES DOUBLE SPACED, BUT NO MORE. Anything over two pages will not be read.

Here’s how I’m going to read the entries. I’ll copy and paste from the e-mail into Microsoft Word. If the font isn’t Times New Roman, 12 pt, I’ll change it to that. If it’s not double spaced, I’ll modify it. Once the entry is formatted correctly, anything beyond two pages will NOT be read.


Please read all the contest information including the hints in the other posts. I’ll update the rules there so they match what I have in this post, but the hints will only be in Monday and Tuesday’s posts.


If you are re-submitting, please make that clear in the subject line.

Remember the deadline is midnight tonight, but as long as it’s in my inbox before I get up, it’ll count.

Good luck!

12 comments:

  1. Good luck with your contest, Lynnette. I'm not looking for a critique group right now. Hope you find the members you're looking for.

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  2. Thanks for the heads up Lynnette, but I'm happy with my entry.
    :)

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  3. I'll let mine stand...I could probably spend hours trying to find/make something "perfect", but in the end, if you want to read more, I'll be a finalist. If not, I need to rework my entry. Either way, great feedback! :-)

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  4. Thanks, Carol.

    Sarah and Jamie: Thanks for letting me know. I'll move your entries into the new file.

    Lynnette Labelle

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  5. Thanks for the update. I can't even remember what page from my WIP I submitted! So I guess I'll just let my previous submission stand.

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  6. Embee: What's your name or at least the name you used to send the entry to me? I want to put it in the new pile. Thanks.

    Lynnette Labelle

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  7. Hi Lynnette - My name is Margaret Bail. I sent the entry to you from my email: mkdbail@gmail.com. thanks!

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  8. Embee: Okay, thanks!

    Lynnette Labelle

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  9. I resubmitted my entry. The cut and paste didn't work as well as I thought and after seeing how it added spaces where none should be, I fixed it. =)

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  10. I'll let mine stand...I think it was about a page and a half. :)

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  11. Isobael: Got it. Thanks.

    Stephanie: Thanks for letting me know.

    Lynnette Labelle

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  12. Oops, forgot to check back for new rules!

    Sadly I have work deadlines to meet tonight so no time to spend on getting a new sample - so just use my original entry too. Thanks for being so fair to everyone though! :)

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