Which author has what it takes to be the first TRSStudio Diva?
This is a competition where authors are judged by romance readers in the areas of talent, ability to interact with romance readers, and ability to effectively market themselves and their books.
Competition begins on May 5, 2008 and will conclude on August 4, 2008. (Please note that TRS will be closed from June 2-6, 2008 and July 4-10, 2008). It will consist of ten rounds. Each round will give romance readers the opportunity to vote for their favorites. Each round, competitors with the least amount of votes will be eliminated. After the final round, one winner will be named the TRSStudio Diva.
Round 7 - Third (and final) talent round: Authors with enough votes to make it to this round will submit a 750-1000 word excerpt (actual word count) written exclusively for this competition, based on a scenario randomly selected from a pool submitted to us by romance readers. Excerpts will be presented anonymously to voters so the talent can be judged on its own merit. Authors who submit excerpts from published works or inform readers of the content of their submission will be disqualified. The 9 authors with the most votes will go on to the next round.
Selected reader scenario for round 7: Adversaries get together (like opposing lawyers etc.)
Instructions: Visit each of the 12 anonymous entries below and vote for the best excerpt as pertains to the selected reader scenario.
Voting for this round ends at midnight, EST, on Friday, July 11th, 2008.
Disclaimer: You must be at least 18 years of age to participate in any way in this event. This competition WILL contain mature content and language and is strictly for those 18 years of age and older ONLY. By participating in any way in this competition, you are stating that you are of appropriate age and agree that you accept such mature content and agree to hold harmless TRS, its staff, any members or affiliates, competition participants, and others with ties to the site harmless.
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