tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034511096795820355.post1884748990142661051..comments2023-09-14T17:10:53.917-04:00Comments on Writer's Outworld: QK Championship Round: Book Boys Gone Wild vs Delicious Vicious CyclesMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05934646615884109998noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034511096795820355.post-75640854790636195562017-07-01T16:53:18.166-04:002017-07-01T16:53:18.166-04:00Professor McGonagall
Congrats to bothave and may ...Professor McGonagall<br /><br />Congrats to bothave and may you both find agents! Victory to Delicious Vicious Cycles! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034511096795820355.post-32555582482158131762017-07-01T14:56:14.785-04:002017-07-01T14:56:14.785-04:00Sorry...I accidentally posted this first as a gene...Sorry...I accidentally posted this first as a general reply.<br /><br />Let me start off by saying CONGRATS to both of you, and pointing out that I would definitely pick up both of these in a second. Pat yourselves on the back, buy yourselves a drink, and know that you have far more polished queries than most people on the planet! :)<br /><br />It was a very hard choice because each of them has a unique premise, high stakes for the narrator, and immediate plot thickening. I just felt that one had a slightly stronger voice and a hook that I don't think I've ever seen before...<br /><br />Victory to BOOK BOYS GONE WILD!Brimful of Ashanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034511096795820355.post-54519958338581857042017-07-01T13:27:26.560-04:002017-07-01T13:27:26.560-04:00Super big congrats to both of these amazing entrie...Super big congrats to both of these amazing entries. You both can expect great things!<br /><br />I would (and will) read both of these. I have to vote for one. Both concepts are spectacular...the vibes are really different, and I'm trying to not just vote on the one I'd be more willing to read right this minute, because of the mood I'm in. In the end, one's voice is just more vibrant to me. <br /><br />VICTORY TO BOOK BOYS!<br /><br />Thank you all for sharing your amazing stories with us.LumpySpaceAuthornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034511096795820355.post-39835857127052629662017-07-01T05:40:09.578-04:002017-07-01T05:40:09.578-04:00Wow, you both did SUCH a great job! Congrats! I lo...Wow, you both did SUCH a great job! Congrats! I love both of these entries, and my choice is purely subjective at this point. <br /><br />Victory to Delicious Vicious Cycles!Writing Wandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034511096795820355.post-51093733816505557392017-07-01T00:06:52.452-04:002017-07-01T00:06:52.452-04:00Congratulations to both of you!!
Victory: BOOK B...Congratulations to both of you!! <br /><br />Victory: BOOK BOYS GONE WILDLiterary Ladynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034511096795820355.post-56867520452332270282017-06-30T23:36:48.712-04:002017-06-30T23:36:48.712-04:00(Apologies if this gets posted twice--I tried from...(Apologies if this gets posted twice--I tried from my phone, but it didn't appear to have posted so I pulled out my laptop and am now trying again).<br /><br />I have been avoiding voting all day because I didn't want to have to pick one. I could say DITTO to several of the angsty comments already posted. Both of these entries have great concepts and killer voice, and I'd read both of these right now. <br /><br />Congratulations to each of you for some stellar work!<br /><br />But since I must choose one ... <br /><br />Victory to Book Boys Gone Wild! <br />Piano Ninjanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034511096795820355.post-38449877081861678672017-06-30T21:21:05.267-04:002017-06-30T21:21:05.267-04:00Big BRAVO and Hip Hip HOORAY to both entries! Cong...Big BRAVO and Hip Hip HOORAY to both entries! Congrats on making it to the final round! I I would read both of these in a heartbeat, but Query Kombat is brutal and I can choose only one right now. So, in honor of my own magical Southern grandma... <br /><br />VICTORY TO BOOK BOYS GONE WILD! Lurleen Lumpkinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034511096795820355.post-74549472440861776212017-06-30T19:20:36.718-04:002017-06-30T19:20:36.718-04:00VICTORY