EREC First Line Contest

The EREC Blog (Erotic Romance E-Publisher Comparison Site) is having a first line contest for published and unpublished authors! To enter, email the first line from your published book or manuscript to: ERECMAIL AT GMAIL.COM with FIRST LINE ENTRY in the subject line. In the body of the email paste the first sentence only of your book (if published) or manuscript (if unpublished) along with the title and your pen name. Entries will remain open for at least a week and until at least 10 entries have been received in each category. The entries will be posted anonymously for visitors to the blog to vote on. The winner in each category will win a $20 Barnes & Noble gift certificate. There is a 50 entry limit in each category. As of Friday, April 25th there were only two (2) published entries, and two (2) unpublished entries, so hurry and get your first line in! Good Luck! EREC Blog EREC Website

The End

...of the line for me. I didn't make it to the next round of Karin Tabke's First Line Contest. I did make it all the way to round eight, so, that's pretty good, isn't it? It's just so disappointing to get dropped. Guess I'll just keep on, keepin' on! :) Karin Tabke did leave a comment for me. She said, "Carol, for what it's worth, my judge really struggled this week." That was nice, wasn't it? It was a fun contest, and I had a great time. Guess it's back to the drawing board! Happy Writing!

I Made It To Round Seven!

OMG, I made it to round seven in Karin Tabke's First Line Contest! Woo-hoo! I can't believe it - again! I just checked the site to find out who made it to the next round, figuring this was it for me, but lo and behold, there it was...my entry! Woo-hoo! Because of the holiday, Karin posted the next round entries a day late (understandably so). Therefore, we had an extra day of waiting. It was worth the wait, though! You can read my entry here. I'm number 4. Well, I'm off to post my next line. Wish me luck! First Line Contest rules

I Made It To Round Six!

Woo-hoo! I made it to round #6 in Karin Tabke's First Line Contest! Yes! Wow, I can't believe it - I'm so excited! I can't believe I managed to make it another week. I will admit that I'm starting to get nervous. Also, it doesn't help matters that I'm undecided about which next line to submit next. When I entered Leah Michaels Chase the Dream Contest, I added a new paragraph to the opening scene and I still haven't decided if I should keep it or not. Since my entry didn't make it as a finalist in that contest, I can't help but wonder if it would have made a difference had I left the new paragraph out. Guess I'll never know. :) Well, I'm off to post my next line. Wish me luck!

I Made It To Round Five!

Woo-hoo! I made it to round #5 in Karin Tabke's First Line Contest! Yes! Here's my week 5 entry: “Betrothed…you can’t be serious!” Calvin O’Donnell watched his daughter jump to her feet, knocking the chair to the floor. He knew this would be difficult and she would be unhappy, to say the least, but even so, he was shocked by her outburst of anger. “Now, Mairin, lass, calm down.” He had to be firm or else he’d never go through with it. Whaddya think? Will it make it to round #6? Wish me luck!

I Made It To Round Four!

Woo-hoo! I did it again - I made it to round #4 in Karin Tabke's First Line Contest! Yes!

Another week of waiting to look forward to. I'm not complaining, mind you. I'm just amazed!

My entry is #6 if you want to check it out.

http://www.karintabke.com/blog/index.php

Wish me luck - again!

I Made It To Round Three!

Woo-hoo! I made it to round 3 in Karin Tabke's First Line Contest! I've been doing the Snoopy Dance all afternoon. Another whole week of waiting to look forward to.

My entry is #5 if you want to take a look.

Wish me luck - again!