That's right, everyone, we're at the halfway point and the submissions are getting better and better. It's great to see that we have some regulars hitting the top 10 week after week, but it's also really cool that each week, the top 10 has some new faces (er, screennames). It shows that everyone really does have a chance in this competition and hard work pays off. Just look at this week's winner, MerryDay. She was So Close last week, but was edged out in the final voting. Did she give up? Nope. She came back this week with an even stronger chapter, scoring two author picks, and the popular vote. Not too shabby.
Speaking of So Close, although they didn't make it to the top 10, the ThisClose chapters in this round had a lot of fantastic qualities, like strong openings (including a proposed club with Rip Van Winkle — very funny), creative ways to explain talking to the mirror (Energy Expulsion, anyone? Apparently it's all the rage), and astute methods for getting rid of Dave (the mirror using every negative thought Jane has ever had about Dave was a particularly smart tactic — clever, realistic and heartbreaking all at the same time).
So, enjoy your Thanksgiving leftovers while dreaming up brilliant chapters for Jane's continuing story.
See you next week (and can't wait to see where Jane ends up).
Farrin Jacobs
Executive Editor, HarperTeen
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