tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post3396181014387295687..comments2024-03-28T16:52:31.923-04:00Comments on The Write Conversation: What a Writer Gains By Entering ContestsEdie Melsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-53907862229636911542018-06-12T12:36:00.328-04:002018-06-12T12:36:00.328-04:00Contests are as different as the organizations tha...Contests are as different as the organizations that run them. Therefore, writers should be discerning about which ones they enter. For example, some contests may lack the optimal category for your book. Others may not be run with the standards we would hope for. Spend those marketing dollars wisely! Most authors only have so many of them to go around.Tim Bishophttp://www.openroadpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-67182088806572025652018-06-12T12:28:20.133-04:002018-06-12T12:28:20.133-04:00Great perspective, Cindy! Thank you.Great perspective, Cindy! Thank you.Diane Virginia Cuniohttp://www.vinewords.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-33960467202329968552018-06-12T06:35:07.646-04:002018-06-12T06:35:07.646-04:00Great article Ms. Cindy. I just entered my first w...Great article Ms. Cindy. I just entered my first writing contest, since grade school anyway, and am nervous as a cat in a rocking chair factory. I've long believed that the word FAIL is an acronym for First Attempt Is Learning. We fail only when we quit trying. You are so right in stating "... winning only spurs us on to greater things..." God's blessings ma'am.Jimhttp://www.winningthroughwords.comnoreply@blogger.com