tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349220550249399644.post4255305276737618395..comments2024-03-20T07:22:57.464-04:00Comments on Cupid's Literary Connection: How to Know if a Contest is Right For You - Dahlia AdlerCUPIDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01726782711068858241noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349220550249399644.post-11766096526591740692019-09-01T13:51:25.241-04:002019-09-01T13:51:25.241-04:00i never know the use of adobe shadow until i saw t...i never know the use of adobe shadow until i saw this post. thank you for this! this is very helpful. <a href="ukrainianbrides.info/best-ukraine-dating-cupid-website" rel="nofollow">ukrainianbrides.info/best-ukraine-dating-cupid-website</a><br />organic_alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02120441410750996500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349220550249399644.post-52769164254803225612019-09-01T13:48:51.019-04:002019-09-01T13:48:51.019-04:00Really I enjoy your site with effective and useful...Really I enjoy your site with effective and useful information. It is included very nice post with a lot of our resources.thanks for share. i enjoy this post. <a href="see%20post" rel="nofollow">see post</a><br />organic_alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02120441410750996500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349220550249399644.post-69400913508436215302013-11-20T15:11:53.645-05:002013-11-20T15:11:53.645-05:00Thanks for this post. I'm planning on entering...Thanks for this post. I'm planning on entering my first contest and your points will be a tremendous help. Mande'http://www.mandedavis.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349220550249399644.post-17457572632975937082013-08-31T06:36:06.107-04:002013-08-31T06:36:06.107-04:00Thanks for talking about this web page, it is very...Thanks for talking about this web page, it is very useful for the company individual ads. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.vandellacostumes.com/" rel="nofollow">Mens Bodybuilding Suits</a> - vandella costumes has been selling quality competition suits and costumes to pros and amateurs for 17 years.<br />Harikesh Chauhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14491335750627084719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349220550249399644.post-17120584245199019642013-03-30T16:03:02.161-04:002013-03-30T16:03:02.161-04:00I first discovered contests two years ago and have...I first discovered contests two years ago and have been entering them ever since. Have I gotten in yet? Uh, no but does that deter me? Again, no. For whatever reason my MSS isn't being chosen (although one contest person said it was in her top three)and I know the writing is good. Am I burned out on contests? Nope. Trying to get my current WIP done in time to do the next one. It's an incentive to me, kind of like a deadline of sorts. I love the anticipation of waiting to see if I'm "in" or not and the interactions on Twitter. KEEP DOING CONTESTS, please. Thanks for being a resource for writers. *pats head of contest owners and give them candy*Kathleeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06087009456072956020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349220550249399644.post-83228806868018324942013-03-12T11:10:21.028-04:002013-03-12T11:10:21.028-04:00Seeing this just reminds me that people gonna be c...Seeing this just reminds me that people gonna be cray cray.<br />I've been in high profile contests and i've sat some out. It all just depends on how ready my MS is, and whether i've shopped it to those agents yet (and also my mental state at the time. Contests are taxing and if i'm emotional for whatever reason, best to just sit that contest out).<br />I've always very much appreciated all the hard work the organziers do to run the contests. *internet high five*Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349220550249399644.post-2835236277928098592013-03-11T20:48:29.766-04:002013-03-11T20:48:29.766-04:00Cupid - I also love Dahlia's posts for her hon...Cupid - I also love Dahlia's posts for her honesty and frankness. Anyone looking for interesting posts should sign up to receive hers. I met Dahlia through a contest and have enjoyed knowing her ever since. ;) Another fabulous post Dahlia!Kimberly Gabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588782441929008886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349220550249399644.post-9538745442804683952013-03-10T18:31:33.013-04:002013-03-10T18:31:33.013-04:00Great post, Dahlia!
