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GUTGAA Agent Contest

Hey everyone! It's ALMOST time! It's almost here!

Tomorrow, the Agent Contest portion of the GUTGAA begins. There will be two submission windows, one in the late morning and one in the early afternoon. I have been waiting for this week since July. I hope I make it into the first selection because if the first round judges don't pick your entry, you won't get in front of the agents in the next round.

Are you pitching tomorrow?

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  1. Alex J. CavanaughSeptember 13, 2012 at 11:16 AM

    You'll make it - just keep telling yourself that!

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    1. Ink in the BookSeptember 13, 2012 at 12:13 PM

      Ooohh! Thanks Alex. That's a boost of confidence Ivan use:)

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  2. Laura Hughes, MittensMorgulSeptember 13, 2012 at 1:11 PM

    Of course! I've had the email all formatted and ready to go since Monday. Now we'll see if my button-pushing skills are up to snuff. My mouse is acting kinda funny. Good luck! :)

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    1. Ink in the BookSeptember 13, 2012 at 1:25 PM

      I'll be on the road, so I'm drafting my in my out box too! I'm afraid someone's inbox will explode tomorrow...

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  3. Aldrea AlienSeptember 13, 2012 at 2:38 PM

    I'm all ready to go. It'll be either 3am or 8am Saturday over here.

    I have no idea how well I'll sleep knowing that. You'll find me up before 8am, that much is for sure. ^_^

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  4. Ink in the BookSeptember 13, 2012 at 3:21 PM

    Just don't take anything to calm your jitters and help you sleep. Tylenol PM puts me to sleep in a dead silence. Don't want to miss that alarm clock in the morning!

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  5. Heather M BryantSeptember 13, 2012 at 5:34 PM

    I'm so ready to go. 1am or 6am - I'll have my pitch in there somehow. And if it ends up in the second batch and doesn't get selected, that just means I have to give it a little more work. All this feedback is amazing!

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  6. Rachel SchieffelbeinSeptember 13, 2012 at 7:37 PM

    I hope to make it in, too. It's so crazy how quickly these things fill up! Good luck! :)

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  7. amy kennedySeptember 14, 2012 at 8:55 AM

    Good luck to everyone! I won't be any competition for the inbox -- manuscript isn't complete. Hey, Ink in the Book, this is probably really bad timing, but I just tagged you. Sorry.
    If you're interested, go to my blog, copy the questions and answer on your blog and then tag someone else.

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