Win a 10,000 Word Edit

I know that many of the people following this blog are fellow writers, and I’m excited to be a part of this online community. So, I’m going to offer my first contest. That’s right. I’m giving away a 10,000 word edit, which equates to a $300 value. I’m going to host this for an entire month, so I’ll draw a winner on September 1, 2009.

Here’s how you enter:

1. You must sign up to follow my blog. (If you’re already signed up—a huge thankful for finding me interesting, and consider this step done.)


2. Leave a comment on this blog stating that you’d like to be entered.

This will get you one entry into a drawing to win a 10,000 word edit.

Want a second entry?
Post about this contest on your blog, and I’ll enter you a second time. If you don’t have a blog, but can post this on a forum, leave me a comment, and I’ll include you for a second entry. (And yes, I’m working on the honor system, so don’t disappoint.)

Rules and Qualifications:

• The 10,000 word edit applies to one work in progress. (A WIP less than 10,000 words can qualify, but the edit will be for the word count of the work.)


• Please no poetry. (I love to read it, but it isn’t my forte as an editor.)


• I have the right to refuse the edit based on content. If a replacement work isn’t available, I’ll draw another name. Examples of work that would fall into this category include Satanism and erotica.

For those of you who don't know, here's my bio:

Tara McClendon is a Colorado-based freelance writer and editor with a degree in English from Abilene Christian University. She currently works as an independent contractor for Writers Research Group. McClendon writes and provides copy editing for search engine optimized (SEO) Internet guides and articles and uses both AP and Chicago styles.

You can see her work with bylines at Work.com and LIVESTRONG.com. Her specialties include SEO web content, children's books, young adult novels, and fanatasy/sci-fi. McClendon is also a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI).