Monday, March 21, 2011

Submission Reminder

Good morning!

Just a reminder that the two submission windows for this week's Secret Agent round open at:

  • NOON EDT (first 25 entries)
  • 7:00 PM EDT (second 25 entries and 2 alternates)
I won't be posting the opens and closes for 2 reasons.  First, because they often fill up so fast I miss them.  Second, because I don't want you to rely on seeing the post show up.  Sometimes there's a lag, and if you wait, you'll miss your opportunity.  Use a reliable online clock.

Good luck!

14 comments:

  1. Hey Authoress,

    I submitted once, but did not get a message that my entry was accepted. Thus, I submitted again. This time, I got a message that I was accepted (number 16). A few minutes later I got a message that my entry was rejected because I can only have one entry. I'm going crazy here: am I in the contest?

    Thanks!

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  2. LOL

    Your first entry was accepted. You didn't give gmail a chance to send your response. :)

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  3. Oh no. I sent mine via hotmail at 9:01 PST, rather than my gmail. Will that make a difference? I haven't received confirmation.

    Thanks.

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  4. Demetra --

    Yours was rejected for bad word count. Hotmail's automatic signature line adds characters and apparently you can't remove them. I would STRONGLY suggest you try again and NOT USE Hotmail!

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  5. Thank You. I have it drafted and gmail with a phone reminder to get it in. I hope to hear from you soon with a big thumbs up and a submission number. Thank you for doing this. You are amazing!

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  6. The first round filled up really fast. I sent mine with gmail 1 min past noon and my entry is in the high tens. As always, thanks for doing this authoress.

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  7. I sent mine right after noon (like seconds after) and I didn't get in. I hand typed everything, so I guess I'll just try again at 7 :)

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  8. Arggh! I submitted right at 7:00 EDT but my sub was rejected because I idiotically wrote

    SCREEN SCREEN:

    instead of

    SCREEN NAME:

    :(

    Better luck next time!

    Miss Aspirant

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  9. Bummer. Still didn't work at 3 attempts via gmail, ending time 4:05pm PST. Good luck to everyone whose entries went through.

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  10. I entered at noon and at 7 but never got a response, which never happened to me before.

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  11. I went to the end of my sentence instead of stopping in the middle and it kicked mine out for having too many words. Do I take that sentence out completely?

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  12. Oh Miss Aspirant,
    That is a total BUMMER BUMMER! : )

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  13. So... if you don't get a response does that mean you didn't make it? This is my first foray into the wonderful world of secret agents!

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