Hi everyone! This is the first in our Line by Line Top 4 reveals. I’ve asked all four ladies if they would like to share anywhere from the rest of the first page to the rest of the first chapter. A HUGE shout out to Diana because she was our only as of yet published author to cut to the top. BUT, I want to give special love to all the unpublished writers who jumped in. I did this the {Read More}
LINE BY LINE WINNER!
April 11, 2017 by 4 Comments
WOW, it was tight through most of the rounds. I honestly didn’t feel like we had any auto-passes in this entire group of contestants. I know four of you have already scrolled past this, BUT… WHO WROTE WHAT Check back tomorrow if you’re a contestant to see how I’ll be giving you the opportunity to share your work. What did you learn I’ll be having an open comments post on this also, so check back for that! What did she {Read More}
Line by Line – Final Four!
April 8, 2017 by 5 Comments
It was insanely close. So close that it was actually painful to cut because it was anyone’s game this round. As you know, the final four are going to post their lines and the secret judges will decide the winner. Also, I’m at a conference and things are crazy, so sorry – no winner. I can’t add that to the to-do list for these last two rounds – I hope everyone who won something is happily enjoying it! So, one {Read More}
Welcome to Round 6!
April 6, 2017 by 17 Comments
NEW RULES! You get… ONE VOTE. And, it can’t be for your lines 😉 LAST ROUNDS COMMENTS WINNER: JEMIMAH Jemimah, email me at briaquinlan AT aol.com and let me know if you want Finding Your Writer’s Voice, one of my YA or Rom Com ebooks, or a $5 GC for Amazon. Here we go! CHIME, YA Sci Fi I opened the pantry to get a box of cereal, and my brother’s AK-47 fell over with a clang at my feet. I jerked {Read More}
Line by Line R5 – VOTE!
April 3, 2017 by 18 Comments
Voting closed early, see why HERE: https://www.facebook.com/bria.quinlan/posts/1535943193133727 We’re deep into page one now! Here’s what I’d like to say: Forget everything you know about these lines so far. We’re no longer in hook for a lot of them. Don’t keep judging them but what’s hookiest because some have moved into story. Keep that in mind. We have 10 entries left – Tuesday we’ll have 8. You get two votes. And — don’t forget to check if you won: The winner {Read More}
Round 4 – Results!
April 2, 2017 by 10 Comments
Round 4 Results: AT FIRST BLUSH, Contemp Romance CHIME, YA Sci-Fi HIS DARK TEMPTATION, Paranormal Romance HELL’S PARADISE, Romance – other CASANOVA EXPOSED, Contemp Romance LIFE RIGHT NOW, YA Rom Com/Chick Lit MIDNIGHT’S BALANCE, Paranormal Romance UNCONTROLLED HOPE, Paranormal Romance RED, YA Paranormal Romance UNTITLED #1, Paranormal Romance OK – you guys know the drill – but this time, I’m just deleting people who leave their curses and websites attached, so be careful!
Line by Line — Round 4 – VOTING!
March 31, 2017 by 14 Comments
VOTING CLOSED DO NOT JUMP RIGHT IN IF YOU WANT YOUR VOTE TO COUNT. We’re changing it up now, folks. Please read the directions to make sure that you’re getting your vote to count. Going forward, you now have TWO votes. Only two. Yes. Two. Not that other number I won’t say bc someone will skim and see it and vote that many times and get their entry deleted… TWO. You can vote one time, for two different entries. That’s {Read More}
Round 3 Results!
March 30, 2017 by 15 Comments
ROUND THREE SURVIVORS! A COMPLEX SOLUTION, HELL’S PARADISE, Romance – other RED, YA Paranormal Romance LIFE RIGHT NOW, YA Rom Com/Chick Lit MIDNIGHT’S BALANCE, Paranormal Romance UNCONTROLLED HOPE, Paranormal Romance AT FIRST BLUSH, Contemp Romance THE WESTERMAN AFFAIR, Non-Regency Historical Romance KISMET, Rom Suspense CHIME, YA Sci Fi BLINDFOLDED, Contemp Romance UNTITLED #1, Paranormal Romance LOVE’S NO JOKE, Romance – other CASANOVA EXPOSED, Contemp Romance HIS DARK TEMPTATION, Paranormal Romance Why no top 5? Because basically we had a {Read More}
Line by Line – Round 3 VOTING
March 28, 2017 by 28 Comments
VOTING CLOSED WOOO HOOO The third line. Everything is going to get mixed and shaken and stirred some more. BEFORE YOU VOTE: Just a note, I’m seeing a lot of conversations here and on social media that go along lines of “I thought XXX was a great open but I didn’t vote for it bc I don’t read that genre.” Please don’t vote by what you read. What happens if only paranormal readers vote or only historical… {Read More}
Round 2 – RESULTS!
March 27, 2017 by 19 Comments
This round was SO CLOSE for the top five and bottom five. There really are no losers in this game – just people who get feedback longer! So, here we go with the next round… did your favorite stick? Did you lose a favorite? Congrats to (in order of appearance in Round 2)… CHIME, YA Sci Fi A COMPLEX SOLUTION, YA Romantic Suspense HELL’S PARADISE RECIPE OF LOVE, Contemp Romance AT FIRST BLUSH, Contemp Romance KISMET, Rom Suspense RED, {Read More}