Please send our First Chapters Writing Competition runner-up Geoffrey Edwards your heartfelt congratulations by publishing a comment below. Your Gather username will be included in the published book! Let the well-wishing begin...
Geoffery, I knew as I read the opening lines of your prologue, your book would win! I'm happy not only to be one of your fans, but one of your friends. I'm certain Fire Bell in the Night will soon be on the Best Seller List! SJP
Nice work Jeff ! I look forward to the publication of Fire Bell in the Night. I will definately be getting a copy. I first learned of the great community of Gather.com through the First Chapters Contest.
Ty, Nana, Beth, Trudy, Julie, and Lori....thanks to you all, so much. I can't tell you what it means to get such positive feedback! Like the Cubs in the World Series, I suppose.
Lori, you were there first, and don't think I won't remember.....Mark Wahlberg is IN the movie!
Geoff, my heartfelt congratulations to you. I knew you had a winner here, and will be standing in line to buy my copy. I'm so proud to have had the winning comment on one of the winning books! I can hardly wait to get my hands on it, to find out what happens next!
Pat, thank you so much! I, too, am glad about our mutual success.....Now, you just have to promise you'll save $15 of those Border bucks for Fire Bell. :))
Please accept my sincere congratulations to you. This is a great honor and a wonderful accomplishment. I look forward to read the book entirely. Well done.
Bravo! What a great surprise to find not just a runner-up but also that it's your novel! Like I told Terry, this contest was why I joined Gather. I'm so looking forward to reading your novels.
It must be an incredible feeling so enjoy it to the fullest! I'll be buying a copy and watching closely to see how they decided to promote it. You should be very proud. Sincere congratulations and All the Best.
Geoff, I'm sure this has been well worth the wait for you. I was glad to see your book advance. Thanks for taking me to a time and place I'm only vaguely familiar with. I'm sure many others will thank you for that, too.
Congrats, Jeff. I echo Steve's sentiments and am glad I got to know you thru this contest. You are an awesome writer AND a very nice person. I will definitely buy your book.
Congrats, Geoff! I'm so glad I got to share a portion of this contest with you. Major kudos on getting the contract as well! That's absolutely wonderful and I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the story!
-Judi Top 20 Finalist, Beauty and The Best www.JudiFennell.com
Geoffrey, you have made us proud. Your book is going to be a wonderful addition to my home library. I feel that lots of success in all future endeavors are coming your way. GREAT JOB !
Oh my God you guys......KB, Samantha, and Susan, this doesn't get old. Signed copies for all!!!!!!! Thank you all for the support through this! It is a gift that can't be repaid!
Congratulations. What a wonderful surprise that there were two First Chapters winners. I think it says something wonderful about your story that Simon & Schuster didn't want to let it get away. I know I'll be buying a copy at my local Borders when your book is out. All good wishes for success in selling your first book!
You've worked hard, endured the critics, and it has paid off. I'm proud to have been a contestant and semi-finalist alongside you and hope one day our books share a shelf alongside one another as well.
Until then, best wishes for your continued success.
Eric D. Goodman Top 20 Semi-Finalist, TRACKS www.Train-Tracks.blogspot.com
Totally stoked,dude!...kudos to you and your writing talent!...SOAR,BAY BAY! so cool that a book i so enjoyed reading won....your dialogue style was so real and easy flow.....dancing the happy dance for ya!.....peace,gayle in WA state
I am so thrilled for you! How wonderful that there are two winners and that you are one of them! Congratulations! *Throwing confetti and breaking open the champagne* May this be the beginning of many successful books for you, Author Geoffrey Edwards.
Wow! It appears I wasn't the only one torn between you and your co-winner. Terrific inspiration for all of us writers when the both best-crafted win! This was the wisdom of Solomon! Congratulations and continued good luck, always.
Fantastic, awesome, splendiferous job, Geoffrey! I'm sure you must be floating on cloud 9 right now. I commend you on your talented work. Congratulations! Keep climbing those mountains in life, for it is thrilling to look down on what you've achieved standing atop so high! Shirley Cheng A.K.A. modern day Helen Keller
WOW! I wake up to this swelling of support, and I'm just in awe! Thank you all. I wish I could hug every one of you...This means so much, and no...it doesn't get old at all! THANK YOU, THANK YOU
Geoffrey, How nice it is to see good writers getting their due. Congratulations ! If you are ever in the neighborhood, stop by for a cup of my homegrown herbal tea. If the weather is nice I'll show you and your wife around my garden. Take care and keep writing. Diana Diana's Vintage & Gift Shop in Hubbard, Ohio
congrats on being a winner. I couldn't stop reading the first three chapters of your story, and now i finally get to read the rest! I can't wait for it! You are truly an amazing writer, and I am sincerely looking forward to reading more of your novels to come. Keep up the good work, and congrats again!
How exciting!!...amazing!! It was a pleasure reading your first 3 chapters. I am honored to have met you through this process and to have discovered that link, the dot in the Pacific! ;-) Congratulations!! I'll be heading to Borders on the day of your novel's release!! Hopefully, I can get an autograph!! **Jasmin J
Kudos! Your three chapters were hands down my favorite of the bunch, and you can count on me to be early in line to purchase the completed work. I can't wait to see how it unfolds. I'm so pleased to see you rewarded for such great work.
Geoffrey, this is such amazing news. It's great to see historical fiction hit at the core of what we're dealing with today, as your chapters do. Well done.
