[Kik]

I've given myself a deadline to finish my manuscript and enter it for the 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award.

Has anyone entered this competition or any other similar one?

Are there any perks to simply entering or should I really be putting my efforts into finding a literary agent instead?

[Martin Reed]

Have you had anything published before, Kik? I think you've answered this question before but I can't remember 😕

Can't you submit the manuscript but if it doesn't work out, shop it around to different agents? I guess it comes down to what your priorities are – winning the competition or simply getting published.

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[Kik]

'Martin' wrote on '08:

Have you had anything published before, Kik? I think you've answered this question before but I can't remember 😕

Can't you submit the manuscript but if it doesn't work out, shop it around to different agents? I guess it comes down to what your priorities are – winning the competition or simply getting published.

I've had a few short stories and articles published (nothing paid though) and I was hired to consult on a thesis but that's about it. I'd like to win the competition simply because winning's fun, but the priority is to get this novel published – I've been sitting on the idea for at least 15 years now, it's about time I did 😀

I'm using the competition deadline as an end-date for finishing my final draft but what I really want to know is whether a runners-up place in a competition like this would open any doors or give me a leg-up when approaching an agent.

[Martin Reed]

I can't see how it would hurt – you get the 'encouragement' of a deadline, and a manuscript at the end of it. If you win or get a runners-up place you get something great to add to your pitch.

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[emmaree]

Go for it kik , that sounds wonderful. Apart from the experience you get , your work gets looked at. The more eyes that view your work the more public you become which makes you marketable. I think you should give it a really good try even if its just for fun, it is still and achievement and in my books nothing is ever wasted

[Martin Reed]

'emmaree' wrote on '19:

Go for it kik , that sounds wonderful. Apart from the experience you get , your work gets looked at. The more eyes that view your work the more public you become which makes you marketable. I think you should give it a really good try even if its just for fun, it is still and achievement and in my books nothing is ever wasted

Agreed.

What's the novel about, Kik?

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