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empressed wrote:Thanks, David. I'm always grateful for a critique! If you still have time by the end of this coming week, I will have made changes and need fresh eyes. Either way, I'll be happy to read yours, so send it to victoria_dixon@msn.com.

Happy to - david@davidkernot.com

Great News... After my (eternal) MPhil and PhD hiatus ... I've FINALLY! entered a story in this quarter. Yeah! And I am thrilled to have two prior HM's incorporated into my latest eBook on Amazon right now (I won't say what - it's not completely relevant). But I will say that that having HM's is an ...

Empressed, I may have jumped in too late, so go with whats on offer, but happy to take a look.

David K

HM on 17/9

I squeezed in also. 30th June confirmation email from Joni.

Converting upside down Australasian to US... Is it 24/3/2016 or 3/24/16?

Got my acknowledgement 24th March 2016

The only advise I could offer is to keep writing new stories - they should get better if you learn from your flaws - and keep submitting to markets. listen to the feedback you get and let that steer you.

Awesome, Steve, you are in great company! Well done.

gower21 wrote:Dear Bob Writer Sir,

Sir, I believe I found your lost letter:

http://www.galaxysedge.com/n2.htm

I await your next command on the breach of security.

ha, only on tthe infamous Q1 29 thread ... and the things we learn

Mike Resnick wrote:That shall remain a secret.
Tell you how it came about, tho...
-- Mike

Mike,

If it hasn't been said in a while, it's GREAT to have you here adding another dimension to the forum with your wealth of knowledge and experiences

Looking at a new story for this Q, so I have 450 words if anyone has the time to review it and pass judgement.

Thanks in advance, more than happy to swap upwards to 1K also.

David

preston wrote:Congrats to all of you who've made it to the edge of the Galaxy. It's quite a journey. The view must be fantastic!

Got to agree, Preston, would be a mighty view! One Day!

Congratulations to everyone

Great insight into where stories are sitting, thanks, Brad :)

Hi everyone! I submitted 5 months ago. It's only 1,000 words long. It's still mark "received." What does the category change to when they read it? Does it go to straight rejection or under review as Asimov Magazine? ICarpoz, I wouldn't worry ... have a piece out with Analog that siting at...

So I've got a couple of covers I've done and was wondering what people thought? Here is (hopefully) a link to a small version of both (but I've included a link to a large version at the end too) Here it is ... Cover #1: http://www.davidkernot.com/?attachment_id=964 And here is ... Cover #2: http://w...

Welcome Mike, Having worked with these great people for a couple of years and before that the Online Writing Workshop, I can smile at (and understand) your concerns and your level of control and protection of your work. While I commend your concerns, I think you'll find that most of us adopt an appr...

Well, I finally heard back from Andromeda Spaceways and I'm having trouble believing my eyes. I keep re-reading the email to make sure I'm not seeing things. But it looks like it's finally happened. wotf054 wotf053 I've been waiting a long time to post here, and I couldn't be happier. My re-worked ...

I've just finished a story collaboration with a fellow WOTF member, and we've ended up with a 6400 word story that is need of a second reader. Don't need a major in depth crit, more after higher level views/thoughts of the story, although the first 450 crit comments are always excellent too. Happy t...

Mike,

do you trust any of my friends ...

sighs, I don't have any. Woops (sounds better than asking what's your email address)

Did I just write that? It's hot here at 44 degrees C!

I have two 1K stories I'm trying to expand into longer stories in the 4-5K range. One is a fantasy that I sent to two only two flash markets and got two glowing personals from, but complained of the abrupt ending and that it should be longer to flesh the true story out. The other is a SF and I've n...

It's the universe's way of balancing out all those submissions to GUD, and Tor.com, and Dark Discoveries... Dark Discoveries... it's been over a year, and I emailed them this week to see if I'm still in the "being considered" shortlist and it turns out I am. Not a rant by the way wotf008

Happy with my first DF Honorable Mention and a Modern Fantasy piece at 6K

If you need another, PM or email it to me

Rebecca Birch wrote:I can't believe I'm saying this, but...

Congratulations Rebecca!

R ... for resend somewhere else real soon :)

Hello all ... save me from my thesis wotf008 I have a 10.8K story and an 8.8K story that I have to throw out somewhere, but they *suck* and I need a 450 word / or a first 1K crit on each of them. If anyone is interested in an IOU or has a story ready to review in return, then I'm happy to do so ... ...

I'm at 44 days with Shimmer - but I don't have high hopes. Apparently I was sorted into the Weird Tales pile because, unable to come up with a better genre, I categorized my story as a weird tale, so there it sits. MAYBE it's gone further by now, but I think it unlikely. Not because I don't think m...

Not ranting, it is what it is: I had an Asimov story out at 80 days, and got a form rejection *sigh* I did have some hope for something more, but they've been busy... but after 19 days I did get a personal rejection from Shimmer, my first sub there, and I have to say that it was nice. Two rejections...

I'd like to do a 450 swap with anyone that's interested. Either that, or a full swap. Mine's a smidge over 6600. And it's a new one, not one i've traded before. Let me know, ~Scott Hi Scott, If you're interested PM or email me (using the buttons to the right of this email.) I have my Q2 story ready...

:( I'm jealous and envious and all things mentioned. ***** I was happy to be able to come to at least part of the chat and to get to talk to Amanda on the phone while we tried to figure out why my computer was not working in the talk-y thing-y. Maybe because I refer to it as a talk-y thing-y and no...