First Line Contest Winner!
Thank you everyone who entered! It takes a lot of guts to enter a contest and put yourself “out there” for others to evaluate. So kudos to all of you who gave it a go! Fortunately I didn’t have to pick the winner, because look at all these fabulous entries!
Let’s start with the three runners-up who all win a copy of THE HIGHLANDER’S SWORD! They are:
Victoria Roberts for “Sometimes being a Highland Laird is a royal pain in the arse.”
Kerri Nelson for ”The day my father killed me, I’d just met the girl of my dreams.”
Jennifer Hilt for ”Like a fox in a henhouse, the Duke prowled among the marriageable virgins at the soiree; unlike the fox however, the Duke had no appetite for feather brains.”
And the Grand Prize winner of a copy of THE HIGHLANDER’S SWORD and a three-chapter critique from the totally fabulous New York literary agent Barbara Poelle is:
Crista McHugh for “Mr. Cooper, I’d like for you to ruin me.”
Congratulations everyone! Please let me know when your books are published so I can run out and get myself a copy!!
March 26th, 2010 at 8:36 am
I’ve gotten to read some of Crista McHugh’s other lines as well . . . she’s a terrific writer. Congratulations to all.
March 26th, 2010 at 10:12 am
Amanda,
Absolutely beyond honored to have won a runner up slot among such amazing competition. Thank you for the grand opportunity!
Just left you a blog comment over on History Undressed–really enjoyed your post there.
I’ll be in touch via e-mail.
Hugs & thanks,
K. Nelson
March 26th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Thanks for the opportunity, Amanda. I can’t wait to read your book!
March 26th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
Wow! All four were fantastic opening lines. Deciding on a winner must have been terribly difficult.
Congrats to all finalists and grand prize winner. Your lines just Sparkle.
Angie
March 26th, 2010 at 4:08 pm
Congratulations to all! This was fun! Only now I want to see the rest of the stories!
March 26th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
Congratulations, Crista!
I don’t know when I’ve read so many good first lines. Everyone of them made me wish there was a paragraph (at least) to go with it.
Best wishes to everyone in your writing.
March 26th, 2010 at 11:06 pm
Thanks again to everyone who entered. I definitely want to read more!! Good luck to everyone with their writing. There is a lot of talent out there! Good thing too because I LOVE to read a good book! So get back to writing and let me know when you all get published so I can be first in line to buy the book!
March 27th, 2010 at 1:40 am
Congrats you guys! Thanks for hosting this contest Amanda!
March 27th, 2010 at 10:20 am
Thanks, Keri!!
And thanks for the congrats! There were so many great lines that I know Amanda must have had a hard time narrowing them down.
Thanks for hosting this contest, Amanda!