Did everyone just put their best piece in the audition? Or did anyone hold out in case they made it to the top 10? Any strategy going into this thing? (Like bribing the judges!) How did you approach the word count issue? Anyone write something specifically for the contest?
how did you choose your piece?
I do novels, non-fiction, screenplays, short stories so it was hard to know what to pick. I had a tough time trying to find an excerpt from my novel (i've seen others mention that problem as well). I did have something I thought was a little better than what I submitted but I thought -- eh, I'll save it for later just in case. I sort of just picked what I did out of ease.
how did you choose your piece?
I do novels, non-fiction, screenplays, short stories so it was hard to know what to pick. I had a tough time trying to find an excerpt from my novel (i've seen others mention that problem as well). I did have something I thought was a little better than what I submitted but I thought -- eh, I'll save it for later just in case. I sort of just picked what I did out of ease.