I agree with Angela, I see too many newcomers’ books just sitting on the site and a lot of them are the start of really great literary works but the authors haven’t updated anything in six months to a year. Why? I don’t know their story but if newcomers feel they’ve no chance to win or becoming published many aren’t going to even try especially if the winner has already been declared. To facilitate anything other than that which Angela stated would make Inkshares just like traditional publishing companies who only accept those who are already semi- to well-known authors who are already published many times over. 

I think this is an amazing idea, and give us new buzzing writers a chance to am high!

I was told to read the forums because of the uproar over the drowning out of smaller authors. I’m glad that that is what the competitions are being used for is to bring out newer authors (I’m talking like I’m a seasoned vet of the site when I’m not--at all).