To keep myself from losing track of:
all the contests I've entered,
all the contests I've volunteered myself as a judge (or let myself be voluntold into judging),
all the books I've had to read as a contestant or as a judge,
all the deadlines,
a...
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I just submitted Ancilla to the "Winner's Coven" category a minute ago - a competition reserved for books of any genre that have won two or more awards. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
The competition closes in early July.
UPDATE (October 4, 2024) - Ouch!
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Also, no pretty graphics. Not even a participation medal/consolation prize. Oh, well.
I'm still half tempted to propose to my judge, applesauce, for the scathing masterpiece that was the review of Romantic Story. Finally, someone called it out in public for what it was. Bad enough that the book was nothing but trafficking, romanticized sexual assault, Stockholm syndrome, and abuse; the fact that it shipped two real-life people (a couple of BTS band members) made it a violation of the band members themselves.
"Creepy" doesn't even begin to describe that.
Dear readers, just because a fanfic involves M x M situations between a couple of BTS band members you find cute does not make that fanfic okay, let alone romantic. And I shouldn't have to say that.
I have heard through the Wattpad grapevine that Romantic Story got yanked due to its many community standards violations...
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