Tammy Setzer Denton, Author
St. Charles, MO
TAMMY SETZER DENTON
Writer
Page & Paragraph
Posted on May 26, 2015 at 1:59 PM |
Before entering the contest, I watched
the video on the Manuscript Evaluations page on her website. After all, who wants to win a contest from someone who doesn’t have credentials
or doesn’t gain your respect? Not me. My time is valuable. Barbara Kyle Fortunately, I truly
appreciated her presentation. I learned from her. I enjoyed her straight forward
approach. She didn’t sugar-coat the writing process, but at the same time,
she wasn’t derogatory. She understood that each manuscript was someone’s baby.
A baby that had consumed large portions of the writer’s life. I got the
impression that even if the plot had holes large enough to drive a Hummer through, Hummer Plot Hole she possessed the ability to let the author know what needed to be done without wrecking
their self-esteem or desire to write another word. That’s a pretty fine line. Somehow, she managed to convey that in seven minutes. Can you imagine what she
could do in an hour? If I'm wrong, then someone needs to let me know. Writers entered 626
manuscripts of 1500 words each in her contest. If you do the math, that's 939,000 words, and she read each and every one before selecting
the final three: Grand Prize: A Full Manuscript Evaluation NANCY RAVEN SMITH for Land Sharks 2nd Prize: A 50-page Evaluation MATTHEW PHILLIPS for Warrior Son 3rd Prize: A 25-page Evaluation
MAUREEN L. BONATCH for See No Evil Unfortunately none of these three was me. While I didn’t win,
I still feel that it was worth the effort of entering (she made it very easy). I also feel as if I’ve made another valuable and accessible contact in the writing
world. I can't wait to see the final product of these manuscript evaluations. Can you say Best Seller? The Best Part of This Week? Roasting marshmallows at the park with my family. |
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Gentle Reader says...
You can view critiques of LAND SHARKS by some professional writers and editors and read the first page at The Kill Zone:(https://killzoneblog.com/2015/03/first-page-critique-land-s
harks.html). Check out a snippet of the final product on Amazon.com. The title is now: "Land Sharks: A Swindle in Sumatra." The author, an adorable older lady, announces on the back cover of the book that she won the Barbara Kyle Manuscript Evaluation Competition as if it were the Pulitzer. I encourage you to take a look.
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