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Is Entering Writing Contests and Book Awards Worth It?

I have been asked this question more than once during my writing career. At first, I gave the standard answer I learned from my instructor at the ICL…YES! The question you maybe be wondering is has my opinion changed since then…NO. Entering writing contests (Free or Fee Based) is always a good thing. However, you want to make sure the contest you are entering is with a known company or group. I only say this because you want to make sure you’re not paying money or sending your manuscript somewhere no one has ever heard of and to never see again. With that said, I have entered all kinds of contests. Some have been through the Institute of Children’s Literature, Writer’s Digest, League of Utah Writers, Preditors & Editors, Mom’s Choice and other unknown local and national smaller groups and companies.  Winning is always nice, of course, but that isn’t why I enter contests. I do it to hence my writing and submission techniques, to hone my talents and learn from my mistakes

The Storyteller's Scroll: "First Sentence Contest" at The Storyteller's Scroll

The Storyteller's Scroll: "First Sentence Contest" at The Storyteller's Scro... : FIRST SENTENCES IN A FLASH! First sentences must be dynamic from the very first glance. “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clock were striking thirteen." -1984 Ceorge Orwell See what I mean... As writer's we often struggle with our opening lines. Thie story might be fantastic, but if we don't get the reader hooked in the beginning they'll never get to our wonderful story.  You want a reader to get that unmistakable "WOW!" feeling at the start. Something ticks in their brain that tells them they absolutely MUST read your story, be it picture book or novel! So to help polish all those first lines I have a contest to share with you. For more details visit http://thestorytellersscroll.blogspot.com/2012/02/first-sentence-contest-at-storytellers.html