As for you Cupid - best 10 bu...Great post, Dahlia!<br /><br />As for you Cupid - best 10 bucks I've ever spent. Luv ya for the opportunity and everything I've already gained from it.<br /><br />Some people have a great sense of entitlement - ignore them - they will never appreciate what others do for them and will slit their own throats every time......Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419379257607757435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349220550249399644.post-24468326635645749932013-03-09T01:03:32.176-05:002013-03-09T01:03:32.176-05:00Pretty much everything I wanted to say has already...Pretty much everything I wanted to say has already been said now, so I'll just offer up my thanks to Cupid for taking the time out of her own writing life to run contests like this one. It's no small thing, and I love her for it!Kate Larkindalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202347563426692610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349220550249399644.post-4295851145932842092013-03-08T21:33:03.272-05:002013-03-08T21:33:03.272-05:00After hearing about everything that's been goi...After hearing about everything that's been going down over on Twitter, I HAD to come and leave a note. <br /><br />Dahlia, this (like all your posts) is so perfect, and timely, and spot on.<br /><br />Cupid, we love you.<br /><br />Before this contest, I only had a few writerly friends online. In contrast to anon's frustration with writer-cliques, I just want to say that it is precisely BECAUSE of contests like this that I've met so many fantastic new author friends over the past month. Hi friends!!! =D<br /><br />Second - I CANNOT IMAGINE how much time and energy it must take to coordinate a contest like this. I barely have enough time for my own blog posts. I SO SO appreciate the opportunity you've given all of us not only to get our work out there in front of agents, but to get great feedback and meet other writers. Thank you for all you do ... just THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! <br /><br />I wish I knew who you were so I could give you a *hug* =)Carissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10594436685900756259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349220550249399644.post-36692787655831652162013-03-08T15:49:08.117-05:002013-03-08T15:49:08.117-05:00As always Dahlia, you are a goddess with words! I ...As always Dahlia, you are a goddess with words! I was going to enter a contest but now after readying your post, I am just going to help my friends with their entries. I am so not ready yet. I just think my MS isn' tready and could use improvement. I’m too harsh on myself. But with writers like you and Cupid, your advice is helping me out immensely. And I want to thank you girls for your awesomeness! I felt alone until I came across you and many other writers talking about the writing process and the ins and outs. THANK YOU! You are great. :)tawney13https://www.blogger.com/profile/03178314276709367208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349220550249399644.post-76270590696671562262013-03-08T15:27:26.550-05:002013-03-08T15:27:26.550-05:00First, this was a WONDERFUL post, Dahlia. All of t...First, this was a WONDERFUL post, Dahlia. All of these things might be obvious to some, but having them laid out in helpful Dahlia style is refreshing and satisfying! You really cleaned up the shades of gray so that basic contest courtesy is easy to understand.<br /><br />(Courtesy that is, obviously, not so obvious to certain folks.)<br /><br />Having entered a contest, and later decided that traditional publishing was not where I wanted to go with that particular manuscript, "knowing whether a contest is right for me" is close to home. It's a good idea to have your ducks in a row before you enter, and to know how to behave in a way that you will be remembered as a nice person. There are loads of other writers involved who usually offer great advice, and being willing to accept and use crit is vital.<br /><br />I distinctly remember the moment I hit the send button on my entry and clicked "pay now" on the little Paypal button. I was flooded with an enormous sense of just how much WORK Cupid was going through to make this happen. Ten lousy dollars? It felt like nothing. I haven't been involved in making any of them happen, but I HAVE been responsible for pulling off plenty of other events and I can tell you, there are a million little details that take over your life and threaten to EAT YOUR SOUL. The fact that Cupid and all of the slush pile readers, bouncers, bloggers, mentors, and other writers who take time out of their busy lives/day jobs/writing schedules to present these types of opportunites are serving up a slice of their lives to you, the writer, to help you get published. If you cannot respect that and be grateful, there won't be many agents eager to work with you, either.<br /><br />As to writer cliques, Cupid clearly asked writers who know the bouncers to NOT enter in their window, so. I see how there can appear to be cliques on twitter if you are watching all these friends (who have bonded over past contests, obviously), but one can only continue to be convinced of this if they haven't made an effort to be friendly. The burden is on each of us to put ourselves out there and be a contribution.<br /><br />Isn't that what an author strives to bring to the literary world anyway?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349220550249399644.post-34266641232541752302013-03-08T14:50:09.139-05:002013-03-08T14:50:09.139-05:00LOL. I've taken years of Tae Kwon Do and can e...LOL. I've taken years of Tae Kwon Do and can easily defend myself. Also, if they manage to find my house from my email address, I'll be impressed.