One of the reasons I've gone with Substack serialisation is the issue with defining genre, and marketing to said genre's target readers (and publishers/agents). Apart from historical, what is my novel? There should be a genre called 'Like it or Don't'!!! So, Naomi, I'm really happy you've made it simple. Thank you.
Well done, Naomi. I welcome criticism as long as it is constructive. Would you prefer one novel in a series or the box set which is a lot of reading. Also are you limiting to one book per submission
I'm currently publishing a novel on Substack. I'd like to submit, but it won't be available for sale unless I paywall it, which I could and might eventually. It's in three parts and all parts will be out in the next month.
Whoa, talk about making your own mountain! I think it's a great idea but, my God, what a lot of work. All I can see is a mound of spreadsheets in varying states of disrepair as you try to keep track of all the books, reviewers, piles of manuscripts, and writers. Even the effort of verifying authenticity seems overwhelming. I wish you all the success in the world in this endeavor. Go get 'em, Tiger!!
Question: if a novel is available for free on the web, and thus can't be "purchased" in the usual sense of the word, is it eligible or not?
I had assumed the answer was "yes, it's eligible" after reading the shorter description of the contest in an earlier post of yours. But the phrasing here seems more narrowly scoped to published and purchasable works, so now I'm unsure.
(The phrasing in question is "published and available for purchase by the public" here, vs. "available for purchase (or serialized online)" in the earlier post.)
I debated this question. I'm not averse to reviewing something that was fully serialized online. For me it comes down to convenience. If you have a version of the complete text formatted as a PDF or epub, you're welcome to submit.
Hmmm… would you take a 36,104 word book?
Throw in a few adverbs, that'll get you to 40,000 😂
No!! Lol
Good for you Naomi! Big admiration.
This is great! I'm looking forward to reading the winner. Love the prize title as well!
Yes I was pleased with it =]
Fun idea! I highly recommend dqing the other commercial genres (thriller, mystery, romance) as well.
I thought about that. It just seems hard to do, in practice, without getting bogged down in a lot of tedious arguments about genre definitions.
One of the reasons I've gone with Substack serialisation is the issue with defining genre, and marketing to said genre's target readers (and publishers/agents). Apart from historical, what is my novel? There should be a genre called 'Like it or Don't'!!! So, Naomi, I'm really happy you've made it simple. Thank you.
Great idea. Great list of judges.
Thanks!
Well done, Naomi. I welcome criticism as long as it is constructive. Would you prefer one novel in a series or the box set which is a lot of reading. Also are you limiting to one book per submission
Is this blind judging? Should the author's name be on the manuscript or not?
Thank you for setting this contest up. It's such a large and varied set of judges. It will be interesting to see the results.
Is there a link to this that's easily shareable to our mailing list (statewide homeschool organization)?
So, if I’ve published POD with Ingram, who takes a percentage of selling price, that’s not self-published? Please advise.
Also, thanks for doing this! It's really cool!
I'm currently publishing a novel on Substack. I'd like to submit, but it won't be available for sale unless I paywall it, which I could and might eventually. It's in three parts and all parts will be out in the next month.
Once it's completely serialized, if you can format it as one document (either epub or PDF), you should feel free to submit
Perfect! Thank you!
Amazing opportunity, thank you 🤩!
Thanks =]
What a great idea!
Thanks!
Whoa, talk about making your own mountain! I think it's a great idea but, my God, what a lot of work. All I can see is a mound of spreadsheets in varying states of disrepair as you try to keep track of all the books, reviewers, piles of manuscripts, and writers. Even the effort of verifying authenticity seems overwhelming. I wish you all the success in the world in this endeavor. Go get 'em, Tiger!!
It's intimidating, but let's see what happens.
I hope you will tell us as the project proceeds. Could be a story all on its own.
Great idea!
Exciting!
Question: if a novel is available for free on the web, and thus can't be "purchased" in the usual sense of the word, is it eligible or not?
I had assumed the answer was "yes, it's eligible" after reading the shorter description of the contest in an earlier post of yours. But the phrasing here seems more narrowly scoped to published and purchasable works, so now I'm unsure.
(The phrasing in question is "published and available for purchase by the public" here, vs. "available for purchase (or serialized online)" in the earlier post.)
I debated this question. I'm not averse to reviewing something that was fully serialized online. For me it comes down to convenience. If you have a version of the complete text formatted as a PDF or epub, you're welcome to submit.