JANUARY MILESTONE AWARDS…
Congratulations to our members and their achievements!
COMPLETED A MANUSCRIPT:
KAREN POTTER finished her contemporary manuscript TAKE ME HOME during NaNoWriMo in November.
ALICIA LIENHART finished her second manuscript DEAD DROP in June. She will finish her third manuscript this month.
ELIZABETH SCHECHTER finished a manuscript that has been in her queue for almost six years!
MANUSCRIPT REQUESTS and REVISE & RESUBMIT:
ELIZABETH SCHECHTER submitted to Entangled and Samhain, got a full request from Entangled.
ELIZABETH SCHECHTER received a revise and resubmit from Fantastique Unfettered.
ALICIA LIENHART submitted FOREVER, a requested partial to Carina Press with an invitation to resend the full after revising.
Carina also requested a partial for Alicia’s manuscript THIEF due in March. Right now, she has partials out with 5 different editors and agents.
CONTEST FINALS & WINS:
KIMBERLY HAYES’ series contemporary, LOVER’S LEAP, finaled in the Spacecoast star contest and her long historical, WHEREVER YOU ROAM, placed third in the Where the Magic Begins Contest.
ALICIA LIENHART entered her first Daphne du Maurier contest in March and placed in the top twenty percent. She also finaled or won for the contests listed below:
Mystery/Suspense Category wins for her manuscript FOREVER.
2nd Place- 2011 Heart of the West
2nd Place- 2011 Dixie Kane
1st Place- 2011 Golden Rose
1st Place – 2011 Hot Prospects in the Romantic Suspense category
3rd Place- 2011 Golden Gateway for her manuscript DEAD DROP
Alicia is a current finalist (awaiting ranking) for:
*2011 Golden Palm
*2011 Finally a Bride
ePUB SALE:
KC BURN sold her tentatively titled ESSENCE, a sci-fi romance, the sequel to Spice ‘n’ Solace to Carina Press.
GENERAL MILESTONE(S):
MARTHA FARABEE recently self published A PROPENSITY FOR PASSION which is now available on Smashwords and other major online venues.
In October, ALICIA LIENHART completed a twelve week Citizens Police Academy (complete with ride-along) for research for her suspense series.
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Are you a member that has a milestone to share with us?
You’re eligible if you’ve recently:
· completed a manuscript
· received a rejection or revisions letter
· received a request for your MS
· finaled in or won a contest
· made a submission to any publisher or agent
· made a sale
· signed with an agent
If you’ve got some sort of milestone(s), releases, or announcements that doesn’t fit in the above categories, I will still be happy to announce them. We’ll also open the floor for a few minutes to members who want to personally speak about their milestones or news. 
Every milestone is a step forward in your writing career, so please let us know so we can help you celebrate! Email cfrwachapter@gmail.com and let us know!