tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post2745680710310155854..comments2024-03-19T14:52:00.000-07:00Comments on Coming Down the Mountain: Next Up-- Query Competition!!Karen Jones Gowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378428503220197256noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-7785529955484361052010-07-10T13:42:09.127-07:002010-07-10T13:42:09.127-07:00Karen, thanks for answering my question! I'm s...Karen, thanks for answering my question! I'm still revising, and I don't want to query until I get it right. This is a great contest though. Thanks for offering it.Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-16878644896799706752010-07-09T09:14:52.600-07:002010-07-09T09:14:52.600-07:00Thanks, Karen! I entered the query for my hf pb, ...Thanks, Karen! I entered the query for my hf pb, but explained in the opening paragraph that should my query be selected I would submit the first three chapters of the mg hf I am working on. It is based on the same characters in the pb. Thanks for asking for me. :)Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-62795038449498671872010-07-09T08:19:23.544-07:002010-07-09T08:19:23.544-07:00Maybe next time Tara!
Donna, Welcome! Yes, I miss...Maybe next time Tara!<br /><br />Donna, Welcome! Yes, I miss Zena too. You'll note she's on the sidebar, not to far away.<br /><br />Sharon, I checked with Allie who said picture books would be ok as a query entry, but the prize would be difficult if you won, unless you had a fiction ms/novel you wanted reviewed.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-51256834974545710542010-07-09T07:29:18.871-07:002010-07-09T07:29:18.871-07:00What a fab contest. Too bad I'm stuck away fro...What a fab contest. Too bad I'm stuck away from home for another 6 weeks, and I forgot to forward my query to this ancient laptop :(Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09008153523366719973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-43059513918347690502010-07-09T00:43:52.316-07:002010-07-09T00:43:52.316-07:00Well, I've been a long time Lurker though not ...Well, I've been a long time Lurker though not recently, I'm sorry to say. Guess this is as good a reason as any to follow. Truthfully, Ihave to remember to click that button on any blog I consistently view.<br /><br />Oh dear, I'm so sorry to see you're retiring Xena. I thought that was an excellent moniker.<br /><br />Pitty.<br /><br />.............dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-67762426713296978312010-07-08T23:04:22.834-07:002010-07-08T23:04:22.834-07:00Great contest, Karen! Can picture books queries b...Great contest, Karen! Can picture books queries be entered?Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-76957909763060521902010-07-08T21:55:46.001-07:002010-07-08T21:55:46.001-07:00Karen, great contest. I'm too sleepy to enter...Karen, great contest. I'm too sleepy to enter right now, but I'll save this up for tomorrow. Thanks!Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-37299437677049433612010-07-08T15:32:47.343-07:002010-07-08T15:32:47.343-07:00Okay, I'm entering two queries for my two poli...Okay, I'm entering two queries for my two polished, most recent manuscripts. This is a great contest!Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-19154862215988766632010-07-08T15:16:03.629-07:002010-07-08T15:16:03.629-07:00Writers from any country are welcome to enter!Writers from any country are welcome to enter!Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-84786573879386382912010-07-08T14:57:53.805-07:002010-07-08T14:57:53.805-07:00Great contest. Karen as you know I live on the oth...Great contest. Karen as you know I live on the other side of the pond so does that bar me from having a go?Colette McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383068332228040704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-13161260104837776852010-07-08T07:07:38.450-07:002010-07-08T07:07:38.450-07:00What an awesome contest. If my query hadn't al...What an awesome contest. If my query hadn't already won a few contests, I would definitely enter. I'd enter the query to my WIP, but that's probably against the rules, lol.<br /><br />Good luck to everyone who's participating! :)Dorothy Dreyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359417869474783409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-74610784829609853242010-07-07T17:46:31.595-07:002010-07-07T17:46:31.595-07:00Wow, this is a great contest. And what wonderful l...Wow, this is a great contest. And what wonderful ladies to do this during the hectic summer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-54119279005535124842010-07-07T13:00:38.498-07:002010-07-07T13:00:38.498-07:00I heart Allie! She's awesome! Such a great per...I heart Allie! She's awesome! Such a great person to work with!<br /><br />Karen, you won a book on my blog! Email me your address and I'll get it out to you!Tamara Hart Heinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562765111202443160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-78329504387189259602010-07-07T09:33:53.128-07:002010-07-07T09:33:53.128-07:00Following and entered! Thanks, KarenG!Following and entered! Thanks, KarenG!Krista Van Dolzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-3647100795145194922010-07-07T07:10:24.128-07:002010-07-07T07:10:24.128-07:00Hi Everyone and thanks for your interest and quest...Hi Everyone and thanks for your interest and questions!<br /><br />Anon, you can include any of those words in the subject line. They would all set your query apart from someone submitting for straight publication. Simply writing "contest" would set it apart. <br /><br />To answer your 2nd question, this is a contest for the BEST query, not to give feedback on each query submitted. The best query, the winner, will be spotlighted & highlighted for review, so that everyone can learn what made it the winner.<br /><br />Malinda, Yes, more than one entry is fine. If it's a query you previously sent to WiDo, it's ok as long as you didn't get feedback or review on the query itself either from WiDo or another source. <br /><br />Myrna, to clarify further about the question--are you actually querying Wido? No you aren't, it's just a contest and the submissions editor won't be responding to the queries/entries as she would if they were submitted for publication purposes. However, she's only human (sort of), and if she sees something she wants in her rabid way, it's not likely I can hold her back.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-37558979138599446512010-07-07T06:35:34.034-07:002010-07-07T06:35:34.034-07:00Fun contests! I have a surprise for you Under the ...Fun contests! I have a surprise for you Under the Tiki Hut :)Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-79775092030016732822010-07-07T01:26:29.972-07:002010-07-07T01:26:29.972-07:00I have two questions:
1: could you specify what e...I have two questions:<br /><br />1: could you specify what exact key words we need to include in the subject line? Should we say 'the lettuce contest' or 'the query contest on karen jones blog' or what?<br /><br />2: will the two editors be giving feedback on the queries submitted? Or will only the winner gain anything from submitting?<br /><br />No offense, but if it's only the winner, then it's the same thing as if we just submitted to them through the normal route. We don't get to learn anything if we're doing something wrong. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-51797872277609283322010-07-06T22:52:24.464-07:002010-07-06T22:52:24.464-07:00Good thing I got back from vacation when I did or ...Good thing I got back from vacation when I did or I would have missed this! I have two questions for you. Can we submit more than one query? Second, what if you've already seen one of the queries? Could I enter it anyway? I SERIOUSLY want that chapter critique.Melinda Gardinernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-84432209614473550312010-07-06T19:50:50.775-07:002010-07-06T19:50:50.775-07:00Myrna, I am laughing here. Does it make you scared...Myrna, I am laughing here. Does it make you scared to think you're querying a publisher? Yes, it's just a contest but yes, if you have something of interest it may lead to a request for a partial or a full.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-51171078588809104772010-07-06T18:14:55.394-07:002010-07-06T18:14:55.394-07:00But we're not actually querying WiDo, are we? ...But we're not actually querying WiDo, are we? It's just a contest?Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-59593597415626108352010-07-06T18:04:30.385-07:002010-07-06T18:04:30.385-07:00Oh man, this scares me. I mean, of course I'm ...Oh man, this scares me. I mean, of course I'm going to enter, but I know my query isn't very good. Still, I can't resist trying for that prize. I guess I'll go work on it!! Thanks for the motivation, Karen! :)<br /><br />AmyA.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-43121329179563971942010-07-06T03:55:50.389-07:002010-07-06T03:55:50.389-07:00What a great contest Karen. I wish I was at this ...What a great contest Karen. I wish I was at this stage, but alas, I dither! Congrats to Jessica of AA for her win. Have a great week.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524878248746427258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-67189851970727370492010-07-05T17:49:08.818-07:002010-07-05T17:49:08.818-07:00Good luck to everyone - you've put together a ...Good luck to everyone - you've put together a great contest! I'm going to have to see if I have time to polish up that query by Saturday...we'll see ....<br /><br />Thanks!Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-39246006123488235412010-07-05T16:19:18.289-07:002010-07-05T16:19:18.289-07:00Sounds like a great contest. Don't know that I...Sounds like a great contest. Don't know that I have anything for it but I'll see.<br /><br />CDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-46203048588477047132010-07-05T15:19:21.828-07:002010-07-05T15:19:21.828-07:00So exciting! Great contest :)So exciting! Great contest :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.com