I did my part with ABNA!
I've submitted my entry of Anticipation of the Penitent into the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest! There's still time for your submission. The contest opened tonight at 12:00 am EST, and closes on January 27 at 11:59 am EST. All that's needed for this free contest is to have a CreateSpace account. You don't even need to self-publish with them. It's okay if you did self-published your book, and it doesn't matter what publishing service you used, as long as you are under no contract with another publisher.
I think this is a great opportunity for new writers. It's an enjoyable though trying process. Trying only because of the number of entries - they take up to 10,000 submissions - then they filter through the pitches first, which are to be no longer than 300 words. After that, they filter through the excepts, which have to be between 3000 to 5000 words. If you get past that stage, they read your manuscript. They chose a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize, with each being offered a publishing contract with advances. Even if you don't make the top three, you may still be offered a contract.
There's nothing to lose. So I urge you writers to submit and do your part! If you win, you are under no obligation to accept the contract, and it would be a great boost to your resume. Check out the site: https://www.createspace.com/abna?ref=416792&utm_id=6053.
Here was my pitch entry. Thanks to all of you who gave me tips. I'm still open to any suggestions. I can make changes to my entry until the contest closes. I'm also open to ardent prayers for success :)
Alezea lives with her serial killer son, Thomas, whose father is Satan. Thrilled to gratify his father, Thomas aspires to exceed at his job. Alezea, on the other hand, subsists in a world detached from the horrors committed by her son and inflicted upon her by the devil.
Moved by her elderly employer, Alezea confesses her life of sin, from working as a child in her family’s drug enterprise, to the devil taking claim of her as a young adult. An unlikely bond develops, giving Alezea a first glimpse of hope that her life might change.
The employer guides Alezea to an isolated Christian community, where she begins to see her son as a part of herself and not merely as Satan’s seed. Only, Thomas defiantly plots to carry out his violent calling.
In a fight to save her son, Alezea will either be redeemed or destroyed forever. While Thomas, in a scheme to further his father’s line, is taken to new heights in his lifework, is evolved to maturity, and is forced to encounter the astonishing truth of his heritage.
Anticipation of the Penitentis an ominous yet inspiring tale of how God uses every person to fulfill a sinner’s hope. In poignant, literary prose, the battle between good and evil in one family is rendered to its destined completion.
I think this is a great opportunity for new writers. It's an enjoyable though trying process. Trying only because of the number of entries - they take up to 10,000 submissions - then they filter through the pitches first, which are to be no longer than 300 words. After that, they filter through the excepts, which have to be between 3000 to 5000 words. If you get past that stage, they read your manuscript. They chose a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize, with each being offered a publishing contract with advances. Even if you don't make the top three, you may still be offered a contract.
There's nothing to lose. So I urge you writers to submit and do your part! If you win, you are under no obligation to accept the contract, and it would be a great boost to your resume. Check out the site: https://www.createspace.com/abna?ref=416792&utm_id=6053.
Here was my pitch entry. Thanks to all of you who gave me tips. I'm still open to any suggestions. I can make changes to my entry until the contest closes. I'm also open to ardent prayers for success :)
Alezea lives with her serial killer son, Thomas, whose father is Satan. Thrilled to gratify his father, Thomas aspires to exceed at his job. Alezea, on the other hand, subsists in a world detached from the horrors committed by her son and inflicted upon her by the devil.
Moved by her elderly employer, Alezea confesses her life of sin, from working as a child in her family’s drug enterprise, to the devil taking claim of her as a young adult. An unlikely bond develops, giving Alezea a first glimpse of hope that her life might change.
The employer guides Alezea to an isolated Christian community, where she begins to see her son as a part of herself and not merely as Satan’s seed. Only, Thomas defiantly plots to carry out his violent calling.
In a fight to save her son, Alezea will either be redeemed or destroyed forever. While Thomas, in a scheme to further his father’s line, is taken to new heights in his lifework, is evolved to maturity, and is forced to encounter the astonishing truth of his heritage.
Anticipation of the Penitentis an ominous yet inspiring tale of how God uses every person to fulfill a sinner’s hope. In poignant, literary prose, the battle between good and evil in one family is rendered to its destined completion.
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