Help an Author Get Published

I have an old friend who has written her first novel! The publishing world is a tough nut to crack and I applaud her for attacking it from a different angle. Below read her email to me, then read chapter one and rate it a 10!

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Many of you know that I've written a novel, and many of you have been very supportive of my ongoing efforts to get it published before I turn 90. Now I need your help! I’ve entered it into a contest that is sponsored by Borders and is sort of like American Idol. The first chapter of each entry is posted online for 14 days for voting by the public (scale of 1 to 10), and the entries that receive the highest scores go to the next round, where the second chapter is posted. I believe there are three rounds total, and the winner gets a publishing contract.

I know the chances of winning are tiny, but I figured this would be a great way to get my writing out there. And who knows? Maybe someone in cyberspace will like what they read, and maybe that will lead to something.

Anyhow, I would really appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to read the first chapter and score the book. And please leave comments so others will be encouraged to read the chapter as well! And if you could please send the link to your friends who might enjoy it, that would be great. All of you have so many funny, smart, connected friends, so maybe once my book gets into those networks it will take off like the “Di** in a box” video.

To vote you need to sign up for gather.com (free) here. Then you can click on this link to read the first chapter and vote.

By the way, the book is called PERFECT ON PAPER. PLEASE VOTE BY FEBRUARY 8. And please leave comments to get others to read it!!

Thanks so much for helping. Waverly and I sincerely appreciate it.

Maria :)
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