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Author and Creative Coach in Training with Barany Consulting, Carol Malone<\/em><\/strong> is pleased to announce the Romance Genre Contest for Aspiring Authors (RGCAA)<\/strong>. The winner will have the opportunity to have their first 15 pages of their novel<\/strong> reviewed by a creative coach and content editor in training, Carol Malone<\/a>.<\/p>\n Beginning romance novelists who are unpublished<\/strong> (traditionally or self-published).<\/p>\n Beginning novelists receive expert feedback and get a positive boost.<\/p>\n This contest format provides\u00a0unpublished authors<\/strong> who are starting out on their writing journey the experience and prestige of having their writing evaluated by a real editor.<\/p>\n We offer this contest to help you discover if you are on the right track, if your ideas have merit, and if you are learning effective ways to approach creating a novel.<\/p>\n Note:<\/strong> <\/em>Even if you are not the Grand Prize winner, you\u2019ll be given some generic feedback on your work and could actually win the Hero Award<\/strong> which has as prizes: a $10 Amazon gift card, a Hero Award Certificate<\/em>, as well as an autographed copy of\u00a0Fight Card Ladies Night<\/a><\/em> by Carol Malone.<\/p>\n Electronic submissions only.<\/p>\n 1. Please submit a 1-page synopsis<\/strong> of your novel, even if your book isn\u2019t finished yet. Good luck!<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Q: Can I enter more than one book?<\/strong><\/p>\n A:<\/strong> Yes, you can!\u00a0The fee to enter is $10.00 per entry.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Q: What is the deadline for sending in my entries?<\/strong><\/p>\n A:<\/strong> The deadline is Friday, December 18, 9pm Pacific\/12midnight Eastern<\/strong>. (Use this timezone converter<\/a> to figure out the time in your area.)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Q: Why enter a contest for a critique?<\/strong><\/p>\n A:<\/strong>\u00a0To get detailed and specific feedback from an experienced author and editor. Read more at\u00a0this article on Writer’s Fun Zone<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Q: How valuable is feedback to an author?<\/strong> <\/p>\n Q: Why is writing romance different than writing other genres?<\/strong><\/p>\n A:<\/strong> As you may have guessed, writing romance is different than writing other genres. Romance as specific elements that other genres don’t have. Read more at this article on Writer’s Fun Zone here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n You can send in your entry from any one<\/u><\/strong> of the following categories:<\/p>\n Please take note of the categories not accepted:<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Entries can be submitted from now<\/strong> through December 18, 2015, 9pm\u00a0Pacific<\/strong><\/span>, and are only accepted electronically. Once you have filled out the entry form, and paid, email your entry to romancegenrecontest@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Unpublished only.<\/em><\/strong> This is only open for those who have not submitted their work for publication to any publisher or are self-published at the time of submission.<\/p>\n We use this scoresheet<\/strong><\/a> to judge the entries.<\/p>\n Contest Score Sheet for the Romance Genre Contest for Aspiring Authors<\/a><\/p>\n Email the Contest Coordinator at romancegenrecontest@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n The submission deadline for the 2015 contest is December 18, 2015.<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Submit an ENTRY FORM<\/a>.<\/p>\n https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/romance-genre-contest-for-aspiring-authors-entry-form\/<\/a><\/p>\n 2. Submit your PAYMENT<\/a>.<\/p>\n Click here<\/a> or scroll below.<\/p>\n 3. E-mail your manuscript and entry form to romancegenrecontest@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Entry fee $10.00.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n If the PayPal button doesn\u2019t show below, please wait for it to load. If you’d prefer an alternative payment option, please contact the contest coordinator<\/a><\/p>\nWho this contest is for?<\/h2>\n
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\n2. Then submit the first fifteen (15) pages<\/strong> of your novel by December 18<\/strong>. (Details below.)<\/em>
\n3. Fill out the form<\/strong> (details below)<\/em>, pay via Paypal by December 18<\/strong>, and you\u2019re all set.<\/p>\n
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\nA:<\/strong> Very. Priceless in fact. Read more at this article on Writer’s Fun Zone<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nOne Grand Prize Winner!<\/span><\/h1>\n
Your Prizes<\/span>, if your submission\u00a0wins the contest:<\/h2>\n
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Category Romance Submission Descriptions<\/span><\/h2>\n
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\nCLICK<\/strong> here to enter<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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