Only thirteen days to go until I find out if I’ve topped the shortlist for the HarperCollins Varuna Awards for Manuscript Development.
They’re only taking five out of the twenty-one shortlisted applications, so that leaves me with about a one-in-four chance.
They’re pretty good odds, really. Much better than a random query letter.
It’s the second shortlisting for that particular novel too, so it suggests I’m doing something right.
Hopefully this time it’s right ‘enough’ and I’m able to get a foot in the door with a major publisher.