#HLS2017 – Hook, Line, & Sinker Writing Challenge ROUND 1 Results Complete

Hello Anglers,

Results are in! But first a few notes on how the fish made decisions:

If the entry was difficult to understand or confusing at first glance without some serious fish food for thought, your entry may have gotten the boot.
The fish did cut some entries a break for punctuation errors or minor awkwardness if the line held enough interest. But just know they won’t be so lenient if the first 125 words are riddled with clunkiness. Double-check your work before you send it in. Read it aloud to yourself or to any pooch who will listen!
If your entry didn’t pass a round, feel free to cast a new entry for the next round.
A word about feedback on Twitter: we are doing our best to ensure that every angler receives feedback on Twitter – but we cannot guarantee you will receive feedback on every entry you submit. The pups need breathers and they’ve been running back and forth making sure the judges stay hydrated and get plenty of rest between decisions. If you did not receive feedback on a booted entry via twitter.com/cynthealiu, it may just not be right for our fish. It does not necessarily mean the entry wasn’t worthy. The bettas in the next bowl over might love it. Publishing is a very subjective field so try not to take bubbles from three goldfish too seriously, especially if they’ve only seen one sentence.
You may wonder why so many first lines made it. The truth is not every published book goes out with a memorable first line. The fish weren’t looking for the best lines ever invented (well, Tiger was, but we all know nothing pleases him). A lot of you did a passable job of it, and many of you impressed–we’ve got a group of smarties here! For those entries that passed, the next question is, will those entries make it through 125 words or will Tiger and the crew deliver a king-sized boot to you instead?


When you submit to the next round, please be sure to read the rules about how to make your next submission! Pay close attention to subject lines, bonus cast rules, and so on, and help the pooches keep our judges organized!

Round 1 Results

101 PB Hooked!

102 PB Hooked!

103 YA Hooked!

104 PB Hooked!

105 CB Hooked!

106 MG Hooked!

107 YA The boot.