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The Preposterously Magnificent Sole Survivor Is…

May 24, 2008 by Nathan Bransford 57 Comments

JEFF PROBST: 5 days, nearly 600 entries, over 250 votes… who will be named the preposterously magnificent sole survivor?

I’ll go tally the votes.

First vote… Victoria Schwab. That’s one vote Victoria Schwab.

Second vote… emeraldcite. That’s one vote Victoria Schwab, one vote emeraldcite.

Third vote…. ah, let’s go to the winner, shall we?

The winner, and sole survivor of the Preposterously Magnificent Dialogue Challenge is…

The tribe has spoken.

CONGRATULATIONS TO POLENTH!!

Nominees and sole survivor, please e-mail me after June 3rd regarding your prize. The blog will be on vacation next week, but will return on or about June 3rd.

Thanks again to everyone who entered the challenge, this was a ton of fun, and for the new people stopping by, please stick around!

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  1. Wanda B. Ontheshelves says

    May 30, 2008 at 5:35 pm

    The Preposterously Do-It-Yourself This Week in Publishing

    For all those of you missing your daily serving of Nathan Bran Serial, may I suggest contributing something to a DIY version of This Week in Publishing?

    I’ll throw out the easy one – Scott McClellan’s White House memoir, “What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception,” which I understand went on sale a little early due to demand. Is the demand there because betrayal sells memoirs – or because truth, long-awaited truth, sells? Suggested companion reading: Woodward and Bernstein’s 1974 “All the President’s Men.”

    Anyone else have news of This Week in Publishing?

    Reply
  2. Neptoon says

    May 30, 2008 at 9:22 pm

    Aloha Nathan,

    Drat…I missed a contest. I’ve been away raising a threshing machine some canine experts call a Chocolate Labrador. Ahhh…parenthood in your sixties!!! I’m teaching him to ride Kareem’s board tandem with me

    Anyway, Polenth was indeed entertaining…congrats to her. Free surf lessons as a bonus prize!

    Speaking of contests…Nathan…who are you rooting for to lose to the Lakers?

    Reply
  3. Lisa McMann says

    May 31, 2008 at 2:40 am

    Congrats Polenth!

    Great contest, Nathan. You rock, spending so much time helping people.

    Reply
  4. محسن says

    June 3, 2008 at 8:56 pm

    Congratulations.

    Reply
  5. Lane says

    June 3, 2008 at 9:32 pm

    Post idea in case you haven’t done it yet:

    I’m wondering what your opinion is on novel length for different genres. I know YA can be shorter, and fantasy can be longer, but I am hoping for an agent opinion. I’m wondering because I’m concerned that my MS will get rejected based on length (44K) rather than writing ability (though for all i know it could get rejected for that reason anyway haha).

    And if anyone has any helpful links on the subject that would be lovely.

    Reply
  6. Nathan Bransford says

    June 3, 2008 at 9:34 pm

    Lane-

    Beat you to it:

    Word Count

    Reply
  7. Lane says

    June 4, 2008 at 1:13 am

    Oh. Duh. I read that one before. Thank you.

    Reply
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