tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post8331004253460461007..comments2024-03-26T07:24:43.732+00:00Comments on Words&Pictures: Results - Slush Pile Challenge October 2014Candy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-40591055509346961712014-12-08T09:01:13.179+00:002014-12-08T09:01:13.179+00:00Hear hear, SCBWI writers are such pragmatic and po...Hear hear, SCBWI writers are such pragmatic and positive bunch of people. I agree with everyone, it is important to get feedback about what is not working so when we really submit we can hit the mark. Thanks to everyone who entered and hoping you will enter future competitions too.Chitra Soundarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11459683357077199646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-14551874505161766702014-12-07T22:41:15.448+00:002014-12-07T22:41:15.448+00:00Such good feedback is how we grow as writers - tha...Such good feedback is how we grow as writers - thanks for taking part!Kathryn Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439670363289229014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-60672537888696546152014-12-07T13:17:37.046+00:002014-12-07T13:17:37.046+00:00Thanks Clare for your honest and constructive feed...Thanks Clare for your honest and constructive feedback. Always disappointed when we don't see a winner but you offer some great pointers here. Thanks to Chitra too x Marie Bastinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13339370559460171727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-11139966662234521332014-12-07T12:38:51.584+00:002014-12-07T12:38:51.584+00:00I second all that's been said - thank you Clar...I second all that's been said - thank you Clare and Chitra, both. A very interesting and important read for us aspiring authors - hitting the mark is hard, but not impossible. Keep going you fabulous peeps. You will get there.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16683226216793969080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-12894190113556090602014-12-07T11:46:19.353+00:002014-12-07T11:46:19.353+00:00Very useful advice, and I'm glad I entered. No...Very useful advice, and I'm glad I entered. Now I know what to work on! Thanks once again, to Clare and Chitra. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13912774665400125173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-30535559689789500342014-12-07T11:24:49.478+00:002014-12-07T11:24:49.478+00:00I know that this will feel disappointing to some b...I know that this will feel disappointing to some but I feel really heartened that Clare was able to be honest about it. I've learned a lot from reading her response to the entries and she's given us useful feedback on what works as well as what doesn't. I think that too many competitions give false hope and I applaud Clare and SCBWI for doing something that is harder than that -and much more useful. And this shows us that the age group is really hard to write for -I hope very much that we take her up on her offer of doing it again some time. Thank you, from another Clare (who's not yet written for this age group but who plans to over the coming years -and this has been really helpful). Juliet Clare Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020801246132751659noreply@blogger.com