Does the Golden Heart Help You Sell?

It's that time again…daffodils? Yes…but I'm referring to Golden Heart and Rita Announcements. I remember the first time I heard of the contests…I was like, 'what the heck's the big deal?"

Well, then I went to my first National RWA and saw people decked in Oscar-worthy gowns to attend the announcement ceremony for the contests and thought..OH. WOW. It IS a big deal.

No doubt it gives one a credit to add to their query-cv, but I've often wondered, does it really help you sell?

So I...