EPIC's competitions are gearing up for judging and it's time to sign up if you wish to take part. I tend to support contests I enter with judging. If you have the interest and the time, please consider doing so as well.
Who is eligible to judge?
eBook Awards-
Published Authors (at least contracted with their first book)
Editors
Publishers
Agents
New Voices will additionally take-
Librarians
Teachers
No offense meant to readers and reviewers, but these are peer judged/professional ly judged awards.
When is judging?
First round judging for eBooks would start by August 15th and end 5 or 6 weeks later. Final round judging (if you choose to do so) starts in the last two weeks of October and be done before the holidays.
What would I be judging?
EBook Awards gives you the chance to choose divisions (poetry, non-fiction, anthology, children's/YA, genre fiction, romance, erotic romance, and erotica) of judging but not individual categories. If you don't want to handle erotic content or GLBT, we will make every effort to avoid it for you. If you like romance, but will be entering the contemp romance and historical romance categories, just note that. All entries are sent to judges as unsecured PDF.
The New Voices Young Writers Competition covers only middle and high school entrants, and their word limit is very short. The longest entries in that contest will be no more than 2000 words long and covers poetry, essay, and fiction stories for each age level division. Entries are typically sent to judges as DOC or RTF.
We do our absolute best to give you the divisions you ask for in both contests, but we may ask you to judge elsewhere, if necessary.
Are there limits on judging?
We prefer a minimum of 5 books/stories judged over the period for the eBook Awards and 3 pieces for the New Voices Award. Both contests are set to a maximum no more than 25 books/stories/ poems per judge. (Believe it or not, we have people ask for more.) You choose the number you are willing to judge.
Will I own the books I judge?
Our agreement with the entrants is that judges will delete the eBook after judging, but you still get free reads and the chance to discover new-to-you authors.
How do I get in on this great opportunity?
Sign up to judge the contest/s at http://bit.ly/ JudgesApplicatio n
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
EPIC Awards 2011
Did you release a book in eBook formats between June 1, 2009 and May 30,
2010? Want to know how to enter the longest-standing and most-inclusive
eBook contest around? Have questions about the rules that aren't covered by
the FAQ? Want to see what has changed this year? It's all in one convenient
place!
A Q&A period about entering the EPIC eBook Competition (formerly called
EPPIE) will be held on the eWorkshop group from June 29th through July 10th,
2010. The sessions will be hosted by members of the competition committee.
Everyone is welcome (member and not). Just sign onto the list at this
link
before
the Q&A period starts.
The contest will be open for entries from July 15th-August 15th this year,
so start thinking about what you want to enter, and may we all have a
prosperous year.
Permission to pass this message along granted.
2010? Want to know how to enter the longest-standing and most-inclusive
eBook contest around? Have questions about the rules that aren't covered by
the FAQ? Want to see what has changed this year? It's all in one convenient
place!
A Q&A period about entering the EPIC eBook Competition (formerly called
EPPIE) will be held on the eWorkshop group from June 29th through July 10th,
2010. The sessions will be hosted by members of the competition committee.
Everyone is welcome (member and not). Just sign onto the list at this
link
before
the Q&A period starts.
The contest will be open for entries from July 15th-August 15th this year,
so start thinking about what you want to enter, and may we all have a
prosperous year.
Permission to pass this message along granted.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Say what?
My horoscope says: The movie 'City of Angels' posits a whole legion of angels surrounding us at all times, right there by our sides every time a difficult or taxing situation comes up. They (invisibly) hold our hands, (silently) offer us words of comfort and help us make decisions that would be too tough for us to handle alone. Don't be too surprised if you feel the tingly presence of a benevolent guardian today.
I don't believe in horoscopes, but I found this one a bit funny. That benevolent guardian is probably trying to cover my mouth with his/her hand. My moods haven't been light and airy lately. I've been cursing BP for over 40 days and nights, I'm been cursing the muse longer than that. Even my doc says I need to calm down or else. What else what, I'm not sure.
But I've deicided I can't do a thing about the oil spill, so I'm giving it over to those who can and praying a lot. If the muse wants to run away from me, bye bye, I can write without her. The doc can go on with his business, I'll calm down as quickly as I can.
