If you can cross your fingers, now would be the time.
Minor update is in the works, and its name is A.B.N.A. Better known as…Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards. And this is the first year they’re accepting self-published authors!
Needless to say, I entered. Am a little shaky, am a little bit…I don’t know, just nervous, but this is awesome. The possibilities are great; the winner gets a couple of grand and a contract with Penguin Publishing. I am not a fan of turning over my rights to the book in the event of a win – my inner control freak rears her head on this one – but considering it takes an act of Deity of Choice to get an agent and a publishing house nowadays, I am hardly going to complain.
So yes, my lovely readers, cross your fingers.
Book 4 will be done…agh, whenever it will be done. I can’t really sleep lately, but that’s for different reasons, most unrelated to writerly things. And I just got another editing session on with Book 2. Awesome!
I am SO happy you’re entering. I am hoping for you!
Yes!
Lisa
http://www.lisamariebasile.com
PS:
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Hi there,
I know you don’t know me from Adam, but I wanted to comment after reading through your blog. I haven’t read everything, obviously, but I like that you’re posting your progress towards becoming a full-fledged, widely published author.
I’m also on NaNoWriMo and have been hanging out in the ABNA thread, trying to keep tabs on the authors who are attempting it. If you are planning to post more about your progress on ABNA here, I’ll probably check it out.
Oh, and one last thing before I go: I really like the premise behind your book series. I may try to order a copy of it when I get the money. (The whole unemployed thing makes that difficult atm.)
Good luck on your writing!
-Rae
Thank you and welcome!! I am highly flattered and yes, I will be keeping track of ABNA progress. And I’m definitely staying on the NaNo forums!