Writing Contests - Part 1 - How I Got My Book Deal
I love writing contests, and I have them to thank for landing my agent and my editor. The first writing contest I ever entered was the Pikes Peak Writers Conference Fiction Writing Contest. In 2009 I won first place in the YA category, and it gave me the confidence and faith that maybe I had what it took to stick with this writing thing. I've read and reread Paulo Coelho's THE ALCHEMIST over the years, usually when I need to be reminded that what seems impossible can be possi
