The NaNoWriMo first time author contest for 2012 was tough. Both manuscripts were excellent reads, and boy are you in for a treat when both are finally published! In the end, though, we could only choose one, which was a tough job when both were so very good and both manuscripts were so different from each other. Seth Swanson wrote a gripping, immersive tale in Impervious, while Janna Jenning’s A Grimm Legacy was pure twisted fairytale fun. In the end we chose the latter because it was simply closer to being a finished project. Both manuscripts, however, had me eagerly looking forward to picking them up in the evenings and finding out what happened next; chosing just one was quite difficult.
Next steps for both books:
- Each will receive detailed beta reader feedback
- Each will receive a cover
- Each will receive proofreading after the final draft
A Grimm Legacy will receive a professional edit by Bram Stoker award-winning editor Judi Rohrig and a book tour put together by Kellie Sheridan. (I will be featuring both books here.)
Congratulations to both authors. Watch for these two…they are going to produce some kickass books.
Congrats Janna and Seth! Totally looking forward to reading your stories. Kellie, would love to take part in the tour whenever you are ready. :)
Thanks, Cecilia! Very much appreciated. :)