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21 Comments

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  by Hil 11 months ago

  Hey, well done you! Good luck!
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  by Noodledoodle 11 months ago

  Wow tf!!! Well done!!! Which one was this hon?
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  by Tenacityflux 11 months ago

  Thanks - this was from the editor who judged the original pitch and who had not read anything else. She works for a well known publishers, but of course I am in something of a quandary now as I had altered the start and the slant of my book after the report that the competition won me suggester a thriller would be a better sell, moving away from my original more literary style. I am now sitting here debating whether to change it back again!! (It's Grigory/Saskia book ND)
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  by Liss 11 months ago

  Wow welldone, TF! What an encouraging response :D x
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  by Ele 11 months ago

  Good luck with deciding which way to go - maybe go with your instinct? You're obviously onto something good!
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  by Squidge 11 months ago

  Fantastic news! Well done...
  If you have contact details for this editor, why not drop her a line initially to say what you've done, and ask whether she'd like to see the competition version or the ones you have set about improving in light of feedback received as a result of the competition? It'll show you can take on board comments about your work and are willing to change it...
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  by SecretSpi 11 months ago

  I think Squidge's advice is spot on - whichever way, it's a great result!
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  by Tenacityflux 11 months ago

  Well, squidge, there are lots of editors in this question - this one Helen judged my pitch but has read nothing else. When I won the comp, a different editor and agent looked at my first chapter and said that though though well written, it was too literary and the synopsis indicated that the story was more of a thriller, and that from a commercial POV I'd be better off slanting it as a thriller and selling it as such. Then the initial editor has said that the project sounds too commercial (Have had a reject last week for not being commercial enough :/) so what I am pondering is whether to send this editor (Helen) the more literary start, or the thriller-ish start - I could mention the feedback from the other people either way but I don't feel I can send her two versions, I'm trespassing on her good nature at it is as her website says no submission, so I wrote to her already to ask if she would take a look in light of the competition win she was involved in! Just not sure what to do as I have one shot at this!
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  by Lou 11 months ago

  Congrats, sounds exciting. I think I might send the actual version she is referring to? Good luck :)
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  by Tenacityflux 11 months ago

  Same story, just different opening chapters! But I suppose the pitch was won when the first chapter was more literary, though there's no indication of this in the pitch.
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  by Debi 11 months ago

  Congrats! Whichever version you send, you can always tell her there's another and how that came about. As has been said, that's evidence that you're willing to take feedback. It also means that if she's not totally sold on what you send, she might be sufficiently intrigued to see if the other version works better. Good luck!
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  by Tony 11 months ago

  So far, so good. Full marks a) for winning the comp. and b) for taking the initiative to ask to submit it. On re-reading her letter, I'd be inclined to send her the non-thriller opening, saying you hope it's more in line with their usual output, but, as others have said, explain about the other version that is also available.
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  by Tenacityflux 11 months ago

  I think I am coming to that conclusion, just reading and re-working it now.;)
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  by Gerilyn 11 months ago

  Hey-well done! :D
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  by MinxieAD 11 months ago

  Well done on winning and good luck with the submission. 8)
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  by stephenterry 11 months ago

  The original version won u the comp - that must be best, and if Helen loved it enough she'll probably ask u to tailor it anyway to suit her marketing readership.
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  by Old Fat Prop 11 months ago

  Send her what applies to the pitch she read. Send a cover letter explaining the changes. Covered on both fronts.
  
  Aren't you doing well then... Congrats.
  OFP
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  by Barb 11 months ago

  What lovely news. Good luck with with the next step.
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  by Jill 11 months ago

  Yes. Very well done for getting this far and good luck for the next step.
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  by FredaPeople 11 months ago

  Congratulations, good luck and oh it sounds like you're on the horns of a dillemma. Good luck again.
  x
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  by AlanP 11 months ago

  Congratulations. Whatever you choose to do at least you have positive problems to solve. This is better than many alternatives.