Bestseller Author Novel Competition

Anne Lyle said:
As far as I can see, novel competitions are rarely much cop - restrictive contracts and much longer odds than grabbing the attention of an agent. To me, they always look like a marketing ploy designed to snag a naive writer (who happens to have a really commercial manuscript) on the cheap.
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I wouldn't say 50 grand for one book was on the cheap considering the average advance on 3-book deals is 5 to 15K
 
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