Congrats also goes out to my OKRWA chaptermate Robin Perini for being a finalist...twice! She finaled in two categories!! You go girl!!
WooHoo!!!
This is the ms I'd entered in their contest last year and didn't follow guidelines. (I'll play stupid since it was my first ms and first contest!) It is a first chapter contest where they score 30 points on the hero/heroine first interaction. Mine didn't meet until chapter two...but I still scored a 71 and 79. Go figure. I later won an online pitch through eHQ and was rejected. I made the changes the editor suggested and decided to try the Dixie contest again to see how they liked the ms now.
WooHoo!!
The Magnolia State Romance Writers Chapter of RWA is pleased to announce the finalists of the 12th Annual Dixie First Chapter Contest.
Contemporary
Kiss Me Cowboy
CHELLE SANDELL (See me Snoopy Dance!!)
Proof And Consequences
DONNA MEIER
Texas Hold'er
JUNE LOVE
Historical
Maiden Widow
VICTORIA WHITAKER
The Masquerading Duke
STEPHIE SMITH
Fatal Fortune
JOANNE BARNABA
Inspirational
Dead Letter
C J EERNISSE CHASE
Undercover Marriage
KELLY ANN RILEY
Knowing Grace
DEBRA E MARVIN
Paranormal/Futuristic/Time Travel
Fallen Angels In Paradise
CATHY LEMING
Dark Guardian
ROBIN L PERINI
Bluebeard's Hunger
ELLA DRAKE
Romantic Suspense
In Cold Storage
KATHY-DIANE LEVEILLE
Truth And Consequences
ROBIN L PERINI
Pleasant Lake P.D.
KELLY FITZPATRICK
Super Sexy
Heart for Hire
MARY RHYAN
Rock Hard
DEE CYMBER
Waking The Witch
LISA WHITEFERN
10 comments:
CONGRATULATIONS CHELLE!!!!!!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! It's just now starting to sink in. This is pretty cool!!
Congrats, Chelle! I'm proud of you!
THANK YOU!!! I feel like I need to stand on a chair and yell out a huge thanks to my crit partners!!!
Chelle,
That's fabulous! I'm sorry I didn't see this earlier, but I've been a little out of it.
Finaling in a contest like this is so encouraging. I'm proud of you, girl!
BTW, I'm back to blogging today.
Yay!!!
Congrats again!! So excited for you!!
**~~FANTABULOUS!! You ROCK~~**
Thank you guys so much!! I owe you so much for your help and support!!
Missed this, Chelle, congrats. Never won a contest and usually marvel and (being honest here) envy those who do. Hope t o see it in print soon.
Bella
Thank you, Bella! I hate paying for contests but picked this particular one so I could try to get my ms back in front of Wanda Ottewell. She's the editor who rejected it but gave great suggestions as to how I could fix it. Guess I did something right. I have to give credit to you guys! I sooo appreciate having such an incredible group of writers in our crit group!!
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