TO DELICIOUS CYCLES, for a better written ...VICTORY TO DELICIOUS CYCLES, for a better written first 250.No One Of Consequencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034511096795820355.post-91567771562793049542017-06-30T18:07:00.628-04:002017-06-30T18:07:00.628-04:00Fantastic work, you two! These are both incredible...Fantastic work, you two! These are both incredible entries, and it pains me that I can't vote for both of them. Since I can only choose one, I'm going to go with the one that resonates with me a little more:<br /><br />VICTORY TO DELICIOUS VICIOUS CYCLESUnicorn Frappenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034511096795820355.post-26978587576718972852017-06-30T17:06:21.900-04:002017-06-30T17:06:21.900-04:00Congrats to both of you on your wonderful queries,...Congrats to both of you on your wonderful queries, and I wish you two the best of luck on this and your future projects.<br /><br />VICTORY: BOOK BOYS GONE WILDOuter Space Potato Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034511096795820355.post-45432624195047955502017-06-30T16:29:00.558-04:002017-06-30T16:29:00.558-04:00From CatAttack:
Congratulations to you both on ma...From CatAttack:<br /><br />Congratulations to you both on making it to the final round. Both queries and opening 250 are tight and full of voice. But since I must choose one...<br /><br />VICTORY TO BOOK BOYS!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034511096795820355.post-19930119855580850952017-06-30T13:29:51.703-04:002017-06-30T13:29:51.703-04:00Congratulations to you both. While I'm not a j...Congratulations to you both. While I'm not a judge, I did have the privilege of reading both queries early on and was impressed with how original and polished both were. I look forward to reading. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270644617401358221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034511096795820355.post-11778656778145892042017-06-30T12:29:43.261-04:002017-06-30T12:29:43.261-04:00This is soooo hard! But as much as I love the prem...This is soooo hard! But as much as I love the premise for BOOK BOYS GONE WILD, I can't help but feel that DELICIOUS VICIOUS CYCLES is more polished and the voice is so strong in the first 250 that I am left needing to know what happens next.<br /><br />My vote goes to the one I feel like agents will fight over!<br /><br />VICTORY TO DELICIOUS VICIOUS CYCLES!!!!!!Wildflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11461845645983875955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034511096795820355.post-58137557883697994752017-06-30T12:19:00.258-04:002017-06-30T12:19:00.258-04:00First, huge congratulations to you both! To go fro...First, huge congratulations to you both! To go from hundreds of entries to the final two is a enormous accomplishment, this is just the icing on the cake.<br /><br />That said, cake is way too yummy to put off any longer.<br /><br />While I love both entries and have voted for them both along the way, I have a special place in my heart for fictional boyfriends from British literature. <br /><br />VICTORY TO BOOK BOYS GONE WILD!Irma Pincenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034511096795820355.post-73826669135986919292017-06-30T12:04:08.624-04:002017-06-30T12:04:08.624-04:00Two great stories here...I've voted for both i...Two great stories here...I've voted for both in previous rounds but I literally can't stop thinking about the premise of one, which means you nailed the hook in the query.<br /><br />VICTORY: BOOK BOYS GONE WILDMango Tangonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034511096795820355.post-77621502609621981262017-06-30T11:49:05.591-04:002017-06-30T11:49:05.591-04:00Congratulations to you both! I'm pretty certai...Congratulations to you both! I'm pretty certain your books will go far.<br /><br />But UGHHHHH why, oh why, do I have to pick between the two of you?! :( Sighhhhhh.... Fine, since I have to choose (which really, really sucks, just so you know): <br /><br />VICTORY TO DELICIOUS VICIOUS CYCLES!Vanellope von Schweetznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034511096795820355.post-67605165608642174212017-06-30T11:44:10.708-04:002017-06-30T11:44:10.708-04:00*sigh* Personally I think forcing us to choose at ...