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Huge congratulations to Daniela Torre, who was chosen for Team Brenda in Writer's Voice!!
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Yay! Well deserved!!
Yup, congratulations, Daniela!
Huge congratulations to Daniela Torre, who was chosen for Team Brenda in Writer's Voice!!
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Yay! Well deserved!!
How many people have heard if they've been picked?
Gah! It is just like school! I haven't been picked by anyone.
Che, are you on Twitter? There's a lot of info there if you look for #TheWVoice. There are still some spots open.
Me again! I've updated my blog with the details (including a breakdown of the categories) if you want to check out the picks. As of now, 2 coaches each have 1 slot left to fill and 1 coach has 3 slots, plus there will be another 2 slots available once a couple of fights have been resolved.
I just want to remind you, Che, and anyone else fretting about being picked, I did not get selected for last year's The Writer's Voice contest. The same manuscript went on to be a finalist in the Chicken House contest (which is kind of a big deal, the prize is publication with CH, which is run by the Harry Potter editor), and then I went on to get an amaaaazing agent with my next manuscript. So, keep going, whatever happens. Not getting picked for TWV does NOT mean your manuscript is not good enough. It just means it wasn't right for these judges.
But Daniela, YAY YOU - it's a great opportunity and I hope you have a terrific time!!!!
JoyMC! What a great story!! Thanks so much!
And Daniela- You may just get an agent out of this!!! Your query days will be over
I've seen some of the same books picked for contests over and over and over again (one in particular thats always bothered me. Its been 2 years now since I first saw it and it was recently in Pitch Wars. I've see it picked for various contests at least 6 or 7 times. I have to imagine even some agents have noticed it at this point). So I agree with you Daniella, don't over do it. Contests are great, so much fun and a great opportunity but there is such a thing as over doing it. Give someone else a chance... though I don't suggest giving up twitter pitching until your done querying not hurting anyone by trying and there are always new people looking.
Good luck with the Voice. This one is a great contest to be in!
On the topic of contests and what they may or may not lead to, I'm feeling pretty thrilled, because my Pitchwars mentee, who did not get any requests during the contest, just signed with Stephen Barbara, who's a seriously amazing agent. Obviously she was really disappointed when she didn't get requests during the contest - I wasn't all that surprised, as it was a quiet MG verse novel. But things worked out and she has an amazing agent now.
And for whatever reason, MG manuscripts just don't get as many requests during these sorts of contests. Good thing to be aware of, but take everything you learn and funnel it into your traditional querying, too.
So, I had to drop out of The Writer's Voice.... but remember that exciting news I couldn't talk about? Well, it happened. I am now represented by Leon Husock and Kathleen Anderson of Anderson Literary Management.
So, I had to drop out of The Writer's Voice.... but remember that exciting news I couldn't talk about? Well, it happened. I am now represented by Leon Husock and Kathleen Anderson of Anderson Literary Management.
So, I had to drop out of The Writer's Voice.... but remember that exciting news I couldn't talk about? Well, it happened. I am now represented by Leon Husock and Kathleen Anderson of Anderson Literary Management.