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


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48 comments:

  1. Summer 3 May 2014 at 20:25

    Thanks for the good luck wish! I'm @summywins on Twitter. :)

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  2. Annette T. Dodd3 May 2014 at 20:28

    Thanks - I've just found you over there. :o)

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  3. Eric Steinberg3 May 2014 at 20:42

    Thanks for the good luck!

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  4. Sarah3 May 2014 at 20:43

    That is super nice of you!

    Sorry you didn't get picked :( That randomness of Rafflecopter was a little scary. @appifanie

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    1. Annette T. Dodd3 May 2014 at 20:50

      Thanks, Sarah. :o) (Btw, is your title 'This is it' or 'Leaning towards optimism' cos your blog entry has both down.)

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  5. Anonymous3 May 2014 at 20:54

    Thanks for the good wishes - I'm @laurelwanrow # 98 :)

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  6. Spaced Out Gal3 May 2014 at 22:11

    Wow. Thanks for all the hard work! I'm @amyelainemills on Twitter (entry #7)...Guess I should add my Twitter to my blog post.

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  7. Robin Lemke3 May 2014 at 23:14

    Love that you're keeping track of stats! I'm @rebobinar :) And #116

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  8. Lisa Orchard3 May 2014 at 23:14

    Hello there! Thanks for stopping by and the well wishes! They're greatly appreciated! You can find me on twitter @lisaorchard1 :)

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    1. Annette T. Dodd3 May 2014 at 23:28

      Thanks, Lisa. I've got you on my spreadsheet now. :o)

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  9. Maureen3 May 2014 at 23:14

    Hi Annette, thanks for stopping by my blog. Sorry you didn't make it this year :( This is my first year trying it. My twitter is @mbonatch

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    1. Annette T. Dodd3 May 2014 at 23:29

      Ooh, have fun with the contest. Make sure you check out #TheWVoice on Twitter.

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  10. Anonymous4 May 2014 at 00:07

    You're going to keep stats? Why do I feel a betting pool coming on? Maybe some play by play? "Those adverbs really hurt him, there, Tommy." "Yes they did. Let's go to the videotape!" :) That's both wonderful of you and scary at the same time. Thank you for the well wishes. You can find more of me being silly @williebee.

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    1. Annette T. Dodd4 May 2014 at 00:17

      Are you also on AW? I think I've seen your williebee name over there.

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  11. Meredith4 May 2014 at 00:49

    Wow, thanks so much for doing this ;) It's always fascinating to see the breakdown.

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  12. Unknown4 May 2014 at 01:00

    You are the best! Like a cheerleader / mathlete! Thank you! I'm @SuperKate.

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  13. Rena4 May 2014 at 01:03

    I love seeing the stats (though I hate seeing that I'm in the biggest single group YA fantasy... sigh). I'm @RenaTheWriter

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    1. Annette T. Dodd4 May 2014 at 01:06

      Entry #17, right? YA Fantasy is the best! :oD

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  14. Kim and family4 May 2014 at 02:11

    I added my Twitter @ later but I don't know if you saw it. Thanks for the well wishes on my blog. I'm @Laycrew on Twitter for entry 28

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  15. Unknown4 May 2014 at 02:25

    Really cool seeing the stats broken down. Thanks for doing this!

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  16. Susan J. Bickford4 May 2014 at 03:36

    I love stats! Thanks for taking this on. I look forward to seeing the results! I'm @susanjbickford #89.

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    1. Annette T. Dodd4 May 2014 at 10:10

      Yes, I have you on my spreadsheet - thanks!

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  17. Heather4 May 2014 at 04:52

    Echoing all the others with THANK YOU for all the support and hard work putting together these stats. Just fascinating to see it all in aggregate like this.
    Here's hoping Rafflecopter finds you next year!!!
    I'm the MG Adventure with light Sci Fi touch - Widget #27 @HeatherMC66 on Twitter. See you on the hashtag!!

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  18. Jessica4 May 2014 at 04:55

    Thank you for the good luck!! I'm @jessicastadler on Twitter :)

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    1. Annette T. Dodd4 May 2014 at 10:12

      I didn't have you, so thanks for the info! :o)

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  19. Unknown4 May 2014 at 04:58

    Yay for stats! @writemew

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  20. Unknown4 May 2014 at 06:41

    Thank you for the good luck! I'm @amberafterglow #34

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  21. Laura Rueckert4 May 2014 at 08:10

    Like I said before, you're amazing! Especially how fast you did this! Thanks!

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    1. Annette T. Dodd4 May 2014 at 10:15

      Lol, it took waaaay longer than I thought it would (so those coaches will be busy for days yet, just selecting their top picks!).

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  22. Unknown4 May 2014 at 15:51

    How cool that you take the time for this as an observer. Its nice to be able to see it so clearly, even if the variety for the genres amazed me. Thanks a bunch for the effort. @JerrieBrock Entry number 103

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  23. Annette T. Dodd4 May 2014 at 17:51

    Thanks, Jerrie (I didn't have your Twitter details already). :o)

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  24. Unknown5 May 2014 at 13:01

    Seriously an amazing job! Thank you!

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  25. Anonymous5 May 2014 at 16:53

    Thanks so much for doing this! Makes me happy to see that I'm not the only western on the list. :D

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    1. Annette T. Dodd5 May 2014 at 18:39

      Yes, perhaps you're both at the beginning of the latest trend. :o)

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  26. Niki Moss5 May 2014 at 18:29

    Thank you so much for the stats! I'm the lone road-tripper. :)
    I followed you on Twitter this morning, so you should be able to find me, but I am @Niki_Moss.

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  27. Unknown5 May 2014 at 21:07

    This is awesome Annette! Thanks so much :) I'm @JuliaKeanini on twitter

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