Tuesday 6 May 2014

The Writer's Voice 2014 (Part Two)

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The Writer's Voice 2014 entrants are nervously awaiting the coaches' picks, and you can share their anxiety over on Twitter. The hashtag to use is #TheWVoice. (Of the 159 entrants, I'm only missing 23 Twitter names. If you haven't stopped by before, then let me know your details - I'm @AnnetteTDodd or you can post in the comments below, along with your entry number.)

Following on from my previous post, I'll update details of the teams here over the next few days. Already it sounds like some of the coaches will be slugging it out over entries, so stay tuned for a ringside seat!

COACH PICKS:

Brenda (#TeamBrenda): #6  #8  #15  #45  #56  #106  #120  #129
     #15   = Adult Historical
     #8     = Adult Romance
     #45   = Adult SF
     #6     = MG Contemporary Fantasy
     #129 = MG Magical Realism
     #106 = YA Contemporary
     #56   = YA Gothic Romance
     #120 = YA Urban Fantasy

Elizabeth (#TeamRockStar): #1  #7  #13  #51  #69  #142  #149  #155
      #149 = Adult Historical Romance
      #69   = MG Contemporary
      #7     = MG Fantasy
      #51   = UMG SF
      #142 = YA Contemporary
      #1     = YA Dark Contemporary
      #13   = YA Fantasy
      #155 = YA Western Fantasy

Kimberly (#TeamSuperNova):  #65  #67  #81  #89  #101  #118  #121  #145
      #89   = Adult Romance
      #101 = Adult SF/Political
      #65   = MG
      #81   = YA Contemporary
      #145 = YA Historical Fantasy
      #121 = YA Magical Realism
      #118 = YA Paranormal Suspense
      #67   = YA SF

Monica (#TeamMonicaFTW):  #27  #38  #83  #95  #97  #127  #132  #143
      #127 = Adult Urban Fantasy
      #27   = MG Adventure with light SF
      #95   = MG Fantasy
      #143 = UMG Contemporary LGBT
      #132 = YA Coming of Age
      #83   = YA Road Trip
      #38   = YA SF
      #97   = YA SF

FIGHTS!:
Brenda v Elizabeth v Monica (#13) - WINNER: Elizabeth
Brenda v Elizabeth (#142) - WINNER: Elizabeth
Brenda v Monica (#95) - WINNER: Monica
Elizabeth v Kimberly (#67) - WINNER: Kimberly

Additional pages have been requested by:

Brenda - #118
Kimberly - #60,  #118  #158  #81  #8
Krista (on behalf of Elizabeth) - #69
Monica - #10,  #37,  #77,  #132  #38  #145  #47  #17  #127


Saturday 3 May 2014

The Writer's Voice 2014 (Part One)

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I can't believe it's been a year since I participated in The Writer's Voice, hosted by Brenda Drake, etc. The contest has returned and, whilst I didn't make it into the next stage, I had so much fun keeping people updated with stats last year that I'm going to do it again this year. It's also a year since I first joined Twitter - #TheWVoice people were having a whale of a time so I plunged in and signed up.

If you've made it through the Rafflecopter lottery and are one of the lucky 159 people in this round, I'll (hopefully!) have subscribed to your post so I can keep track when one of the coaches says she wants you on her team. I'm also trying to capture your Twitter handles (those I haven't already connected with), so if you can put a comment below with your details I'll be very grateful. Thanks!

Okay, off to update my spreadsheet now. Good luck to all the entrants!

P.S. I'm hoping to add updates here (as well as on Twitter), so stay tuned.

ETA: STATS! (If you haven't put YA or MG in your title, I'm assuming it's Adult.)

159 entries: Adult - 45; YA - 83; MG - 31 (6 Upper).

Adult Contemporary Romance - 5 (1 with paranormal elements)
Adult Fantasy - 7 (1 epic, & 1 with historical elements)
Adult Historical - 6 (1 with fantasy elements, & 1 literary)
Adult Historical Fantasy - 2
Adult Historical Romance - 1
Adult Paranormal Romance - 3
Adult Romance - 4
Adult Romantic Suspense - 1
Adult SF - 6
Adult SF Romance - 1
Adult SF Thriller - 1
Adult SF/Fantasy - 1
Adult SF/Political - 1
Adult SF/Steampunk - 1
Adult Spec Romance - 1
Adult Thriller with SF elements - 1
Adult Urban Fantasy - 2
Adult Western - 1

YA - 3
YA Coming of Age - 1
YA Contemporary - 14 (1 LGBT, & 1 dark)
YA Contemporary Fantasy - 4
YA Contemporary/Magical Realism - 1
YA Dystopian - 1
YA Fantasy - 24 (1 epic, 1 low, 1 with SF elements, & 2 historical)
YA Gothic Romance - 1
YA Historical - 1
YA Horror - 1
YA Light Romance - 1
YA Lite SF Fairytale Retelling - 1
YA Magical Realism - 2
YA Noir - 1
YA Paranormal - 3 (1 fantasy, 1 romance, & 1 suspense)
YA Road Trip - 1
YA SF - 15 (1 romance)
YA Social Science - 1
YA Spec Fiction - 1
YA Thriller - 2 (1 spec)
YA Urban Fantasy - 3
YA Western Fantasy - 1

MG - 2
MG Adventure - 2 (1 with light SF)
MG Coming of Age - 1
MG Contemporary - 3
MG Contemporary Fantasy - 3
MG Fairytale Retelling - 1
MG Fantasy - 7 (1 fantasy adventure)
MG Historical - 1
MG Humorous - 1
MG Magical Realism - 2
MG SF - 1
MG Supernatural - 1
Upper MG Contemporary LGBT - 1
Upper MG Fantasy - 3
Upper MG Paranormal - 1
Upper MG SF - 1