My run in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award is over.
Am I disappointed? Not really. I knew going in that the judging criteria for
this part was my weakest link.
The “Excerpt” portion was limited to just 5,000
words and with The Card that included the development of the characters for an
ongoing series. No excuses, it should have—and could have—been better. I went
into this with eyes-wide-open knowing that I should have done a better job with
this portion. I was hopeful that I might squeak by, but alas, it didn’t happen.
“Amazon Expert
Reviewers” conducted the judging, which included one Amazon editor and one
Amazon “Expert” reviewer. The Amazon “Expert” Reviewer is a status achieved by
writing reviews for books listed on Amazon.
After reading the reviews, I was:
1) Really encouraged at the response
2) Wondering what it took to get into the
quarterfinals.