*sigh* Personally I think forcing us to choose at this stage is cruel :) Both entries have a firm, confident narrative voice, and both queries promise engaging reads. But since I have to choose, for me it's going to be...<br /><br />Victory to BOOK BOYS GONE WILD!Dirk Gentlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034511096795820355.post-17879170482214809032017-06-30T11:41:41.157-04:002017-06-30T11:41:41.157-04:00Wow, both of these entries are incredible. This is...Wow, both of these entries are incredible. This is a very hard choice as I love them both... but in the end one grabs me a tiny bit more. <br />Victory to BOOK BOYS GONE WILD!Precious Plumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034511096795820355.post-83021872404558913372017-06-30T10:19:19.153-04:002017-06-30T10:19:19.153-04:00Both of these entries are amazing, and both deserv...Both of these entries are amazing, and both deserve the win. But I can pick only one, and because the concept of Book Boys is a bit more unique, VICTORY TO BOOK BOYS GONE WILDDancing Penguinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034511096795820355.post-20234043057246722582017-06-30T10:11:07.559-04:002017-06-30T10:11:07.559-04:00Huge congrats to these entries. The writing is cle...Huge congrats to these entries. The writing is clean and your premises are both very compelling. You've made this a very difficult decision. <br /><br />In the end as I vote, I have to think about a couple of things: where I see your books on shelves, how different it is than other premises in YA, and how the opening will draw in a reader. Based on these three elements, one entry rises just a little above the other. <br /><br />Victory to...<br /><br />BOOK BOYS GONE WILD Spitfirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034511096795820355.post-76902861352862602092017-06-30T09:45:11.078-04:002017-06-30T09:45:11.078-04:00Congrats to you both for making it to the champion...Congrats to you both for making it to the championship round. You should both be very proud of this accomplishment! Choosing the champion is probably as hard as a parent being asked to choose their favorite child. AHHH!!<br /><br />VICTORY TO BOOK BOYS GONE WILDHobbesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034511096795820355.post-43888827265037578152017-06-30T09:15:22.313-04:002017-06-30T09:15:22.313-04:00Both are wonderful, but I have to go with the one ...Both are wonderful, but I have to go with the one that made me swoon the first time we met...<br /><br />VCTORY TO BOOK BOYS GONE WILD!Rural Jurornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034511096795820355.post-90453646969360179532017-06-30T09:01:36.689-04:002017-06-30T09:01:36.689-04:00This. Is. Not. Fair. At. All.
These are both AMA...This. Is. Not. Fair. At. All. <br /><br />These are both AMAZING entries. <br /><br />I want copies when they both come out. Seriously. <br /><br />Ughhhh. <br /><br />Ughh.....<br /><br />I'm procrastinating. <br /><br />I almost want to catch a tiger by the toe to decide. <br /><br />Ughhh<br /><br />Okay, seriously. <br /><br />Victory to: BOOK BOYS GONE WILD!<br /><br />*crawls in a corner to cry now* The Outsidernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034511096795820355.post-55482754328993224322017-06-30T08:59:46.438-04:002017-06-30T08:59:46.438-04:00Two wonderful entries! I had a feeling I'd see...Two wonderful entries! I had a feeling I'd see you both in the final round. I can't wait to see these MSs published!<br /><br />But we're in the final matchup of QueryKombat, and it's time to decide which of these two should be the winner. Grr. This is a TOUGH decision because I love them both! How about a tie?<br /><br />Michelle, Mike & Laura say I have to decide, so . . .<br /><br />VICTORY to BOOK BOYS GONE WILD!Gingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034511096795820355.post-7294271868843826682017-06-30T08:38:40.679-04:002017-06-30T08:38:40.679-04:00These are both fabulous entries and I would happil...These are both fabulous entries and I would happily read either. I wish you both the best of luck and hope to see these books on my shelves soon! That being said, one of these entries I'm just dying to read.<br /><br />VICTORY TO BOOK BOYS GONE WILD!Shelby Wyattnoreply@blogger.com