AAAHHHHHHHHH!

i have just been reassured that i must either 1) have good ideas for stories 2) be very convincing 3) be good at writing pitches cause...

I'M IN THE TOP 1,000! I MADE IT THROUGH THE FIRST ROUND! AHHHHHH!

in case you are wondering how it works. we summit a pitch, the first 5,000 words, and then the full manuscript. there are two categories, adult fiction and young adult fiction. the judges read through all the pitches, the pitches only, and they pick the top 1,000 from the adult category and the top 1,000 from the young adult category.

THEY PICKED ME!

in case you are wondering what a pitch is, in this case it is 500 words to get the judges to like you. here is mine. actually i changed it a little bit cause this one is two words over but i can't get the actual pitch i entered. this is close enough.

Desiree already has the responsibility of being the oldest child in the house now that her older sisters are at college. With a mother who doesn't like to be home and a father that spends more time with his coworkers than his family 17-year-old Desiree feels more like a mother than a teenager. Some days it seems like her three younger adopted siblings are the only people who keep her sane.

When her father tells her she is going to be helping him coach an indoor soccer team made up of junior boys from her school, Desiree is completely bewildered. Does he really expect her, a girl who has only dreamed of playing on soccer team, to be able to coach a team of rowdy boys? And how does he think he will be able to make it to practices when he doesn't even make it to dinner? Not to mention, what will the boys think? Desiree will have to discover her strengths and weaknesses the hard way, through trial and error and coaching.

Things go bad from the start. First her uncommitted dad doesn't show up for practice. Next a few of the opinionated boys leave practice and don't show up for the game. How is Desiree supposed to coach a winning team when her dad deserted her and she doesn't even have a full team? Not to mention all the extra attention she has been getting at school is freaking her out.

COACHING is a novel that provides a look into a teenage girl’s thoughts and struggles as she tries to come to terms with her father, her team, and herself. Coming from a teenager's point of view this story nails exactly how young adults act relating to readers. Readers will be drawn into this conflict of teenage life.

while this is a big deal i don't know how many people actually entered into the contest. maybe there was 1,000 or maybe there was less. i have no idea. i just tried counting all the entries. i got a little under a 1,000. i probably just didn't count right. i give up. but still. i wasn't expecting to make it at all. i'm excited. but also there are 999 stories that could be better than mine but hey at least i'm in the top 1,000. i'm not expecting to make it much farther but ahhh! woooo! adkjdkfads;l! i can't believe it! i can not believe it! wooooooo!

who needs high school when i can just be a teenage author making millions?