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Post by Rinelle Grey on May 8, 2014 21:00:37 GMT -5
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Post by Becca Mills on May 8, 2014 22:04:03 GMT -5
I've not heard of it. Pretty pricey -- $110 entry fee, plus the cost of sending a paper book.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2014 22:13:59 GMT -5
Wow, that's a lot more expensive than most of their contests.
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Post by Rinelle Grey on May 9, 2014 5:32:15 GMT -5
Is it? Most of the writing competitions I've seen are around that price or higher?
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2014 6:51:18 GMT -5
I wouldn't enter it.
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Post by Rinelle Grey on May 9, 2014 6:58:54 GMT -5
Any particular reason why not? |
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Post by Victoria on May 9, 2014 12:24:19 GMT -5
Personally, if I had that money to spend I'd put it towards something a bit more concrete, like cover design or ads. The only definite benefits to winning seem to be the cash prizes. Promotion in a writers magazine or on their website is only like trying to flog your book on a writers' forum: writers are readers as well, of course, but they're there to sell, not buy. The "marketplace readiness assessment" sounds like research you could do yourself. 10 copies of your book to submit for review would probably cost you less than $100 to get yourself.
I'm not saying that these prizes (especially the cash!) wouldn't be worth having, but it seems like a lot of money for what I'm sure is a pretty low chance of winning, even if your book is brilliant.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2014 20:02:35 GMT -5
Too expensive, and Writers Digest is known for contests whose sole goal is to make money from Writers Digest.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2014 20:39:58 GMT -5
Too expensive, and Writers Digest 's is known for contests whose sole goal is to make money from Wwriters Digest. Fixed your statement!  |
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2014 0:32:59 GMT -5
Too expensive, and Writers Digest 's is known for contests whose sole goal is to make money from Wwriters Digest. Fixed your statement! LOL. Thank you! I can't believe my error. I was responding without my first cup of tea.  |
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Post by Rinelle Grey on May 10, 2014 2:37:14 GMT -5
Thanks for all the comments, yeah, I agree their prizes are pretty lame.
My main thought would be that being able to list your book wining a contest seems to help with promotion, to some extent.
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Post by Daniel on May 10, 2014 18:44:01 GMT -5
I entered it a couple of years ago. I didn't win, but I did get the promised judge's comments after a long wait. I doubt I'll enter again because I agree that there are better things to do with the money. I also agree it is mainly a cash cow for WD, but I might be saying that because I didn't win.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2014 2:27:50 GMT -5
Thanks for all the comments, yeah, I agree their prizes are pretty lame. My main thought would be that being able to list your book wining a contest seems to help with promotion, to some extent. Unless you win Hugos, Nebulas or Edgars or Pulitzer or some other really famous and prestigious awards, nobody's going to care because 90% of readers haven't heard of it. |
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Post by lindymoone on May 11, 2014 4:51:47 GMT -5
It would be nice, possibly even helpful, to be able to say you'd won a contest. But as far as direct results go -- even if you win, that triumph will only be seen by aspiring authors, who won't buy your book; they'll buy another Writer's Digest how-to-write offering, because THEY didn't win.
Probably. What do I know?
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