What do you do when you get great news at 11 p.m., when everyone who cares is sound asleep? I have to share it with someone … I already tried texting the Boyfriend, with no response. I shared it in my Facebook status and got one “like.”
But I’m still too excited to settle down, so now I’m going to shout it to the blogosphere: The gals at the Ruby Slippered Sisterhood picked my first line as one of 10 finalists in their “Make It Golden” contest.
I was thrilled — and a little stunned, because I read the competition. There were some fantastic first lines. Many of them made me want to read more.
For the next round, I give them the first 250 words. I was pleased when I discovered my first 240-ish ended on a mini-hook.
The grand prize is my $50 Golden Heart entry fee. Not too shabby!
But even if I don’t win, I’m excited to have finaled. There were 79 entries. Yes, 79. I’m not great with math, but I think that puts my first sentence in the top 12 percent — and that has to be a good place to be.
3 Comments
Mallory Snow · September 27, 2010 at 12:45 am
Well, lucky for you, I never sleep! Lol!
Yay!!! That is so exciting! I would be elated! Many congratulations!
Okay, that’s a lot of exclamation points. 😀
So you know what we want to know, right? What’s the winning first sentence?!
kyree90 · September 27, 2010 at 12:36 pm
In this case, all the exclamation points are warranted! 😉
The winning first line:
Meg Malone’s day began a slow, downward slide at 7:42 a.m., the precise moment she squinted down at the pregnancy test stick in her hand, hoping like hell she’d misread it.
Mallory Snow · September 28, 2010 at 1:16 am
Oooo! That is a great line! So many implications!
Congratulations again!