The Red Sheet is a Semi-Finalist in 2015 Book Pipeline Script Search!! :)

***Thrilled to receive this email in regard to a writing contest I entered upon the suggestion of my dear friend Michael Bowler. It is so gratifying to find success in what I love so much to do.

Dear Book Pipeline Entrants,

Semifinalists for the 2014 Book Pipeline Competition have now been selected and posted to the site. The full list is as follows:

A Bitter Veil (period drama/thriller) by Libby Fisher Hellmann

Auto-Erotica (drama) by Stacia Saint Owens

Beowulf: A Bloody Calculus (sci-fi/thriller) by Milo Behr

CarnEvil (horror) by Frank D’Angeli

Cerulean (futuristic drama/sci-fi) by Jason M. Vaughn

Hand Me Down (drama) by Melanie Thorne

Jane at the Fair (period drama) by David H. Stuart

Making Manna (drama) by Eric Lotke

Syncing Forward (sci-fi/thriller) by W. Lawrence

The Red Sheet (YA drama) by Mia Kerick

The Ringer (crime/drama) by Jenny Shank

Tunnel Visions (drama/mystery) by Kurt Kamm

Congratulations to those selected. We’re narrowing down this semifinalist list and choosing one winner and 3-5 finalists by March 1st. The 2015 season opens in March as well and will run until December of this year.

We mentioned before, but it’s worth repeating: we received 576 entries across most every genre imaginable, and were surprised (inspired, really) by the quality of submissions. It wouldn’t be a stretch to say every entry had a valid shot at advancing.

A large handful showcased competent writing and engaging characters or plots, but the determining factor between Great Book X and Great Book Y was “which has more potential as a film or TV series?” Unfortunately, many didn’t make the cut. Not due to subpar writing ability, and not due to an unmarketable or unappealing story, but due to the fact other books, in our eyes, had a better shot at garnering interest in the current media landscape.

Thankfully, trends change. And honestly, there’s no real science to it. What doesn’t work for a series or movie today certainly might in the future, and you can point to numerous examples over the past several decades. It’s all a process, and one that takes time. But like in any creative industry, originality and talent win–always–in the end. All the more reason to continue telling exceptional stories true to your own voice, your own style, and your own objective.

To everyone who entered, many thanks for allowing us to review your manuscript. We look forward to reading more of your work in the future and considering it for film and TV adaptation.

Regards,

The Book Pipeline Team

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 HERE’S MORE- BEST OF 2014 CHOSEN BY:

**The Novel Approach- Tina

The Red Sheet-“ The Red Sheet is something I’ve not found very often. It is a story that I haven’t read. I couldn’t predict what was going to happen. I couldn’t figure out what had happened. But I couldn’t wait to find out. Mia Kerick unfolded Bryan and Scott’s story the same way one unfolds a new sheet fresh from the package. You open one fold at a time and use your hand to smooth out the line made from the sizing applied at the factory before it was packaged. In doing this, Mia re-emphasized the good and bad in all of us. She smoothed her hand over the belief that we have the power to overcome high hurdles, even if we are mere mortals. That smoothing reinforced the truth she was imparting.”

**My Fiction Nook’s Best of 2014

Sandra’ s Top Five- The Red Sheet by Mia Kerick

**Hearts on Fire

“Our Favorites!! The books we loved in 2014”

Diane Allan -Random Acts and The Red Sheet

 **Love Bytes Reviewers Favorite Books of 2014

Donna-

The Red Sheet by Mia Kerick

This book convinced me, the queen of holding grudges against fictional characters, that forgiveness is always possible. Plus there’s a flash mob – who doesn’t love a flash mob?

** Rainbow Awards 2014

3rd place- YA LGBT The Red Sheet

Other achievements of the red sheet are included on the image above.

When a book finds success, it makes an author wonder if he/she will ever find the same or more success with another book in the future. My goal is to try.

Mia 🙂