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Post by beckyminor on Mar 4, 2011 23:34:14 GMT -5
Hey Anomalians...this may seem kooky, but I was wondering if any of you would be willing to pray on the behalf of the Speculative Fiction entries in ACFW's Genesis contest this year. I have heard feedback from several anonymous directions that the spec fic entries tend to get very spit-spot feedback, and that in the past, the category has had some judges that really struggled with giving entries useful feedback due to a seeming lack of appreciation or understanding of the genre as a whole.
The fact that my book is entered in the contest notwithstanding, my heart is really just hoping that everyone involved will get constructive, useful feedback that leaves entrants with a positive impression of the contest.
If you care to join me in praying on this, I'm starting out by praying the Lord will match up each entry with the right panel of judges to do the work and the author the most good. I figure, the more legitimacy the genre can get in larger Christian publishing circles, the better that might be for all of us who hope to be traditionally published some day.
Thanks! Becky
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Post by birdnerd on Mar 5, 2011 8:14:54 GMT -5
I pray the feedback is useful and accurate.
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Post by veryblessedmom on Mar 5, 2011 10:02:50 GMT -5
I think that's a wonderful prayer request. I tend to forget to pray about things like this and just worry. I pray for my kids, our health, but forget about the everyday stuff that God is also God over.
I entered the Genesis once. Some feedback was great. One bombed me and I think by the feedback it was a judge not familiar with spec. Pretty sure I was judged by a formula romance writer. Wanted my male and female to connect more and move that meeting to page one. Notes also wanted me to make female more damsel in distress over and over. Was also told it didn't fit CBA and read too much like a vampire story. My other two judges could see there was a struggle, a spiritual one, said it was CBA material. And it was a vampire story so it should look like one.
Praying you get the right judges.
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Post by almarquardt on Mar 5, 2011 23:12:43 GMT -5
I'm glad God stirred your heart to pray and asked others to do the same. I will do so (who am I to ignore God's urgings?)
For my entry last year, one judge commented similarly to that of veryblessedmom in that they questioned whether or not it was appropriate for the CBA market.
Frustrating, but in the end the other judges gave me spot-on feedback that I'm still keeping in mind as I edit.
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Post by raregem on Mar 6, 2011 15:55:27 GMT -5
Will do, Becky!
I entered Genesis this year in the Spec category as well. God-willing, fairness and discernment in judging prevails!
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Post by morganlbusse on Mar 6, 2011 18:33:59 GMT -5
Definitely prayers that way. And in the end, we know God is in control
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Post by beckyminor on Mar 6, 2011 21:51:07 GMT -5
Thanks, friends, for joining me on this front. I think its a great thing to band together over it. Here's hoping whoever judges this year will be willing not to try to make entries into their genre, not ours. As for whether most spec fic fits cba, ah, I suppose there will never be a consensus there. I keep joking that I'm going to have my elves start wearing bonnets.
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Post by raregem on Mar 6, 2011 21:54:41 GMT -5
Elves in bonnets? LOL... There's a story idea.
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Post by birdnerd on Mar 7, 2011 19:16:54 GMT -5
It'd be a new Elvish subculture. Elmish.
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Post by morganlbusse on Mar 8, 2011 9:11:31 GMT -5
LOL!
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Post by beckyminor on Mar 8, 2011 15:43:55 GMT -5
I want there to be a "like" button for birdnerd's comment about Elmish.
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Post by raregem on Mar 10, 2011 2:42:19 GMT -5
Here, here!
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Post by Heather Titus on Mar 10, 2011 13:12:53 GMT -5
I'll definitely be praying. Elmish? LOL. What a mental picture!
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Post by Teskas on Mar 11, 2011 23:05:52 GMT -5
Grey Elmish?
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Post by Teskas on Mar 11, 2011 23:06:57 GMT -5
Nah, calico elmish.
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