To Soon for a Contest

The NaNo group I participated in during Novemeber sent me an email about a contest held by Amazon. It is accepting applications Febuary 2-8 (or, however long it takes to get 10,000 applicants.

I looked it up because it sounded pretty cool; and it is.

The first place prize is a $25,000 publishing contract for the book you submit by Penquin Group USA. There are also tons more prizes for runner ups; including free airfair, hotel stays, even cash.

The most astonishing thing of all is THERE IS NO FEE TO ENTER.

You can find more information about the contest here: http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/features/amazonbreakthrough/index.html.

I looked it up hoping like hell that I could just submit my first three chapters or so and tell them the book is finished. But you have to send the entire book, the first 5,000 words, and a synopsis all at the time you enter the contest. Pooey!

Well, maybe next year. Surely I will have finished rewriting and edits enough to enter it in contest next year.