Comments on: Writing Contests http://theamensisters.com/wordpress/2006/03/15/contests/ Real love. Real faith. Real life. Sun, 08 Apr 2012 16:32:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Angela http://theamensisters.com/wordpress/2006/03/15/contests/comment-page-1/#comment-1119 Angela Mon, 20 Mar 2006 23:03:35 +0000 http://theamensisters.com/wordpress/?p=146#comment-1119 Sigrun, thanks for the congratulations. Reader contests work different ways. Sometimes readers nominate books and the books with the most nominations are finalists. Then a final ballot is sent to readers to pick the winner. Some contests, like the IRCC, have authors submit the books. Then the books are parsed out to readers who serve as judges. Again, the top books make the finals and then a separate round of judging occurs for the selection of the winners. Little Emma sounds like a doll! Happy Birthday to her brother! Sigrun, thanks for the congratulations. Reader contests work different ways. Sometimes readers nominate books and the books with the most nominations are finalists. Then a final ballot is sent to readers to pick the winner. Some contests, like the IRCC, have authors submit the books. Then the books are parsed out to readers who serve as judges. Again, the top books make the finals and then a separate round of judging occurs for the selection of the winners.

Little Emma sounds like a doll! Happy Birthday to her brother!

]]> By: Sigrun http://theamensisters.com/wordpress/2006/03/15/contests/comment-page-1/#comment-1117 Sigrun Mon, 20 Mar 2006 02:52:19 +0000 http://theamensisters.com/wordpress/?p=146#comment-1117 It's wonderful that "The Amen Sisters" won. I think that if your own creation, especially with God's help and approval, wins an award, it must be the greatest feeling in the world. I really must get more into voting for books I like. I guess the biggest problem is that I'm usually a year, if not more, behind in the reading of published books. If I get them from the library as they come out in hardcover, it's a little bit easier, i.e., if I even know the book has been published. I've been posting a few more reviews of books that I find I really like or are otherwise "read-worthy". There can sometimes be a difference. I may not like all aspects of a book but may find it interesting in the historical aspects, for example. How would you judge a competition that's voted on by the readers? Do the readers send in suggestions which are narrowed down to the books that are nominated the most? Do the judges then read these books and decide, again by vote, which are the best? I'd certainly love to get some free books. Buying any right now is pretty well out of the question. Again, Congratulations for winning the Emma Award. (aside) Hey, Emma Hope Stewart, did you know that they've already named an award after you. And you're not even even quite 7 months old. Lucky girl. For the uninitiated, Emma Hope S. is my sister's first grand-daughter. Her grand-son will be 4 on March 29. He was born on Good Friday. A day later, Emma will be 7 months old, born Aug. 30, 2005. It’s wonderful that “The Amen Sisters” won. I think that if your own creation, especially with God’s help and approval, wins an award, it must be the greatest feeling in the world.

I really must get more into voting for books I like. I guess the biggest problem is that I’m usually a year, if not more, behind in the reading of published books. If I get them from the library as they come out in hardcover, it’s a little bit easier, i.e., if I even know the book has been published.

I’ve been posting a few more reviews of books that I find I really like or are otherwise “read-worthy”. There can sometimes be a difference. I may not like all aspects of a book but may find it interesting in the historical aspects, for example.

How would you judge a competition that’s voted on by the readers? Do the readers send in suggestions which are narrowed down to the books that are nominated the most? Do the judges then read these books and decide, again by vote, which are the best?

I’d certainly love to get some free books. Buying any right now is pretty well out of the question.

Again, Congratulations for winning the Emma Award. (aside) Hey, Emma Hope Stewart, did you know that they’ve already named an award after you. And you’re not even even quite 7 months old. Lucky girl.

For the uninitiated, Emma Hope S. is my sister’s first grand-daughter. Her grand-son will be 4 on March 29. He was born on Good Friday. A day later, Emma will be 7 months old, born Aug. 30, 2005.

]]> By: Angela http://theamensisters.com/wordpress/2006/03/15/contests/comment-page-1/#comment-1115 Angela Sun, 19 Mar 2006 16:46:26 +0000 http://theamensisters.com/wordpress/?p=146#comment-1115 You know, I can't remember the first award I won, Geigh. I think that's sad. But I know I was happy. I do remember how happy I was when The Amen Sisters was a finalist for both the RITA Award from RWA and the Christy Award. The feeling that year was awesome! I was pretty pleased this year when The Amen Sisters won the Emma Award. It's always nice to know that people enjoy and appreciate your work. You know, I can’t remember the first award I won, Geigh. I think that’s sad. But I know I was happy. I do remember how happy I was when The Amen Sisters was a finalist for both the RITA Award from RWA and the Christy Award. The feeling that year was awesome!

I was pretty pleased this year when The Amen Sisters won the Emma Award. It’s always nice to know that people enjoy and appreciate your work.

]]> By: Geigh http://theamensisters.com/wordpress/2006/03/15/contests/comment-page-1/#comment-1112 Geigh Fri, 17 Mar 2006 13:06:55 +0000 http://theamensisters.com/wordpress/?p=146#comment-1112 As with anything people can use it for good; people can use it b/c of their own issues of overcompetitiveness. I think writing contests are GREAT!! I think it stretches the writer to do his or her best because they know they are competing against other writers. It can also challege the virgin writer to finally finish that FIRST book b/c now they have a deadline to meet for the contest, so it can be a discipline tool as well. And what if you win? That's got to be one of the greatest feelings in the world!! Angela, how did you feel when you won your first award? As with anything people can use it for good; people can use it b/c of their own issues of overcompetitiveness. I think writing contests are GREAT!! I think it stretches the writer to do his or her best because they know they are competing against other writers.

It can also challege the virgin writer to finally finish that FIRST book b/c now they have a deadline to meet for the contest, so it can be a discipline tool as well.

And what if you win? That’s got to be one of the greatest feelings in the world!! Angela, how did you feel when you won your first award?

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