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Just got the call from contest coordinator Joni Labaqui. It's now okay for me to wave this sign: wotf059 SECOND PLACE! I'm going to Hollywood! I get to meet Preston! Where's that Topanga Canyon banner? Fortune favor the brave...in hopefully less time than it took me! All the beast, ~Moon~ Huge, hug...

My quarter 1 is almost finished but it is a dusting of my silver. I promised myself I'd take the first quarter slow after baby...But I will take your challenge for the other three!!! Can I please?? ;) Brittany, you and I will be in the "three fresh, one canned" category of the challenge. ...

thegirlintheglasses wrote:
PS I have no idea how to put on those cute little smiles with signs. Or I would post one :)

Congrats, New Mom and Finalist!

When you make a post, there are smilies to the side. If you click "View more smilies" you can get the signpost smiles.

Wulf Moon wrote:It's gotten awfully quiet in here. Who hasn't reported in yet? We need some detectives. Look for guilty faces. Hunt down those that suddenly go silent, that's a dead giveaway. Bring out the RACK! Make them SQUAWK!

Ahem.

Looking at you, Wulf.

(I got an HM, just haven't been on this forum).

I've already failed this challenge - I re-entered my v35 Q3 about two weeks into the quarter....

It'll be new stories for the other three quarters, though!

I'm in for Q4, which means I can concentrate on NaNoWriMo and then finish off my current WIP before the end of the quarter and not have to worry about my entry. Hurrah!

Welcome to my world :p there's a reason not many of my stories have seen print.

You can check on The Submission Grinder but you're right, it's awkward. F&SF will consider them, I believe. A few other markets. But it's pretty rough

I remember reading somewhere that HMs are stories that are close to publishable but have a missing element, such as theme. It makes sense that HMs would have a wide range of quality if some stories have masterful execution in a few areas but still lack that one element that ties it all together. So...

GruffbaneJoe wrote:Less than 12 hours of twitching left, and probably less than 5! My nerves will be so thankful for the rest.

Nah, Joni's on West Coast Time, you might have 15 hours to go!

Here's a radical thought: What if they don't call Finalists anymore? What if Joni is actually saying they are posting ALL results? This would mean the eight finalists would be sent to the judges as soon as Dave sends in the total batch. And all notices get held until the judges vote on First, Secon...

So, who's up for 4 in 36? I made 4 in 35, first time since 32 that I achieved that. I entered twice in 33 and then took 4 quarters off for a baby, but I've made every quarter since and I intend to keep it up until Win Or Pro Out. Made finalist once in 31, twice in 32, once in 34. This has been a bit...

My phone doesn't take voicemails! wotf003 I'd imagine e-mail communication if phone communication fails. At what stage would Joni give up? Has anyone seen any carrier pigeons recently? Joni, like the Terminator, will never tire, will never rest, will never stop hunting you. She'll find you. By emai...

Potentially silly question here: does anyone know what number Joni calls finalists/winners on? The closer the end of the month gets the more paranoid I get that if (and that's a big, hopeful if) I get a call I'll miss it! It'll show up as Unknown Caller, which was kind of annoying back when every s...

I'm throwing a hail Mary as well. Currently I'm 3/4 this year and would like to be 4/4. 5k words in. Three scenes left. Gahhhhh! I'm also very pregnant. Due date was yesterday. WOTF due date looming. Pretty sure I'll be writing/editing in the hospital room lol... Let's do this thing! (Even if it's ...

When do you think we will see results for this quarter? Q3 results look like they will drop in october. Is there any hope for december or are we looking at january? I'm pretty sure they'll want to get results ASAP. Remember, they need Q4 done so the book can be laid out and printed in time for the ...

I'm cheering for you guys!

Submitted my story yesterday. 4/4 this year. That feels good!

I got a rejection, and will be resubmitting in Q1 after another pass.

Oh, long stories definitely win and get published! V31 has Sharon Joss's story that pushes the length requirements pretty hard: I think Darci Stone's V34 piece is similarly long, and my V32 PF was almost 15k, so.... go for it, if the story is good!

Sataris wrote:...and someone correct me because I'm very possibly wrong, but I think finalist stories can still be sent back in?

No, Finalists are completely disqualified as well.

Dave's been doing a workshop and I think planning some writing time. I'd wager we have another 2-3 weeks before we get anything.

I've noticed there tends to be a relatively low number of stories that make it into the anthology every year that are alternate world fantasy. At least more recently. It seems most fantasy I see as winners in the contest lately tend to be some blend of modern/contemporary/urban fantasy. I know alte...

Dave's conducting a workshop in England this week, I believe, so I wouldn't expect any results for a while from him - but our intrepid first reader's pass might go out soon! Remember we have two sets of twitching to worry about now.

Hi all. A quick question for off of you that have been published in the WOTF annual books. How different was your original story from the final published version? Did you find your stories required a lot of polishing/revision/editing? Or were there only minimal polishing edits??? (I'm gaging the st...

I just realized I can't 100% guarantee that I sent my Q3 submission in with the last round of edits in it or with comments turned off. ... wotf025 Hey, if you get an R you can ask Kary English if she remembers seeing your name in the comments wotf001 wotf001 wotf001 Sorry. I've had those fears SO m...

You'll want to check with Joni, but I believe it would be "sold more than 5000 copies of a single ebook". So if you have 50 books and each has 100 sales you're still good. And I believe it has to be sales, not give-aways.

I am halfway done with my Q4 entry, which will be 4/4 for me this year. Hoping to knock it out today - I just locked myself in my writing closet and once the music kicks in, I'm off.

All three winners get a very nice trophy, at the big award ceremony every year. They get flown out to LA for a workshop and a big gala and recieve their trophy. The Golden Pen award is between the four first-place winners in a year. All the WOTF judges read their stories and vote one the grand prize...

I think this is great news for the contest, as fast as it's been growing. Kary is a wonderful person to help Dave read the thousands of entries every quarter. So exciting! Congrats, Kary! https://www.prweb.com/releases/writers_of_the_future_announces_kary_english_as_new_first_reader/prweb15668179.htm

Reminder: Now that Q2 is judged, please transfer all regularly scheduled Thursday twitching to this thread.

Not that I think we'll see results for a bit.

I bet someone has! There are plenty of writers who dictate their stories. Kevin J. Anderson, prolific writer and WOTF judge, dictates his (though not with dragon). And I believe our own Martin Shoemaker dictates his, but maybe not with Dragon? I think he records himself and then transcribes later. W...