<br /><br />Besides, we both know I won't get an email. :DAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115544398840204484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349220550249399644.post-5415557662363454572013-03-08T14:48:05.027-05:002013-03-08T14:48:05.027-05:00Thanks, Kip! And I definitely agree too!Thanks, Kip! And I definitely agree too!Dahlia Adlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265012593385220677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349220550249399644.post-58946107618285162132013-03-08T14:46:31.563-05:002013-03-08T14:46:31.563-05:00Ha, I too would like to favorite this. I swear, pe...Ha, I too would like to favorite this. I swear, people have no freaking clue how much rejection is involved in every stage of this process. If you can't take it in contests, good luck on sub. Seriously. Dahlia Adlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265012593385220677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349220550249399644.post-32188645707416527922013-03-08T14:44:55.124-05:002013-03-08T14:44:55.124-05:00If you've made changes to the stuff they'v...If you've made changes to the stuff they've seen, and never been in a contest before, and your stuff is ready, I say go for it! Two out of a lot of agents isn't very many anyway. And instructions go up soon so you'll learn everything!Dahlia Adlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265012593385220677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349220550249399644.post-52603385497161631012013-03-08T14:43:02.880-05:002013-03-08T14:43:02.880-05:00I think you have the right idea there :) And thank...I think you have the right idea there :) And thanks, I think so too, even if it's not always fun feeling like some sort of harbinger of doom! I swear there's good stuff too!Dahlia Adlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265012593385220677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349220550249399644.post-67993668284583460412013-03-08T14:28:56.233-05:002013-03-08T14:28:56.233-05:00Thanks so much, Amy! And I love your story of pers...Thanks so much, Amy! And I love your story of perseverance - I feel like that's the exact kind of thing writers need to read and know happens!Dahlia Adlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265012593385220677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349220550249399644.post-8013026149800197892013-03-08T14:22:13.415-05:002013-03-08T14:22:13.415-05:00I love this. But I really, really hope I don't...I love this. But I really, really hope I don't have to identify your body next week. Dahlia Adlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265012593385220677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349220550249399644.post-84414765436462326432013-03-08T14:21:17.211-05:002013-03-08T14:21:17.211-05:00This is a wonderful post, and I appreciate blogger...This is a wonderful post, and I appreciate bloggers who use their time and talent to help writers by hosting contests. I know my agent first noticed me in a Miss Snark's First Victim contest. She didn't offer until two books later, but she did give me encouragement by requesting pages. That meant so much when I was starting out. :)A.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349220550249399644.post-50348096055411641532013-03-08T14:16:21.388-05:002013-03-08T14:16:21.388-05:00Thanks! Hopefully this helps with that, but if you...Thanks! Hopefully this helps with that, but if you have any more questions, ask anytime!Dahlia Adlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265012593385220677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349220550249399644.post-44538217913493557502013-03-08T14:15:41.662-05:002013-03-08T14:15:41.662-05:00This is just the greatest comment ever. BRB, frami...This is just the greatest comment ever. BRB, framing it for my wall.Dahlia Adlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265012593385220677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349220550249399644.post-15306698841991178872013-03-08T14:15:03.080-05:002013-03-08T14:15:03.080-05:00Yes, thank you - that's another great point! S...Yes, thank you - that's another great point! Sometimes I feel like people don't equate contests with querying, but it's so much more similar than people realize. You STILL have to be happy with the person who wants your manuscript. If you're not going to want to accept an offer from those agents, what's the point? Dahlia Adlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265012593385220677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349220550249399644.post-24352583893620441532013-03-08T14:11:12.187-05:002013-03-08T14:11:12.187-05:00Let's go with "fortunately" ;) And y...Let's go with "fortunately" ;) And yes, definitely so much more positively, from a lot of people who've had crazy kickass contest entries, which somehow makes it even better. (Present company included, obviously!)Dahlia Adlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265012593385220677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3349220550249399644.post-49468508225405285012013-03-08T14:09:50.658-05:002013-03-08T14:09:50.658-05:00But I was right, so I win!!But I was right, so I win!!Dahlia Adlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265012593385220677noreply@blogger.com