The top ten for the Mills & Boon New Voices contest were announced on Monday and even though I really did not think I had a chance in hell, there was a little part of me that dreamed something about my short little chapter would equal instant love for an editor.
Alas, it was not to be. The top ten finalists can be found here, and look for their 2nd chapters to be posted soon.
I am able to take a few things from this contest including sharing my WIP for the 1st time, getting great constructive feedback from fellow writers, and meeting many of those writers and forming a twitter community chat with them. I'm hoping that we'll continue to chat and support each other as we all target Harlequin and Mills & Boon.
I'm also looking at the top ten as a really great resource. The contest was like the slush pile, and these ten are the stories that are being asked for partials. I mean we all see the final published versions of books, but this is like getting to see what wasn't accepted, what was, and how it gets edited and changed along the way. Pretty valuable insider info there.
A big thanks again to Mills & Boon for hosting this contest. It really was a great experience for me all around and I'll happy do it again!
Sorry, but you're request will come! Did they list an order for how the others placed? Could be helpful to know...or not! I always fell in the bottom third of anything I entered!
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