Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest

[pfreivald]

Anyone else in it this year?

I just made it to the semifinals -- which means my book beat out (so far) 4750 other novels, and only needs to beat out another 249!

Woot 4 me.

[/braggin' and happy]

[EricVanWyk]

Could you please post a link to your entry?

How do we support you?

[pfreivald]

Links to the quarterfinalists' samples (not full manuscripts) will be available at amazon.com "soon" (I'll post it when it's up) -- and people will be able to post reviews. Positive reviews are always a plus!

If I happen to become a finalist (in May) -- that is, down to the final three -- the grand prize is determined by popular vote amongst those with amazon memberships... If/when that happens, I'll certainly be letting the FIRST community know!

[pfreivald]

Excerpts are up!

http://www.amazon.com/Twice-Shy-eboo...sr=1-1-catcorr

I'd love it if anyone with the time and inclination to help could read the excerpt and write a review.

Thanks for your help!

Patrick

[kstl99]

Do you need a Kindle to read it?

[pfreivald]

You don't. The Kindle app is free for just about every smart phone, PC, Mac, etc.

[pfreivald]

Edit: Typos where words are mashed together are not my fault. The upload process did that to just about everyone. (I'm still grumpy about it, though.)

[pfreivald]

Thank you to those who have downloaded my excerpt. Twice Shy (excerpt) has broken the top 300 in free Kindle downloads -- quite remarkable for not being an entire book.

(I knew if I could leverage even a part of the passion and energy of FIRST toward this contest, I'd crush things... I hope you all pitch in if/when I make the top three, and voting becomes the deciding factor in the winner!)

[pfreivald]

Alas, I am out in the quarterfinals. Thanks for indulging my blatant self-promotion.