Just like the title of the post says, I entered the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest. There are no entry fees. The submission period is open until Jan 27 or until they reach 10,000 entries whichever comes first. There are five categories to enter into. My book is definitely a mystery/thriller, so that is the category I am entered into. There will be only one grand prize winner, but finalists will be from each category.
I am definitely hoping to get the grand prize. A publishing contract with Amazon publishing (and a $50,000 royalty advance). I won't complain if I get a first prize (publishing contract with $15,000 royalty advance). There really isn't anything else I can do for the contest. I already submitted my book, I submitted the excerpt (the prologue and first chapter of the book), and I submitted a pitch for the book (I went with pitch 3). I can still edit my entry until the submission period closes.
The first round will be judging the pitch only. That will happen between Jan 28 and Feb 11. They will select 400 from each of the five categories to advance to the next round. The next round is the excerpt. After that comes the manuscript and customer judging and lots of reviews. So it will be a difficult competition.
I'm in, and I have done the very best I can do at this time. Here is to hoping and praying for a win.
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