Geoffrey, what an accomplishment! I have nothing but praise for you. Can't wait to see your book in print. This should launch a successful career for you. Congrats!
I'm so happy your manuscript was selected for publication. It's a well-deserved honor. I'm most excited that I will indeed get to see how your story turns out. I'm also pleased that you seem to be a really nice person. You were even kind enough to take the time to thank me for my editing notes, where others may have thought I was just picking nits. I look forward to adding your book to my home library. Congratulations!
Thank you all! Jennnifer B., I know you've been there from the start! Thank you for all the support!
Jennifer D. and Beverly, I can't thank you both enough for the kind words. I, too, am excited that my historical story is actually of interest to people like yourselves.
Catherine, what can I say...my unpaid editor! You're critiques were probably the single most helpful of any!
Lisa B., Lisa M., J.K., and Edward thank you. I hope none of you think giving out these thank you's is getting old for me! All of your kind words mean so much to me!
Catherine..it's been a crazy ride, huh? THank you for all the support! You're the best!
Congratulations! I'll certainly be buying a copy! As I also posted in Terry Shaw's Guest Book, when your book is published, it would be neat if you'd consider writing an article about your experiences in writing Fire Bell and working with your editor.
It's rather overwhelming just to have been a part of this whole thing, the opportunity to read and rate the writings of such a gifted bunch of people was an awesome thing. I am glad I didn't have to pick between the five finalists. You were all so good. I look forward to reading your book and it would be so great to have a signed copy to treasure.
Enjoy your well earned success, then pause and get going on your next book.
The title got me excited about that special ring to the phone going off in the middle of conversation. The speed my volunteer fireman dad flew out the door was amazing energy in action. You've got a fire engine by the tail.
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Bravo!
I knew as I read the opening lines of your prologue, your book would win! I'm happy not only to be one of your fans, but one of your friends. I'm certain Fire Bell in the Night will soon be on the Best Seller List!
SJP
Lori, you were there first, and don't think I won't remember.....Mark Wahlberg is IN the movie!
Bes wishes, and congratulations!
Please accept my sincere congratulations to you. This is a great honor and a wonderful accomplishment. I look forward to read the book entirely. Well done.
-Judi
Top 20 Finalist, Beauty and The Best
www.JudiFennell.com
Christine
Giddy yup n' go ! Have a great ride !
You've worked hard, endured the critics, and it has paid off. I'm proud to have been a contestant and semi-finalist alongside you and hope one day our books share a shelf alongside one another as well.
Until then, best wishes for your continued success.
Eric D. Goodman
Top 20 Semi-Finalist, TRACKS
www.Train-Tracks.blogspot.com
so cool that a book i so enjoyed reading won....your dialogue style was so real and easy flow.....dancing the happy dance for ya!.....peace,gayle in WA state
all the best with this opportunity. congratulations.
This is wonderful news. All your effort has finally paid off and deservedly so. Your work is outstanding.
Cheers.
Brian
Now I find out what happenes in the story!
Thanks
Keep climbing those mountains in life, for it is thrilling to look down on what you've achieved standing atop so high!
Shirley Cheng A.K.A. modern day Helen Keller
How nice it is to see good writers getting their due.
Congratulations !
If you are ever in the neighborhood, stop by for a cup of my homegrown herbal tea. If the weather is nice I'll show you and your wife around my garden.
Take care and keep writing.
Diana
Diana's Vintage & Gift Shop in Hubbard, Ohio
I hope you throw yourself a big party, and I hope to see you on
the Today show talking about your book soon. :D
congrats on being a winner. I couldn't stop reading the first three chapters of your story, and now i finally get to read the rest! I can't wait for it! You are truly an amazing writer, and I am sincerely looking forward to reading more of your novels to come. Keep up the good work, and congrats again!
Mary Sutton
How exciting!!...amazing!! It was a pleasure reading your first 3 chapters. I am honored to have met you through this process and to have discovered that link, the dot in the Pacific! ;-) Congratulations!! I'll be heading to Borders on the day of your novel's release!! Hopefully, I can get an autograph!!
**Jasmin J
All my best,
I'm so happy your manuscript was selected for publication. It's a well-deserved honor. I'm most excited that I will indeed get to see how your story turns out. I'm also pleased that you seem to be a really nice person. You were even kind enough to take the time to thank me for my editing notes, where others may have thought I was just picking nits. I look forward to adding your book to my home library. Congratulations!
Cathy
Congratulations on your winning entry. I was pulling for you.
Cathy
Jennifer D. and Beverly, I can't thank you both enough for the kind words. I, too, am excited that my historical story is actually of interest to people like yourselves.
Catherine, what can I say...my unpaid editor! You're critiques were probably the single most helpful of any!
Lisa B., Lisa M., J.K., and Edward thank you. I hope none of you think giving out these thank you's is getting old for me! All of your kind words mean so much to me!
Catherine..it's been a crazy ride, huh? THank you for all the support! You're the best!
Congratulations! I hope this achievement snowballs into an exciting and fulfilling new carreer!
Barbara...career...That's the next dream.
Deb...thank you so much.
All my best to you all!
Venessa Gll
Enjoy your well earned success, then pause and get going on your next book.
Sandra D.
Whew! The typing, the words, and the characters with the fiction...really, the entire package. You are something.
Best,
Andrew Madrid
comedian/dad