Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest Update
Oh the humanity of it all. Origins did not make it to the quarter final round. This is a crime against literature, a tragedy of epic proportions . . . Meh, I’m over it now.
To be honest I had my doubts about my prospects. The first round was based on the 300 word pitch that I felt was pretty strong. The next round relied upon a 5,000 word excerpt (about a chapter and a half) that I really struggled to find a section that was representative of the whole book. With 4 intermingled story lines it was a tall order that I guess I was not up to. At least I know the summary book description out on Amazon was good enough to make it to the second round.
Good luck to those still in the hunt.
To be honest I had my doubts about my prospects. The first round was based on the 300 word pitch that I felt was pretty strong. The next round relied upon a 5,000 word excerpt (about a chapter and a half) that I really struggled to find a section that was representative of the whole book. With 4 intermingled story lines it was a tall order that I guess I was not up to. At least I know the summary book description out on Amazon was good enough to make it to the second round.
Good luck to those still in the hunt.
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