Madeline Smyth: December 2011

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Merry Christmas!

"Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace,

good will toward men." Luke 2:14

Friday, December 23, 2011

Double Finalist in the 2011 Wallflower Contest!

The results are in for the preliminary round of the 2011 Wallflower Contest. I am a double finalist again this year. Here are my titles and categories:

The Loving of Lord Loxley ~ Finalist, The Rose Division (prior first place manuscripts only)

Royal Prince, Reluctant Princess ~ Finalist, Genres Division: Series Category

Congratulations to all finalists!

Most Recent Contest Results

2011 WALLFLOWER CONTEST:

The Loving of Lord Loxley ~ Finalist, The Rose Division (prior first place manuscript only category)

Royal Prince, Reluctant Princess ~ Finalist, Genres Division: Series Category

2011 GOLDEN GATEWAY CONTEST:

Beneath the Veil ~ First Place, Single Title Romance Category (FULL REQUESTED BY EDITOR)

2011 FABULOUS FIVE CONTEST:

Royal Prince, Reluctant Princess ~ Finalist, Series Contemporary (L/S) Category

2011 STROKE OF MIDNIGHT CONTEST:

The Loving of Lord Loxley ~ Honorable Mention, Historical Category (FULL REQUESTED BY EDITOR)

WRITING WITH THE STARS (SUCCESSOR TO AMERICAN TITLE):

Aliya Arabesque ~ Finalist, Rounds One, Two, and Three

2010 WALLFLOWER CONTEST:

The Playboy's Fake Fiancee ~ First Place, Scenes Division: Opening Hook Category (PARTIAL REQUESTED BY EDITOR)

Royal Prince, Reluctant Princess ~ Second Place, Genres Division: Contemporary Series Category

2010 GOLDEN GATEWAY CONTEST:

The Loving of Lord Loxley ~ Grand Prize Winner (highest score out of all entries in all categories)

2010 GOLDEN GATEWAY CONTEST:

Aliya Arabesque ~ Fourth Place, Single Title Category

The Loving of Lord Loxley ~ First Place, Historical Category

Deus ex Vampyre ~ Fifth Place, Historical Category

Royal Prince, Reluctant Princess ~ Fourth Place, Long/Short Contemporary Series Category

2010 FOUR SEASONS CONTEST:

Royal Prince, Reluctant Princess ~ Finalist, Short/Long Contemporary Category

2010 GOLDEN CLADDAGH CONTEST:

Aliya Arabesque ~ Third Place, Contemporary Category

2010 GOLDEN ACORN CONTEST:

Deus ex Vampyre ~ Second Place, Paranormal Category

The Loving of Lord Loxley ~ Fifth Place, Historical Category

2010 ROMANCE THROUGH THE AGES CONTEST:

The Loving of Lord Loxley ~ Second Place, Historical Category (FULL REQUESTED BY EDITOR), and Sixth Place (out of seven across six historical categories), The Legend Category (most memorable hero)

THE 2010 SHEILA CONTEST:

Aliya Arabesque ~ Second Place, Women's Fiction with Romantic Elements

2010 STROKE OF MIDNIGHT CONTEST:

Deus ex Vampyre ~ First Place, Novella Category (FULL REQUESTED BY EDITOR)

The Loving of Lord Loxley ~ Honorable Mention, Historical Category

For all contest results, click on the "My Contest Results" tab on the horizontal bar above.

Favorite Quotations

What lies behind us, and what lies before us, are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. Kahlil Gilbran

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief...and unspeakable love. Washington Irving

We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender... Sir Winston Spencer-Churchill

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Saturday, December 24, 2011

Merry Christmas!

Friday, December 23, 2011

Double Finalist in the 2011 Wallflower Contest!