Now if the dang heat would let up, I'd be good to go.
I don't believe in horoscopes, but I found this one a bit funny. That benevolent guardian is probably trying to cover my mouth with his/her hand. My moods haven't been light and airy lately. I've been cursing BP for over 40 days and nights, I'm been cursing the muse longer than that. Even my doc says I need to calm down or else. What else what, I'm not sure.
But I've deicided I can't do a thing about the oil spill, so I'm giving it over to those who can and praying a lot. If the muse wants to run away from me, bye bye, I can write without her. The doc can go on with his business, I'll calm down as quickly as I can.
Now if the dang heat would let up, I'd be good to go.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Oil
Well, it happened. The oil has come ashore. Our coastline, or environment, fisheries, shrimp beds, oyster beds will take years to recoup. Hundreds of fishermen, shrimpers and oystermen are out of work and may never go back to that lifestyle again. It will take more than their lifetime to clean this mess up. Now, lets look beyond. The owners of seafood restaurants, the waiters, cooks, hostesses, those who work in the processing houses along the coast...all out of work. The owners of the vacation camps along the coastline have no tourists this year. No one wants to come to the shore to smell oil. The fishing grounds are closed, so the men who have charter fishing boats are out of business.
And what about all the fish, turtles, birds that are dying? Porpoises are dying. What about our lakes? Are they next? Oh, and since I mentioned the lake, we spent years getting it clean enough to swim in and healthy enough to bring back the Pelican population. Now they are dying.
And BP says once we get the break sealed and the oil stops flowing into the Gulf, the episode will be over. Huh?! Wake up and sell your damned oil spill, BP. It's not finished. What about all the people I just mentioned? This has ruined people's lives. What about the environment?
Let me bring up one more thing. You do realize hurricane season starts June first, right? What if there is a hurricane in the Gulf? Where will all that oil go? Don't tax your brain, BP. I'll tell you. It will be pushed miles inland. Our back yards will be polluted. Our homes worthless.
Does any of this matter to you, BP?
And what about all the fish, turtles, birds that are dying? Porpoises are dying. What about our lakes? Are they next? Oh, and since I mentioned the lake, we spent years getting it clean enough to swim in and healthy enough to bring back the Pelican population. Now they are dying.
And BP says once we get the break sealed and the oil stops flowing into the Gulf, the episode will be over. Huh?! Wake up and sell your damned oil spill, BP. It's not finished. What about all the people I just mentioned? This has ruined people's lives. What about the environment?
Let me bring up one more thing. You do realize hurricane season starts June first, right? What if there is a hurricane in the Gulf? Where will all that oil go? Don't tax your brain, BP. I'll tell you. It will be pushed miles inland. Our back yards will be polluted. Our homes worthless.
Does any of this matter to you, BP?
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Perceptions
It’s a matter of perception or opinion when it comes to reviews. Yet authors read them as if they were the gospel of all their readers. A review is written by one person. It is that one person’s opinion or perception of the book.
For Misty Dreams ( www.thewildrosepress.com ) my reviews have run the gambit.
Merrylee at Two Lip Reviews said: ”Misty Dreams is one of the top ten best novels I’ve ever read.” Merrylee gave it 5 out of 5 kisses and awarded it a Reviewer’s Pick Award.
Theresa B. at The Romance Studio gave Misty Dreams four hearts. She didn’t mention why she deducted one heart, so I have no idea what she didn’t like about it. Or maybe, that is just her high for a time-travel romance or…
See the point I’m making?
I remember something a childhood friend told me back when we were too young to be so smart. I’d been moping because I wanted to win a writing contest my school had entered me into. I told Linda (my friend) that I wanted to be the best at something, anything. She glanced up from the book she was reading, smiled and shook her head. “Oh, C. J., there will always be someone better. You just have to be the best you can be and you’ll be a winner.” At the time I thought that was the stupidest thing I’d ever heard. (BTW, I won the contest.)
Elizabeth Lowell, author of Death Echo (releasing in June) said in June’s issue of RT magazine: “If you are lucky enough to get published, some people will love your book, some will hate it and most won’t even read it. Get your pleasure from the writing, not from how each and every person feels about the finished book.”
If we follow Ms. Lowell’s advice, we’ll all be winners.
And, Linda, wherever you are, you were right.
Charlotte “CJ” Parker
www.cjparker.net
Charlotte Parker
Misty Dreams, a time-travel romance spanning modern day to 1876 Deadwood. Blurb available on my Web site. http://www.cjparker.net/
Book available at: http://www.thewildrosepress.com/
C. J. Parker
Fugue Macabre: Ghost Dance a paranormal suspense set in New Orleans.
Trailer and blurb available on my Web site, http://www.cjparker.net/
Fugue Macabre: Bone Dance the second book of the Fugue Macabre trilogy set in the swamps and bayous of Louisiana.
Blurb available on my Web site. http://www.cjparker.net/
Books available at: http://www.sapphirebluepublishing.com/
For Misty Dreams ( www.thewildrosepress.com ) my reviews have run the gambit.
Merrylee at Two Lip Reviews said: ”Misty Dreams is one of the top ten best novels I’ve ever read.” Merrylee gave it 5 out of 5 kisses and awarded it a Reviewer’s Pick Award.
Theresa B. at The Romance Studio gave Misty Dreams four hearts. She didn’t mention why she deducted one heart, so I have no idea what she didn’t like about it. Or maybe, that is just her high for a time-travel romance or…
See the point I’m making?
I remember something a childhood friend told me back when we were too young to be so smart. I’d been moping because I wanted to win a writing contest my school had entered me into. I told Linda (my friend) that I wanted to be the best at something, anything. She glanced up from the book she was reading, smiled and shook her head. “Oh, C. J., there will always be someone better. You just have to be the best you can be and you’ll be a winner.” At the time I thought that was the stupidest thing I’d ever heard. (BTW, I won the contest.)
Elizabeth Lowell, author of Death Echo (releasing in June) said in June’s issue of RT magazine: “If you are lucky enough to get published, some people will love your book, some will hate it and most won’t even read it. Get your pleasure from the writing, not from how each and every person feels about the finished book.”
If we follow Ms. Lowell’s advice, we’ll all be winners.
And, Linda, wherever you are, you were right.
Charlotte “CJ” Parker
www.cjparker.net
Charlotte Parker
Misty Dreams, a time-travel romance spanning modern day to 1876 Deadwood. Blurb available on my Web site. http://www.cjparker.net/
Book available at: http://www.thewildrosepress.com/
C. J. Parker
Fugue Macabre: Ghost Dance a paranormal suspense set in New Orleans.
Trailer and blurb available on my Web site, http://www.cjparker.net/
Fugue Macabre: Bone Dance the second book of the Fugue Macabre trilogy set in the swamps and bayous of Louisiana.
Blurb available on my Web site. http://www.cjparker.net/
Books available at: http://www.sapphirebluepublishing.com/
Monday, April 26, 2010
Down and Out
I've got to get tough with myself. I have three books (yup, 3) to write this year and it's close to the end of April.
Why am I behind?
Well, I'll tell ya.
Stupid file sharing sites. The jerks are giving away my books. I'm not making any money. I truly do love ebooks, but this pirate thing has brought me down into the pits. I work hard to write my books. I never expected to get rich writing. I didn't even expect to be able to pay all my bills from my royalties. But I'd like to make what I've earned.
It's got to the point that my muse is asking "Why bother?"
And, please, don't ask what sites I'm talking about. I'm not going to give them the free publicity, or the link so it becomes more popular with those who couldn't care less that I'm not getting paid for my work.
Okay. Finished feeling sorry for mysef. Back to work.
Why am I behind?
Well, I'll tell ya.
Stupid file sharing sites. The jerks are giving away my books. I'm not making any money. I truly do love ebooks, but this pirate thing has brought me down into the pits. I work hard to write my books. I never expected to get rich writing. I didn't even expect to be able to pay all my bills from my royalties. But I'd like to make what I've earned.
It's got to the point that my muse is asking "Why bother?"
And, please, don't ask what sites I'm talking about. I'm not going to give them the free publicity, or the link so it becomes more popular with those who couldn't care less that I'm not getting paid for my work.
Okay. Finished feeling sorry for mysef. Back to work.
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