I did not make the cut, or, more precisely, I was cut. Bummer. The ABNA is the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award competition. I had an entry in the competition, and made the first cut but not the second. You can see the excerpt here [NO, YOU CAN'T. As of 4/14, I have deleted the ugly thing!] [As of 5/21, you can find the pitch and re-written chapter one here]
The critiques were actually quite good, and very fair. But it's still a bummer.
My novel is a post-apocalyptic story about which I am not going to say a great deal more - at least, not right now. It is scheduled for a major re-write, which will probably start tomorrow night.
I expect to use the Thoughtspot to publish some of my shorter stuff, as well as for the political meanderings of a heavily opinionated mind. And probably some comments on biblical topics as well.
Major bummer, Chris! So sorry to hear you are out of the running -- *this* time. There will always be next year, though.
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