I’ve entered the Romance Writers of America’s RITA contest for the second year in a row. How fun! How exhausting! How nerve-wracking! All things considered, it’s mostly the first; I haven’t invested the emotional weight into the contest this year like I did last year. I’m entering Watermark to see “what if,” but contests are always hit or miss, so it’s best to simply enjoy the experience and not think too hard on placing. Entries opened on November 1st at 11 am, so in a manner of speaking, this is technically old news, but I’ve been distracted by home improvement projects around the house and subsequently, my blog has been the sad victim of neglect. Poor overlooked blog, I’m back! As with Clingstone last year, I entered Watermark into the Historical: Long category. This year the contest is entirely electronic, which is an immense relief since that means I won’t have to mail off five paperback copies to RWA headquarters in Texas; that can get expensive, especially this time of year, and especially for a chronically unemployed former residential treatment worker like myself. All I had to do was upload a PDF of my book and voila! Nothing more to do but cue dusting hands. I am looking forward to judging in the preliminary round again, which all entrants are required to do, but this year I also volunteered to judge the final round (although that doesn’t mean I’ll be picked to do so). Can’t wait to read all those free books in January! That’s it for now…
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Marti Ziegler
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