Storyline Contest Closed

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The (third) "Worst Storyline Ever" Contest is now closed. Thank you to all who entered. I got a few e-mails saying that blog comment functionality was iffy. This caught me by surprise. Tell you what. I will accept entries via email to literaryagent@fwmedia.com through the end of today, Monday, March 29, 2010. If you had comment trouble, submit this way. Same rules apply, so read everything first.

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Winners will be announced in approximately one week. I will contact winners by email, then announce everything on the blog. Thanks!


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