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Dustin Adams wrote:I'm in! First time in two years.
I feel like I should post in the Success! thread...

Hip hip hooray!

You can use Times New Roman if you prefer, I believe Dave has said that he either prefers it or is fine with it. Use italics, not underlines. That's definitely preferred, regardless of what SMF may say.

A lot of the judges are in or approaching the more vulnerable age categories. It's good that they're not being asked to choose between their health and their devotion to mentoring the next generation of writers, but oh, how frustrating for you winners. I'm so sorry this happened in your year!

I didn't hear the podcast but is it possible you are conflating "fantasy" with "magic"? That is, if my fantasy story ends with a sword duel, how would you classify that? What if the solution is human ingenuity but it so entirely springs from my fantasy culture as to be inseparabl...

Hi fellow Apex Writer! I recommend cutting out the sex and cursing. Consider it an editing exercise - figure out a way to make your story stronger while removing the possible stumbling blocks. I recently submitted a piece that made Finalist at WOTF over to Deep Magic (I published over there last sum...

Happy with that result for this story. It's a revised HM from a year ago, and I'll take the result as a sign I fixed the problems I set out to fix.

Huge congrats to Peony, and wow! to all the HMs and SHMs this time. Well done!

*whispers* my email notification came in at 11:46pm EST last quarter. ACK!!! *faints dead away* *phone rings* I'm not dead. I'm right here. I've got it. Yes? Joni? *angrily hangs up on telemarketer number 352* The real question: does Joni call finalists on the weekend? Yes, she definitely does. I'v...

HM for me too, which is what I expected for this story. Can't win if you don't play though.

The calls I like the least are ones that say LA. wotf004 It's like they only happen when we're awaiting results. wotf020 FYI I've only had Joni call me with an unmasked number one time. The other calls - and remember I've had over a dozen from her now between first calls, second calls, "come b...

You know what I hate about this time in the contest cycle? "No Caller ID" calls that get my pulse racing. In the last few years all my spam calls have been faked numbers, and the "No Caller ID" is Joni, so I got really really excited when the Publishers' Clearinghouse guy called ...

I think I'll be getting in, with a revised story from last year. I'm not a huge fan of resubmitting but all my new words have been going to a novel, and I do think I strengthened it considerably. I took 1k words off an 8k story, mostly from scene 1. I've had feedback from several sources that my sho...

I wish I could go, but I've got neither the funds nor the babysitters. wotf019 (Not gonna lie, the idea of applying for that scholarship is still tempting.) I do hope everyone who manages to go has a wonderful time and learns a great deal. Keep it in mind for future years when the babysitting is ea...

HM. I had higher hopes for this. Congrats to all who got honors!

Several have been published! You can probably find links on this forum if you look around.... the 24-hour story I wrote during the v32 workshop is slated to be published in Abyss & Apex next year sometime. I did tighten up the opener a good bit but it's fundamentally the same story I wrote.

Corbin Maxwell wrote:No results yet?

No, but Dave posted on Facebook that he's working on the Contest all week, so hang tight, guys, probably going to be another Thursday before we hear...

I'm going to a convention this week (anyone going to SpikeCon? Say hi if you see me!) and I hope to get a Q4 plotted during the drive.

Shame we can't post opening lines or any sniff of our entries. Surely judges don't really look at the forums? Well, Kary English, the contest First Reader, certainly comes by on occasion. I think it's better safe than sorry although honestly saying "my piece was SF and had a galactic empire&qu...

Anyone read Dave's tip today? Sounds like he's close to finishing judging (unless this is a recycled tip, I've read similar thoughts from him before.)

https://mystorydoctor.com/powerful-openings-2/ - for anyone who wants to read the tea leaves.

I wonder if we'll get a Thursday this week? It feels like we must be getting close...

Got my Q3 in, but not expecting too much. It's got some issues I couldn't fix just yet. Still, can't win if you don't play!

wotf058 And didn't win. This is my life :p Congrats Brittany on your making finalist too! Better luck next time! Congrats. That's 5 now? Awesome! wotf010 I have now passed Scott Parkin as the most-losing finalist ever. He won on his fifth try. That's definitely something! Persevere, everyone, and y...

And didn't win. This is my life :p Congrats Brittany on your making finalist too! Better luck next time!

It's been three weeks now since the first results were announced. I'm twitching for our forumite finalists. Hopefully you guys hear back really really soon! Crossing my fingers for you! I am sure that... they.... appreciate your well wishes, agree with the sentiment, and all of ... them .... who ar...

Well, here goes. Hi, my name is Kim, and I found out about Writers of the Future a few months ago. I haven't submitted yet, but I've got a story in the works right now (which I really should be working on...) that I intend to get in for the end of this current quarter. After that, it is my intentio...

Huge congrats on the SF! It's a great validation of your work. And apparently for you, a nice surprise!

I thought I saw this mentioned in some other thread but I wanted to confirm. Can you revise a previously entered story and enter it in another quarter if it wasn't a winner? Does it matter if it was an Honorable Mention? You absolutely can re-enter any story that earned less than a SF. Finalist sto...

I sold my one SHM from this contest to InterGalactic Medicine Show - after an R&R request. The editor there, like Dave, felt the story needed just a little something. Both of them were right, and the resulting story came out great. The only story I have resubmitted to this contest was an outrigh...

LittleRed wrote:Thanks TimE, OldDarth and everyone else I missed. Still got my eyes peeled for those lurking finalists and winners.
Bet you're hiding in here somewhere.

Congrats LittleRed! SF is a sign that you're teetering on the brink of making finalist. Just keep entering every quarter, and you'll get there!

I meant that Andrew and Wulf's stories were both in present tense, not first person! I haven't had my caffeine yet this morning. I'm guessing that's what they were referring to. Having read the anthology, in my highly biased opinion Wulf's story was the only one that needed to be present tense. I do...

Anyone listen to the latest podcast with Dave, Tim Powers, and OSC? They talked about judging for "this quarter." Do we think that's q1? If so, there was a little hint that a story told in present tense did well. Commence twitching. If it was Q4, the winning piece by Andrew Dykstal and th...