Comments on: Advisory: War Of The Words shortlist extended! http://www.scifinow.co.uk/news/advisory-war-of-the-words-shortlist-extended/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:31:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: HellCold http://www.scifinow.co.uk/news/advisory-war-of-the-words-shortlist-extended/comment-page-1/#comment-3442 HellCold Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:20:10 +0000 http://www.scifinow.co.uk/?p=5123#comment-3442 So... Where's that shortlist? So…

Where’s that shortlist?

]]> By: Sidney http://www.scifinow.co.uk/news/advisory-war-of-the-words-shortlist-extended/comment-page-1/#comment-2882 Sidney Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:07:58 +0000 http://www.scifinow.co.uk/?p=5123#comment-2882 Can you tell us roughly how many entries there were, please? Can you tell us roughly how many entries there were, please?

]]> By: James Rundle http://www.scifinow.co.uk/news/advisory-war-of-the-words-shortlist-extended/comment-page-1/#comment-2787 James Rundle Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:38:36 +0000 http://www.scifinow.co.uk/?p=5123#comment-2787 Lolotehe - I'm afraid they're confidential, sorry. A strong synopsis, for us, was what piqued our interest rather than the covering letter. But the writing was paramount overall. Lolotehe – I’m afraid they’re confidential, sorry. A strong synopsis, for us, was what piqued our interest rather than the covering letter. But the writing was paramount overall.

]]> By: Ronald http://www.scifinow.co.uk/news/advisory-war-of-the-words-shortlist-extended/comment-page-1/#comment-2781 Ronald Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:48:23 +0000 http://www.scifinow.co.uk/?p=5123#comment-2781 Yay! I didn't make the short list. I get to self-publish yet another book. I'm actually looking forward to reading the winner's book, though. From the writing trenches, congrats! Yay! I didn’t make the short list. I get to self-publish yet another book. I’m actually looking forward to reading the winner’s book, though. From the writing trenches, congrats!

]]> By: Lolotehe http://www.scifinow.co.uk/news/advisory-war-of-the-words-shortlist-extended/comment-page-1/#comment-2767 Lolotehe Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:47:44 +0000 http://www.scifinow.co.uk/?p=5123#comment-2767 I know it may be a bit much to ask, but could we see the query letters of the ten who did make it? (Or would that give away too much?) That one introduction, more than the synopsis or example pages, seems to be what separates the published from the slush-pile. I know it may be a bit much to ask, but could we see the query letters of the ten who did make it? (Or would that give away too much?) That one introduction, more than the synopsis or example pages, seems to be what separates the published from the slush-pile.

]]> By: Kyle http://www.scifinow.co.uk/news/advisory-war-of-the-words-shortlist-extended/comment-page-1/#comment-2727 Kyle Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:45:28 +0000 http://www.scifinow.co.uk/?p=5123#comment-2727 Congrats to those ten authors, good luck! Congrats to those ten authors, good luck!

]]> By: Laurence Donaghy http://www.scifinow.co.uk/news/advisory-war-of-the-words-shortlist-extended/comment-page-1/#comment-2725 Laurence Donaghy Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:00:18 +0000 http://www.scifinow.co.uk/?p=5123#comment-2725 Well I received nowt in the way of phonecalls or emails, so I'm taking the hint that I didn't get to the shortlist. Bah! Was sorta hoping to, would have been a thrill and a half. Congrats to anyone who did make the 10 - feel free to post your gloatings and we'll pretend to be very gracious towards you whilst secretly fashioning voodoo dolls and buying industrial-sized boxes of pins :) Seriously though, thanks to Sci Fi Now and the publishers for even dreaming up this competition. Got me off my proverbial and now I have a nice shiny book, which even if it wasn't to the judges tastes, I kinda like! Well I received nowt in the way of phonecalls or emails, so I’m taking the hint that I didn’t get to the shortlist. Bah! Was sorta hoping to, would have been a thrill and a half.

Congrats to anyone who did make the 10 – feel free to post your gloatings and we’ll pretend to be very gracious towards you whilst secretly fashioning voodoo dolls and buying industrial-sized boxes of pins :)

Seriously though, thanks to Sci Fi Now and the publishers for even dreaming up this competition. Got me off my proverbial and now I have a nice shiny book, which even if it wasn’t to the judges tastes, I kinda like!

]]> By: Kyle http://www.scifinow.co.uk/news/advisory-war-of-the-words-shortlist-extended/comment-page-1/#comment-2722 Kyle Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:38:19 +0000 http://www.scifinow.co.uk/?p=5123#comment-2722 I'm hoping not, I haven't gotten my notice yet ;D *hopes* I’m hoping not, I haven’t gotten my notice yet ;D *hopes*

]]> By: Yahzi http://www.scifinow.co.uk/news/advisory-war-of-the-words-shortlist-extended/comment-page-1/#comment-2721 Yahzi Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:28:41 +0000 http://www.scifinow.co.uk/?p=5123#comment-2721 How about now? How about now?

]]> By: Shaun Davis http://www.scifinow.co.uk/news/advisory-war-of-the-words-shortlist-extended/comment-page-1/#comment-2716 Shaun Davis Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:15:29 +0000 http://www.scifinow.co.uk/?p=5123#comment-2716 Not yet. Not yet.

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