With Writing Show host Paula B.

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We just concluded a big experiment: our 2007 First-Chapter-of-a-Novel Contest. Tune in and find out what went on behind the scenes!

Join Writing Show host Paula B. and freelance editor/contest judge Ann Paden for this look at our 2007 First-Chapter Contest, including:

• Why we decided to offer feedback
• Why it was difficult to find judges
• How we came up with our fee structure
• What the role of Literary Market Place was
• How I flubbed up on the number of judges I'd need
• How the judges felt about writing 750-word critiques
• How the judges evaluated your chapters
• How one judge, Ann Paden, felt about the entries she read and about the contest itself  
• What Ann recommends contestants do to improve their work
• What was involved in administering the contest.

Host: Paula B
Date: November 28, 2007
Running time: 28:33
File size: 14 megabytes
Rating: G