http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2009/01/20/competitions-awards/ Adventures in Writing, Publishing and Book Marketing Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:13:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2009/01/20/competitions-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-205 admin Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:10:02 +0000 http://www.thecreativepenn.com/?p=830#comment-205 Great question JoAnna. I think you should only enter the competition if you know enough about it and think there is some chance of a return. Even if you just use it for promotional purposes. Also its good to assess the likelihood of the other people who you are up against. Is it a global competition with a big prize? If yes, new authors are unlikely to win it! Try local ones that have fewer entrants to start with and build up. Perhaps also limit yourself to one or two per year to save the costs. Thanks for your comment! Joanna Great question JoAnna. I think you should only enter the competition if you know enough about it and think there is some chance of a return. Even if you just use it for promotional purposes. Also its good to assess the likelihood of the other people who you are up against. Is it a global competition with a big prize? If yes, new authors are unlikely to win it! Try local ones that have fewer entrants to start with and build up.
Perhaps also limit yourself to one or two per year to save the costs.
Thanks for your comment! Joanna

]]> http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2009/01/20/competitions-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-203 JoAnna Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:29:37 +0000 http://www.thecreativepenn.com/?p=830#comment-203 It seems like so many contests require an entry fee. Without knowing how many people might enter the contest and whether you have a chance, these fees can add up quickly without doing anything but emptying your pockets. How can you assess whether it is worth entering a contest with a fee and how much a fee is reasonable? It seems like so many contests require an entry fee. Without knowing how many people might enter the contest and whether you have a chance, these fees can add up quickly without doing anything but emptying your pockets. How can you assess whether it is worth entering a contest with a fee and how much a fee is reasonable?

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